CAREER: 21 career multi-point games... Traded from TOR with Alex Steen to STL in exchange for Lee Stempniak 11/24/08... Represented Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Championships... Won silver medals for Canada at the 2002 and 2003 IIHF World Jr Championships... Named to 2003 World Jr Championships All-Star Team... Memorial Cup champion with Erie in 2002.
2013 Playoffs: Has appeared in five postseason games averaging 15:59 TOI
2012-13: Appeared in 6 games for DET...Missed 29 games with a shoulder injury (1/22 - 3/22)...Averaged 18:54 TOI per game
PERSONAL: Favorite vacation spot: Bahamas... Favorite band: U2... Favorite movie: Dumb and Dumber... Favorite actor: Vince Vaughn... Put on his first pair of skates at age 7
2008-09 REGULAR SEASON
- Has skated in 10 of 20 games this season
- Missed game on Nov. 22 vs. CHI due to injury
- Collected an assist on Nov. 13 at EDM
- Has been a healthy scratch in nine games this season, most recently on Nov. 6 at BOS
MILESTONES REACHED THIS SEASON
- none