2008-09 Season: Made his professional debut with the Monarchs against the Hamilton Bulldogs on November 19 after recovering from an off-season wrist injury…Recorded three assists in his debut, his first professional points…Tallied his first professional goal against the Rochester Americans on November 21…Scored eight points (4-4=8) in his first eight games…Missed the month of December with a high ankle sprain… Carried the longest assist streak on the team during the season with six assists in five games from January 21-31…Became the 24th player in Monarchs history to record four points in one game with a goal and three assists against Lowell on February 21…Led Manchester’s rookies and finished seventh overall with 36 points (12-24=36) and 31 penalty minutes in 49 games.

Career Highlights: Member of the Ontario Hockey League’s 2007-08 Champion Kitchener Rangers squad…Registered a career high 43 goals, 81 assists and 124 points in 67 games with the Rangers during their championship season…Honored with the Red Tilson Trophy as the most outstanding player in the OHL…Earned the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy for being the top scorer in the OHL…Set an individual high in goals (10), assists (26), points (36) and penalty minutes (33) in 20 playoff games with the Rangers in 2008…Earned the Ed Chynoweth Trophy as the top scorer of the Memorial Cup…Named Central Hockey League’s Player of the Year…Earned the CHL Top Scorer Award…Honored with the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award for the most outstanding player in the OHL playoffs…Played four seasons with the Rangers (2004-08)…Collected 107 goals, 181 assists, 298 points, a plus/minus rating of plus-49 and 230 penalty minutes in 235 career games…Appeared in 49 playoff games with the Rangers from 2004-08…Recorded 58 points (17-41=58) and 81 penalty minutes during the playoffs.

Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the sixth-round (153rd overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft…Signed a one-year contract with the Monarchs on October 8, 2008…Inked a multi-year entry-level contract with the Kings on July 20, 2009.