CHL Import Draft: Plymouth Whalers, 39th Overall, 2006.

NHL Draft: Eligible in 2008.

Career... 4th on the Whalers single-season penalties in minutes list (223).

2007-08... With Plymouth... Appeared in 3 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), notching an assist and 19 penalty minutes and appeared in 60 regular-season games, notching 4 assists with 223 penalty minutes ... Suspended 5 games for fighting incident at Kitchener (3/24) ... Notched first career playoff point vs. Kitchener (3/22) ... Suspended for 2 games for fighting incident at Kingston (2/10) ... Tallied a +3 plus/minus rating vs. Erie (1/12) ... Had a +3 plus/minus rating at Peterborough (12/13) ... Named #3 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (11/21) ... Suspended for 2 games for fighting incident vs. Windsor (11/16) ... Changed jersey number from 5 to 25 at the start of the season.

2006-07... With Plymouth... Won the OHL Championship and appeared in 28 regular-season games with Plymouth (OHL), notching 3 assists with 100 penalty minutes ... Tallied first OHL point with an assist vs. London (10/14) ... Suspended for 2 games for fighting incident at Saginaw (9/27) ... Made career OHL debut at Saginaw (9/27) ... Played for Slovakia at the 2006 IIHF World Under-18 Hockey Championship in Sweden (4/12-22), recording an assist and 10 penalty minutes in six games.