OHL Draft: Plymouth Whalers, 1st Round, 15th Overall, 1998.
NHL Draft: Toronto Maple Leafs, 2nd Round, 51st Overall, 2000.

Career Notes... Recorded first NHL point with a goal vs. Montreal (2/6/03) ... Made NHL debut vs. Washington (1/20/03) ... Acquired by the Boston Bruins from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for the rights to Richard Jackman (5/13/02).

2001-02... With Plymouth... Appeared in 6 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 1g-2a-3p line with 15 penalty minutes and appeared in 59 regular-season games, recording a 19g-36a-55p line with 98 penalty minutes … Notched a goal and an assist vs. London (3/26) ... Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Windsor (3/16) ... Had 8-game point streak with 5g-5a-10p line (2/23-3/13), including 3-game goal streak (3/3-9): Scored game-winning goal vs. Ottawa (2/23). Had assists in back-to-back games at Peterborough (2/28) and at Kingston (3/1). Had assists in back-to-back games with 2 assists vs. the Soo (3/10) and the game-winning goal and an assist at the Soo (3/13) ... Had points in back-to-back games with an assist at London (2/15) and a shorthanded goal vs. Sarnia (2/16) ... Had 3-game point streak (2/8-10), including tallying 2 assists vs. Oshawa (2/8) ... Scored a shorthanded goal at Oshawa (2/2) ... Recorded a goal and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Peterborough (1/25) ... Represented the United States at the 2002 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic and scored two goals and added two assists with 18 penalty minutes in Team USA's seven games (12/26-1/5) ... Had 9-game point streak with 5g-7a-12p line (12/7-1/18), including 3-game goal streak (12/7-14): Scored a goal and added 2 assists vs. Sarnia (12/7). Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist at Sarnia (12/8). Had assists in back-to-back games at Erie (12/15) and at Windsor (1/10). Tallied assists in back-to-back games vs. Brampton (1/12) and vs. Erie (1/16) ... Had points in back-to-back games with a goal at Guelph (11/23) and 2 assists vs. North Bay (11/24) ... Had 4-game assist streak (10/28-11/10), including 2 assists at Windsor (11/4) ... Notched a playmaker with 3 assists vs. Guelph (10/20) ... Had 4-game assist and point streak with a 1g-9a-10p line (9/29-10/5): Tallied 3 assists vs. Windsor (9/29). Scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Erie (10/3). Recorded 3 assists and a +4 plus/minus rating at London (10/5).

2000-01... With Plymouth... Appeared in 19 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 7g-10a-17p line with 19 penalty minutes and appeared in 60 regular-season games, recording a 14g-21a-35p line with 35 penalty minutes … Had 3-game assist streak to end the playoffs (5/11-15), including 2 assists at Ottawa (5/11) ... Had 4-game point streak (4/26-5/5): Scored goals in back-to-back games (4/26-28), including 2 goals vs. Erie (4/28). Tallied assists in back-to-back games (4/29-5/5), including 2 assists vs. Ottawa (5/5) ... Scored the game-winning goal at Windsor (4/12) ... Had 7-game point streak to end the regular season and start the playoffs (3/16-3/30): Scored goals in back-to-back games (3/16-18), including the game-winner at the Soo (3/16). Scored goals in back-to-back games with a goal and an assist vs. Sarnia (3/24) and the game-winner at Sarnia (3/26). Notched assists in back-to-back games against Sarnia (3/28-30) ... Tallied assists in back-to-back games vs. London (2/24) and at Windsor (2/25) ... Notched 2 goals, 2 assists, and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Kitchener (2/17) ... Tallied assists in back-to-back games (1/12-13), including a goal and an assist vs. Mississauga (1/12) ... Represented the United States at the 2001 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships in Russia and scored a goal with 4 penalty minutes in Team USA's seven games (12/26-1/5) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. Peterborough (11/25) ... Scored the game-winning goal vs. the Soo (11/11) ... Had points in back-to-back games with 3 assists and a +4 plus/minus rating at North Bay (11/2) and a power-play goal at Sudbury (11/3) ... Had 3-game point streak (10/20-28), including goals in back-to-back games (10/20-27) with the game-winner vs. Toronto (10/20) ... Started the season on a 5-game assist and point streak (9/23-10/6): Tallied the game-winning goal and an assist vs. Erie (9/23). Notched 2 assists at Peterborough (9/28). Recorded a goal and an assist at Ottawa (10/1).

1999-00... With Plymouth... Appeared in 19 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 3g-6a-9p line with 24 penalty minutes and appeared in 64 regular-season games, recording a 16g-22a-38p line with 63 penalty minutes … Had points in back-to-back games with a goal vs. Barrie (5/8) and an assist at Barrie (5/10) ... Had 4-game point streak (4/1-10): Tallied an assist and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Guelph (4/1). Scored the game-winning goal at Guelph (4/4) ... Notched 2 assists and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Guelph (3/29) ... Had 3-game goal and point streak (3/1-7): Scored the game-winner at London (3/3). Scored 2 goals, one shorthanded, added an assist, and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Kingston (3/7) ... Notched 2 assists vs. Windsor (2/26) ... Scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist at Guelph (2/17) ... Tallied a goal and 2 assists at the Soo (2/4) ... Had 3-game assist streak (1/21-28) ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. the Soo (12/10) ... Had 3-game point streak (11/19-24), including scoring 2 goals, including the game-winner, at Ottawa (11/21) ... Tallied assists in back-to-back games (11/7-12), including 2 vs. North Bay (11/12) ... Had 3-game point streak (10/15-21) ... Had 3-game point streak (10/1-3): Had goals in back-to-back games with a power-play goal at Barrie (10/2) and 2 goals, including the game-winner shorthanded, at Mississauga (10/3) ... Scored a shorthanded goal in the season opener at Sarni (9/24).

1998-99... With Plymouth... Appeared in 11 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), with no points and 2 penalty minutes and appeared in 45 regular-season games, recording a 3g-14a-17p line with 30 penalty minutes … Scored his first game-winning goal and shorthanded goal while tallying a 1g-1a-2p line vs. the Soo (1/30) ... Had assists in back-to-back games with 2 assists at Kingston (10/23) and an assist at Ottawa (10/25) ... Had assists in back-to-back games (10/10-11), including a goal, an assist, and a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Windsor (10/10) ... Made his OHL debut at North Bay (9/24).

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