PLAYER PROFILE

  • Led the OHL in points in the 2005–06 season (57 goals, 88 assists, 145 points)
  • Played for the United States in the 2004–05 and 2005–06 Junior Championships.
  • 25th overall draft pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft
  • Won a Memorial Cup with the London Knights during the 2004–05 season
  • Centered Dylan Hunter and David Bolland on the Knights' first line during his final season in the OHL
  • Played for 2005 U.S.A. World Junior team
  • Started pro career in the 2006–07 season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL
  • April 5, 2007 - Made his NHL debut with the Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild
  • April 13, 2007 - Suffered a torn MCL in an AHL game with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
  • May 11, 2007 - Underwent successful surgery to repair his MCL tear
  • September 26, 2007 - Assigned to the Oilers' AHL affiliate, the Springfield Falcons, for the 2007–08 season
  • October 12, 2007 - Recalled by the Oilers from the Springfield Falcons
  • October 19, 2007 - Assigned by the Oilers to the Springfield Falcons
  • October 11, 2008 - Assigned by the Oilers to the Springfield Falcons
  • December 2, 2008 - Recalled by the Oilers from the Springfield Falcons
  • December 3, 2008 - Recorded first NHL point, assisting on a goal by Marc Pouliot, against the Dallas Stars.
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