Biography:
2011-12 Season Notes
-Named Rockford’s Man of the Year
-Led the IceHogs with eight power play goals
-Notched the overtime game-winning goal in Rockford’s 2-1 win at Oklahoma City on 1/13/12
-Scored two goals and added an assist in Rockford’s 7-6 overtime loss at Peoria on 11/11/11
-Scored the game-winning goal, added an assist and was the #1 Star of the Game in Rockford’s 5-3 win at Grand Rapids on 11/9/11
-Had a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 6-4 win at Peoria on 10/28/11
-Registered two goals in Rockford’s 6-2 loss against Texas on 10/25/11
2010-11 Season Notes
-Scored the game-winning overtime goal in Chicago’s 4-3 win over Vancouver in Game 6 on 4/24/11
-Notched two goals in Game 2 of the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs at Vancouver 4/15/11
-Scored his first career NHL goal at Detroit on 4/8/11
-Named Rockford’s Rookie of the Year
-Scored the game-winning goal in Rockford’s 4-2 win at San Antonio on 4/5/11
-Accumulated a goal and an assist in Rockford’s 5-1 win at Texas on 4/3/11
-Scored a goal in his fourth straight game, Rockford’s lone regulation goal in their 2-1 shootout win at Hamilton on 3/9/11
-Had his first career two-goal game on 3/8/11 at Toronto in Rockford’s 3-2 shootout loss
-Turned in his first career multi-point game, chipping in 3a, on 1/8/11 in Rockford’s 6-0 win over Grand Rapids
-Notched his first-career game-winning goal in Rockford’s 4-1 win at Milwaukee 12/28/10
-Scored a short-handed goal on 11/24/10 against Lake Erie in Rockford’s 4-2 loss
-Received first career NHL recall on 10/29/10 by the Blackhawks and made his NHL debut that night against Edmonton
-Scored first career short-handed goal on 10/23/10 against Chicago
2009-10 Season Notes
-Made his professional debut in Game 2 of the West Division Semifinals on 4/17/10 at Texas in Rockford’s 3-1 loss
-Recorded a goal to help Boston College win the 2010 National Championship with a 5-0 win over Wisconsin
-Named the Most Outstanding Player in the Frozen Four Tournament with four points (3g-1a)
-Was the recipient of the Hockey East Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award
-Notched three points (2g-1a) against Miami on 4/8/10
-Scored a goal in seven straight contests for Boston College from 10/23/09 to 11/15/09
Career Notes
-Finished the 2007-08 season on a seven-game goal-scoring streak totaling 12 points (7g-6a)
-Named to the All-Tournament team at the NCAA Frozen Four in 2007-08 after recording five points (2g-3a)
-Earned the Bernie Burke Outstanding Freshman Award at Boston College
-Captured Hockey East Rookie of the Month honors for April during the 2006-07 season
-Was a member of the 2005 U.S. Under-18 Select Team that finished fourth at the Under-18 Junior World Cup
-Played for the U.S. Under-17 Select Team that finished second at the 2004 Under-17
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