TXT_BIOGRAPHY

2008-09 Season Notes

Honored as the most-improved player for the Rockford IceHogs...Scored first career professional postseason goal on 4/18/09 in Rockford’s 3-1 loss at Milwaukee...Set a new professional career-high in points with 39 (16g-23a)...Had two assists in Rockford’s 3-2 shootout win at Syracuse on 4/3/09...Chipped in a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 6-1 win at Houston on 2/27/09...Had a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 6-3 win at Toronto on 1/31/09...Scored the game-winning, and only goal, in Rockford’s 1-0 win over Toronto on 1/10/09...Recorded a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 7-2 win against Chicago on 12/13/08...Scored the game-winning goal in Rockford’s 4-0 win over Norfolk on 10/25/08...Tallied an assist in his first game of the season on 10/10/08 in the IceHogs 4-2 victory against Quad City

2007-08 Season Notes

Had a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 7-1 win over San Antonio on 4/5/08...Recorded a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 4-3 loss against Milwaukee on 2/27/08...Scored his first career pro goal at Iowa on 10/13/07 in a 7-3 Rockford win...Also added two assists for first career multi-point game (1g-2a-3pts)

Career Notes

Ranks 9th on the Plymouth Whalers all-time career scoring list with 142 points...Was a member of the Plymouth Whalers J. Ross Robertson Cup Champion club as the OHL’s top team...Alternate Captain for the Whalers and had two goals and an assist in the Memorial Cup Tournament...His 107 points are seventh best in a single season in Plymouth history...Runner-up for Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy as the OHL's Top Overage Player...Scored OT game-winning goal vs. Saginaw to clinch the West Division title on 3/18/06...Named most improved player in the Eastern Conference Coaches Poll while skating with Belleville in 2004-05