Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 5-11 Weight: 195 lbs.
Born: July 7, 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia
Drafted by the Quebec Nordiques in the 1st round (15th overall) of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | 19 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 70 | 23 | 39 | 62 | -36 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 15.5 | ||
| 1989-90 | 20 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 39 | 63 | 102 | -40 | 27 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 234 | 16.7 | ||
| 1990-91 | 21 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 48 | 61 | 109 | -26 | 24 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 245 | 19.6 | ||
| 1991-92 | 22 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 69 | 29 | 65 | 94 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 217 | 13.4 | ||
| 1992-93 | 23 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 78 | 48 | 57 | 105 | -3 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 264 | 18.2 | ||
| 1993-94 | 24 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 84 | 28 | 64 | 92 | -8 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 279 | 10.0 | ||
| 1994-95 | 25 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 19 | 43 | 62 | 7 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 157 | 12.1 | ||
| 1995-96 | 26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 51 | 69 | 120 | 14 | 44 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 339 | 15.0 | ||
| 1996-97 | 27 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 22 | 52 | 74 | -10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 261 | 8.4 | ||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 64 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 0 | 50 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 10.6 | ||
| 1998-99 | 29 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 73 | 41 | 55 | 96 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 255 | 16.1 | 1868 | 25:35 |
| 1999-00 | 30 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 28 | 53 | 81 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 242 | 11.6 | 1396 | 23:16 |
| 2000-01 | 31 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 54 | 64 | 118 | 45 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 332 | 16.3 | 1887 | 23:01 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 260 | 10.0 | 1805 | 22:01 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 190 | 13.7 | 1230 | 21:12 |
| 2003-04 | 34 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 33 | 54 | 87 | 11 | 42 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 253 | 13.0 | 1641 | 20:16 |
| 2005-06 | 36 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 10 | 60 | 22 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 263 | 12.2 | 1633 | 19:55 |
| 2006-07 | 37 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 36 | 64 | 100 | 2 | 46 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 258 | 14.0 | 1655 | 20:11 |
| 2007-08 | 38 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 13 | 27 | 40 | -4 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 10.5 | 879 | 19:59 |
| 2008-09 | 39 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 15 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4.3 | 272 | 18:07 |
| Career | 20 Seasons | NHL | 1378 | 625 | 1016 | 1641 | 30 | 614 | 388 | 205 | 32 | 86 | 4621 | 13.5 | 14266 | 21:39 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | SOG | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 1988-89 | 19 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 70 | 0.33 | 0.56 | 0.89 | 0.32 | -0.51 | 0.34 | 2.11 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 19 | 96 | 59 | 85 | 12 | -36 |
| 1989-90 | 20 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 0.49 | 0.79 | 1.28 | 0.48 | -0.50 | 0.34 | 2.93 | 33 | 53 | 86 | 32 | 139 | 58 | 132 | 11 | -40 |
| 1990-91 | 21 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 80 | 0.60 | 0.76 | 1.36 | 0.54 | -0.33 | 0.30 | 3.06 | 43 | 54 | 97 | 38 | 132 | 48 | 164 | 54 | -26 |
| 1991-92 | 22 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 69 | 0.42 | 0.94 | 1.36 | 0.49 | 0.07 | 0.29 | 3.14 | 26 | 57 | 83 | 30 | 124 | 46 | 97 | 24 | 5 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 78 | 0.62 | 0.73 | 1.35 | 0.54 | -0.04 | 0.51 | 3.38 | 39 | 46 | 85 | 34 | 150 | 76 | 104 | 27 | -3 |
| 1993-94 | 24 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 84 | 0.33 | 0.76 | 1.10 | 0.39 | -0.10 | 0.21 | 3.32 | 25 | 58 | 83 | 29 | 121 | 49 | 105 | 25 | -8 |
| 1994-95 | 25 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 47 | 0.40 | 0.91 | 1.32 | 0.47 | 0.15 | 0.64 | 3.34 | 33 | 74 | 107 | 38 | 82 | 36 | 49 | 10 | 7 |
| 1995-96 | 26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 0.62 | 0.84 | 1.46 | 0.57 | 0.17 | 0.54 | 4.13 | 49 | 66 | 115 | 45 | 159 | 74 | 85 | 14 | 14 |
| 1996-97 | 27 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 65 | 0.34 | 0.80 | 1.14 | 0.40 | -0.15 | 0.52 | 4.02 | 23 | 54 | 77 | 27 | 107 | 58 | 67 | 8 | -10 |
| 1997-98 | 28 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 64 | 0.42 | 0.56 | 0.98 | 0.38 | 0.00 | 0.78 | 3.97 | 31 | 41 | 72 | 28 | 90 | 45 | 53 | 8 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | 29 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 73 | 0.56 | 0.75 | 1.32 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.40 | 3.49 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 43 | 133 | 54 | 77 | 21 | 23 |
| 1999-00 | 30 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 60 | 0.47 | 0.88 | 1.35 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.47 | 4.03 | 31 | 57 | 88 | 32 | 113 | 37 | 52 | 6 | 30 |
| 2000-01 | 31 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 0.66 | 0.78 | 1.44 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.37 | 4.05 | 59 | 69 | 128 | 51 | 158 | 65 | 69 | 21 | 45 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.96 | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 3.17 | 30 | 60 | 90 | 33 | 101 | 37 | 62 | 10 | 12 |
| 2002-03 | 33 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 58 | 0.45 | 0.55 | 1.00 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.41 | 3.28 | 30 | 35 | 65 | 26 | 79 | 30 | 51 | 6 | 4 |
| 2003-04 | 34 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 81 | 0.41 | 0.67 | 1.07 | 0.39 | 0.14 | 0.52 | 3.12 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 38 | 106 | 46 | 65 | 16 | 11 |
| 2005-06 | 36 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 1.06 | 0.39 | 0.12 | 0.73 | 3.21 | 32 | 53 | 85 | 32 | 120 | 47 | 75 | 12 | 10 |
| 2006-07 | 37 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 0.44 | 0.78 | 1.22 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.56 | 3.15 | 38 | 64 | 102 | 38 | 136 | 66 | 78 | 10 | 2 |
| 2007-08 | 38 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 44 | 0.30 | 0.61 | 0.91 | 0.32 | -0.09 | 0.45 | 2.82 | 14 | 29 | 43 | 16 | 57 | 25 | 39 | 3 | -4 |
| 2008-09 | 39 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 15 | 0.13 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.25 | -0.40 | 0.40 | 3.07 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 18 | 4 | -6 |
| Career | 20 Seasons | NHL | 1378 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 1.19 | 0.44 | 0.02 | 0.45 | 3.35 | 643 | 1036 | 1679 | 633 | 2220 | 965 | 1527 | 302 | 30 | |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI | |
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| 1992-93 | 23 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12.5 | |||
| 1994-95 | 25 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 26.7 | |||
| 1995-96 | 26 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | SC | 22 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 98 | 18.4 | ||
| 1996-97 | 27 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 17 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 16.0 | |||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 8.3 | |||
| 1998-99 | 29 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 19 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 10.7 | 475 | 25:01 | |
| 1999-00 | 30 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 17 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4.2 | 405 | 23:50 | |
| 2000-01 | 31 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | SC | 21 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 79 | 16.5 | 452 | 21:33 |
| 2001-02 | 32 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 11.8 | 477 | 22:44 | |
| 2002-03 | 33 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 23.1 | 157 | 22:29 | |
| 2003-04 | 34 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 11 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 20.0 | 234 | 21:15 | |
| 2005-06 | 36 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 9 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19.0 | 195 | 21:38 | |
| 2007-08 | 38 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6.7 | 191 | 19:07 | |
| Career | 13 Seasons | NHL | 2 | 172 | 84 | 104 | 188 | -2 | 78 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 19 | 582 | 14.4 | 2588 | 22:30 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1985-86 | 16 | Burnaby BC Selects | Minor-BC | 80 | 83 | 73 | 156 | 96 | |||||||||
| 1985-86 | 16 | Lethbridge Broncos | WHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1986-87 | 17 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 72 | 60 | 73 | 133 | 31 | |||||||||
| 1986-87 | 17 | Canada | Nat-Tm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 64 | 78 | 82 | 160 | 64 | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | Canada | WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1990-91 | 21 | Canada | WEC-A | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1993-94 | 24 | Canada | WC-A | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1996-97 | 27 | Canada | W-Cup | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1997-98 | 28 | Canada | Olympics | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 32 | Canada | Olympics | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2004-05 | 35 | Canada | W-Cup | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2005-06 | 36 | Canada | Olympics | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Minor-BC | 80 | 83 | 73 | 156 | 96 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Nat-Tm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | Olympics | 16 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | W-Cup | 14 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WC-A | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WEC-A | 10 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 139 | 138 | 155 | 293 | 95 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | SOG | SPCT | TOI | ATOI |
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| 1986-87 | 17 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 1987-88 | 18 | Swift Current Broncos | WHL | 10 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 12 | |||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WHL | 14 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 12 |
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All-Star Games 1990 NHL1991 NHL 1992 NHL 1993 NHL 1994 NHL 1996 NHL 1998 NHL 2000 NHL 2001 NHL 2002 NHL 2004 NHL 2007 NHL |
Awards 1995-96 NHL Conn Smythe Trophy2000-01 NHL Hart Memorial Trophy 2000-01 NHL Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 2000-01 NHL Lester B. Pearson Award |
Honors 2000-01 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)2001-02 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) 2003-04 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st) |
Games Played 1989-90 NHL 80 (1)1990-91 NHL 80 (3) 1993-94 NHL 84 (5) 1995-96 NHL 82 (3) 2000-01 NHL 82 (3) 2001-02 NHL 82 (2) 2005-06 NHL 82 (3) 2006-07 NHL 82 (2) Career NHL 1378 (36) |
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Goals 1990-91 NHL 48 (6)1995-96 NHL 51 (5) 1998-99 NHL 41 (6) 2000-01 NHL 54 (2) 2003-04 NHL 33 (10) Career NHL 625 (14) |
Adjusted Goals 1990-91 NHL 43 (6)1995-96 NHL 49 (5) 1998-99 NHL 47 (6) 2000-01 NHL 59 (2) 2003-04 NHL 39 (10) Career NHL 643 (12) |
Goals Per Game 1990-91 NHL 0.60 (7)1995-96 NHL 0.62 (9) 1998-99 NHL 0.56 (4) 2000-01 NHL 0.66 (3) Career NHL 0.45 (48) |
Assists 1991-92 NHL 65 (9)1994-95 NHL 43 (3) 1995-96 NHL 69 (8) 1998-99 NHL 55 (5) 1999-00 NHL 53 (4) 2000-01 NHL 64 (5) 2001-02 NHL 53 (3) 2003-04 NHL 54 (4) 2006-07 NHL 64 (6) Career NHL 1016 (11) |
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Adjusted Assists 1991-92 NHL 57 (9)1994-95 NHL 74 (3) 1995-96 NHL 66 (8) 1998-99 NHL 62 (5) 1999-00 NHL 57 (4) 2000-01 NHL 69 (5) 2001-02 NHL 60 (3) 2003-04 NHL 62 (4) 2006-07 NHL 64 (6) Career NHL 1036 (7) |
Assists Per Game 1991-92 NHL 0.94 (6)1994-95 NHL 0.91 (3) 1996-97 NHL 0.80 (5) 1998-99 NHL 0.75 (6) 1999-00 NHL 0.88 (1) 2000-01 NHL 0.78 (8) 2001-02 NHL 0.65 (9) 2003-04 NHL 0.67 (9) 2006-07 NHL 0.78 (8) Career NHL 0.74 (16) |
Points 1989-90 NHL 102 (10)1990-91 NHL 109 (6) 1994-95 NHL 62 (4) 1995-96 NHL 120 (3) 1998-99 NHL 96 (5) 1999-00 NHL 81 (8) 2000-01 NHL 118 (2) 2001-02 NHL 79 (5) 2003-04 NHL 87 (2) 2006-07 NHL 100 (6) Career NHL 1641 (8) |
Adjusted Points 1989-90 NHL 86 (9)1990-91 NHL 97 (6) 1994-95 NHL 107 (4) 1995-96 NHL 115 (3) 1998-99 NHL 109 (5) 1999-00 NHL 88 (9) 2000-01 NHL 128 (2) 2001-02 NHL 90 (6) 2003-04 NHL 101 (2) 2006-07 NHL 102 (6) Career NHL 1679 (6) |
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Points Per Game 1990-91 NHL 1.36 (6)1991-92 NHL 1.36 (6) 1994-95 NHL 1.32 (5) 1995-96 NHL 1.46 (5) 1998-99 NHL 1.32 (3) 1999-00 NHL 1.35 (2) 2000-01 NHL 1.44 (3) 2003-04 NHL 1.07 (7) 2006-07 NHL 1.22 (8) Career NHL 1.19 (13) |
Goals Created 1990-91 NHL 43.3 (3)1994-95 NHL 22.1 (6) 1995-96 NHL 46.7 (3) 1998-99 NHL 36.5 (5) 2000-01 NHL 45.9 (1) 2003-04 NHL 31.8 (4) 2006-07 NHL 36.1 (8) Career NHL 611.3 (9) |
Adjusted Goals Created 1990-91 NHL 38.2 (4)1994-95 NHL 38.2 (6) 1995-96 NHL 44.7 (3) 1998-99 NHL 42.5 (5) 2000-01 NHL 51.0 (2) 2003-04 NHL 38.2 (3) 2006-07 NHL 38.2 (8) Career NHL 633.3 (5) |
Goals Created Per Game 1990-91 NHL 0.54 (5)1994-95 NHL 0.47 (7) 1995-96 NHL 0.57 (4) 1998-99 NHL 0.50 (4) 1999-00 NHL 0.49 (3) 2000-01 NHL 0.56 (3) 2003-04 NHL 0.39 (9) Career NHL 0.44 (20) |
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Total Goals On-Ice For 1994-95 NHL 82 (10)1995-96 NHL 159 (5) 1998-99 NHL 133 (6) 2000-01 NHL 158 (2) 2006-07 NHL 136 (8) Career NHL 2220 (16) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice For 1994-95 NHL 36 (8)1995-96 NHL 74 (5) 1996-97 NHL 58 (4) 2000-01 NHL 65 (2) 2006-07 NHL 66 (5) Career NHL 965 (8) |
Total Goals On-Ice Against 1989-90 NHL 132 (7)1990-91 NHL 164 (1) Career NHL 1527 (24) |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against 1990-91 NHL 54 (2) |
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Plus/Minus 1999-00 NHL 30 (4)2000-01 NHL 45 (1) |
Even Strength Goals 1989-90 NHL 30 (10)1990-91 NHL 33 (4) 1995-96 NHL 28 (10) 2000-01 NHL 32 (3) Career NHL 388 (14) |
Power Play Goals 1995-96 NHL 17 (8)1997-98 NHL 12 (10) 2000-01 NHL 19 (2) 2003-04 NHL 13 (8) 2006-07 NHL 16 (9) Career NHL 205 (13) |
Short-Handed Goals 1995-96 NHL 6 (2)1998-99 NHL 5 (1) 2000-01 NHL 3 (10) Career NHL 32 (14) |
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Game-Winning Goals 1990-91 NHL 7 (8)1993-94 NHL 9 (4) 1994-95 NHL 5 (7) 1995-96 NHL 7 (8) 2000-01 NHL 12 (1) Career NHL 86 (17) |
Shots on Goal 1995-96 NHL 339 (5)2000-01 NHL 332 (2) Career NHL 4621 (8) |
June 21, 1995: Transferred to Colorado after Quebec franchise relocated, June 21, 1995.
January 7, 2009: Missed majority of 2008-09 season recovering from recurring back injury and resulting back surgery to replace herniated disc, January 7, 2009.
July 9, 2009: Officially announced his retirement, July 9, 2009.
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