Biography

CAREER: 2011-12: Played 56 games for Albany, posting 10 goals, 21 assists for 31 points, which ranked fifth on the team … registered a power-play goal and two assists against Adirondack on Oct. 22 … registered a goal and an assist at Norfolk on Jan. 6 … netted a shorthanded goal against Adirondack on Jan. 16 … after missing 20 games with an upper-body injury, returned to lineup at Syracuse on Mar. 9 … 2010-11: Led team with a career-high 55 points, including a career-best 23 goals and 32 assists … point total was tied for the third highest in Devils AHL history … appeared in career-high 76 games … represented team at the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic … scored a goal in the all-star game … posted three points with a goal and a pair of assists at Bridgeport on Jan. 25 … had a goal and two assists against Norfolk on Feb. 27 … 2009-10: Played in 63 games with the Chicago Wolves … posted a career-high 45 points with 16 goals and 29 assists … finished seventh on the team for points … registered 12 points in 14 playoff games … netted a season-high two goals against Rockford on Oct. 14 … had a season-best three points against Grand Rapids on Jan. 24 and against Peoria on Feb. 9 … 2008-09: Played in a career-high 66 games and had 31 points with 13 goals and 18 assists … posted a season-best three assists against Lake Erie on Apr. 8 … 2007-08: Signed as a free agent by Chicago on Mar. 30… played 14 games, registering a goal and an assist … had five points in eight post-season games, including three goals … played 37 games for Gwinnett (ECHL) … registered 28 points with 14 goals and 14 assists … 2006-07: Played in 13 playoff games for Chicago and had a goal and an assist …

OTHER: Posted 91 points in four seasons with UMass-Amherst (Hockey East) … registered a collegiate-career-best 31 points with 21 assists freshman season …

TRANSACTIONS: Signed as a free agent by Chicago (AHL), Mar. 30, 2007 … signed as a free agent by Albany, July 21, 2010 … signed as a free agent by New Jersey, July 1, 2011.