• Is the second cousin of St. Louis Blues’ left wing Keith Tkachuk and former NHLer Tom Fitzgerald (1988-2006).

• Will attend Boston College in the fall of 2008.

• Started skating at the age of two with his grandfather and his neighbor. He got his start in organized hockey at the age of five with the Charlestown Townies.

• Played his minor hockey with the St. Moritz Devils for three years, the South Shore Kings for three years before playing for the South Shore Dynamos and the Cape-Cod Whalers.

• Patterns his game after his favorite player, Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf – “because I try to be a skilled power forward and use my size and strength to my advantage."

• Credits his parents for having had the most influence on his career – “they have sacrificed a lot of money and time to help me where I am today."

• His most memorable hockey moment was winning a silver medal at the 2007 IIHF Under-18 World Championship with Team USA.

• The one thing he couldn’t live without is his iPhone and if he could be in any one movie he would choose 300.

• If he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose: Sidney Crosby, Tiger Woods and Lance Armstrong – “they are the three best athletes in the world”.

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Boston Bruins

NHL Player: Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf

Shootout move: “Fake shot to the forehand”

Goal celebration: “One knee fist pump”

Practice Drill: 2 on 1’s

Video Game: NHL 08 and Call of Duty 4

Movie: 300 and Shooter

TV Show: Deal or No Deal

Actor: Mark Wahlberg

Group: Fabolous

Website: facebook.com

Book: The Great Gatsby

Pump-up song: “Let’s Go” by Trick Daddy

Food to cook: Egg Sandwich

Sport (other than hockey): Baseball

Activity away from the rink: Roller hockey and Xbox

Toy growing up: Mini-sticks

Place to shop: Foot Action
Place to visit: Orlando, Florida

STATISTICS