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| NUMBER: | 44 |
| HEIGHT: | 6' 1" |
| WEIGHT: | 196 |
| SHOOTS: | Left |
| BIRTHDATE: | 27/10/1986 |
| AGE: | 26 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | St. Louis, MO, USA |
| DRAFTED: | BUF: 2005-96 overall |
| USHL First All-Star Team (2005) WCHA All-Rookie Team (2006) WCHA Second All-Star Team (2008) NCAA West Second All-American Team (2008) Traded to Calgary by Buffalo with Paul Byron for Robyn Regehr, Ales Kotalik and Calgary's 2nd round choice (Jake McCabe) in 2012 Entry Draft, June 25, 2011. |
| CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2010-11: Appeared in 49 games; did not dress for 33 games as healthy scratch... Tied career best with two goals... Recorded points in consecutive games (1+1) 4/2-4/3... Led team with 25:19 TOI vs. DET Feb. 26... Recorded three points (0+3) in eight games played during the month of October... 2011 PLAYOFFS: First career postseason appearance... Led Sabres in TOI in three of seven games; averaged 22:59 TOI per game... Picked up an assist in Game 6 vs. PHI Apr. 24... TOI of 27:45 in Game 4 was the highest by a Buffalo skater in the series. 2009-10: Games missed due to injury: 12 – ankle (Dec. 5 - Dec. 26)... Did not play in 11 games as a healthy scratch... Recorded first career multipoint game (0+2) at STL... Played in his 100th career game vs. OTT Mar. 26... PLAYOFFS: Did not dress for any of the six games vs. BOS... 2008-09: Appeared in 47 games as a rookie... Did not play in four games as a healthy scratch... Scored his first NHL point (assist) in his first NHL game on 12/19 vs. LAK... Scored his first NHL goal on Mar. 20 vs. PHI... Recorded the first game-winning-goal of his career vs. BOS Mar. 11... Had 12 points (2+10) in 27 games at time of recall from Portland Dec. 18... 2007-08: Denver (WCHA): Earned RBK Hockey/AHCA West All-America second-team honors and All-WCHA second-team accolades... Named to the WCHA Final Five and Wells Fargo Denver Cup all-tournament teams... Led team with 110 blocked shots and was fourth with a +9 plus/minus rating... 2006-07: Finished three-year DU career with 66 points on 20 goals and 46 assists in 115 career games... 2005-06: Represented USA at 2006 World Junior Championships... 2004-05: season, led Sioux City (USHL) with a +36 plus/minus rating... Was named First-Team All-USHL, and played in the USHL All-Star Game. COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS Attended University of Denver from 2005-08... Named to the All-America second team in 2008... named as University of Denver’s best defenceman and two-way player in 2008... had 17 points (3G, 14A) in 2007-08, a team-high 110 blocked shots and was a plus-10 rating... in April 2008, he decided to leave school early to sign with Buffalo. |