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Federko began playing hockey at a young age in his home town of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan.

He was captain of the 1971 Bantam provincial champions.

He also played Senior hockey with the local Foam Lake Flyers of the Fishing Lake Hockey League, winning the league scoring title as a bantam-aged player.

Federko continued his career with the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL where he set and still holds the team record for assists.

He played three seasons with the Blades, and in his final year with the club he led the league in assists and points in both the regular season and playoffs.

As a reward, Federko was drafted 7th overall by the St. Louis Blues in the 1976 NHL Amateur Draft.

He started the next season with the Kansas City Blues of the Central Hockey League and was leading the league in points when he was called up mid-season to play 31 games with St. Louis.

He scored three hat tricks in those 31 games.

In the 1978 – 79 NHL season, Federko developed into a bonafide star, as he scored 95 points.