Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Nwa amaala nke Kirkland Lake, ON na nwa Ken na Goldie, Garth Joy na-egwu maka Hamilton Steelhawks nke OHL maka oge abụọ ruo mgbe edere ya. A họpụtara Garth Joy dị ka onye nke 222 n'ọkwa a họpụtara
1986 NHL Entry Draft. Ọ bụ onye nke iri na otu ndị Minnesota North Stars họọrọ, mana ọ gbabeghị egwuregwu ọbụla. Ọ gara n'ihu na-egwu nnukwu hockey maka Hamilton Steelhawks tupu ndị Kingston Raiders, otu ndị ọzọ OHL. Mgbe ọ nọsịrị otu afọ na "Raiders", o meela agadi igwu hockey n'elu ice n'ogo ndị na-eto eto. O debara aha ya na Mahadum St. Thomas, ebe ọ gbara bọọlụ site na 1991 ruo 1994 ma họrọ ya dịka onye Canada niile na 1993. N'afọ 1993, a gwara ya ka ọ gbawara ndị otu Canada bọọlụ n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa. Ọ gbara egwuregwu abụọ, gbaa otu goolu. Mgbe ọ gụsịrị akwụkwọ na kọleji, Garth na-egwu oge abụọ maka Vojens na ndị otu egwuregwu hockey ice ndị nwoke nke Danish.