New Jersey Devils' 2nd round choice (49th overall) in the 1996 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
Returned to lineup 5/10 vs. Car.; had missed previous 5 games 4/24-5/8 (groin)...Played in 68 straight regular-season contests November 5-April 16; posted 3g-14a-17pts for his most points since 2000-01 rookie campaign...Recorded ten of his 14 assists on home ice...Posted points in back-to-back games twice over seven-game/14-day span March 11-24: March 23-24 (3a) and March 11-14 (2a)...Recorded three multiple-point games overall: 2a March 23 at Atlanta, 1g-1a-2pts February 7 vs. Tampa Bay and 2a December 9 vs. Colorado...Posted lone game-winning goal of season in February 7 contest, and first career power play goal January 15 at Chicago...Missed season finale April 18 at Montreal with slight groin injury and eight games October 18-November 3 with pulled muscle...Is +68 lifetime in 396 regular-season outings...Tied for Devils' lead (C. Janssen) with 91 penalty minutes; has led team in four of the last five seasons...Has averaged 114-plus PIM during his five full NHL campaigns...Participating in post-season action for the 11th straight year: six with NJD, two with Albany (AHL) and three with Hull (QMJHL)...A member of New Jersey's '00 and '03 Stanley Cup Championship teams.
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