Biography

2011-12 Season Notes

Scored a goal in Rockford’s 3-2 shootout win at Milwaukee on 3/25/12...Marked two assists in Rockford’s 4-3 loss at Houston on 3/16/12...Tallied an assist in Rockford’s 3-2 win against Milwaukee on 3/11/12...Made his IceHogs debut on 2/17/12 at Toronto in Rockford’s 4-3 shootout loss to the Marlies

2010-11 Season Notes

Played in his 700th career professional game on 3/19/11 in Rockford’s 4-3 win against Peoria...Notched a goal in Rockford’s 4-2 loss at Milwaukee on 2/4/11...Had a goal against Abbotsford on 10/22/10

2008-09 Season Notes:

Suffered a lower-body injury on 04/05/09 at Philadelphia and missed the final three games of 2008-09…Wore an alternate captain’s ‘A’ on 04/04 and 04/05/09 with the recall of Zenon Konopka…Appeared in his 250th career AHL game on 03/21/09 with Norfolk vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…Recorded his first Admirals point with an assist on 02/21/09 vs. Binghamton…Made his Norfolk debut on 02/13/09 vs. Hamilton…Re-signed as an unrestricted free agent by Carolina (NHL) on 07/01/08.

Career Notes

Tied a career high with three goals on the season in 2010-11...Appeared in 300th career AHL game on 2/20/10 vs. Lowell...Named #2 star of the game after recording two assists and was a +2 on 12/26/09 vs. Albany...Appeared in 600th career professional game on 11/19/09 vs. Hartford...Appeared in 27 games with Carolina, registering one goal and 40 penalty minutes in 2008-09...Appeared in his 250th career AHL game on 3/21/09 with Norfolk vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton...Traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins by the Boston Bruins for future considerations on 12/19/06...Missed the majority of the 2005-06 season recovering from injury...Led the Manitoba Moose in PIMs in 2004-05 while registering career highs in assists and points...Scored his first NHL goal on 01/31/04 with Vancouver at Washington (Olaf Kolzig)...Claimed on waivers by the Vancouver Canucks from the Florida Panthers on 1/3/04...Traded to Florida by Ottawa for future considerations on 12/29/03...Claimed by Nashville from Ottawa in Waiver Draft on 10/3/03...Missed the majority of the 2002-03 season recovering from injury...Scored his first AHL goal on 01/19/02 with Grand Rapids (Jan Lasak)...Signed as a free agent by the Ottawa Senators on 7/27/01