Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Mgbe ọ gbapụsịrị, Nedvěd gbara otu oge maka Seattle Thunderbirds nke Western Hockey League ma bụrụ onye nke abụọ nke Vancouver Canucks na draft
1990 NHL Entry Draft mgbe o nwetara 145 isi na egwuregwu 71. A na-atụ anya na ọ ga-abụ kpakpando ozugbo na NHL, oge abụọ mbụ ya bụ ihe nkoropụ, ebe ọ na-agbasi mgba ike ma nweta aha ọma maka egwuregwu dị nro. N'afọ 1992-93, o ji goolu 38 na isi iri asaa na otu tinyere ihe ndekọ klọb nke egwuregwu iri na ise. N'agbanyeghị nke a, ọ lụrụ ọgụ na playoffs wee nweta iwe nke ndị Canucks mgbe ọ jụrụ arụsị ya Wayne Gretzky maka egwuregwu egwuregwu ozugbo ndị Los Angeles Kings chụpụrụ ndị otu ahụ na playoffs, ihe ndị na-eme egwuregwu chere na-egosipụta enweghị nkwa iji merie site na onye ọkpụkpọ nke gbara naanị ihe mgbaru ọsọ atọ na egwuregwu 28 dị ka onye ọkpụkpọ Canucks.