2006 NHL PLAYOFFS: - Tied for 12th in the league in assists (7) - Has scored at least one point in four consecutive games (2-3=5) - Recorded two points (1-1=2) in Game Four of the WCSF at Edmonton on May 12 - Assisted on Patrick Rissmiller's goal in Game 3 of the WCSF at Edmonton on May 10 - Scored the game-winning goal on the power play in Game Two of the WCSF vs. Edmonton on May 8 - One of three nominees for the Hart Memorial Trophy and the Pearson Trophy - Assisted on Patrick Marleau's game-winning, series-clinching goal in Game Five of the WCQF at Nashville - Assisted on Patrick Marleau's two power play goals in Game Four of the WCQF on Apr. 27 - Registered first assist of playoffs in Game One of WCQF at Nashville on April 21 2005-06 REGULAR SEASON NOTES: - Became the first Shark to ever win the Art Ross Trophy, awarded annually to the league scoring leader, with a career-best 125 points (29-96=125) - Named Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Year" as voted on by members of the Bay Area media - Named the Seagate Technology "Sharks Player of the Month" for December and April - Named NHL Offensive Player of the Week twice during the season, Dec. 5 thru Dec. 11 (2-6=8 in 3gp) and April 10 thru April 16 (1-11=12 in 4gp; shared with teammate Jonathan Cheechoo) - His assist total from this season alone (96) is greater than the point total (94) of 2003-04 Art Ross Trophy winner Martin St. Louis. It marks the first time since the 1929-30 season that a player's assist total has surpassed the point total of the prior season's leading scorer (Frank Boucher had 36 assists in '29-30, while Ace Bailey led the league with 32 points in '28-29) - Only the 11th player in NHL history to record 90+ assists in a single season and the only one to do it while playing for two teams in the season - His 96 assists on the season were 16th most in the history of the NHL and led the league - Finished 2nd on the Sharks franchise list for single season points (92) - Recorded 19 points in 8 games from April 3 - 15 - Owns Sharks franchise single-season record in assists with 72 in only 58 games - 3rd in the NHL in PP assists (40) and T-4th in PP points (11-40=51) - Has registered at least one point in 80.2% of his games played this season (65/81) - Assisted on four of the five goals, including the overtime game-winner, scored at Vancouver on Apr. 12 (the game clinched a playoff spot) - Set the NHL record for points in a single season for a player that played for two teams in one season (surpassed Bernie Nicholls total of 112 set in 1989-90) by recording two assists on Apr. 9 against Dallas - Registered three points (1-2=3) at 2006 Olympics in Turin - Notched his 56th assist of the season on Feb. 6 against Calgary matching Martin St. Louis' league-leading total of 56 from the 2003-04 season - Received a game misconduct at Boston on Jan. 10 - Recorded his first two-goal game (2-1=3) with the Sharks against Colorado on Dec. 30 - Posted a 14-game point streak (5-17=22, Nov. 19 - Dec. 20, 2005), including at least one point in his first eight games (3-13=16) with the Sharks - Tied Sharks franchise record with at least one assist in eight consecutive games (3-13=16, Dec. 2 - present) that was previously done by Bernie Nicholls (0-8=8,Oct. 24 - Nov. 8, 1996) - Set a franchise record by recording a multi-point game in six consecutive contests (3-11=14) from Dec. 2 - Dec. 16 (since matched by him from April 6 thru April 15) - Scored his first goal as a Shark in his first home game in San Jose against Atlanta on Dec. 6 (1-1=2) - Posted 2 assists in his first game with San Jose, Dec. 2 at Buffalo - Acquired from Boston on Nov. 30 in exchange for D Brad Stuart, C Marco Sturm and C Wayne Primeau - At the time of the trade, he had registered 33 points (9-24=33) in 23 games for Boston