TXT_BIOGRAPHY

2009-10: Attended the Philadelphia Flyers (NHL) training camp…Assigned to Adirondack (AHL) on 9/21/09…Made his Adirondack debut on 10/3/09 in the season opener vs. Worcester…Tallied his first point of the season with an assist on 10/3/09 vs. Worcester…Scored his first goal of the season on 10/18/09 at Bridgeport…Scored a breakaway goal and added one assist on 10/23/09 vs. Hartford…Recorded two assists on 10/24/09 at Albany…Scored a short-handed penalty shot goal against Syracuse goalie Dan LaCosta in the second period and finished the game with three points (2 goals, 1 assist) on 11/1/09 vs. Syracuse…Recorded two points (1 goal, 1 assist) on 11/4/09 at Bridgeport…Scored Adirondack’s only goal of the game to extend his goal streak and point streak to three games on 11/7/09 at Albany…Had a goal, an assist and a shootout goal on 11/28/09 at Hershey…Scored two empty net goals and added one assist on 12/12/09 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton…Played in his 200th career Pro & AHL game on 12/26/09 at Binghamton…Selected to the Canadian All-Star Team for the 2010 AHL All-Star Classic in Portland, ME…Scored a goal and added two assists on 12/30/09 at Albany…Recorded a goal and an assist on 1/6/10 at Albany…Had one assist and the game-winning goal with 2:55 left in the third period on 1/15/10 at Norfolk…Won the Ducks Unlimited Accuracy Shooting event at the 2010 AHL All-Star Skills Competition by hitting all four targets in just five shots.

2008-09: Played his second full season with the Phantoms and finished tied for the team lead in goals (29), second in points (63) and third in assists (34)…Played in his 150th career AHL game on 2/28/09 vs. Providence…Recorded his 100th career AHL point as he scored his first career Pro Hat Trick on 3/28/09 vs. Grand Rapids…Scored his 50th career AHL goal in a four-point game (3 assists) on 4/1/09 vs. Albany

CAREER NOTES: Drafted by Philadelphia in the 3rd Round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft…Made his professional debut with the Phantoms on 3/16/07 vs. Rochester…Scored his first two career Pro points with a goal and an assist on 3/18/07 vs. Bridgeport.

COLLEGE: Played three years of NCAA Division I college hockey for Bowling Green State University of the CCHA…In 110 career NCAA games for the Falcons he scored 113 points (49 goals, 64 assists) and had 135 penalty minutes…Because just the third player in school history to lead the team in scoring as a freshman with 32 points in 2004-05.