2011-12 SEASON
Concluded his third professional season, leading Charlotte (AHL) with 59 points and a career-high 43 assists… Was fourth on the team with 16 goals… Finished the season ranked eighth in the AHL in assists and tied for 21st in scoring… Ranked second among Checkers with 201 shots and led Charlotte in power-play points (26) and power-play assists (23)… Was tied for the team lead with three game-winning goals… Was tied for fifth in the league in shootout goals, notching six in 12 attempts and tied for first in the AHL with three shootout game winners… Had three point streaks of five or more games, including two career-best, eight-game streaks (11/6-11/30: 2g, 9a; 1/12-1/27: 4g, 11a)… Notched 14 multi-point games, including three multi-goal games and five multi-assist games…Scored his first two goals of the season, including the game winner, at San Antonio (10/29)… Notched three assists at Norfolk (11/23)… Had four assists at Abbotsford (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 1/17-1/24 (2g, 8a)… Missed two games due to suspension (11/11-11/12).

CAREER
Drafted by the Hurricanes in the fifth round of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft… Had totaled 170 points (67g, 103a) and 166 penalty minutes in 235 career American Hockey League (AHL) games entering the 2012-13 season… 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, Michal Jordan, Austin Levi, Beau Schmitz and A.J. Jenks 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 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge but could not play due to illness… Ranked second among Albany skaters in scoring during his rookie AHL season in 2009-10, 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)… Ranked first among Charlotte skaters and third in the AHL with 34 goals in 2010-11, tops among AHL Eastern Conference players… Skated in all 16 of Charlotte’s 2011 Calder Cup Playoff games, as the Checkers advanced to the Eastern Conference Final, ranking tied for first on the team with six playoff goals.