Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: February 12, 1980 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
Draft: Calgary, 1st round (6th overall), 1998 NHL Entry
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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 |
| 1998-99 | 18 | CGY | NHL | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 152 | 7:36 |
| 1999-00 | 19 | CGY | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10:06 | |
| 2000-01 | 20 | CGY | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 47 | 9:25 |
| 2001-02 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 85 | 8:31 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | TOT | NHL | 63 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 7 | -7 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 79 | 8.9 | 742 | 11:46 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 36 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6.7 | 262 | 7:16 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 27 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | -6 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 10.2 | 480 | 17:46 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 13 | -46 | 54 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 163 | 9.8 | 1312 | 17:58 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 47 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | -4 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6.0 | 478 | 10:10 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.0 | 262 | 13:06 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | ATL | NHL | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 44 | 7:18 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 9.7 | 172 | 8:11 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6.7 | 104 | 10:26 |
| Career | NHL | 230 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 24 | -60 | 104 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 334 | 8.1 | 2940 | 12:47 | ||
| 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 |
| 1998-99 | 18 | CGY | NHL | 20 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.01 | 0.20 | 0.65 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| 1999-00 | 19 | CGY | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2000-01 | 20 | CGY | NHL | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
| 2001-02 | 21 | NYR | NHL | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | TOT | NHL | 63 | 0.11 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.11 | 0.25 | 1.25 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 25 | 8 | 26 | 2 | -7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | NYR | NHL | 36 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.83 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | -1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | PIT | NHL | 27 | 0.19 | 0.30 | 0.48 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 1.81 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 2 | -6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | PIT | NHL | 73 | 0.22 | 0.25 | 0.47 | 0.18 | 0.74 | 2.23 | 19 | 21 | 40 | 16 | 40 | 15 | 92 | 21 | -46 | 1.9 | -0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | TOT | NHL | 47 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.47 | 1.06 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 27 | 12 | -4 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | PIT | NHL | 20 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 12 | -5 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | ATL | NHL | 6 | 0.00 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.67 | 0.17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 21 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.12 | 0.38 | 1.48 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.20 | 1.50 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Career | NHL | 230 | 0.12 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.11 | 0.45 | 1.45 | 31 | 40 | 71 | 28 | 87 | 24 | 162 | 39 | -60 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 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 |
| 1994-95 | 14 | Sault Ste. Marie Legion | NOHA | 51 | 52 | 51 | 103 | |||||||||||
| 1995-96 | 15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 62 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 52 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 16 | London Knights | OHL | 59 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 76 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 17 | London Knights | OHL | 64 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 110 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 18 | London Knights | OHL | 23 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 3 | 41 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 1998-99 | 18 | Canada | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 76 | 29 | 29 | 58 | -11 | 65 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 254 | 11.4 | |||
| 2000-01 | 20 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 70 | 23 | 29 | 52 | 10 | 129 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 213 | 10.8 | |||
| 2001-02 | 21 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 61 | 35 | 36 | 71 | 27 | 36 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |||||
| 2002-03 | 22 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 19.5 | |||
| 2004-05 | 24 | A&O Asiago Hockey | Italy | 35 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 36 | ||||||||||
| 2005-06 | 25 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 25 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2006-07 | 26 | Adler Mannheim | Germany | 29 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 27 | Adler Mannheim | Germany | 53 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 28 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 45 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 44 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 28 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss-Q | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 29 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 41 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 28 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 30 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 47 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 16 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 31 | HC Geneve-Servette | Swiss | 50 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 26 | ||||||||||
| Career | 5 Seasons | AHL | 241 | 103 | 110 | 213 | 37 | 275 | 69 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 508 | 11.8 | ||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Germany | 82 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 79 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Italy | 35 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 36 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | NOHA | 51 | 52 | 51 | 103 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | OHL | 208 | 88 | 100 | 188 | 3 | 279 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Swiss | 183 | 63 | 69 | 132 | 114 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss-Q | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 15 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 17 | London Knights | OHL | 16 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 49 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 18 | London Knights | OHL | 25 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 20 | Saint John Flames | AHL | 19 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 21 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 10 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004-05 | 24 | A&O Asiago Hockey | Italy | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 2006-07 | 26 | Adler Mannheim | Germany | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2007-08 | 27 | Adler Mannheim | Germany | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2008-09 | 28 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 29 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 29 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2010-11 | 30 | EHC Biel-Bienne | Swiss | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011-12 | 31 | HC Geneve-Servette | Swiss | 9 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 32 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | Germany | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Italy | 9 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | OHL | 45 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 91 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | Swiss | 32 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 40 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Swiss-Q | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Thru 8 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Rico Fata | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Jim Dowd | 71.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Colin Forbes | 71.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Eric Nickulas | 67.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | ||
| Artem Chubarov | 67.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | |||
| Jeff Taffe | 66.0 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Rene Trudell | 63.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | |||||
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 63.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||||
| Chris Tancill | 60.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| Cliff Pennington | 58.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | |||||
| Doug Rombough | 58.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | ||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Rico Fata | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Eric Nickulas | 67.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Artem Chubarov | 67.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | ||||
| Colin Forbes | 64.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.3 |
| Rene Trudell | 63.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | ||||||
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 63.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
| Chris Tancill | 60.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.4 | |
| Cliff Pennington | 58.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Doug Rombough | 58.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | |||||
| Brent Hughes | 57.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.5 | -0.6 | |
| Alain Lemieux | 57.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 | |||
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October 3, 2001: Claimed on waivers by NY Rangers from Calgary, October 3, 2001.
February 10, 2003: Traded to Pittsburgh by NY Rangers with Joel Bouchard, Richard Lintner and Mikael Samuelsson for Mike Wilson, Alex Kovalev, Janne Laukkanen and Dan LaCouture, February 10, 2003.
August 15, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Asiago (Italy), August 15, 2004.
January 31, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Atlanta from Pittsburgh, January 31, 2006.
March 9, 2006: Claimed on waivers by Washington from Atlanta, March 9, 2006.
November 8, 2006: Signed as a free agent by Mannheim (Germany), November 8, 2006.
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