2008-09 Season: Scored a goal in his professional debut with the Monarchs against Portland on October 11, 2008…Recorded 12 points (7-5=12) and six penalty minutes in 38 regular season games with Manchester (AHL)…Collected 22 points (14-8=22) and eight penalty minutes in 23 games with Ontario (ECHL)…Led Ontario with 0.96 points per game in the regular season…Recorded first professional hat trick at Phoenix on February 26…Had a four-game goal streak (5g), which lasted from March 8-14, 2009…Had a five-game point streak (5-4=9), which lasted from March 7-14, 2009…Appeared in seven playoff games with Ontario, recording a team-high 14 points and nine assists…He tied for the team lead in the playoffs with five goals and a plus-3 rating…Recorded a playoff hat trick with Ontario against Stockton on April 11, 2009…Recorded at least one point in all seven playoff games…Had three straight three-point games in games two through four of Ontario’s playoff series with Stockton.

Career Highlights: Recorded 83 points (43-40=83) and 55 penalty minutes in 70 regular season games with Seattle during the 2007-08 season…Added 10 points (5-5=10) and four penalty minutes in 12 playoff games…His 43 goals ranked third in the WHL…His 83 points ranked ninth in the league…Tied for second in the league with nine game-winning tallies…His plus-36 rating and four shorthanded goals tied for third in the WHL…Named the WHL Player of the Month for March after he posted 16 points (11-5=16) and a plus-9 rating in nine games…Appeared in 71 games with the Seattle Thunderbirds during the 2006-07 season…Collected 65 points (27-38=65), 50 penalty minutes and a plus-20 rating…Finished the season second on the Thunderbirds roster in points (65) and tied for the lead in assists with 38…Registered 95 goals and 102 assists for 197 points in 282 games with Seattle from 2003-08…Steadily improved each season in points over the five seasons with the Western Hockey League club.

Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the third-round (86th overall) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft…Signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on April 24, 2008.