OHL Draft: Sudbury Wolves, 4th Round, 61st Overall, 1996.
NHL Draft: Tampa Bay Lightning, 1st Round, 7th Overall, 1997.

Career Notes... Acquired from the Boston Bruins for Aaron Ward (2/27/07) ... Acquired by the Boston Bruins along with a 3rd round selection in 2007 or 2008 from the Phoenix Coyotes for Nick Boynton and a 4th round selection in 2007 (6/26/06) ... Acquired along with Mike Johnson, Ruslan Zainullin, and a 2nd round selection in 2001 from the Tampa Bay Lightning for Nikolai Khabibulin and Stan Neckar (3/5/01) ... Acquired in 3-team trade between Sudbury, Plymouth, and Windsor (12/27/97).