Defenseman
Height: 6’3” (191) | Weight: 206 (93)
Shoots: Right
2008-09 Team: Edmonton Oilers
USA HOCKEY EXPERIENCE:
2007-08: Registered four points (1-3) in seven games at the
2008 IIHF Men’s World Championship.
NHL EXPERIENCE: With Edmonton:
2008-09: Skated in all 82 regular-season games during his second full season with the National Hockey League’s Edmonton Oilers … Led defensemen on team with 40 assists … Ranked fourth in points (45).
2007-08: Appeared in all 82 regular-season games … Led Oliers’ defensemen with 33 points (13-20) … Ranked 10th among NHL rookie point-getters … Led all NHL rookie defensemen while setting an Edmonton record for most goals by a rookie defenseman with 13. 2006-07: Registered six points (1-5) in 12 games.
ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE: Played in 48 regular-season games for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League in 2006-07 … Totaled 30 points (4-26)… Recorded a goal and seven assists in 10 playoff games with the Penguins … Played in 162 games over four years (2002-06) at the University of Wisconsin of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association … Scored the game-winning goal in his senior season to defeat Boston College in the 2006 NCAA championship game … Led all Wisconsin defensemen with 31 points (12-19)while serving as an alternate captain for second consecutive season… Named to the All-WCHA First Team … A RBK West Second Team All-America selection … In his junior season (2004-05), finished second among Badger defensemen with 17 points (8-9) in 41 games … In 2003-04, skated in 39 games for Wisconsin … Tallied six goals and 15 assists … Finished third on team with 20 points (7-13) in 39 games during his freshman season … Skated in 57 regular-season games for the Chicago Steel of the United States Hockey League in 2001-02 … Recorded 13 goals and 15 assists.
PERSONAL: Selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the fourth round (129th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft. Obtained from Colorado in exchange for Tommy Salo and Edmonton’s sixth round pick (Justin Mercier) in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on March 8, 2004 … Born on January10, 1983, in Minneapolis, Minn.
