Position: LW
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: November 6, 1978 in Oswego, New York
Drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 3rd round (71st overall) of the 1998 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-02 | 23 | CAR | NHL | 81 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 15 | -10 | 35 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 159 | 10.1 | 1301 | 16:04 |
| 2002-03 | 24 | CAR | NHL | 53 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 125 | 11.2 | 908 | 17:08 |
| 2003-04 | 25 | CAR | NHL | 80 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | -4 | 93 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 172 | 10.5 | 1448 | 18:06 |
| 2005-06 | 27 | CAR | NHL | 60 | 30 | 29 | 59 | 24 | 19 | 54 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 164 | 18.3 | 1158 | 19:18 |
| 2006-07 | 28 | CAR | NHL | 71 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 24 | 2 | 76 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 166 | 17.5 | 1279 | 18:01 |
| 2007-08 | 29 | CAR | NHL | 73 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 19 | 5 | 76 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 216 | 10.2 | 1413 | 19:22 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 80 | 18 | 24 | 42 | 16 | 0 | 73 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 10.1 | 1409 | 17:37 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | EDM | NHL | 63 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 11 | -3 | 63 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 11.0 | 1076 | 17:05 |
| 2008-09 | 30 | CAR | NHL | 17 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6.1 | 333 | 19:36 |
| 2009-10 | 31 | CAR | NHL | 40 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 7 | -9 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 13.6 | 656 | 16:23 |
| 2010-11 | 32 | CAR | NHL | 82 | 26 | 26 | 52 | 21 | -1 | 49 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 201 | 12.9 | 1514 | 18:27 |
| 2011-12 | 33 | MTL | NHL | 55 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 12.0 | 970 | 17:38 |
| Career | NHL | 675 | 203 | 227 | 430 | 170 | 13 | 585 | 145 | 50 | 8 | 37 | 1620 | 12.5 | 12055 | 17:52 |
| 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 | 1.3 | 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 | 55 | 0.35 | 0.38 | 0.73 | 0.29 | 0.51 | 2.87 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 27 | 10 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5.5 | ||||
| Career | NHL | 675 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.64 | 0.25 | 0.87 | 2.40 | 231 | 251 | 482 | 194 | 610 | 186 | 496 | 75 | 13 | 33.4 | 14.0 | 47.4 | ||
| 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 |
| 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 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Erik Cole | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | |
| Thomas Gradin | 92.2 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| Dave Christian | 92.0 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Camille Henry | 91.9 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Joe Juneau | 91.7 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Dan Quinn | 91.7 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| Stan Smyl | 91.6 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Wilf Paiement | 91.4 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.1 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| Brendan Morrison | 91.2 | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 |
| Lynn Patrick | 91.1 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| Gregg Sheppard | 90.5 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| Erik Cole | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 1.4 | |||
| Thomas Gradin | 92.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| Clint Smith | 91.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | 91.1 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | |
| Johnny Peirson | 90.6 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | -0.2 | -1.1 |
| Adam Deadmarsh | 89.7 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | ||
| Patrik Sundstrom | 89.7 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | -0.2 | |
| Lynn Patrick | 89.6 | 6.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | |
| Valeri Bure | 89.3 | 8.0 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |
| Gregg Sheppard | 89.1 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | |
| Justin Williams | 89.1 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 0.5 | |
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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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