Biography

2007-08 Season Notes

Finished tied for the AHL lead with 12 goals in the 2008 Calder Cup Playoffs...His 27 points were third most in the Calder Cup Postseason...Had a goal and three assists on 4/25/08 in Wilkes/Barre-Scranton’s series clinching win over Hershey...Was held without a point in just five of 23 postseason games...Recorded a 10 game point streak from 12/15/07-1/4/08 totaling 4g-15a-19pts...Had a season high four assists in the Penguins 4-3 win at Binghamton on 11/24/07...Finished the campaign with goals in the final three games and points in the final six contests...Led Wilkes/Barre-Scranton with 61 points and 43 assists...Both totals, along with his 18 goals, were all career highs...Had a team best 19 power-play assists...Ranked second on the Penguins with nine power-play goals...Went 7-for-14 in the shootout...Turned in 14 multi-point games

Career Notes

Played in a career high 15 games in the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks...Made his NHL debut with Anaheim on 1/5/07 against Columbus...Scored his first career NHL goal on 2/20/07 against Vancouver...Had three goals in his first two games with Portland...Recorded two goals on 10/7/06 against Providence...Made professional debut on 10/13/04 with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks at Utah...Scored his first career goal on 1/7/05 against Utah...Recorded four goals in Portland’s final three postseason games in the Atlantic Division Finals against Hersey in 2006...The Pirates won two of the games but fell in Game 7, 5-4 in overtime