Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Joseph nwere ihe ịga nke ọma na asọmpi amateur site n'inweta akara 127 maka Victoria Cougars nke WHL na 1984. Ka oge na-aga, ndị Toronto Maple Leafs họpụtara Joseph nke 109 n'ozuzu na
1984 NHL Entry Draft. Na 1985, ọ sonyeere ndị otu mba Canada. N'ezie, Joseph agbabughị bọl na NHL. Mgbe oge ya na ndị otu mba, Joseph sonyeere Nova Scotia / Cape Breton Oilers (onye mmekọ na Edmonton Oilers) na 1988. Joseph bụ onye isi ndị otu maka oge 1989 na 1990 AHL. O tinyekwara goolu iri atọ ma ọ bụ karịa na nke ọ bụla n'ime oge atọ ya na ndị otu (31 na 1988, 32 na 1989 na 33 na 1990). Mgbe nke ahụ gasịrị, na 1991-92, ọ laghachiri na Canada National Team ma merie ọlaọcha ọlaọcha abụọ n'egwuregwu Olympic (1992 na 1994) yana ịbụ onye isi ndị otu. Na ngụkọta, Joseph nwere akara 163 na egwuregwu 282 mgbe ọ na-egwu egwuregwu na ndị otu Mba Canada. Joseph tinyekwara oge na-egwu egwuregwu na Switzerland na Italian Hockey leagues tupu ọ kwụsị ọrụ ya na Milwaukee Admirals nke International Hockey League na 1996.