As a youth, White played in the 1982
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a
minor ice hockey team from the Montreal North Shore. White was drafted in the fifth round, and 92nd overall, by the
Edmonton Oilers in the
1989 NHL entry draft. He played 220 career NHL games, scoring 23 goals and 37 assists for 60 points while recording 36 penalty minutes playing for the Edmonton Oilers,
Toronto Maple Leafs,
Philadelphia Flyers and
Chicago Blackhawks. White spent most of his career in the
American Hockey League (AHL), playing in a total of 747 games while scoring 250 goals and 533 assists for 783 points and recording 286 penalty minutes. He led the AHL in total points in
1995,
1997 and
1998. In 49 games, he scored 4 goals and 10 assists for 14 points while recording 20 penalty minutes. In the post-season that year, he recorded 1 assist and 8 penalty minutes in 11 games. ==Personal life==