Position: LW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 212 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York
Draft: Carolina, 3rd round (71st overall), 1998 NHL Entry
Contract: 4 years/$18,000,000
2012-13 Cap Hit: $4,500,000.00 (full contract info at capgeek.com)
Other SR Links: Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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| Scoring Stats | 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 |
| 2001-02 | 23 | CAR | NHL | 81 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 15 | -10 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 159 | 10.1 | 1301 | 16:04 |
| 2002-03 | 24 | CAR | NHL | 53 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 125 | 11.2 | 908 | 17:08 |
| 2003-04 | 25 | CAR | NHL | 80 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | -4 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 172 | 10.5 | 1448 | 18:06 |
| 2005-06 | 27 | CAR | NHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 19 | 54 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 11 | 164 | 18.3 | 1158 | 19:18 |
| 2006-07 | 28 | CAR | NHL | 71 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 24 | 2 | 76 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 9 | 166 | 17.5 | 1279 | 18:01 |
| 2007-08 | 29 | CAR | NHL | 73 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 76 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 216 | 10.2 | 1413 | 19:22 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 178 | 10.1 | 1409 | 17:37 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | EDM | NHL | 63 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 11 | -3 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 145 | 11.0 | 1076 | 17:05 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 6.1 | 333 | 19:36 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 40 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | -9 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 13.6 | 656 | 16:23 |
| 2010-11 | 32 | CAR | NHL | 82 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 21 | -1 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 201 | 12.9 | 1514 | 18:27 |
| 2011-12 | 33 | MTL | NHL | 82 | 35 | 26 | 61 | 26 | 11 | 48 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 241 | 14.5 | 1519 | 18:32 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 47 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 6 | -6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 10.5 | 770 | 16:24 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 7.3 | 297 | 15:39 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | DAL | NHL | 28 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | -7 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 13.3 | 473 | 16:54 |
| Career | NHL | 749 | 228 | 236 | 464 | 186 | 8 | 625 | 165 | 55 | 8 | 43 | 175 | 5 | 56 | 1789 | 12.7 | 13376 | 17:51 | ||
| 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 |
| 2001-02 | 23 | CAR | NHL | 81 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.43 | 1.96 | 18 | 27 | 45 | 17 | 60 | 11 | 61 | 2 | -10 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| 2002-03 | 24 | CAR | NHL | 53 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.51 | 0.21 | 1.36 | 2.36 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 13 | 43 | 15 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.2 |
| 2003-04 | 25 | CAR | NHL | 80 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 1.16 | 2.15 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 19 | 60 | 16 | 67 | 19 | -4 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 4.5 |
| 2005-06 | 27 | CAR | NHL | 60 | 0.50 | 0.48 | 0.98 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 2.73 | 30 | 28 | 58 | 24 | 92 | 30 | 57 | 14 | 19 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 7.4 |
| 2006-07 | 28 | CAR | NHL | 71 | 0.41 | 0.45 | 0.86 | 0.34 | 1.07 | 2.34 | 30 | 32 | 62 | 25 | 85 | 31 | 55 | 3 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.6 | 7.1 |
| 2007-08 | 29 | CAR | NHL | 73 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 0.70 | 0.26 | 1.04 | 2.96 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 22 | 95 | 38 | 58 | 6 | 5 | 3.8 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 0.23 | 0.30 | 0.53 | 0.20 | 0.91 | 2.23 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 17 | 70 | 23 | 54 | 7 | 0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | EDM | NHL | 63 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.43 | 0.18 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 48 | 15 | 41 | 5 | -3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 0.12 | 0.76 | 0.88 | 0.27 | 0.59 | 1.94 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.3 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 40 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.40 | 0.18 | 0.73 | 2.03 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 3 | -9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2010-11 | 32 | CAR | NHL | 82 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.63 | 0.26 | 0.60 | 2.45 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 23 | 81 | 20 | 72 | 10 | -1 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 5.9 |
| 2011-12 | 33 | MTL | NHL | 82 | 0.43 | 0.32 | 0.74 | 0.32 | 0.59 | 2.94 | 40 | 28 | 68 | 29 | 97 | 28 | 58 | 0 | 11 | 6.7 | 2.3 | 9.0 |
| 2012-13 | 34 | TOT | NHL | 47 | 0.19 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 1.83 | -6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 34 | MTL | NHL | 19 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.53 | 2.16 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | ||||||||
| 2012-13 | 34 | DAL | NHL | 28 | 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.25 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 1.61 | -7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | ||||||||
| Career | NHL | 749 | 0.30 | 0.32 | 0.62 | 0.25 | 0.83 | 2.39 | 239 | 245 | 484 | 197 | 707 | 214 | 554 | 75 | 8 | 36.4 | 15.2 | 51.6 | ||
| Scoring Stats | 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 | |
| 2001-02 | 23 | CAR | NHL | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 4 | -2 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 68 | 8.8 | 425 | 18:27 | |
| 2005-06 | 27 | CAR | NHL | SC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 31 | 15:29 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | CAR | NHL | 18 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | -5 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0.0 | 311 | 17:17 | |
| Career | NHL | 1 | 43 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | -8 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 5.8 | 767 | 17:50 | ||
| Scoring Stats | 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 |
| 1995-96 | 17 | Oswego Buccaneers | High-NY | 40 | 49 | 41 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 18 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 48 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 140 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 19 | Clarkson Knights | ECAC | 34 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 55 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 20 | Clarkson Knights | ECAC | 36 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 50 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 21 | Clarkson Knights | ECAC | 33 | 19 | 11 | 30 | 46 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 21 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22.2 | |||
| 2000-01 | 22 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 69 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 175 | 13.1 | |||
| 2004-05 | 26 | Eisbaren Berlin | Germany | 39 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 2004-05 | 26 | United States | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 27 | United States | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 28 | United States | WC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | ECAC | 103 | 52 | 51 | 103 | 151 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Germany | 39 | 6 | 21 | 27 | 76 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | High-NY | 40 | 49 | 41 | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 78 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 193 | 14.0 | ||||
| Career | 1 Season | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 48 | 30 | 34 | 64 | 140 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WC-A | 14 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Scoring Stats | 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 |
| 1996-97 | 18 | Des Moines Buccaneers | USHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 21 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 22 | Cincinnati Cyclones | IHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 26 | Eisbaren Berlin | Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | IHL | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Thru 11 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Erik Cole | 9.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |
| Milt Schmidt | 94.2 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | |
| Brenden Morrow | 93.5 | 9.8 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| John Ogrodnick | 92.1 | 9.2 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 2.0 | |
| Johnny Gottselig | 91.6 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| Valeri Kamensky | 91.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | |
| Wilf Paiement | 91.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |
| Ken Randall | 91.3 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |
| Tomas Sandstrom | 91.2 | 9.2 | 7.0 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.0 | |
| Frank Nighbor | 91.2 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| Jimmy Ward | 90.9 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Erik Cole | 9.0 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | |||||
| Kenny Wharram | 92.6 | 9.0 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |
| Mike Bullard | 91.5 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | -0.1 | ||||
| Ken Randall | 91.3 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | |||||
| Larry Aurie | 90.9 | 6.8 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | -0.6 | |||
| Jim Pappin | 90.2 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | |
| Joe Murphy | 90.0 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Kristian Huselius | 89.8 | 9.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 | -0.1 | |||||
| Tod Sloan | 89.6 | 9.3 | 7.4 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||
| Bryan Hextall | 89.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jeff O'Neill | 89.2 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.3 | ||||
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Championships
2006 Carolina Hurricanes (NHL)(Minimum 1 playoff game) |
Games Played 2011-12 NHL 82 (3) |
Even Strength Goals |
Game-Winning Goals 2010-11 NHL 9 (4) |
October 24, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Berlin (Germany), October 24, 2004.
July 1, 2008: Traded to Edmonton by Carolina for Joni Pitkanen, July 1, 2008.
March 4, 2009: Traded to Carolina by Edmonton with Edmonton's 5th round choice (Matt Kennedy) in 2009 Entry Draft for Patrick O'Sullivan and Carolina's 2nd round choice (later traded to Buffalo, later traded to Toronto - Toronto selected Jesse Blacker) in 2009 Entry Draft, March 4, 2009.
July 1, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Montreal, July 1, 2011.
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