New Jersey Devils' 2nd round choice (62nd overall) in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
Player Notes:
Leads NJD with +8 mark...Posted 3a & team-leading +6 mark in '06 ECQF vs. NYR, including 2a in game 2...2a that contest matched output from previous 6 playoff appearances...With 80 regular-season games played, had surpassed total from 2003-04 rookie campaign...Total includes career-high 77 straight games October 18-April 18; missed two games October 13-15 with slight back injury...Was second (B. Rafalski) among NJD d'men with 5g-32a-37pts; surpassed last season's assist (18) and point totals (24)...Recorded 20 of the 37 points on the power play, and 23 of the 37pts at the Meadowlands...Had assists/points in season/career-high five straight games December 26-January 3 (6a)...Assists in five straight is also a team season-high (tie, P. Elias, Apr. 9-18)...Had two three-game point-scoring streaks over an eight-game span March 10-24: March 21-24 (1g-3a-4pts) and March 10-14 (1g-2a-3pts)...Began campaign with three-game point-scoring streak October 5-8 (4a)...Also recorded points in back-to-back contests April 9-11 (2a) and November 18-19 (3a)...His six multiple-point efforts include career-high 1g-2a-3pts February 7 vs. Tampa Bay...Also recorded 5 2pt games, including 1g-1a-2pts March 24 vs. Boston and four two-assist efforts...Appeared in his 100th NHL game December 17 at Carolina...Named to Team USA's "Taxi Squad" for '06 Olympic Winter Games, but did not play...Finished '03-04 rookie season tied for second among d'men (D. Hale) with plus-12 mark...Is only Devils' rookie ever to post a regular-season overtime goalMade Devils/NHL debut October 8, 2003 at Boston; game marked just 12th time in team history that two rookies (D. Hale) made their NHL debuts in the same game...Returned to home state to participate in '04 NHL YoungStars Game at St. PaulPosted 1g-1a-2pts in game three of '04 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals vs. PhiladelphiaPosted 3g-4a-7pts while appearing in 11 games with Fribourg (Swi.) in '04-05Represented U.S. at World Championships for first time in '05...Joined the Devils organization after three years at the University of Minnesota, including consecutive NCAA Championships in 2002 and 2003, as well as the 2003 WCHA Playoff Championship.
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