Chicago Blackhawks' 5th round choice (130th overall) in the 1997 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
-2005-06 -
- Led the team in GWG with 6
- His 26 goals is a new career-high and marks the second time he has reached the 20+ goal plateau
- His 59 points is a new career-high
- Scored the game winner in overtime in a 3-2 win over St. Louis on Apr.18th
- Scored the game winner and added an assist in a 4-3 win over COlumbus on Apr.16th
- Scored a goal at Columbus on Apr.15th
- Scored a shorthanded goal vs. Detroit on Apr.13th
- Had his 9-game point streak (7-4=11) snapped at Colorado on Apr.3rd
- Scored a goal vs. Edmonton on Apr.7th
- Scored a power play goal at Columbus on Apr.1st
- Picked up an assist in a 3-2 OT win at Detroit on Mar.31st
- Leads the team with 4 game winning goals
- Scored his 20th goal of the season on Mar.29th vs. St. Louis which is 1 goal shy of his career high of 21 set in 2003-04
- Has reached the 20-goal plateau for the 2nd time in his career
- Scored the game winner in OT vs. St. Louis on Mar.29th
- Scored a power play goal vs. San Jose on Mar.26th
- Had a goal and an assist and was a +2 at Dallas on Mar.24th
- Scored a power play goal and added an assist at Phoenix on Mar.23rd
- Picked up an assist vs. Phoenix on Mar.19th
- Scored the lone Blackhawks goal vs. Anaheim on Mar.17th
- Has 5-8=13 in his last 15 games
- Has 7-12=19 in his last 22 games
- Scored the game winner in a 3-1 win vs. Columbus on Mar.15th
- Recorded an assist in a 3-1 win at Columbus on Mar.7th
- Scored a goal vs. Vancouver on Mar.3rd
- Had an assist in a 3-0 win over Nashville on Mar.1st
- Had an assist at Los Angeles on Feb.11th
- Scored the lone goal at San Jose on Feb.8th
- Had 3 assists tying his career high on Feb.2nd at St. Louis
- Had an assist vs. Calgary on Jan.29th
- Scored a shorthanded goal and added an assist in a 2-0 win over Calgary on Jan.26th
- Scored 2 goals in a 4-2 win over Colorado on Jan.19th
- Had two assists vs. New Jersey on Jan.15th
- Recorded a pair of assists in a 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Jan.13th
- Scored the game winning goal in OT in a 4-3 win at Washington on Jan.10th
- Scored a goal at Calgary on Jan.2nd
- Scored a goal vs. St. Louis on Dce.28th
- Had an assist at Columbus on Dec.26th
- Picked up an assist vs. Nashville on Dec.21st
- Had an assist in a 5-1 win over St. Louis on Dec.16th
- Picked up an assist at Tampa Bay on Dec.2nd
- Scored a pair of power play goals, including the game winner, in a 3-2 win over Los Angeles on Nov.30th
- Had an assist at Anaheim on Nov.27th
- Scored a goal at Los Angeles on Nov.26th
- Recorded an assist at Vancouver on Nov.22nd
- Had 3 assists in a 4-3 win at Edmonton on Nov.19th
- Had 2 assists and was a +2 in a 5-2 win at Calgary on Nov.18th
- Had an assist in a 3-1 win over Edmonton on Nov.13th
- Recorded a pair of assists in a 2-1 win over Phoenix on Nov.6th
- Scored a power play goal at St. Louis on Nov.2nd
- Scored a goal vs. Detroit on Oct.29th
- Scored a goal in a 3-2 win at Colorado on Oct.14th
- Recorded a pair of assists on Oct. 5th vs. Anaheim
- Was named alternate captain on Oct. 4th
- Pre-Season: 7gp - 4-3=7 with 14 pim
- 2004-05 -
- Played 12 games for Sodertalje in Sweden and had 5-1=6
- Played in 10 playoff games in Sweden and also had 5-1=6
- CAREER-
- Played his 200th game on 3/7/03 vs. Calgary
- Represented Canada at the 2002 World Championships
- Played in the NHL's YoungStars Game at the All-Star Break recording a goal and an assist while being credited with a game high 14 shots on goal in Los Angeles on Feb. 1
- Unsuccessful on his first career penalty shot (Joseph) in Toronto on Dec. 1, 2001
- Was a member of Team Canada that won the Gold Medal in the 2003 World Championships
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