Biography

2010-11: Registered fourth-most PIM on Grand Rapids club…Scored a pair of goals, including OT-GWG, in 4-3 win 1/18 @ Texas (First Star)…Had personal season-best three points (1-2-3) in 10-8 win @ Chicago 11/27…2009-10: Scored first goal in a Grand Rapids uniform, and personal season-high three points (1-2-3) in 6-3 victory 3/26 vs. Milwaukee…Contributed two assists, including one on Brodie Dupont’s OT-GWG, in 3-2 Wolf Pack win @ Lowell (Newark) 2/3…Returned to action, and assisted on Evgeny Grachev’s OT-GWG, 1/16 vs. Providence (Third Star), after missing previous nine games due to injury (injured 12/19 vs. Hamilton)…Earned First-Star honors with GWG in 4-1 win @ Lowell 11/25…Named game’s Third Star 11/19 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, after contributing two assists in 5-3 victory…Tallied his first goal of season, added an assist and was +3 with five shots, in 7-0 win vs. Providence 10/31. 2008-09: Named game’s First Star 4/18/09, in Game Two of Division Semifinals vs. Worcester (5-3 win), after tallying 1-1-2…Registered first career pro playoff point with an assist in 2-0 Wolf Pack win 4/16/09, in Game One of Division Semifinals vs. Worcester…Finished regular season fourth on Wolf Pack club in plus/minus (+17) and fifth on team in assists…Posted an assist, and an AHL career-high eight shots, 4/10/09 @ Lowell…Matched a team season high with three assists, an AHL career high for points in a game, in 6-0 win 4/3/09 @ Providence…Registered three-game point-scoring streak (2-2-4) 1/30-2/4/09, which tied his AHL career high…Scored for the fourth time in five games (4-2-6) 12/21/08 vs. Toronto (Second Star in 4-3 win)…Netted GWG with 30.8 seconds remaining in regulation 11/29/08 vs. Manchester (First Star in 2-1 triumph)…2007-08: Notched his first career AHL multiple-goal outing, registered his first AHL goal-scoring streak (3-0-3), and built a point-scoring streak to an AHL career-high three straight games (3-1-4), with a pair of tallies in 4-1 win @ Worcester 3/16/08 (Third Star)…Posted his first multiple-point game in the AHL (1-1-2), and notched his first career AHL GWG, in First-Star performance 2/6/08 vs. Manchester (3-1 win)…Represented Charlotte in 2008 ECHL All-Star Game and Skills Competition, 1/22 and 1/23 in Stockton, CA…Tallied a goal and had five shots for American Conference squad in 10-7 All-Star Game loss to National Conference 1/23/08…Registered the second-fastest time in ECHL Skills Competition’s Fastest-Skater event 1/22/08, clocking in at 14.44 seconds…First loaned to Charlotte (ECHL) 11/5/07…His first pro goal was Wolf Pack’s first of season, 10/6/07 vs. Bridgeport…2006-07: Was Even with three shots in pro debut 4/13/07 vs. Bridgeport…Registered fourth-best assist total (42) on Mississauga (OHL) squad and finished fifth on team in points (74) and goals (32)…2005-06: Led Mississauga team in goals (26) and tied for team lead in points (54)…Skated for Eastern Conference squad in OHL All-Star Classic, and notched 1-1-2 and a +2…2004-05: Led Mississauga (OHL) team in +/- as a rookie, with a +17…Transactions: Traded by NY Rangers to Detroit, in exchange for Kris Newbury, 3/3/10…Signed as free agent with NY Rangers 5/5/09…Signed AHL Contract with Wolf Pack 6/12/07.