2006 NHL PLAYOFFS: - Recorded two assists in Game Four of the WCQF vs. Nashville on Apr. 27 2005-06 REGULAR SEASON NOTES: - Recorded six points in his first 12 career NHL games (3-3=6) - Recorded his first career multi-point game (1-1=2), scoring the game-winner against Vancouver on Apr. 13 - Became Denver University's first ever Hobey Baker Award winner, given annually to collegiate hockey's best player - Scored a goal in his NHL debut March 25 at Minnesota, becoming just the 10th Shark to score a goal in his NHL debut - Signed to an NHL contract on March 19 - Recently completed his junior season with University of Denver, where he was named WCHA Player of the Year, WCHA Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All WCHA - Became the first player in WCHA history to garner both the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year Awards in the same season - Denver's team captain - Tied for fifth among all NCAA scorers with 53 points (11 goals, 41 assists) in 39 games and first in assists. Overall, he led all NCAA defensemen in goals (11), assists (42), points (53) and is second in points per game (1.36) - Ranks first in the NCAA in assists per game (1.08) and is tied for 10th in points per game (1.36) - Ranked tied for third in WCHA overall scoring and led all WCHA defensemen in points, goals and assists in league play. 2004-05 HIGHLIGHTS: - Led Denver to back-to-back NCAA Championships. - Led all WCHA defensemen in scoring with 39 points (12 goals, 27 assists) in 39 games and was eighth among all WCHA scorers. - Named NCAA Defenseman of the Year, NCAA All-American Team (West), First All-WCHA Team, USCHO First Team All American and First Team All American by InsideCollegeHockey.com. - Became the first U.S.-born player to capture the World Junior and NCAA titles in the same season (2004)