Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2005-06	Plymouth	OHL		64	9	19	28	72		11	3	2	5	4
2006-07	Plymouth	OHL		68	22	44	66	98		20	8	10	18	21
2007-08	Plymouth	OHL		68	44	57	101	107		4	4	3	7	6
	Albany	AHL		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
2008-09	Plymouth	OHL		53	39	55	94	75		11	7	9	16	18
2009-10	Albany	AHL		80	17	30	47	47		8	2	4	6	0
2010-11	Charlotte	AHL		80	34	30	64	52		16	6	3	9	14
2011-12	Charlotte	AHL		74	16	43	59	67		-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Charlotte	AHL		70	25	35	60	40
	Carolina	NHL		3	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
AHL TOTALS				305	92	138	230	206		24	8	7	15	14
NHL TOTALS				3	1	0	1	0		-	-	-	-	-
PRO TOTALS				308	93	138	231	206		24	8	7	15	14

Biography

Finished the 2011-12 season as the Checkers' all-time leader in games played (154), goals (60), assists (73) and points (133) ... Also led the team in total power-play assists (35) and was tied for the all-time lead in power-play points (48) and shorthanded points (6) ... Held Checkers single-season records for most goals in a single season (34 in 2010-11) and was tied with Zach Boychuk for most assists in a single season (43 in 2011-12) ... Held the team's all-time record with 10 shootout goals (on 23 chances), including four game-winners ... Did not miss a game due to injury in three professional seasons ... Ranked first (twice) or second (once) on the team in scoring in each of his first three seasons with the Hurricanes top minor-league affiliate ... Scored three points (2g, 1a) at his first career AHL All-Star Classic on 1/30/12 ... Signed a three-year entry-level deal with the Hurricanes on 5/29/09 ... Drafted in the fifth round (132nd overall) by Carolina in 2007.

2011-12

Concluded his third professional season, all with the Hurricanes organization ... Led the Checkers with 59 points and a career-high 43 assists and finished fourth on the team with 16 goals ... Finished the season ranked 8th in AHL assists and tied for 21st in AHL scoring ... Ranked second on the team with 201 shots ... Led the team in points (26) and assists (23) on the power play ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals ... Ranked third on the team with a career-high 67 penalty minutes ...Tied for fifth in AHL shootout goals with six in 12 attempts and tied for first in the league with three game winners ... Had three point streaks of five or more games, including two career-best, eight-game streaks that ended 11/30 (2g, 9a) and 1/27 (4g, 11a) ... Picked up an assist in the season opener at NOR (10/7) ...Scored his first two goals of the season, including the game winner, at SA (10/29) ... Notched three assists at NOR (11/23) to extend his point streak to five games ... Scored a goal for the second consecutive game and added an assist vs. MIL (11/27) to extend his point streak to seven games ... Scored his third career shorthanded goal and assed an assist vs. LE (12/4) ... Scored in regulation and added the shootout winner vs. RFD (12/30) ... Had his second multi-goal game of the season vs. GR (1/17) to extend his point streak to three games â... Had four assists at ABB (1/20), setting new personal records and tying team records for most points and assists in a single game ... Recorded four consecutive multi-point games from 1/17 to 1/24 (2g, 8a), extending his overall point streak to six games ... Scored the game-winning goal and added an empty-net tally at GR (3/30), extending his point streak to five games ...Posted his third point streak of six or more games with two assists at PEO (3/31) ... Missed two games due to suspension (11/11-11/12) ...Longest goal streak: 3 games (1/12-1/17: 4g, 1a) ...Longest assist streak: 5 games (11/6-11/23: 0g, 7a) ... Longest point streak: 8 games (11/6-11/30: 2g, 9a; 1/12-1/27: 4g, 11a) ...Multi-goal games: 3 (10/29, 1/17, 3/30) ... Multi-assist games: 5 (11/23, 1/20, 1/21, 1/24, 3/31) ... Multi-point games: 14 (10/29, 11/23, 11/27, 12/4, 1/12, 1/17, 1/20, 1/21, 1/24, 2/24, 3/21, 3/30, 3/31, 4/13).

2010-11

Completed his second AHL season, ranking first among Charlotte skaters and third in the league with 34 goals... His 34 goals led all AHL Eastern Conference players... Was second on the team in points (64), fifth in assists (30), tied for second in power-play goals (10) and tied for first in shorthanded goals (2)...Skated in all 80 regular-season games for the second consecutive season...Earned his first of three multi-goal games with two goals vs. Portland (11/2)... Netted the game-winning goal in Charlotte...s first AHL home win, vs. Portland (11/3)... Had a seven-game point streak from 11/2-11/11 (5g, 4a)... Earned a season-high three assists vs. Syracuse (12/6)... Totaled 12 points (7g, 5a) in 13 games in March...Skated in all 16 of Charlotte's Calder Cup Playoff games, as the Checkers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, ranking tied for first on the team with six playoff goals... Was first among Charlotte skaters with four points during the Eastern Conference Final series vs. Binghamton.

2009-10

Ranked second among Albany skaters in scoring, totaling 47 points (17 goals, 30 assists)...Also ranked second on the team in plus/minus (+12) and was one of two River Rats to play in all 80 regular season games... Scored his first professional goal (and point) in Albany's season opener vs. Manchester (10/3/09)... Played in all eight of Albany's 2010 Calder Cup Playoff games, and was third among Rats skaters six points (2g, 4a).

Junior

Completed his junior hockey career in 2009 with 289 points (114g, 175a) and 352 penalty minutes in 253 games with the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL)... Was teammates with fellow Hurricanes prospects Brett Bellemore and Michal Jordan in Plymouth... Ranks third on Plymouth's all-time scoring list (289 points)... Is third in Plymouth franchise history in assists (175) and fifth in goals (114) and games played (253)...Holds Plymouth's franchise record for consecutive regular-season games played at 168 games (1/5/06-3/16/08)... Was named Plymouth's Rookie of the Year in 2005-06 after tallying nine goals and 19 assists (28 points) in 64 games...Played for Team Ontario at the 2006 World Under-17 Tournament in Regina, Sask, tallying five goals and one assist in five games...Named OHL Academic Player of the Month for October 2006 in the West Division... Ranked fourth among Whalers skaters with 18 points in Plymouth's march to the 2007 OHL championship and berth in the 2007 Memorial Cup...Became the 14th player in Plymouth's history to record a 100-point season, notching 44 goals and 57 assists (101 points) to lead the Whalers in scoring in 2007-08... Represented the Western Conference in the 2008 OHL All-Star Classic in Sault Ste. Marie... Led Plymouth and ranked second in the OHL in scoring with 94 points (39g, 55a) in 53 games in 2008-09... Was the OHL's recipient of the 2008-09 Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy as the league's humanitarian of the year...Was also named the first-ever winner of the Mickey Renaud Captain's Trophy for leadership on and off the ice... Served as Plymouth's team captain and earned the team's MVP, Humanitarian of the Year and Academic Player of the Year awards...Also named a 2008-09 OHL Third Team All-Star... Was the OHL Player of the Month for December 2008 after totaling 15 points (7g, 8a) in 10 games, and for February 2009 with 26 points (10g, 16a) in 10 games...Represented the Western Conference at the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic in Windsor, his second consecutive All-Star appearance...Was named to the Canadian team for the AD T Canada-Russia Challenge but could not play due to illness.