Dee ihe ga-aga n'ihu na paragraf a - Major malitere inweta nlebara anya site n'aka ndị NHL scouts mgbe ọ na-egwu egwuregwu maka Don Mills Flyers nke MTHL na 1986. Ọ gbagoro na North Bay Centennials nke Ontario Hockey League maka oge 1987 / 88 wee tinye isi iri atọ na atọ na egwuregwu iri ise na asaa iji soro ya na nkeji iri abụọ na asaa (PIM). Onye isi na-eme ihe fọrọ nke nta ka ọ bụrụ nkeji ise nke ikpe ikpe a na-eme egwuregwu, mana ụdị nkwụsi ike ya nwere mmasị na NHL scouts na Major họpụtara 25th site na Pittsburgh Penguins na 1988 NHL Draft
Ọ dị mma. Ugbu a dị ka atụmanya NHL, Major nwetara ntụkwasị obi wee bido oge 1988/89 ọzọ na Centennials tupu a gbanwere egwuregwu 11 na Kingston Raiders. Ọ ga-anọgide na Kingston maka oge ahụ na nke ọzọ (mgbe a na-akpọghachi ha aha Kingston Frontenacs), na-enweta ihe 112 na 361 PIMs, tupu ịkwaga Muskegon Lumberjacks nke International Hockey League. Onye isi nọgidere na Lumberjacks maka oge atọ, na-enweta ihe 77 na 617 PIMs. O duziri ndị otu na ntaramahụhụ n'oge oge 1991-92 na 302 ma ga-agbakwunye 29 PIMs ọzọ na Lumberjacks 'playoff run nke hụrụ ka ha tụfuru egwuregwu anọ na enweghị onye ọ bụla na njedebe na Kansas City Blades. Mgbe oge ikpeazụ ya na ndị Lumberjacks, nke gụnyere ịkwaga na Cleveland, ndị isi ụlọ ọrụ Pittsburgh hapụrụ Major wee banye ngwa ngwa dịka onye nweere onwe ya site na Boston Bruins na July 22, 1993.