OHL Draft: Kingston Frontenacs, 6th Round, 101st Overall, 2002.
Acquired: Trade with Kingston Frontenacs, June 27, 2005.
NHL Draft: Columbus Blue Jackets, 4th Round, 101st Overall, 2005.
Career Notes... Led the NHL with 27 fighting majors. Ranked second in the league in penalty minutes ... Notched first career assists with 2 assists at Los Angeles (1/3/08) ... Scored his first career goal vs. Phoenix (10/10/07) ... Made NHL debut vs. Anaheim (10/5/07).
Whalers Career... 10th on the Whalers all-time regular season penalties in minutes list (403). Third on the Whalers all-time playoffs penalties in minutes list (121).
2006-07... With Plymouth... Appeared in 25 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 6g-6a-12p line with 100 penalty minutes and appeared in 66 regular-season games, recording a 28g-27a-55p line with 198 penalty minutes ... Served as an alternate captain ... Named Whalers' Labatt Blue Collar Player of the Year and was awarded the Alice Iafrate Award as the Overage Player of the Year along with Steve Ward ... Named 2nd-best hardest worker in Western Conference Coaches Poll ... Has 5-game point streak (5/8-18) with 3g-3a-6p line, including 3-game goal streak (5/8-11): Tallied a goal and an assist at Sudbury (5/8). Scored the game-winning goal and was named #1 Star of the Game at Sudbury (5/9). Notched his first career point in the Memorial Cup with an assist vs. Vancouver (5/18) ... Had goals in back-to-back games (4/19-20), including the game-winning goal vs. London (4/20) ... Signed three-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets (4/7) ... Had points in back-to-back games with an assist at Guelph (3/25) and a goal vs. Guelph (3/27) ... Scored game-winning goal vs. the Soo (3/11) ... Had 3-game assist and point streak (3/2-4) with 3g-4a-7p line: Notched 2 assists vs. Sarnia (3/3). Recorded first career hat trick and added an assist and a +4 plus/minus rating vs. Mississauga (3/4). #2 Star of the Game ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. Belleville (2/23) ... Had 3-game point streak (2/11-16): Scored a goal and was named #2 Star of the Game at Sudbury (2/16) ... Had points in back-to-back games with an assist vs. London (2/3) and a goal vs. Owen Sound (2/9) ... Had 4-game point streak (1/20-28) with 1g-4a-5p line: Tallied assists in back-to-back games vs. Sarnia (1/20) and vs. Ottawa (1/26). Notched 2 assists at Toronto (1/28) ... Had 4-game point streak (1/7-15) with 5g-1a-6p line, including 3-game goal streak (1/12-15): Scored 2 goals and was named #1 Star of the Game in back-to-back games (1/12-13), including having a +3 plus/minus rating at Saginaw (1/12) ... Scored 2 goals, including the game-winner, and was named #1 Star of the Game at London (1/5) ... Had 3-game point streak (12/14-17), including assists in back-to-back games at Oshawa (12/15) and at Brampton (12/17) ... Tallied points in back-to-back games with a goal at London (12/7) and an assist vs. Sudbury (12/8) ... Had back-to-back 2-goal games while being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (12/1) and scoring the game-winner, having a +4 plus/minus rating, and being named #3 Star of the Game vs. Guelph (12/2) ... Had 4-game assist and multi-point streak (11/10-17) with 2g-6a-8p line: Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs. Owen Sound (11/10). #2 Star of the Game. Notched 2 assists vs. Sarnia (11/11). Recorded a goal and an assist at Sarnia (11/12). Tallied 2 assists vs. Saginaw (11/17) ... Had assists in back-to-back games (10/19-20), including being named #3 Star of the Game at Windsor (10/19). Assist vs. Brampton (10/20) marked the 50th point of his career ... Had goals in back-to-back games (10/8-13), including the game-winning goal and an assist at Mississauga (10/8). #3 Star of the Game ... Had 3-game point streak (9/23-29): Tallied goals in back-to-back games (9/23-27), including a goal and an assist at Saginaw (9/27).
2005-06... With Plymouth... Appeared in 13 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 2g-4a-6p line with 21 penalty minutes and appeared in 65 regular-season games, recording a 19g-22a-41p line with 205 penalty minutes ... Named Whalers' Hardest Worker ... Named 2nd-best body checker in Western Conference Coaches Poll ... Tallied a goal and an assist at Guelph (4/15). #3 Star of the Game ... Had multi-assist games in back-to-back games (3/18-25). Tallied 2 assists vs. Saginaw (3/18) in the regular season finale. #3 Star of the Game. Had 2 assists and a +3 plus/minus rating in his first career OHL playoff game vs. Windsor (3/25) ... Had 3-game multi-point streak (3/9-12) with 3-3-6 line: Had assists in back-to-back games by notching 2 assists for his first career multi-assist game at Windsor (3/9) and tallying a 1-1-2 line at Erie (3/10). Had goals in back-to-back games with the Erie game and 2 power-play goals vs. the Soo (3/12). #2 Star of the Game at Erie. #1 Star of the Game vs. the Soo ... Had 3-game assist streak with assists vs. Guelph (2/18), vs. Erie (2/24), and vs. London (2/25) ... Scored game-winning goal at Kingston (2/3) ... Suspended by league for 2 games (1/14) ... Scored game-winning goal at Sudbury (1/6) ... Had 4-game goal and point streak (12/16-30) with 4-2-6 line: Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist at Oshawa (12/16). Tallied a power-play goal and added an assist vs. Windsor (12/28). #3 Star of the Game ... Named Booster Club Player of the Month for November ... Had 6-game point streak (11/25-12/8): Scored power-play goals in back-to-back games at the Soo (11/25) and vs. Peterborough (11/26). #2 Star of the Game vs. Peterborough. Had assists in back-to-back games at Brampton (12/4) and at Sarnia (12/8) ... Scored the first game-winning goal of his career at Sarnia (11/11) ... Tallied a goal and an assist vs. Owen Sound (10/30) … Had 5-game point streak (10/8-21) with 4-3-7 line, including 3-game goal streak (10/12-15): Tallied first career OHL point with an assist vs. Windsor (10/8). Scored first 2 OHL goal at Mississauga (10/12). #3 Star of the Game. Had assists in back-to-back games (10/15-21), including a goal and an assist vs. Sarnia (10/15) … Made his OHL debut at Saginaw (9/21) ... Acquired from the Kingston Frontenacs for a 5th round draft pick in 2006 (6/27).
OHL Career Bests...
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Single Game |
Streak |
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4 points (3g-1a-4p)
March 4, 2007 vs. Mississauga
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6 games (3g-3a-6p)
November 25-December 8, 2005
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Goals |
3 goals (3g-1a-4p)
March 4, 2007 vs. Mississauga
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4 games (4g-2a-6p)
December 16-30, 2005
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Assists |
2 assists, seven times, most recent-
(0g-2a-2p) March 3, 2007 vs. Sarnia
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4 games (2g-6a-8p)
November 10-17, 2006
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