Position: Left Wing
Height: 6-4
Weight: 211
Born: June 16, 1984 (Brampton, Ontario)
With CBJ: 2002-12
Number: 61
TRANSACTIONS
• Drafted by Columbus in the first round, first overall, at the 2002 NHL Draft.
• Traded by the Blue Jackets to the New York Rangers with D Steve Delisle and a conditional third round pick in exchange for C Brandon Dubinsky, C Artem Anisimov, D Tim Erixon and a first-round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft on July 23, 2012.
CAREER NOTES
• Registered 289-258-547 and 568 penalty minutes in 674 games with the Blue Jackets from 2002-12.
• Owns the club's all-time records in goals, assists, points, games played, power play goals (83), game-winning goals (44) and shots (2,278).
• Served as the team's fifth captain in CBJ history from 2008-12 after serving as an alternate captain from 2005-08.
• Was the first player in franchise history to record 20 goals in eight-straight seasons from 2003-12.
• His 272 goals scored from 2003-12 were the fifth-most in the league, trailing only Ilya Kovalchuk (339), Alex Ovechkin (339), Jarome Iginla (307) and Dany Heatley (282).
• Played in five of his six NHL All-Star Games while in a Jacket uniform (2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011; 2015 w/ NYR) and added 2-1-3 in the 2003 NHL Youngstars Game.
• Became the first teenager in franchise history to score in his NHL debut, beating Jocelyn Thibault 7:35 into the second period in the season opener on Oct. 10, 2002.
• Named to the 2002-03 NHL All-Rookie Team and was a finalist for the Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's best first-year player after posting 17-22-39 and 78 penalty minutes in 74 outings.
• Won the Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy in 2003-04 after setting a single season franchise record and tying for the league lead with Kovalchuk (Atlanta) and Iginla (Calgary) in goals with 41.
• Set single season career highs in assists and points with 40-39-79 in 78 games in 2008-09 and captured the NHL Foundation Player Award, presented annually to a player "in recognition of his commitment and service to charities in his community."
• Notched a career-high 42 goals with the Rangers in 2014-15.
• Finished his 15-year NHL career with 437-368-805 and 750 penalty minutes in 1,060 career games with the Blue Jackets, Rangers and Boston Bruins from 2002-18.
• Represented Canada in numerous international tournaments. Played for the country at the 2006 Olympic Games and earned gold at back-to-back Winter Olympics in 2010 and 2014. Also suited up for Canada at four IIHF World Championships, earning gold at the 2007 tournament and silver in 2005 and 2008.
• Served in a management capacity for Hockey Canada at the 2022 and 2024 IIHF World Championships, winning a silver medal as an assistant general manager at the 2022 tournament and worked as the team's general manager at the 2024 tournament.
• Played junior hockey with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League from 2000-02, notching 63-75-138 and 144 penalty minutes in 112 games.
• He and his family currently resides in New Albany and was named the Blue Jackets' director of player development in June 2021 after serving as the club's special assistant to the general manager from 2019-21.
BLUE JACKETS CAREER STATS
