Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: June 27, 1974 in Oakville, Ontario
Draft: NY Rangers, 3rd round (72nd overall), 1992 NHL Entry
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| Scoring | Goals | Assists | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | EV | SH | PP | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1996-97 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 40 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | ||
| 1997-98 | 23 | NYR | NHL | 39 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.0 | ||
| 1998-99 | 24 | NYI | NHL | 9 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 92 | 10:15 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 67 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | -5 | 196 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 3.6 | 1187 | 17:43 |
| 2000-01 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 45 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -18 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9.5 | 738 | 16:24 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 74 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -2 | 176 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5.9 | 825 | 11:09 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 60 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -7 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 3.2 | 710 | 11:50 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 72 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | -5 | 189 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8.3 | 845 | 11:44 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | TOT | NHL | 50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 124 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 327 | 6:33 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | FLA | NHL | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.0 | 180 | 7:48 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | PIT | NHL | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12.5 | 148 | 5:28 |
| 2006-07 | 32 | PIT | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:42 | |
| Career | NHL | 457 | 10 | 32 | 42 | 14 | -45 | 1182 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 220 | 4.5 | 4726 | 12:30 | ||
| 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 |
| 1996-97 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 40 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 3.68 | 0.43 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | -7 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| 1997-98 | 23 | NYR | NHL | 39 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.02 | 2.36 | 0.44 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 18 | 2 | -3 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| 1998-99 | 24 | NYI | NHL | 9 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 2.56 | 0.22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| 1999-00 | 25 | NYI | NHL | 67 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 2.93 | 0.82 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 70 | 29 | -5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| 2000-01 | 26 | NYI | NHL | 45 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 2.36 | 0.47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 49 | 11 | -18 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| 2001-02 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 74 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2.38 | 0.46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 38 | 0 | 45 | 5 | -2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2002-03 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 60 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 2.07 | 0.52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 29 | 2 | -7 | -0.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 2003-04 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 72 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 2.63 | 0.33 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 47 | 7 | -5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | TOT | NHL | 50 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 2.48 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | FLA | NHL | 23 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 1.61 | 0.48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| 2005-06 | 31 | PIT | NHL | 27 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 3.22 | 0.30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 2006-07 | 32 | PIT | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Career | NHL | 457 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 2.59 | 0.48 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 15 | 197 | 2 | 297 | 57 | -45 | -1.2 | 9.4 | 8.2 | ||
| Scoring | Goals | Ice Time | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI | |
| 1996-97 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 27 | NYI | NHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 97 | 13:54 | |
| 2002-03 | 28 | NYI | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 30 | 6:02 | |
| 2003-04 | 29 | NYI | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3:53 | ||
| Career | NHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 131 | 10:06 | |||
| Scoring | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1990-91 | 16 | Burlington Cougars | ON-Jr.B | 37 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 120 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 17 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | OHL | 64 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 237 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | OHL | 64 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 194 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | OHL | 59 | 7 | 35 | 42 | 204 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Birmingham Bulls | ECHL | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 27 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 134 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 46 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 192 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Charlotte Checkers | ECHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 22 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 23 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9.1 | |||
| 1998-99 | 24 | 2 Teams | AHL | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | |||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0.0 | |||
| 1999-00 | 25 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | |||
| 2004-05 | 30 | London Racers | Britain | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 85 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 32 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 7 Seasons | AHL | 131 | 4 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 629 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 3.8 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | Britain | 22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 85 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | ECHL | 17 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 83 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 187 | 11 | 59 | 70 | 635 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | ON-Jr.B | 37 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 120 | |||||||||||
| Scoring | Goals | Ice Time | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
| 1991-92 | 17 | Detroit Compuware Ambassadors | OHL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 18 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | OHL | 15 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 24 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 19 | Detroit Jr. Red Wings | OHL | 17 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1994-95 | 20 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 21 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 24 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 39 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 101 | |||||||||||
| Thru 10 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Eric Cairns | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| Ian Moran | 78.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Alexei Semenov | 74.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||
| Joel Kwiatkowski | 73.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||
| Daryl Stanley | 73.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||||
| Jason Strudwick | 72.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Bob Halkidis | 72.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Brad Brown | 72.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||
| Kevan Guy | 70.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||
| Frank Bathe | 69.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||
| David Hale | 69.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Eric Cairns | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |||||
| Ian Moran | 78.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |||
| Alexei Semenov | 74.7 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| Joel Kwiatkowski | 73.9 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Daryl Stanley | 73.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | ||||||||
| Jason Strudwick | 72.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.5 |
| Bob Halkidis | 72.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||||
| Brad Brown | 72.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Kevan Guy | 70.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | ||||||||
| Frank Bathe | 69.3 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | ||||||
| David Hale | 69.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||||||
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Penalties in Minutes 2003-04 NHL 189 (8) |
December 22, 1998: Claimed on waivers by NY Islanders from NY Rangers, December 22, 1998.
October 13, 1999: Loaned to Providence (AHL) by NY Islanders, October 6, 1999 and recalled October 13, 1999.
July 5, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Florida, July 5, 2004.
November 1, 2004: Signed as a free agent by London (Britain), November 1, 2004.
January 18, 2006: Traded to Pittsburgh by Florida for Pittsburgh's 6th round choice (Peter Aston) in 2006 Entry Draft, January 18, 2006.
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