Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2005-06	Plymouth	OHL		46	0	0	0	16		10	0	0	0	0
2006-07	Plymouth	OHL		50	0	12	12	50		20	0	5	5	28
2007-08	Plymouth	OHL		56	6	18	24	70		4	0	2	2	8
	Albany	AHL		4	0	0	0	6		5	0	0	0	6
2008-09	Plymouth	OHL		29	2	10	12	39		11	1	2	3	16
	Albany	AHL		6	0	0	0	4		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Albany	AHL		75	1	6	7	81		8	0	1	1	2
2010-11	Charlotte	AHL		71	2	8	10	74		16	1	1	2	12
2011-12	Charlotte	AHL		76	1	9	10	60		-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Charlotte	AHL		68	2	11	13	87
	Carolina	NHL		8	0	2	2	7
AHL TOTALS				300	6	34	40	312		29	1	2	3	20
NHL TOTALS				8	0	2	2	7		-	-	-	-	-
PRO TOTALS				308	6	36	42	319		29	1	2	3	20

Biography

Finished the 2011-12 season as the Checkers' all-time leader in games played by a defenseman (147) … Was also tied for the all-time lead for shorthanded points by a defenseman (3) and led all defensemen in shorthanded assists (3) … Signed a two-year contract with Carolina on 7/8/11 … Drafted in the sixth round (162nd overall) by Carolina in 2007.

2011-12

Completed his third professional season, all with Carolina's top minor-league affiliate … Tied his career high with 10 points (1g, 9a) and set a new career high with nine assists … Tied his career high of 60 shots on goal … along with defensive partner Michal Jordan, was one of two Checkers players and 28 AHL players to play all 76 games … Had 60 penalty minutes, the lowest mark of this three professional seasons … Picked up his first point of the season, an assist on Drayson Bowman's goal, in the Checkers' second game at NOR (10/8) … Assisted on Jerome Samson's opening goal and took three shots on goal at OKC (10/28) … Was plus-1 and recorded a fighting major vs. RFD (11/18) … Scored his only goal of the season and the fourth of his career to tie the game with 4:03 remaining vs. OKC (12/18) … Recorded a career-best two assists at CHI (12/31), marking his second career multi-point game and first of the season … Took a season-high 17 penalty minutes as the result of a single incident vs. RFD (1/26) … Assisted on A.J. Jenks' opening goal at OKC (2/3) … Assisted on Zac Dalpe's shorthanded goal vs. CHI (3/10) … Set a new career high with his ninth assist of the season on Justin Krueger's goal at PEO (4/13) … Multi-assist games: 1 (12/31) … Multi-point games: 1 (12/31).

2010-11

Earned AHL career highs in goals (2) and points (10), skating in 71 games for Charlotte… Earned his only multi-point game of the season vs. Manchester (1/14) … Scored the game-winning goal vs. Albany (2/13)… Missed nine games due to injury… Played all 16 of Charlotte's playoff games, earning two points (1g, 1a), as the Checkers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final before falling to Binghamton.

2009-10

Completed his first full professional season with Albany in 2009-10, totaling seven points (1g, 6a) and 81 penalty minutes in 75 games… Earned his first pro point with an assist vs. Adirondack (10/17/09)… Scored his first career professional goal, an empty-net tally from behind his own goal line, for the eventual game winner at Rochester (1/29/10).

2008-09

Began the season with Albany, playing in six games before being reassigned to Plymouth (OHL) on 11/5.

2007-08

Made his professional debut with Albany following the conclusion of his junior season in Plymouth, playing in four regular-season games and five playoff games.

Junior

Completed his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with 48 points (8g, 40a) and 175 penalty minutes in 181 career games with Plymouth… Made his OHL debut in 2005 in Plymouth's season opener at Saginaw (9/21/05)… Finished the 2006-07 season ranked top among all Canadian Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League skaters with a (+48) plus/minus rating… Was named Plymouth's Most Improved Player in 2006-07… Had six assists in 25 playoff and Memorial Cup games for the Whalers as Plymouth captured the 2007 OHL Championship before falling to Vancouver in the Memorial Cup final… Scored an OHL-career-high 24 points (6g, 18a) for Plymouth in 2007-08, after missing the first 12 games of the season due to offseason shoulder surgery… Was named the OHL Western Conference's Best Defensive Defenseman for 2008-09 in a coaches' poll.