OHL Draft: Plymouth Whalers, 2nd Round, 29th Overall, 2005.
NHL Draft:
Carolina Hurricanes, 5th Round, 132nd Overall, 2007.
Career...
Holds franchise record for consecutive regular-season games played at 168 games (1/5/06-3/16/08). Became 42nd player in franchise history to record 100 career regular-season points (10/3/07). Became 21st player in franchise history to record 100 career regular-season assists (12/29/07).
Became 14th player in franchise history to record a 100 point season (3/11/08). Became 23rd player in franchise history to play 200 career regular-season games (3/16/08). Tied for 11th on the Whalers all-time regular season assists list (120). 13th on the Whalers all-time regular season points list (195).
2008-09... Serving as team captain ...
Had his consecutive games played streak snapped at 168 games due to attending
the Carolina Hurricanes training camp (9/19) ...
Attended Team Canada's 2008 National Junior Team Development Camp in Ottawa, Ontario (7/25-29).
2007-08...
With Albany... Appeared in 1 regular-season game with Albany (AHL), with no points or penalty minutes ... Signed Amateur Tryout Contract with Albany (AHL) to finish the season (3/31) ...
With Plymouth... Appeared in 4 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 4g-3a-7p line with 6 penalty minutes and appeared in 68 regular-season games, recording a 44g-57a-101p line with 107 penalty minutes ... Named Whalers' Playoff Most Valuable Player, Regular Season Most Valuable Player, and Regular Season Leading Scorer (101 points) ...
Named second best playmaker, third most dangerous in the goal area, third smartest player, and third best shot in Western Conference Coaches Poll ... Served as a co-captain and alternate captain for part of the season ...
Had 5-game point streak (3/16-26) with a point in the regular season finale and points in all four playoff games, including 3-game goal streak (3/21-24): Notched assists in back-to-back games with 2 goals, an assist, and being named #2 Star of the Game at Kitchener (3/24) and 2 assists vs. Kitchener (3/26) ... Had 6-game point streak (2/29-3/11) with 5g-4a-9p line, including 4-game goal streak (2/29-3/7) and 4-game assist streak (3/2-11): Scored a goal and was named #2 Star of the Game vs. Belleville (3/1). Notched 2 goals, including the game-winner, and added 2 assists and was named #1 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (3/2). Tallied a goal and an assist at Guelph (3/7) ... Had 5-game point streak (2/10-16) with 4g-4a-8p line: Notched 2 assists at Kingston (2/10). Scored the game-winning goal vs. Sarnia (2/13). Scored goals in back-to-back games (2/16-22), including recording 2 goals, an assist, scoring the game-winning goal in the shootout, and being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Brampton (2/22). Game marked his 158th consecutive game, setting a new Whalers record ...
Represented the Western Conference at the OHL All-Star Classic in Sault Ste. Marie (2/5-6) ... Scored the game-winning goal in the shootout vs. Kingston (2/3) ... Had 3-game assist streak (1/27-2/2) with 2g-4a-6p line: Tallied an assist and was named #3 Star of the Game at Brampton (1/27). Notched 2 assists vs. Ottawa (2/1). Scored 2 goals, including the game-winner shorthanded, and added an assist vs. the Soo (2/2). #2 Star of the Game ... Had 3-game point streak (1/19-25), including scoring goals in back-to-back games (1/20-25) ... Had back-to-back multi-point games with 2 goals vs. Erie (1/12) and a goal, assist, shootout game-winner, and being named #3 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (1/14) ... Had 4-game point streak (1/3-9), including 3-game assist streak (1/3-5): Scored game-winning goal in overtime and added an assist at Windsor (1/3). #1 Star of the Game. Scored 2 goals and was named #1 Star of the Game at Saginaw (1/9) ... Had 10-game point streak (11/24-12/29) with 9g-10a-19p line, including 8-game assist streak (12/2-29) and 4-game goal and multi-point streak (12/7-14): Scored goal in back-to-back games, including tallying a goal and an assist vs. Sudbury (11/24). #1 Star of the Game. Scored the game-winning goal in 3-straight games: Scored overtime game-winner, marking his 50th career goal, and an assist vs. Windsor (12/7). Scored the game-winner, 2 assists, and was named #2 Star of the Game vs. Barrie (12/8). Tallied a hat trick, including the game-winner and his 150th career point, an assist, and a +3 plus/minus rating at Peterborough (12/13). #1 Star of the Game. Notched a goal and an assist and was #2 Star of the Game at Oshawa (12/14). Scored a goal and notched his 100th career assist at Saginaw (12/29) ... Had 3-game goal and assist streak (11/17-21): Notched first career hat trick, added an assist, and scored the game-winner in the shootout vs. London (11/17). #1 Star of the Game. Tallied a goal and an assist at London (11/18). Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. Saginaw (11/21). #2 Star of the Game ... Had 9-game point streak (10/20-11/10) with 5g-13a-18p line, including 7-game assist streak (10/26-11/10) and 3-game goal streak (10/20-26): Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Owen Sound (10/20). Notched a goal and an assist at London (10/26). Had 2 assists in 5 straight games (11/1-10): Scored a shorthanded goal with 2 assists and being named #1 Star of the Game at Erie (11/3). Notched a goal and 2 assists and was named #3 Star of the Game vs. Guelph (11/10) ... Had 7-game assist and point streak (9/29-10/18) with 5g-11a-16p line: Scored 2 goals and added 2 assists vs. Windsor (9/29). #1 Star of the Game. Tallied 100th career point with assist at Owen Sound (10/3). Notched 3 assists vs. Oshawa (10/6). Scored his first two career shorthanded goals in back-to-back games with a goal and an assist at Barrie (10/11) and 2 goals, an assist, and being named #1 Star of the Game at Sudbury (10/13). Notched 2 assists at the Soo (10/14).
2006-07...
With Plymouth... Appeared in 25 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL) and won the OHL Championship, recording a 8g-10a-18p line with 29 penalty minutes and appeared in 68 regular-season games, recording a 22g-44a-66p line with 98 penalty minutes ...
Had back-to-back 1 goal, 1 assist games with being named #2 Star at Sudbury (5/9) and #3 Star vs. Sudbury (5/11) ... Had assists in back-to-back games against London (4/23-24) ... Had 8-game point streak (3/27-4/19) with 5g-5a-10p line, including 5-game goal streak (4/6-13) and 3-game assist streak (3/27-4/6): Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Kitchener (4/6). Notched a goal and an assist vs. Kitchener (4/10) ... Had assists in back-to-back games (3/17-24), including 2 assists and being named #2 Star of the Game in the regular season finale vs. Kitchener (3/17) ... Had back-to-back 1 goal, 2 assist games while being named #2 Star of the Game at Erie (3/9) and #1 Star of the Game vs. the Soo (3/11) ... Had 6-game point streak (2/21-3/4) with 5g-10a-15p line, including 4-game goal streak (2/21-3/2): Had assists in back-to-back games with a goal and an assist and being named #3 Star of the Game at Saginaw (2/21) and a goal and 2 assists and being named #2 Star of the Game vs. Belleville (2/23). Scored 2 goals, including the game-winner, and was named #3 Star of the Game vs. Oshawa (2/24). Had assists in back-to-back games with 5 assists and being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Sarnia (3/3) and 2 assists and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Mississauga (3/4) ... Had 5-game point streak (2/2-11) with 4g-4a-8p line, including 4-game goal streak (2/3-11): Had assists in back-to-back games with the game-winning goal, an assist, and being named #3 Star of the Game vs. Owen Sound (2/9) and a goal, 2 assists, +4 plus/minus rating, and being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Windsor (2/10) ... Had 4-game point streak (1/19-27) with 1g-5a-6p line: Had assists in back-to-back games at the Soo (1/19) and vs. Sarnia (1/20). Notched a playmaker with 3 assists and wsa named #3 Star of the Game vs. the Soo (1/27) ... Had career-best 6-game assist and point streak (12/14-1/1) with 2g-8a-10p line: Tallied 2 assists at Peterborough (12/14). Scored 2 power-play goals and added an assist at Oshawa (12/15). #2 Star of the Game. Notched 2 assists and was named #3 Star of the Game vs. Guelph (12/30) ... Had 5-game point streak (12/1-8): Scored goals in back-to-back games (12/1-2), including the game-winning goal and being named #2 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (12/1) ... Had 3-game point streak (11/17-22), including assists in back-to-back games vs. Saginaw (11/17) and vs. Kingston (11/18) ... Had assists in back-to-back games (11/10-11), including 2 assists vs. Sarnia (11/11) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Toronto (10/27) ... Scored a goal and had a +3 plus/minus rating at Mississauga (10/8) ... Scored the game-tying goal then won the game in a shootout vs. Erie (9/23) ...
Invited to attend Canada's National Under-18 Team Selection Camp (7/29-8/1), but was unable to participate due to injury.
2005-06...
With Plymouth... Appeared in 11 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 3g-2a-5p line with 4 penalty minutes and appeared in 64 regular-season games, recording a 9g-19a-28p line with 72 penalty minutes ... Named Whalers' Rookie of the Year ...
Scored a career-best 2 goals, including the game-winner, in the first round clinching Game 7 vs. Windsor (4/4). #3 Star of the Game ... Had points in back-to-back games with an assist in the regular season finale vs. Saginaw (3/18) and a goal in the first game of the playoffs vs. Windsor (3/25) ... Tied for the league lead with Shootout winning goals (3) ... Scored game-clinching goal during shootout vs. the Soo (3/12) ... Tallied assists and points in back-to-back games (3/9-10), including notching the game-winning goal and an assist and being named #3 Star of the Game at Erie (3/10) ... Tallied points in back-to-back games with an assist vs. Saginaw (3/3) and a goal vs. Windsor (3/4) ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. Guelph (2/18). #2 Star of the Game ... Tallied an assist and was named #2 Star of the Game vs. the Soo (1/27) ... Had 3-game point streak (1/14-20) with assists in back-to-back games vs. Kitchener (1/14) and vs. Ottawa (1/15) and a goal at Guelph (1/20) ... Scored a goal and was named #3 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (1/11) ...
Played for Team Ontario at the World Under-17 Tournament in Regina, Saskatchewan, tallying 5 goals and an assist in 5 games (12/28-1/4) ... Recorded 2 assists at Oshawa (12/16) ... Had assists in back-to-back games (11/18-19), including 2 assists vs. Kingston (11/18) ... Scored game-clinching goal during shootout vs. London (11/12). #3 Star of the Game ... Scored game-clinching goal during shootout vs. Toronto (11/5) ... Had 3-game assist streak (10/30-11/4). Tallied playmaker with 3 assists vs. Owen Sound (10/30) for the first assists of his career. #3 Star of the Game in back-to-back games (10/29-30) …
Named OHL Academic Player of the Month for October in the West Division (11/2) ... Had goals in back-to-back games (10/12-14), including his first career power-play and game-winning goal vs. Oshawa (10/14) … Scored first career goal at Erie (9/29) ... Made OHL debut at Saginaw (9/21).
Career Bests...
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Single Game |
Streak |
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5 points (0g-5a-5p)
March 3, 2007 vs. Sarnia
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10 games (9g-10a-19p)
November 24-December 29, 2007
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Goals |
3 goals, twice, most recent-
(3g-1a-4p) December 13, 2007 at Peterborough
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5 games (5g-2a-7p)
April 6-13, 2007
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Assists |
5 assists (0g-5a-5p)
March 3, 2007 vs. Sarnia
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8 games (7g-9a-16p)
December 2-29, 2007
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