Career Statistics

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM		GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
2005-06	Lethbridge	WHL		64	18	33	51	30		6	0	5	5	2
2006-07	Lethbridge	WHL		69	31	60	91	52		-	-	-	-	-
2007-08	Lethbridge	WHL		61	33	39	72	80		18	13	8	21	6
2008-09	Lethbridge	WHL		43	28	29	57	22		11	7	6	3	12
	Carolina	NHL		2	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
	Albany	AHL		2	0	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
2009-10	Albany	AHL		52	15	21	36	24		8	2	3	5	4
	Carolina	NHL		31	3	6	9	2		-	-	-	-	-
2010-11	Charlotte	AHL		60	22	43	65	48		16	3	6	9	14
	Carolina	NHL		23	4	3	7	4		-	-	-	-	-
2011-12	Charlotte	AHL		64	21	23	44	46		-	-	-	-	-
	Carolina	NHL		16	0	2	2	0		-	-	-	-	-
2012-13	Charlotte	AHL		49	23	20	43	16
	Carolina	NHL		1	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
	Pittsburgh	NHL		7	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
	Nashville	NHL		5	1	1	2	4		-	-	-	-	-
AHL TOTALS				227	81	108	189	90		24	5	9	14	18
NHL TOTALS				85	8	12	20	12		-	-	-	-	-
PRO TOTALS				312	89	120	209	102		24	5	9	14	18

Biography

Signed a one-year, two-way contract with Carolina on 7/24/12 ... Through the 2011-12 season, held the Checkers record for most points (65) in a single season, set in 2010-11 ... Was tied with Chris Terry for most assists in a single season (43 in 2010-11) ... Was the Checkers' all-time leader with 18 power-play goals and was tied for the lead in power-play points (48) ... Held the team's all-time record with eight game-winning goals ... Scored one of two hat tricks in team history at WBS (1/23/11) ... Drafted in the first round (14th overall) by Carolina in 2008.

2011-12

Concluded his third professional season, all with the Hurricanes organization ... Led the Checkers with 21 goals and ranked third on the team in points (44) and assists (23) ... Was second on the team in power-play goals (8) and third in power-play points (10) ... Tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals ... Ranked fourth on the team with 165 shots ... Played a career-high 64 games at the AHL level ... Had a team-high five two-goal games, two of which came during a four-game stretch from 3/16-3/21 ... Played 16 games at the NHL level with Carolina, registering two assists ... Had two points (1g, 1a) in the season opener at NOR (10/7) ... Began the season with six points (4g, 2a) in his first five games, including a two-goal effort vs. HOU (10/21) ... Recalled to Carolina on 10/25 ... Returned to the Checkers' lineup at NOR (11/23) after one month in the NHL with Carolina ... Opened the scoring and then added the game-winner in the third period of a two-goal effort vs. MIL (11/26) ... Recorded two assists in less than three minutes vs. LE (12/4) ... Took a career-high eight shots on goal vs. CHI (12/15) ... Scored two points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal, vs. CHI (12/16) ... Scored the game-winning goal with 10:39 left in regulation as part of a two-point effort (1g, 1a) at MIL (1/7) ... Scored both Checkers goals in a 3-2 shootout loss vs. HER (1/11) ... Recalled to Carolina for the second time of the season on 2/27 ... Returned to Charlotte from Carolina on 3/3 ... Recorded his second consecutive multi-point game by scoring both Checkers goals in a 7-2 loss vs. NOR (3/16) ... Scored seven points in a five-game stretch from 3/11-3/21, including three separate two-point outings ... Hit the 20-goal mark for the second consecutive season with a power-play tally vs. MIL (4/5) ... Missed 12 games due to NHL recall (10/25-11/21; 2/27-3/3) ... Longest goal streak: 2 games (1/11-1/12: 3g, 0a; 3/20-3/21: 3g, 0a) ... Longest assist streak: 4 games (1/20-1/26: 0g, 4a) ... Longest point streak: 4 games (1/20-1/26: 0g, 4a) ... Multi-goal games: 5 (10/21, 11/26, 1/11, 3/16, 3/21) ... Multi-assist games: 3 (12/4, 12/20, 3/11) ... Multi-point games: 13 (10/7, 10/21, 11/26, 12/4, 12/16, 12/20, 1/7, 1/11, 2/17, 3/11, 3/16, 3/21, 4/14).

2010-11

Completed his third NHL season with Carolina, splitting the season between the NHL and AHL levels... Established a new NHL career high in goals (4) and added three assists (7 points) in 23 games played with the Hurricanes... Led Charlotte skaters in assists (43) and points (65) in 60 games on the AHL level... Ranked 13th in the AHL in points (65) and 17th in assists (43) despite spending significant time on the NHL level... Was named the AHL's Player of the Week for 3/21-3/27, with five goals and five assists (10 points) in four games... Served his third NHL stint with Carolina from 2/2-2/13, skating in five games without earning a point... Scored the game's first goal and was (+3) at NYI (1/26)... Earned his first professional hat trick with three goals for Charlotte at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (1/23)... Earned his first career NHL multi-goal effort with a pair of tallies - including the game-winner - at OTT (12/29)... Made his NHL season debut vs. ANA (12/18)... Had a four-assist AHL game for Charlotte vs. Hershey (12/12)... Earned his second six-game AHL point streak of the season from 11/17-11/28 (2g, 7a)... Had a six-game AHL point streak from 10/22-11/3 (3g, 5a)... Played in all 16 of Charlotte's Calder Cup Playoff games, and ranked tied for third on the team in scoring with nine points (3g, 6a)... Earned seven points (3g, 4a) in the opening round, as the Checkers topped Hershey in six games.

2009-10

Established NHL highs in games played (31), assists (6) and points (9)... Had 36 points (15g, 21a) in 52 games on the AHL level with Albany... Earned his first NHL point with an assist on Gleason's goal at CBJ (11/7)... Beat Martin Brodeur with a backhanded shot for his first NHL goal vs. NJ (2/13)... Earned primary assists on each of Carolina's first two goals vs. OTT (3/4) for his first NHL multi-point game... Scored his first professional goal and had two assists for Albany vs. Portland (10/9)... Skated in all eight of Albany's Calder Cup Playoff games, earning five points (2g, 3a)... Scored his first playoff points with a pair of assists at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4/18)... Netted the series-clinching goal at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4/19).

2008-09

Started the season in the NHL with the Hurricanes, playing in two games before returning to his junior team in Lethbridge (WHL)... Made his NHL debut at LA (10/17), becoming the first Hurricanes player since Eric Staal in 2003 to make his NHL debut in his draft year... Joined Albany at the end of his WHL season, earning one assist in two games... Made his AHL debut and earned his first professional point with an assist at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (4/10).

Junior

Earned 271 points (110g, 161a) in 237 career regular-season Western Hockey League (WHL) games with the Lethbridge Hurricanes, good for seventh on Lethbridge's all-time point list... Had 20 goals and 19 assists (39 points) in 35 career WHL playoff games... Shared the Harry Ingarfield Memorial Award as Lethbridge's team MVP and won the team's plus/minus award in 2008-09... Was ranked eighth among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting heading into the 2008 NHL Entry Draft... Played in the 2008 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game, netting two goals and earning Team White Player of the Game honors... Also placed second at that event's fastest skater competition... Led all WHL skaters in 2008 with 13 playoff goals as Lethbridge won three postseason series and the WHL's Eastern Conference title before falling to the Spokane Chiefs in the WHL final...Ranked tied for second in the WHL in scoring with 91 points (31g, 60a) in 69 games as a 17-year-old for Lethbridge in 2006-07... Was named Lethbridge's team MVP and Most Popular Player as voted by the fans... Won the Carl Trentini Memorial Award as Lethbridge's Rookie of the Year after totaling 51 points (18g, 33a) in 64 games as a 16-year-old in 2005-06...Was the youngest player on Team WHL at the 2006 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge, and played for Team WHL again at that event in 2007 and 2008.

International

Has represented Canada in a number of international competitions, debuting at the 2006 Under-18 Junior World Cup, when Canada won gold... Represented Canada at the 2007 Under-18 World Junior Championship and the eight-game Canada-Russia Super Series in 2007... Captured gold with Canada at the 2008 and 2009 World Junior Championships, serving as the team's alternate captain at the 2009 World Juniors.