2006-07: Appeared in 70 games with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering 37 goals and 33 assists for 70 points, along with a plus-23 rating and 121 penalty minutes … Ranked first on the team and tied for ninth in the league in goals (37) … Shared the team-lead with 11 power play goals … Ranked second on the team in scoring with 70 points and was third on Calgary in assists (33) … Tied for second on the club with a plus-23 rating … Notched 18 multi-point games, including 13 two-point games, four three-point games, and one four-point game … One of three alternate captains for the second consecutive season … Posted an 11-game point scoring streak from Oct. 8 to Oct. 30, tallying eight goals and eight assists over the span … Recorded a nine-game point scoring streak from Feb. 3 to Feb. 20 (nine goals and five assists) … Earned First Star honors in a 6-1 win over Moose Jaw on Oct. 20 with two goals and one assist, including the game-winner … Collected two goals and one assist, and earned Second Star honors in an 8-1 win over Prince Albert on Nov. 11 … Earned First Star honors in a 4-3 overtime win over Kelowna on Dec. 15, with a Gordie Howe Hat Trick (two goals and one assist, and a fighting major) … Notched four points (one goal and three assists) and earned Second Star honors in a 7-6 shootout victory over Lethbridge on Jan. 6 … Earned Second Star honors with two goals and one assist in a 4-3 victory over Swift Current on Feb. 11 … Named First Star four times, Second Star five times and Third Star three times … Skated in 18 playoff games with the Hitmen, registering nine goals and seven assists for 16 points, along with 33 penalty minutes … Recorded an eight-game point scoring streak from Apr. 2 to Apr. 15, notching six goals and five assists over the span … Led the Hitmen in goals (nine) and points (16), and helped his team reach the WHL’s Eastern Conference Finals … His nine goals tied for sixth among all WHL players in the playoffs.
2005-06: Appeared in 72 games with Calgary, tallying 30 goals and 23 assists for 53 points, along with 123 penalty minutes… First star March 12 with two goals … Second star Feb 11 scoring game winning goal 26 seconds into the game. … First star Feb. 3 scoring the game winning goal … First star on Jan. 15 with one goal and one assist … Second star on Jan. 4 with two goals … First star on Dec. 7 with one goal and one assist… First star on Dec. 4 with one goal and two assists… First star on Nov. 2 with one goal… Named one of three assistant captains for the season.
