Biography

Draft: Undrafted
Acquired: Signed a one-year contract with the Lightning on June 16, 2011

2010-11 NOTES:
Led Norfolk in plus/minus (+18) and penalty minutes in 2010-11…Established AHL career highs in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes with Norfolk in 2010-11…Scored the shorthanded, game-winning goal for #3 star on 03/23/11 vs. Adirondack…Netted a goal and an assist for #1 star on 03/09/11 vs. Binghamton…Surpassed his AHL career high with his 28th point of the season on 02/05/11 vs. Binghamton (assist)…Tied his personal AHL career high with his fifteenth goal of the season on 01/29/11 vs. Springfield…Registered two goals and an assist for #2 star on 12/30/10 vs. Charlotte…Named an alternate captain for road games on 12/17/10…Had a goal and an assist for #2 star on 12/10/10 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…Scored the game-tying goal with 33 seconds remaining on 12/04/10 at Portland…Tied an AHL Admirals franchise record with a five-point night (2G, 3A) and also established personal AHL career highs in assists and points in a game while tying his personal AHL high for goals in a game, also recording a plus-5 rating, and earning the #1 star on 12/03/10 at Manchester…Tied AHL career high with two goals & three points and was +4 for #1 star on 11/28/10 at Springfield…Recorded a goal and was named #2 star on 11/20/10 vs. Adirondack…Scored a goal in his Norfolk debut on 10/09/10 at Binghamton.

CAREER NOTES:
2009-10: Ranked fourth in penalty minutes with Albany (AHL) in 2009-10 with 119 PIM…Scored his 50th career professional goal on 03/28/10 with Albany at Springfield…Recorded his 100th career professional point on 03/21/10 with Albany vs. Binghamton (goal)…Appeared in his 250th career professional game on 03/19/10 with Albany at Hershey…Appeared in his 200th career AHL game on 01/17/10 with Albany at Providence…Had career-high five-game point streak from 12/04/09 – 12/12/09 (2G, 4A) for Albany…Suffered upper-body injury 10/03/09 vs. Manchester, missed 11 games, returned 11/06/09 vs. Lowell…Signed a one-year contract with Carolina (NHL) on 07/15/09. 2008-09: Registered a career high with 15 goals in 2008-09 with Albany…Led the River Rats in penalty minutes in 2008-09…Recorded his 50th career AHL point with an assist on 01/14/09 with Albany at Hershey. 2007-08: Ranked second in penalty minutes with Albany in 2007-08. 2006-07: Notched his first AHL point/goal on 12/30/06 with Albany vs. Binghamton (Jeff Glass)…Made his AHL debut on 12/20/06 with Albany vs. Hershey…Recorded hat trick on 11/17/06 with Florida (ECHL) vs. Pensacola…Scored his first pro/ECHL goal on 11/01/06 with Florida at Cincinnati (DovGrumet-Morris)…Made pro/ECHL debut and recorded first pro/ECHL point/assist on 10/20/06 with Florida vs. Texas…Signed a three-year, entry-level deal with Carolina on 07/21/06
JUNIOR CAREER:
2005-06: Ranked third in the OHL in goals in 2005-06…2005-06 OHL All-Star…2005-06 Dan Snyder Humanitarian of the Year (OHL)…2005-06 OHL Western Conference Most Improved Player.