2007-08 Season: Tallied his first professional hat trick, all three were power play goals, with the Monarchs against the Chicago Wolves on December 8, 2007…Finished the season with 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points and 43 penalty minutes in 76 games with the Monarchs…Appeared in four playoff games with Manchester.

Career Highlights: Made his professional debut with the Monarchs on April 4, 2007…Scored his first professional point, a goal, against the Lowell Devils on April 6, 2007…Collected six points (4-2=6) and two penalty minutes in 8 games with the Monarchs…Appeared in two playoff games…Finished fifth in the Ontario Hockey League amongst rookie scorers with 73 points (29-44=73) in 62 games with the Owen Sound Attack…Recorded two assists in the OHL All-Star Classic…Led the Des Moines Buccaneers in goals (35), assists (40) and points (75) in 56 games during the 2005-06 season…Finished second in scoring in the United States Hockey League…Led the USHL in shots 236…Ranked second in power play goals (13), shorthanded goals (6) and game-winning goals (7)…Fourth in the USHL in plus/minus with a plus-25 rating…Named USHL Player of the Year, the USHL Forward of the Year and member of the All-USHL First Team during the 2005-06 season…Honored with the Curt Hammer Award for being the USHL player who best combined character on and off the ice as well as skill…Played for Team East at the USHL Prospects/All-Star Game on February 8, 2006…Finished the USHL Skills Competition as the second Fastest Skater with a lap time of 14.84 seconds…Named USHL Offensive Player of the Week in February by scoring two goals and four assists in three games….Recorded 16 points (3-13=16), 16 penalty minutes, two power play goals, one game-winning goal and a plus-nine rating in 11 playoff games…Played in 52 games with the Buccaneers during the 2004-05 season…Collected 22 points (10-12=22) and 70 penalty minutes with Des Moines.

Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the first round (17th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft…Signed a multi-year entry level contract with the Kings on July 14, 2006.

International: Won a bronze medal with Team USA at the Viking Cup in 2006.