Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2007-08	Penticton	BCHL		46	27	36	63	14		15	8	9	17	4
2008-09	Ohio State	NCAA		37	13	12	25	25		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Ohio State	NCAA		39	21	24	45	19		-	-	-	-	-
	Albany	AHL		9	6	1	7	0		8	3	3	6	0
2010-11	Carolina	NHL		15	3	1	4	0		-	-	-	-	-
	Charlotte	AHL		61	23	34	57	21		16	6	7	13	6
2011-12	Carolina	NHL		16	1	2	3	4		-	-	-	-	-
	Charlotte	AHL		56	18	14	32	17		-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Charlotte	AHL		54	21	21	42	12
	Carolina	NHL		10	1	2	3	0		-	-	-	-	-
AHL TOTALS				180	68	70	138	50		24	9	10	19	6
NHL TOTALS				41	5	5	10	4		-	-	-	-	-
PRO TOTALS				221	73	75	148	54		24	9	10	19	6

Biography

Finished 2011-12 with Checkers rookie records for goals (23), assists (34) and points (57) set in 2010-11 … Named to the AHL All-Rookie team in 2010-11 … Was the Checkers’ all-time leader in shorthanded goals (4) … Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Carolina on 3/18/10 … Drafted by Carolina in the second round (45th overall) in 2008.

2011-12

Completed his second professional season and second with the Checkers … Finished third on the Checkers in goals (18) and fifth in points (32) in just 56 games played … Ranked fourth on the team with six power-play goals … Was third on Charlotte with a career-high 183 shots on goal … Led the team with two shorthanded goals … Took just 17 penalty minutes, the second lowest of any Checker that played in 50 or more games … Played a career-high 16 NHL games with Carolina, scoring three points (1g, 2a) … Reassigned to Charlotte and made his season debut with the Checkers at MIL (11/4) after starting the season in the NHL … Recalled to Carolina on 11/7 … Returned to Charlotte on 11/17 … Notched a goal and an assist and took a game-high seven shots on goal in his third AHL game of the season vs. RFD (11/18) … Recalled to Carolina on 11/19 and returned to the Checkers two days later on 11/21 … Opened the scoring just 4:23 into the first period of the Checkers’ win vs. TEX (11/30) … Recorded his only multi-assist game of the season with two helpers vs. CHI (12/16) … Scored Charlotte’s first goal just 2:05 into the overtime loss vs. OKC (12/20) … Recalled to Carolina on 12/27 … Recorded his first NHL points of the season with a one-goal, one-assist performance vs. TOR (12/29) – his first career multi-point game at the NHL level … Returned to the Checkers on 1/4 … Notched two goals for his only multi-goal game of the season at MIL (1/7) … Scored the third shorthanded goal of his career and first of the season at CHI (1/8) … Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the 6-5 win vs. GR (1/17), extending his season-best point streak to six games (5g, 3a) … Recalled to Carolina on 1/19 … Set up Carolina’s only goal of the game, a Jeff Skinner tally at NYI (1/21) … Reassigned to Charlotte on 1/24 … Scored his 10th goal of the season, a power-play tally vs. RFD (1/26) … Notched the Checkers’ only overtime-winning goal of the season and second goal in as many games at MIL (2/10) … Took five shots and recorded the second fighting major of his AHL career vs. NOR (2/12) … Tallied his 13th goal of the season just 53 seconds into the Checkers’ win at PEO (2/17) … Scored his team-leading second shorthanded goal of the season vs. CHI (3/10) … Notched a goal and an assist and took a career-high 10 shots on goal, the most by any Checkers player in a single game during the season, vs. CHI (3/11) … Scored his 17th goal of the season and took eight shots at HER (3/25) … Missed 20 AHL games after starting the season in the NHL and being recalled four subsequent times (10/7-11/2; 11/7-11/17; 11/19-11/21; 12/17-1/4; 1/19-1/24) … Longest goal streak: 2 games (11/18-11/23: 2g, 1a; 1/7-1/8: 3g, 0a; 1/15-1/17: 2g, 1a; 2/4-2/10: 2g, 0a; 3/10-3/11: 2g, 1a) … Longest assist streak: 2 games (1/11-1/12: 0g, 2a; 2/19-2/24: 0g, 2a; 4/5-4/7: 0g, 2a) … Longest point streak: 6 games (1/7-1/17: 5g, 3a) … Multi-goal games: 1 (1/7) … Multi-assist games: 1 (12/16) … Multi-point games: 5 (11/18, 12/16, 1/7, 1/17, 3/11).

2010-11

Completed his first full professional season with the Checkers... Totaled 23 goals and 34 assists (57 points) in 61 games and was named to the AHL’s All-Rookie Team… Skated in 15 games for the Hurricanes, totaling four points (3g, 1a)… Was third among AHL rookies in scoring, and led the Checkers with six shootout goals… Began the season with Carolina, making his NHL debut and earning his first NHL point with an assist on Anton Babchuk’s goal against MIN (10/7) in the first game of the 2010 NHL Premiere in Helsinki… Was assigned to Charlotte on 10/31, but recalled to the NHL again on 12/31… Beat Johan Hedberg for his first NHL goal, which proved to be the game-winning goal, vs. NJ (1/1)… Found the net for the second consecutive game and was (+2) vs. FLA (1/3)… Scored his third goal of the season vs. ATL (1/9), prior to being reassigned to Charlotte on 1/14… Served a third stint with Carolina from 2/13-14… Had a five-game AHL goal streak from 11/6-11/12 (6g) and a seven-game AHL point streak from 12/28-1/23 (2g, 12a)… Was a healthy extra for three NHL games... Skated in all 16 Calder Cup Playoff games for Charlotte, as the Checkers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final… Was tied for first among Charlotte skaters in goals (6) and was second on the team in points (13)… Was tied for 13th in the AHL in playoff goals.

2009-10

Joined Albany (AHL) at the conclusion of his sophomore season at Ohio State and mMade his professional debut at Binghamton (3/20)… Scored his first professional goal at Adirondack (3/24)… Netted a hat trick at Syracuse (3/27)… Ranked third on the River Rats with six points (3g, 3a) during the playoffs, playing in all eight of the club’s postseason games… Made his Calder Cup Playoff debut vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4/14)… Recorded his first playoff point with an assist at Hershey (4/24)… Had a three-point game (2g, 1a) vs. Hershey (4/27).

College

Played two season at Ohio State University and registered 70 points (34g, 36a) in 76 games... Named to the 2009-10 All-CCHA First Team... Was a top-three finalist for CCHA Player of the Year and was named a second-team All-American... Was voted as Ohio State’s team MVP by his teammates in 2009-10... Named CCHA Player of the Month for January 2010... Received Big Ten Sportsmanship Award for Ohio State men’s hockey… Named CCHA Rookie of the Week three times (10/19/08, 11/10/08, 2/9/09) during the 2008-09 season... Was named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team and a finalist for CCHA Rookie of the Year.

Junior

Was the 16th-ranked North American skater in NHL Central Scouting’s final rankings prior to the 2008 NHL Entry Draft… Completed one season in the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL) with Penticton, totaling 63 points (27g, 36a) in 46 regular-season BCHL games… Was named Penticton’s rookie of the year and posted 17 points (8g, 9a) in 15 playoff games to help lead the Vees to the BCHL championship…Was named MVP of the Stratford Cullitons (Junior B) after posting 30 goals and 73 points in 52 games… Was listed at 5'8" and 120 pounds… Scored a hat trick to help lead Canada West to a gold medal at the 2007 World Junior ‘A’ Challenge…Helped the Paris Wolfpack become the first team in 24 years to win consecutive Ontario Championships in 2002-03 and 2003-04.