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DRAFTED: Selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the 4th round, 113th overall, in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. 2006-2007 HIGHLIGHTS: Posted four points (1-3-4) on Dec. 16 at Syracuse (4-1 W) ... Played in his 200th career AHL game on Jan. 20 and picked up and assist vs. Grand Rapids (5-1 W) ... Registered a four-game point streak (Feb. 11-19) with 10 points (5-5-10) in that span ... Posted his 20th goal of the season on Apr. 6 at Rochester (2-1 L), marking the first time in his professional career that he reached the 20-goal plateau ... Tallied a hat-trick, including his first-career professional playoff goal and point, in Game 3 of the North Division Semi-Final on Apr. 22 vs. Rochester (5-4 2OTW) ... Registered a five-game playoff scoring streak (May 6-14) with six points (2-4-6) in that span ... Became the Bulldogs all-time single post-season leading scorer by registering his 22nd point of the playoffs in Game 3 of the Calder Cup Final vs. Hershey (5-2 W), passing Jason Ward who notched 21 points for Hamilton in the 2002 Calder Cup Playoffs. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Was the Hamilton Bulldogs leading scorer, posting 59 points (19-40-59) and 67 penalty minutes in 77 games ... Played for the Canadian AHL All-Stars in the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic ... Recorded his 100th career AHL point (an assist) on 04/14/06 against the Toronto Marlies (4-2 L) ... Recorded two points (1-1-2), including first AHL goal vs. the Manitoba Moose 10/17/04 (4-3 W) ... Registered a four-game point streak and earned seven points (3-4-7) from 12/04/04 to 12/17/04 ... Won the Red Tilson Award as the OHL's Most Outstanding Player twice (02/03, 03/04) and was only the fourth player in the 60 year history of the award to win it in back-to-back seasons ... Won Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy as OHL's top scorer two years in a row (02/03, 03/04) becoming only the third player ever to win back-to-back OHL scoring titles ... Named to the OHL's First All-Star Team twice (02/03, 03/04) ... Named CHL player of the month twice (January 2003, October, 2003) ... Named Bauer Nike CHL player of the year (02/03) ... Presented with the CGC Sheetrock Top Scorer Award as the top scorer in the CHL ... Led OHL in playoff scoring with 38 points (19-19-38) in 23 games (02/03) ... In 2001-02, finished 15th in rookie scoring in the OHL (43 points).