OHL Draft: Plymouth Whalers, 5th Round, 93rd Overall, 2003.

NHL Draft: Columbus Blue Jackets, 3rd Round, 85th Overall, 2006.

Career Notes... Made NHL debut vs. St. Louis Blues (4/6/08).

2006-07... With Plymouth... Appeared in 24 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 13g-11a-24p line with 63 penalty minutes and appeared in 60 regular-season games, recording a 42g-22a-64p line with 135 penalty minutes ... Named Whalers' Regular Season Most Valuable Player ... Named the Booster Club's Fan Favorite ... Named most improved player and best penalty killer in Western Conference Coaches Poll ... Had 5-game point streak (5/13-24) with 3g-5a-8p line, including 4-game assist streak (5/18-24): Scored a goal in the OHL Finals at Sudbury (5/13). Tied for the Memorial Cup lead in points with 7: Had Tallied 2 assists vs. Vancouver (5/18). Scored 2 goals and added an assist vs. Lewiston (5/24). #1 Star of the Game ... Tallied 2 assists at Sudbury (5/9) ... Suspended for one game for situation at London (4/26) ... Had points in back-to-back games with an assist vs. London (4/24) and a goal at London (4/26) ... Scored 2 goals and added an assist vs. London (4/20). #2 Star of the Game ... Scored a shorthanded goal and was named #2 Star of the Game vs. Kitchener (4/13) ... Recorded a goal and an assist vs. Kitchener (4/10) ... Named #3 Star of the Game at Kitchener (4/8) ... Scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist vs. Kitchener (4/6) ... Signed three-year contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets (3/27) ... Scored goals in back-to-back games (3/25-27), including tallying 3 power-play goals for the hat trick and being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Guelph (3/27) ... Scored game-winning goal vs. Kitchener (3/17) ... Had 5-game point streak (2/24-3/8) with 5g-3a-8p line, including 4-game goal streak (2/24-3/4) and 3-game assist streak (3/3-8): Scored 2 goals vs. Oshawa (2/24). #2 Star of the Game. Scored his 50th career goal at Kitchener (3/2). Had back-to-back 1 goal, 1 assist games vs. Sarnia (3/3) and vs. Mississauga (3/4) ... Had 3-game point streak (2/16-21) with 4g-1a-5p line: Had goals in back-to-back games (2/16-18), including recording a hat trick, the last goal being the game-winner, and a +3 plus/minus rating at the Soo (2/18). #2 Star of the Game ... Had 3-game multi-point streak (2/2-9), tallying at least a goal and an assist in each game: Tallied 3 power-play goals for the hat trick, an assist, and was named #2 Star of the Game vs. Erie (2/2). Notched 2 goals, an assist, and was named #1 Star of the Game vs. London (2/3). Scored a goal and added an assist vs. Owen Sound (2/9). #2 Star of the Game ... Suspended 5 games for situation vs. Windsor (1/13) ... Had 3-game point streak (1/6-12), including goals in back-to-back games with a power-play goal vs. Saginaw (1/6) and the game-winner shorthanded and being named #2 Star of the Game at Windsor (1/7) ... Had 4-game point streak (12/15-30) with 3g-2a-5p line: Tallied 2 power-play goals, including the game-winner, at Oshawa (12/15) ... Named OHL Player of the Week for recording a 6g-1a-7p line and being named #1 Star of the Game twice in 3 games (12/10) ... Had career-best 3-game goal streak (12/3-8) with 7g-1a-8p line: Scored game-winning goal and was named #3 Star of the Game at Guelph (12/3). Notched hat tricks and was named #1 Star of the Game in back-to-back games with the game-winner and two power-play goals plus an assist at London (12/7) and a shorthanded goal, power-play goal, and an empty-netter vs. Sudbury (12/8) ... Had 7-game point streak (11/10-24) with a 7g-4a-11p line, including 4-game assist streak (11/11-18): Notched a hat trick and added an assist while being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Saginaw (11/17). Had goals and was named #2 Star of the Game in back-to-back games with a shorthanded goal vs. Windsor (11/22) and 2 goals at Kitchener (11/24) ... Had points in back-to-back games with his first career shorthanded goal at Saginaw (10/29) and an assist at Ottawa (11/3) ... Had goals in back-to-back games (10/20-27), including his first career hat trick, with the game-winner, and adding an assist while being named #1 Star of the Game vs. Brampton (10/20) ... Notched a goal and an assist vs. the Soo (9/30) ... Tallied assists in back-to-back games (9/23-27), including 2 assists vs. Erie (9/23).

2005-06... With Plymouth... Appeared in 13 post-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 5g-2a-7p line with 29 penalty minutes and appeared in 57 regular-season games, recording a 10g-10a-20p line with 176 penalty minutes ... Named Whalers' Most Improved Player ... Had points in back-to-back games to end the season with an assist vs. Guelph (4/14) and a goal at Guelph (4/15) ... Scored a career-best 2 goals, including the game-winner, vs. Windsor (4/1). #1 Star of the Game ... Had points in back-to-back games against Windsor to start the playoffs (3/25-26) ... Tallied points in back-to-back games with a career-best 2 assists vs. Erie (2/24) and scoring a goal vs. London (2/25). #3 Star of the Game vs. London ... Missed 7 games due to injury (1/28-2/11) ... Had 3-game assist and point streak (1/14-20), including notching a goal and an assist and being named #2 Star of the Game at Guelph (1/20) ... Had assists and points in back-to-back games (1/6-7), including a 1-1-2 line and being named #3 Star of the Game at the Soo (1/7) ... Scored goals in back-to-back games vs. Windsor (12/28) and a power-play tally vs. Erie (12/30) ... Had 3-game point streak (11/19-25) with a goal vs. Brampton (11/19) and assists in back-to-back games vs. Sarnia (11/23) and at the Soo (11/25) ... Scored goals in back-to-back games (10/30-11/3), including his first career game-winner vs. Owen Sound (10/30). Named #2 Star of the Game … Scored first goal of the season at Kitchener (10/21).

2004-05... With Plymouth... Appeared in 35 regular-season games with Plymouth (OHL), recording a 1g-3a-4p line with 88 penalty minutes ... Scored first career OHL goal at Kitchener (2/4) … Recorded first career OHL point at Kingston (10/22) ... Had first OHL fight vs. Saginaw's Chris Bain (10/10) ... Made OHL debut at London (10/1).

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