2011-12 SEASON
Completed his first professional season, splitting the year between Charlotte (AHL) and Florida (ECHL)… Tied for the Checkers’ rookie scoring lead with 13 points (5g, 8a) in 33 games and ranked second on the team with a plus-5 rating… Was tied for third among Checkers with three shootout goals in just five attempts… Tallied 12 points (4g, 8a) in 11 regular-season games for Florida, and 12 points (7g, 5a) in 11 playoff games, helping the Everblades capture their first Kelly Cup as ECHL champions… Started the season with Florida and picked up his first professional point in his professional debut vs. Gwinnett (10/14)… Scored his first two professional goals vs. Trenton (10/22), and earned ECHL Player of the Week honors after posting six points (3g, 3a) in three games from 10/17-10/23… Recalled to Charlotte for the first time on 10/27 and made his AHL debut at Oklahoma City (10/28)… Recorded his first AHL point an assist vs. Milwaukee (11/26)… Scored his first AHL goal, the game-winner, and added an assist for his first multi-point game vs. Milwaukee (11/27)… Returned to Florida on 4/17 for the ECHL playoffs… Scored his first two professional playoff goals in Game 3 vs. Kalamazoo (5/2)… Scored the series-clinching goal in Game 5 vs. Kalamazoo (5/5) … Tied the game with 3:49 remaining and set up the OT winner in Game 3 vs. Las Vegas (5/18)… Opened the scoring in Florida’s Game 5, championship-winning victory vs. Las Vegas (5/23), giving him nine points (5g, 4a) during a six-game playoff point streak.
CAREER
Selected by the Hurricanes in the fourth round of the 2010 NHL Entry Draft… Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on 6/17/11… Had 13 points (5g, 8a) in 33 career AHL games entering 2012-13… Totaled 215 points (101g, 114a) in 262 career Ontario Hockey League (OHL) games over four seasons… Also earned 43 points (20g, 23a) in 61 career OHL playoff games… Came within one game of capturing three consecutive Memorial Cup championships, helping Windsor win the Memorial Cup in back-to-back seasons in 2009 and 2010 and reaching the final game with Mississauga St. Michael’s in 2011… Notched 111 points (65g, 46a) in 70 games for Niagara Falls in 2006-07, his final season before beginning his major junior career… Split his rookie OHL season between Oshawa and Windsor, totaling 17 points (4g, 13a) in 61 games in 2007-08… Scored 17 goals and was plus-21 in 68 regular-season games for Windsor in 2008-09… Had nine points (5g, 4a) in Windsor’s 20-game playoff run to the 2009 OHL title, and skated in two games at the 2009 Memorial Cup before being sidelined with a broken collarbone… In 2009-10, totaled 79 points (39g, 40a) to rank second among Windsor skaters in regular-season scoring, behind only Taylor Hall… Ranked 10th in the OHL in goals (39) and third in game-winning goals (10) in 2009-10… Totaled 15 points (5g, 10a) in the 2010 OHL playoffs to help the Spitfires capture their second consecutive OHL Championship, and had seven points (2g, 5a) in four games at the Memorial Cup, as Windsor won the tournament for the second consecutive year… Led St. Michael’s in goals (41), assists (45) and points (86), skating in 66 of the team’s 68 regular-season games during his final season of junior hockey in 2010-11… Ranked second in the OHL in game-winning goals (10), fourth in plus/minus (+48), tied for fifth in shorthanded goals (4) and tied for 15th in points in 2010-11… Played for Team OHL at the 2010 Subway Super Series against Russia… Led St. Michael’s in plus/minus (+15) and ranked tied for second on the team in goals (10) and points (19) during the 2011 OHL playoffs, as the Majors won the Eastern Conference title before falling to Owen Sound in Game 7 of the OHL Championship series… Totaled three points (2g, 1a) in five games for host Mississauga at the 2011 Memorial Cup, as St. Michael’s advanced to the final game before falling to Saint John.
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