| How Acquired: |
Selected by Atlanta with their sixth choice, 128th overall, in the 1999 Entry Draft...Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 11, 2007...Signed as a free agent by Columbus on July 14, 2008. |
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Position: C
Shoots: L
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180 lbs.
Born: Jun 11, 1981 in Sudbury, Ontario
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| Career Notes: |
2009-10: Named team captain, October 3...Tallied two points (1g, 1a) and was named the game's second star, October 23 vs Binghamton...2008-09: Tallied 2 points, (1g 1a) October 10 @ Rochester...Underwent ankle surgery on October 15 and missed 10 games of action...Made his return from ankle surgery November 12 @ Albany and tallied one assist...Notched season-high three points and named the game's first star, November 15 vs. Chicago...Scored shootout-winning goal in 1-0 win over Albany, November 22...Skated in 500th professional game, December 13 vs. Toronto.. Scored a goal and was named third star of the game, January 6 @ Lake Erie...Scored Feburary 13... Registered shorthanded goals in back to back games, Feburary 11 and 13...Recorded Crunch individual season- high five game goal- scoring streak from February 4-13..Tallied three assists and was named the game's third star, March 21 vs. Albany...2007-08: Made his Syracuse debut October 5 @ Rochester, recording his first Crunch goal (shg)… Scored on a penalty shot (sh), October 24 @ Albany… Appeared in his 400th AHL contest and scored twice, including a short-handed penalty shot, with an assist, December @ Lake Erie… Recalled by Columbus, December 9 and made his Blue Jackets debut the following night against Anaheim… Returned to Syracuse December 11… Scored his 200th AHL point, December 12 @ Lake Erie… Scored once with two assists, December 22 @ Hartford… Scored his 100th AHL goal, February 6 @ Rochester… Recalled by Columbus, February 27… Scored his first NHL goal, March 9 vs. Tampa Bay… Returned to Syracuse, April 8…Set career highs in goals (25), assists (24) and points (49)…Led Crunch in playoff scoring with 14 points in 13 games…Served as an alternate captain…2006-07: Tallied 37 points (14g, 23a) in 52 games with Chicago (AHL)…Appeared in four games with the Atlanta Thrashers, registering a plus-1 rating…2005-06: Named Chicago Wolves captain on October 7…Tallied 22 points (10g, 12a) in 36 games with Chicago…Recorded his third career hat trick on January 18th vs. Omaha…Appeared in 11 games with the Atlanta Thrashers, recording 1 assist and 8 penalty minutes…Missed 28 games due to an injury suffered in home-opener on October 15… 2004-05: Racked up 33 points (13g, 20a) in 78 games with Chicago (AHL)…Recorded 11 points (5g, 6a) in 18 playoff games with the Wolves, helping them reach the Calder Cup Final… Appeared in 12 games with the Atlanta Thrashers, notching 1 assist… 2003-04: Had 35 points (19g, 16a) in 63 games for Chicago (AHL)…Scored a career-high 7 playoff goals in 10 contests… 2002-03: Ranked seventh on the Wolves with 32 points (14g, 18a)…2001-02: Tied for sixth among league rookies in the postseason with 6 points (4g, 2a)… Was a member of the Calder Cup Champion Chicago Wolves… Led Wolves rookies in goals (13) and points (25)… Tied for the team lead with 3 shorthanded goals during the regular season… Made his NHL debut with the Atlanta Thrashers on April 12, 2002 against the Columbus Blue Jackets… Scored his first two professional goals in his second professional game on October 10, 2001… 2000-01: Led Sudbury and finished sixth in the OHL in regular-season scoring with a career-high 89 points (40g, 49a)… Ranked fifth in the OHL with 30 power play assists…Ranked eight in the OHL in goals (40, career high)… OTHER: Won a bronze medal with Team Canada at the 2001 World Under-18 Tournament in Moscow, where he recorded 3 points (1g, 2a) in 7 games…Won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 1998 Under-18 World Tournament in Slovakia. |