[2] His indigenous heritage as a Mi'kmaq caused him to face racism early in his hockey career since he was prohibited from playing on off-reserve teams.

[4] His tally of forty-three goals and twenty-six assists in only thirty-seven games while playing in the New Brunswick Amateur Hockey Association drawing considerable attention.

[6] Sanipass became famous for his role in the 1987 World Junior Hockey Championship brawl (Punch-up in Piestany) that took place between Canada and the Soviet Union.

Both teams left the bench, prompting the referees, who were unable to stop the fighting, to leave the ice surface for their own safety.

Officials even tried to turn off the lights with the hopes of causing the players to be so concerned with their own safety that they would stop fighting.