Position: D
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: November 26, 1982 in Baudette, Minnesota
Drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1st round (11th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-06 | 23 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 12 | -18 | 99 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 7.8 | 1638 | 19:59 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 69 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 8 | -7 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 6.3 | 1518 | 21:60 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 5.7 | 1744 | 21:16 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | FLA | NHL | 82 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 14 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 106 | 5.7 | 1835 | 22:23 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 82 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 10 | -7 | 88 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 8.9 | 1837 | 22:24 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | VAN | NHL | 65 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3.8 | 1034 | 15:54 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | VAN | NHL | 47 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2.4 | 731 | 15:33 |
| Career | NHL | 509 | 36 | 127 | 163 | 53 | -1 | 520 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 576 | 6.3 | 10337 | 20:19 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | Point Shares | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- | OPS | DPS | PS |
| 2005-06 | 23 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 0.10 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.15 | 1.21 | 1.24 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 13 | 70 | 24 | 101 | 37 | -18 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 5.0 |
| 2006-07 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 69 | 0.07 | 0.32 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.86 | 1.14 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 9 | 65 | 19 | 93 | 40 | -7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2007-08 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 82 | 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.26 | 0.09 | 1.04 | 1.28 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 8 | 66 | 7 | 86 | 34 | 7 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| 2008-09 | 26 | FLA | NHL | 82 | 0.07 | 0.34 | 0.41 | 0.13 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 6 | 28 | 34 | 11 | 85 | 14 | 69 | 12 | 14 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| 2009-10 | 27 | FLA | NHL | 82 | 0.10 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 11 | 74 | 14 | 98 | 31 | -7 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 |
| 2010-11 | 28 | VAN | NHL | 65 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 38 | 14 | 10 | -0.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
| 2011-12 | 29 | VAN | NHL | 47 | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 1.36 | 0.87 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 509 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.10 | 1.02 | 1.13 | 39 | 132 | 171 | 57 | 395 | 79 | 485 | 168 | -1 | 8.6 | 22.4 | 31.0 | ||
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-00 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | U-18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | U.S. National Team Development Program | USHL | 58 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 119 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 17 | United States | WJ18-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 18 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 56 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 168 | ||||||||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 41 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 78 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 21 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 37 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 83 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 2003-04 | 21 | United States | WC-A | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 22 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -29 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 24 | United States | WC-A | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2007-08 | 25 | United States | WC-A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 26 | United States | WC-A | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 60 | 2 | 18 | 20 | -29 | 88 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | U-18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | USHL | 114 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 287 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WC-A | 29 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WCHA | 119 | 33 | 67 | 100 | 203 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 10 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01 | 18 | Omaha Lancers | USHL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 10 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Thru 6 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Keith Ballard | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | |
| Derian Hatcher | 94.1 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 |
| Rick Lapointe | 93.9 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 |
| Martin Skoula | 93.2 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
| Ott Heller | 93.0 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Willie Huber | 92.8 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Brad Maxwell | 92.8 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 2.5 |
| Alex Levinsky | 92.5 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 |
| Kevin Lowe | 91.7 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
| Alexander Karpovtsev | 91.6 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Bill Brydge | 91.6 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Keith Ballard | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 2.8 | |||||
| Fedor Tyutin | 92.9 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.7 | 0.9 | |||
| Karel Rachunek | 87.3 | 6.7 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 0.1 | |||
| Trevor Daley | 86.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 0.9 | |||
| Jordan Leopold | 86.0 | 7.9 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | ||
| Leo Bourgeault | 85.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 1.8 | -0.2 | ||
| Dmitri Kalinin | 85.1 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | |
| Murray Henderson | 85.1 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | ||
| Al Sims | 84.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Zbynek Michalek | 84.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Dave Shand | 84.1 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | ||
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July 3, 2003: Traded to Colorado by Buffalo for Steve Reinprecht, July 3, 2003.
March 9, 2004: Traded to Phoenix by Colorado with Derek Morris for Ossi Vaananen, Chris Gratton and Phoenix's 2nd round choice (Paul Stastny) in 2005 Entry Draft, March 9, 2004.
June 20, 2008: Traded to Florida by Phoenix with Nick Boynton and Ottawa's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded back to Phoenix - Phoenix selected Jared Staal) in 2008 Entry Draft for Olli Jokinen, June 20, 2008.
June 25, 2010: Traded to Vancouver by Florida with Victor Oreskovich for Steve Bernier, Michael Grabner and Vancouver's 1st round choice (Quinton Howden) in 2010 Entry Draft, June 25, 2010.
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