Biography

2009-10: Played his 100th career AHL game 3/26/10 @ Providence . . . registered his 50th career AHL assist as part of a two-assist game 3/20/10 @ Lowell . . . netted a goal for PlanetUSA in the 2010 Time Warner Cable AHL All-Star Game played 1/19/10 @ Portland . . . reassigned to Portland 1/2/10 . . . scored his first career NHL goal 12/9/09 vs. Washington . . . recalled from loan by Buffalo 12/9/09 . . . enjoyed his second career four-point (1-3-4) game 10/16/09 vs. Hartford. 2008-09: Selected as the Dudley “Red” Garrett Memorial Award winner as AHL Rookie of the Year . . . selected to the AHL All- Rookie Team … registered his first career hat trick as part of his first career four-point game 11/5/08 at Worcester . . . scored his first AHL goal as part of his first career two-goal game 10/18/08 @ Springfield . . . registered first professional point (assist) 50 seconds into his first career game 10/11/08 vs. Manchester. 2007-08: Scored eight points (5+3) in two games in leading Boston College to their first NCAA title since 2001 . . . had a hand in every goal in BC’s 4-1 win over Notre Dame in the National Title game . . . led the nation in scoring with 68 points (35+33) . . . Hobey Baker finalist . . . USA Hockey National College Player of the Year . . . All Hockey East First-Team . . . Hockey East MVP . . . Hockey East Tournament MVP. 2006-07: Named to All-Tournament Team at Frozen Four.