OHL Draft: Plymouth Whalers, 4th Round, 69th Overall, 2005.

NHL Draft: Eligible 2008.

2007-08... With Plymouth... Appeared in 4 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), with no points and 12 penalty minutes and appeared in 48 regular-season games, notching 5 assists with 57 penalty minutes ... Suspended 20 games for incident at Sarnia (1/11) ... Tallied first point of the season vs. London (11/17).
 

2006-07... With Plymouth... Won the OHL Championship and appeared in 49 regular-season games with Plymouth (OHL), notching 4 assists and 93 penalty minutes ... Suspended 2 games for fighting situation at Windsor (3/8) ... Tallied first assist of the season vs. London (10/14) ... Changed jersey number from 34 to 4 at the start of the season.

2005-06... With Plymouth... Appeared in 2 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), with no points or penalty minutes and appeared in 25 regular-season games, notching an assist with 9 penalty minutes ... Made playoff debut at Guelph (4/12) ... Got in his first fight at London (2/10) ... Made his OHL career debut, had a +3 plus/minus rating, and recorded his first point, an assist, at Mississauga (10/12).