TXT_BIOGRAPHY

HOW ACQUIRED: Assigned to the Thunder from the Springfield Falcons (AHL) on 10/3/07

DRAFTED: Selected in the fifth round (148th overall) of the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers

CAREER NOTES:
THIS SEASON: Spent time in Edmonton Oilers preseason NHL training camp …

COLLEGE: Spent all four years of his college career (2003-07) at national-power Denver …was a three-time WCHA all-Academic honoree … named the program’s Most Valuable Player as a 2006-07 senior with a career-low 2.32 goals-against-average, career-best .919 save percentage and three shutouts … recorded back-to-back shutouts against Wisconsin and Michigan Tech in 06-07 … stopped a career-high 47 shots against St. Cloud State and had a personal-best shutout streak of 158:03 … had a 31-save shutout effort against national-power Minnesota in on 1/19/07, ending Minnesota’s 21-home game unbeaten streak ... tallied his first career shutout as a 2005-06 junior … recorded a career-high 14 wins as a 2004-05 sophomore, helping guide the Pioneers to the program’s second straight national championship (7th overall) … was a part of Denver’s 2003-04 national championship team as a backup to goaltender Adam Berkhoel (Kelly Cup Finalist goaltender with Dayton in 2006-07) as a 2003-04 freshman … former college teammates with NHL playing experience include Matt Carle (San Jose Sharks) and Paul Stastny (Colorado Avalanche).