Biography

2009-10 Season Notes

Had two assists in Rockford’s 3-1 win at Houston on 4/6/10...Scored his 100th career AHL goal on 3/7/10 at San Antonio in Rockford’s 7-2 loss...Recorded his first career hat trick on 2/19/10 in the IceHogs’ 6-5 win over the San Antonio Rampage at home...Netted the game-winning goal and the #1 Star of the Game in his 400th career AHL game in Rockford’s 5-3 win at Lake Erie on 2/5/10...Chipped in two assists in Rockford’s 5-2 win over Grand Rapids on 1/23/10...Had a six-game pointstreak from 12/29/09-1/9/10 totaling 4g-2a...Recorded his 100th career AHL assist in Rockford’s 5-4 overtime win on 12/31/09...Notched a goal in Rockford’s 3-2 win against Chicago on 12/18/09...Scored two goals and was the #1 Star in Rockford’s 4-3 shootout win over Peoria on 10/17/09

2008-09 Season Notes

Had six multi-point games during the regular season with Ingolstadt ERC...Led the team with 15 goals...Tallied a goal and an assist on 12/7/08 against the DEG Metro Stars...Notched two goals, including the game winner, in a 2-1 win on 10/19/08 against the Straubing Tigers...The season marked his first overseas

Career Notes

Scored first NHL goal against the Nashville Predators on 3/1/04...Tallied first NHL assist on 2/27/04...Made NHL debut on 2/24/04 against the Philadelphia Flyers with the Chicago Blackhawks...Missed a majority of the 2000-01 season with a shoulder injury...Top season statistically came in 2004-05 with Norfolk when he had 49 points while playing all 80 games...Set a career high in goals with Norfolk in 2005-06, notching 26 tallies.