Biography

CAREER: 2011-12: Appeared at both the AHL and NHL levels …played 45 games with Albany, posting 19 points with nine goals and 10 assists … led team with five game-winning tallies … appeared in 18 NHL games … was a member of the NHL’s 2012 Eastern Conference Championship team … appeared in one Stanley Cup Playoff game … recalled from loan by New Jersey on Nov. 23 … returned on loan by New Jersey on Jan. 10 … 2010-11: Saw action at both the AHL and NHL level … played 23 games for Albany, posting five goals and eight assists for 13 points … appeared in a career-high 36 games in the NHL and had two assists … registered multi-point game with two assists against Adirondack on Oct. 9 … recalled on loan by New Jersey (NHL) on Oct. 14 … played in nine games for NJ … returned on loan to Albany on Nov. 4 … scored first goal of the season at Syracuse on Nov. 19 … returned after missing seven games and registered an assist against Adirondack on Dec. 4 … recalled from loan by New Jersey on Dec. 13 … played 27 games during second stint in NHL this season … had two points … returned on loan from New Jersey on Feb. 18 … scored the game-winning goal at Adirondack on Mar. 11 … totaled two assists and was a plus-2 against Syracuse on Mar. 13 … scored the game-winning goal at Syracuse on Mar. 16 … 2009-10: Played 66 games, scoring 18 goals and 17 assists for Lowell … made nine appearances for New Jersey and had an assist … tied an AHL Devils game record for goals, scoring four at Worcester on Oct. 17 … recalled by New Jersey on Nov. 7 … played nine games in the NHL … returned on loan to Lowell on Dec. 2 … matched season high with four points (2g-2a) against Manchester on Dec. 6 … scored two goals at Providence on Jan. 22 … 2008-09: Played 51 games for Springfield, posting five goals and three assists for eight points … saw action in one game for Edmonton, making his NHL debut against Los Angeles on Nov. 26 … appeared in his 100th career AHL game at Portland on Nov. 7 … 2007-08: Spent entire season with Springfield, logging 77 games and posting seven goals and 10 assists for 17 points … led team with 175 penalty minutes … played in 200th career pro game against Philadelphia (AHL) on Feb. 8 … 2006-07: Spent majority of season with the ECHL’s Stockton Thunder ranking second in penalty minutes (132) … played in four games with the AHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scanton Penguins … 2005-06: Spent the season with the ECHL’s Greenville Grrrowl ranking fourth in goals (24) and third in penalty minutes (127) … 2004-05: Made pro debut as a member of the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, totaling two goals and one assist for three points in nine games …

OTHER: Played four seasons with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers, totaling 45 goals, 56 assists and 250 PIM in 236 games … was named to the First All-Rookie Team in 2001-02 …

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, Aug. 28, 2006 … traded to New Jersey by Edmonton for a conditional choice in 2010 Entry Draft, July 9, 2009.