• Named Brandon’s Hardest Working Player in 2007-08 after finishing second in team scoring and fourth overall in WHL Rookie scoring with 64 points (24-40--64). 

• Was named the WHL Player of the Week for the week ending March 9, 2008 after he posted three goals and six assists in four games for Brandon. 

• Teamed up with Scott Glennie and Brayden Schenn to form a high scoring all-rookie line for most of the 2007-08 season.
  

• Played for the Brandon Youth Hockey Association for 13 seasons and helped lead his Midget AAA team to the 2006-07 provincial championship title. He posted 28 goals and 55 assists on the season.
  

• Began playing the game at the age of six, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers.
  

• Patterns his game after Tampa Bay’s Martin St. Louis “because he is relatively the same size and plays a similar game”.
  

• Credits his parents for having had the most influence on his career “because they allowed me to play and always supported me in every decision I’ve made”.
  

• His most memorable hockey moment was winning the AAA Midget Championships because it showed him what it takes to win a championship.
  

• The best advice he ever received came from his coach Cam Plante – “Don’t get too high on your highs and too low on your lows”.

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL Player: Martin St. Louis

Shootout move: “Pavel Datsyuk – backhand drag top-shelf”

Goal celebration: “one knee down, fist pump”

Practice Drill: “5 on 5 D-Zone”

Video Game: NHL 2008

Movie: Da Vinci Code

TV Show: Two and Half Men

Actor: Denzel Washington

Singer: Tim McGraw

Website: www.tsn.ca

Book: Hockey Tough by Saul Miller

Pump-up song: “Rock You Like a Hurricane” by the Scorpions

Food to cook: Pasta and grilled cheese

Sport (other than hockey): Golf

Toy growing up: Mini sticks

Place to shop: American Eagle