Made professional debut, October 8 @ Lake Erie…Notched first professional point, a goal, October 15 @ Adirondack…Tallied first professional assist, October 22 vs. Norfolk…Scored game-tying goal with 24 seconds left in regulation in an eventual 2-1 overtime win, October 23 @ Hartford…Registered first professional multi-point game by recording a hat trick and was named the game’s first star in a 5-4 loss @ Hamilton, October 27…Tallied a goal in his third straight game and was named the second star, October 29 vs. Hershey… Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the week ending October 31 after registering six points (5g, 1a) in three games …Recalled by Anaheim, November 3…Made NHL debut and scored first NHL goal, November 3 vs. Tampa Bay…Assigned by Anaheim to Syracuse, November 20…Named to 2011 U.S. National Junior Team preliminary roster, December 7…Helped Team USA to a bronze medal at the 2011 World Junior Championship by tying for the team lead in scoring with six points (2g, 4a) in six games…Tallied two points, (1g, 1a) and was named the game’s first star in a 5-2 loss to Adirondack, January 16…Notched two points (1g, 1a) and was named the game’s second star, January 26 vs. Houston…Participated in hardest shot event at the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on January 30 in Hershey, registering a blast of 95.3 MPH…Was the Crunch’s lone representative and notched two points (1g, 1a) for the Eastern Conference in an 11-8 win at the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic in Hershey…Tallied three points (1g, 2a) in a 5-0 win @ Adirondack, February 4..Notched two assists, scored the shootout-winning goal  and was named the second star of the game in a 4-3 win vs. Charlotte, February 22…Scored game-winning goal in 1-0 win vs. Toronto, March 18…Notched four points (3g, 1a) and was named the game’s first star in a 6-2 win vs. Charlotte, March 19.
2009-10: Scored 17 points (9g, 8a) in 33 games as a freshman at the University of Notre Dame (CCHA)…Ranked tied for first in club rookie scoring and tied for 10th in CCHA rookie scoring…His five PPG ranked third on the squad…Won a gold medal as a member of Team USA at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship…Tallied nine points (1g, 8a) in seven games, finishing third on Team USA in scoring and second in assists…2008-09: Notched 30 points (15g, 15a), including four GWG with the U.S. U-18 team…Ranked fourth among team leaders in points-per-game (.91) and tied for fourth in GWG (4)…Participated in the 2008 IIHF Under-18 World Championship, helping Team USA to bronze with 4 points (2g, 2a) in seven games…2007-08: Finished second on the team in goals and fourth in points (20g, 10a)…Added five PPG…Scored a hat trick to lead the U.S. to gold in a 5-3 victory over Finland at the 2008 Five Nations Tournament…Played for the New Jersey Devils U-16 team and St. Peter’s Prep in New Jersey, where he was named High School Player of the Month in February 2007.