Los Angeles Kings' 4th round choice (70th overall) in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
PLAYOFFS
- Is second in the NHL with 30 hits this postseason (Ville Nieminen 31).
- Leads the Avalanche in ice time (28:38) and shots-on-goal (33).
- Ranks second on the team in blocked shots (26).
- Scored a goal and recorded nine hits in 37:09 of ice time in Game Three (CSF) vs. Anaheim.
- Was +2 in 34:09 of ice time in Game Five (CQF) at Dallas.
- Recorded 10 shots-on-goal in Game Three (CQF) vs. Dallas, the most ever by an Avalanche defenseman in the playoffs.
- The last Avalanche player to record 10 shots in a playoff game was Claude Lemieux, who had 11 on May 9, 1997 at Edmonton.
- Scored his first career playoff game-winner in Game One (CQF) at Dallas.
- Is making his 11th appearance in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
- Is fourth among active defenseman in career playoff goals with 24 (Lidstrom 35, Chelios 30, Leetch 28).
- Is eighth among active defenseman in career playoff points (67).
- Ranks second among franchise defensemen in playoff scoring with 43 points, trailing only Sandis Ozolinsh (65).
- His 16 goals with Colorado also rank second behind Ozolinshs 18.
- Won the Stanley Cup with Colorado in 2000-01.
2005-06 SEASON
- Led all Avalanche defensemen with 51 points and tied John-Michael Liles for first in goals with 14.
- Finished 11th among NHL defensemen in scoring.
- Logged over 24 minutes per game, tops on the club.
- Led the team with 264 shots on goal, most among NHL blueliners.
- Led the NHL in takeaways (89).
- Scored his 200th career goal on April 3 vs. Chicago, becoming the 17th defenseman in NHL history to reach that mark.
- Finished the season second among active defenseman in goals, trailing only Brian Leetch (247).
- Is fifth among active blueliners with 637 points.
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