2008-09 Season: Recorded nine points (5-4=9) and 19 penalty minutes in 31 games with Manchester…Missed the first half of the season due to a shoulder injury suffered in training camp…Made season debut versus Worcester on February 6, 2009…Recorded three points (2-1=3), five penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating versus Springfield on March 4, 2009.

Career Highlights: Made his professional debut with the Monarchs against the Providence Bruins on October 6, 2007…Scored his first professional goal against the Lowell Devils on November 10, 2007…Finished the regular season with 21 points (11-10=21) and 25 penalty minutes in 52 games…Missed two months of the 2007-08 season with a broken foot…Recorded one assist in four playoff games…Played in 52 regular season games with the Lewiston MAINEiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League during the 2006-07 season…Recorded 54 points (24-30=54), a plus-27 rating and 42 penalty minutes…Had five power play goals, four shorthanded goals and four game-winning goals…Helped Lewiston advance to the 2007 Memorial Cup tournament by recording 22 points (6-16=22) in 16 post-season games…Named Lewiston’s Most Inspirational Player for the 2005-06 season…Scored 82 points (37-45=82) in 66 games that season…Limited to 19 games in the 2004-05 season due to a chronic shoulder problem…Collected eight points (4-4=8) and eight penalty minutes in those 19 games…Registered 162 points (73-89=162) and 127 penalty minutes in 189 career games with Lewiston.

International: Member of the gold medal winning Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Championships…Registered zero points and four penalty minutes in five games at the tournament.

Transactions: Selected by the New York Rangers in the second-round (56th overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft…Traded to the Los Angeles Kings along with Jason Ward and Jan Marek in exchange for Sean Avery and John Seymour on February 5, 2007…Signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on April 9, 2007.