Biography

2007-08 Season Notes

Led the AHL and set an IceHogs franchise record with 25 power-play goals ...Returned to Rockford on 3/28/08 ...Returned on loan to Rockford on 3/24/08 and played against Milwaukee before getting recalled to Chicago on 3/25/08 ...Recalled by Chicago on 3/23/08 and recorded first NHL point with an assist in Chicago’s 4-3 overtime over St. Louis ...Set a Rockford single season record with his 18th power-play goal of the season on 3/1/08 against Providence ...Re-called to Chicago on 1/5/07 ...Played in his 100th career game on 12/27/07 at Chicago ...Tallied his 100th career professional point with a goal on 12/16/07 at San Antonio in Rockford’s 4-3 SOL ...Played in his 100th career pro game on 12/5/07 against Syracuse ...Assisted on the first ever goal in IceHogs AHL history on 10/6/07 at Quad City

Career Notes

Tallied his first professional hat-trick on 12/20/06 against Bridgeport in the Admirals 6-2 win ...Received first NHL promotion on 12/23/06 and made his NHL debut with Chicago against at Colorado ...Named to the Canadian AHL All-Star Team on 1/9/07 ...Set a Norfolk club record with goals in six straight games from 3/4/07-3/17/07, totaling eight tallies ...Set a Norfolk rookie record with a 10-game point streak from 2/25/07-3/17/07, totaling 11g-6a-17pts ...Set a Norfolk single season record for goals in season, breaking the record with a two-goal performance on 3/9/07 against Binghamton in the Admirals 4-3 win ...Named Rbk Hockey/AHL Rookie of the Month for March after accumulating 12g-6a-18pts in 11 games ...Finished the campaign as Norfolk’s all-time single season record holder for goals (41) and points (79) by a rookie ...Named a Second Team AHL All-Star ...Made his professional debut with Norfolk on 10/6/06 at Philadelphia ...Scored his first two career professional goals on 10/14/06 at Springfield in Norfolk’s 8-1 win ...Winner of the Bob Clarke Trophy as the WHL’s leading scorer in 2005-06 with 102 pts ...Led Moose Jaw in goals (49), assists (53) and points (102) in ‘05-06, his final junior season ...Was also the team captain for Moose Jaw in ‘05-06