he was drafted 153rd overall by the chicago blackhawks in the 1989 nhl entry draft and played 13 games for them during the 1992–93 nhl season. he was claimed by the florida panthers in the 1993 nhl expansion draft but never played a game for them and was traded to the winnipeg jets for brent severyn before the season started. he spent the entire season in the american hockey league with the moncton hawks and never played for winnipeg. he moved to new york islanders in 1994 and played ten games over two seasons.