• He is the youngest of three hockey-playing brothers: Matt, drafted 26th overall in 2005 by Calgary, played the 2011-12 season in the AHL for the Worcester Sharks; and Michael, drafted 156th overall in 2009 by Los Angeles, played most of the 2011-12 season in the ECHL for the Cincinnati Cyclones. His uncle, Mike Gillis, is the general manager of the Vancouver Canucks.