He then played three years for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers of the American Hockey League (AHL), before joining Ritten Sport in Italy's Serie A in 2005.

[1] In four years, he saw the ice in 74 NLA and 87 NLB contests, capturing the Swiss national championship with the ZSC Lions in 2012.

[2] On June 10, 2012, the Straubing Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga announced the signing of Down to a one-year contract.

[3] He would end up staying four years in Straubing, before being picked up by fellow DEL side Iserlohn Roosters prior to the 2016–17 season.

[4] On May 19, 2018, Down left the DEL after 6 seasons to sign a one-year contract in the neighbouring EBEL with Austrian club, EC VSV.