2006-2007: Appeared in 65 games with the Portland Winter Hawks and the Medicine Hat Tigers of the Western Hockey League (WHL), registering five goals and 18 assists for 23 points, along with 75 penalty minutes … Skated in 33 games with Portland, notching four goals and eight assists for 12 points, along with 46 penalty minutes … Posted a three-game point scoring streak from Oct. 10 to Oct. 13, collecting four points over the span (two goals and two assists) … Acquired by Medicine Hat on Dec. 27 from Portland in exchange for Lee Morrow and Patrick Weircoich … Appeared in 32 games with Medicine Hat, registering one goal and 10 assists for 11 points, along with 29 penalty minutes … Posted a three-game point scoring streak from Feb. 16 to Feb. 23, scoring four points over the span (four assists) … Skated in 23 postseason games with Medicine Hat, notching one goal and five assists for six points, along with 34 penalty minutes, helping lead the Tigers to the WHL Championship … Ranked second on his team with a plus-11 rating in the postseason … Picked up a pair of assists and posted a plus-three rating in a 7-2 win on Apr. 9 vs. Regina (Third Star).
CAREER NOTES: Appeared in 59 games for Portland, registering 8 goals and 23 assists for 31 points, along with 68 penalty minutes… Has seven multi-point games… Missed 10 games with a shoulder injury...Named third star on Dec. 21 vs. Seattle… Third star on Nov. 25 vs. Prince Albert… Third star on Nov. 23 with one assist… First star on Nov. 4 with two goals… Second star on Oct. 1 with one goal and one assist… Added career high three assists in the 9-7 loss in Tri-Cities on October 12… Posted five points (three goals and two assists) in his first three games after recovering from two hip surgeries in the off-season.
