As a youth, Graves played in the 1981 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Wexford, Toronto.\n', '

Graves started playing Junior B hockey with King City, Ontario, north of his birthplace in Toronto. Graves then joined the Windsor Spitfires of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) in 1985–86 and averaged over one point per game as a rookie in the OHL. He was drafted 22nd overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft.[citation needed]\n', '

The 1986–87 season was his breakout year, when he scored 45 goals for the Spitfires. He led his team to the OHL championship, the Memorial Cup tournament. In the 1987–88 season, Graves played primarily for the Spitfires, but was called up to play nine games with Detroit.[citation needed]\n', '

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