Biography

2007-08 Season Notes

Had two goals and an assist in Game 6 of the West Division Finals against Chicago, a 4-3 Rockford loss ...Led all IceHogs skaters with a plus/minus rating of +17 ...Tied for the team lead with 21 multi-point games and ranked second overall with 50 assists and 68 points ...Finished the season with an 11-game point streak totaling 4g-13a-17pts ...Notched his 200th career professional point with an assist in Rockford’s 3-2 win over Chicago on 4/11/08 ...Had a goal, an assist and was +3 in Rockford’s 7-1 win over San Antonio on 4/5/08 ...Recalled to Chicago on 2/27/08 and was sent back to Rockford on 3/3/08 after playing in two games ...Had two goals, plus the game-winner, in Rockford’s 3-1 win over Toronto on 1/11/08 ...Re-assigned to Rockford from Chicago on 1/5/08 ...Recorded his first career NHL point with an assist on 12/19/07 against Nashville in Chicago’s 5-2 win ...Re-called by Chicago on 12/18/07 ...Tallied his first AHL two-goal game on 12/14/07 against Rochester in Rockford’s 5-1 win ...Re-called to the Chicago Blackhawks on 11/25/07 and made his debut at Vancouver ...Registered a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 2-1 win at Syracuse on11/17/07 ...Had a goal and three assists in Rockford’s 8-3 win over San Antonio on 11/11/07 ...Recorded two assists in Rockford’s 4-2 win at Manitoba on 10/25/07 ...Chipped in two assists in Rockford’s 5-1 win at Grand Rapids on 10/20/07 ...Scored first career AHL goal on 10/13/07 at Iowa in a 7-3 Rockford win ...Also added two assists for his first career AHL multi-point game (1g-2a-3pts)

Career Notes

A member of Finland's World Championship silver medal-winning squad in 2006-07 ...Represented Finland at the 2003-04 World Junior Championships ...Made professional debut with Tappara Tampere in 2003-04