Biography

HOW ACQUIRED: From the Elmira Jackals in exchange for the rights to defenseman Neil Petruic on 10/28/09

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
2009-10: Skated in AHL training camp with the Binghamton Senators …

2008-09: Skated in 24 games with the Elmira Jackals (ECHL) … totaled five goals and 11 points (5g-6a) with 10 penalty minutes … chipped in with four assists in nine Kelly Cup Playoff games … his assist on Josh Aspelind's quadruple overtime goal in Game 1 of the North Division Semifinal ended the longest game in ECHL history (126:10), a 5-4 win for Elmira ... scored his first pro goal in a multi-goal effort on 3/4 vs. Dayton ... notched a career-high 3 points (all assists) on 3/13 at Dayton ... began the year in Austria with EC Red Bull Salzburg and amassed three points (1g-2a) in 11 games

JUNIORS: Split five years (2003-08) of his junior career in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans and Lethbridge Hurricanes … was over a point-per-game average with 349 points (153g-196a) in 330 games … in 2007-08, led the WHL with a career-high 48 goals and ranked third in the league in scoring with 97 points (48g-49a) in 67 games ... led his teams in scoring during three of his five seasons in junior ... selected to the WHL West First All-Star Team ... ranked third in the league in goals (40) in 2006-07 ... former teammates with NHL playing experience include Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens), Brent Seabrook (Chicago Blackhawks) and Kris Versteeg (Chicago Blackhawks)