Career: Made NHL debut (w/STL) on 11/11/10 vs. NSH… Recorded 278GP-70G-90A-160P) with Peoria (AHL) from 2007-11… Scored 1st career AHL goal on 10/28/07 at Grand Rapids… Had an assist in his AHL debut on 10/19/07 vs. Quad City... Spent 4.5 seasons (2002-07) with hometown Prince George Cougars (WHL), recording 281GP-77G-137A-214P... Competed in 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge as a member of Team WHL (2GP-0G-1A-1P-5SOG)… Competed in 2005 CHL Top Prospects Game as a member of Team Cherry [0G-1A-1P in 8-4 win over Team (John) Davidson]... Won Silver with Team Pacific at 2004 World U17 Hockey Challenge (6G-1G-4A-5P in tournament)… Scored 1st career WHL goal on 1/29/03 vs. Seattle.. Had an assist in WHL debut on 11/1/02 vs. Kamloops.
2012-13: Recalled from Springfield (AHL) on 3/31… 2nd on Falcons/T-17th in AHL in scoring (54GP-17G-32A-49P) at time of call-up.
2011-12: Tallied 41GP-13G-28A-41P in 1st season with Springfield… Had AHL-best (tied) 5-game goal-scoring streak from 3/17/12-3/24/12.
Signed as a free agent by Columbus, July 1, 2011.