2008-09 Season: Recorded nine points (3-6=9) and 87 penalty minutes in 35 games with Manchester…Missed the first month of the season due to a chest injury suffered in training camp…Made season debut Nov. 19, 2008 at Hamilton…Played in just two games before injuring his knee and did not return until January 17, 2009…Ranked third on Manchester averaging 2.49 penalty minutes per game…Recording fighting penalties in three straight games Jan. 30 to Feb. 4, 2009.

Career Highlights: Split his first professional season between the AHL’s Iowa Stars and the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads in 2007-08…Collected eight points (3-5=8) and 137 penalty minutes in 38 games with the Stars…His 137 penalty minutes ranked second on the team…Recorded his first AHL point, an assist, with the Stars against Milwaukee on December 14, 2007…Tallied his first AHL goal against Rockford on January 18, 2008…Registered 10 points (1-9=10) and 41 penalty minutes in 19 games with the Steelheads…Scored his first professional point, an assist, against Victoria on October 20, 2007…Connected for his first professional goal against Victoria on November 23, 2007.Made his professional debut with the Stars against Chicago on April 14, 2007…Collected two penalty minutes in his debut…Collected a career high in goals (32), assists (46), points (78) and penalty minutes (151) in 67 games with the Ontario Hockey League’s Barrie Colts during the 2006-07 season…Honored with the Colts’ Sportsmanship Award for the month of October in 2006…Played in 186 games with the OHL’s Sarnia Sting over three seasons (2003-06)…Tallied 102 points (44-58=102) and 301 penalty minutes during his career with the Sting…Honored with the Bobby Smith Trophy for the 2004-05 season as the OHL’s Scholastic Player of the Year.

Transactions: Selected by the Dallas Stars in the third-round (71st overall) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft…Traded from the OHL’s Sting to the Colts for Mike Roelofsen and three draft picks on September 20, 2006…Signed a three-year entry-level contract with Dallas on March 25, 2007…Traded to the Los Angeles Kings for Lauri Tukonen on July 21, 2008.