Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-4 ▪ Weight: 222 lbs.
Born: January 16, 1981 in St. Cloud, Minnesota
Draft: Colorado, 3rd round (88th overall), 2000 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 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | MDA | NHL | 80 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -23 | 74 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 2.0 | 1484 | 18:33 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | -11 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 2.3 | 1140 | 16:32 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | MDA | NHL | 55 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -8 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3.1 | 929 | 16:54 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | COL | NHL | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.0 | 211 | 15:04 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | COL | NHL | 37 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.3 | 474 | 12:48 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | COL | NHL | 48 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | -3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 0.0 | 880 | 18:20 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | COL | NHL | 54 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3.6 | 1009 | 18:41 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | PHX | NHL | 68 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3.0 | 1402 | 20:37 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | PHX | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 17 | 16:32 |
| Career | NHL | 357 | 5 | 28 | 33 | 10 | -15 | 250 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 205 | 2.4 | 6405 | 17:56 | ||
| 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 |
| 2002-03 | 22 | MDA | NHL | 80 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.93 | 0.63 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 73 | 18 | -23 | -1.1 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | TOT | NHL | 69 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.74 | 0.64 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 65 | 21 | -11 | -0.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | MDA | NHL | 55 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 54 | 19 | -8 | -0.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 2003-04 | 23 | COL | NHL | 14 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 1.36 | 0.86 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 2 | -3 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 25 | COL | NHL | 37 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 0.65 | 0.51 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| 2006-07 | 26 | COL | NHL | 48 | 0.00 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.03 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 48 | 15 | -3 | -0.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
| 2007-08 | 27 | COL | NHL | 54 | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.76 | 0.52 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 47 | 23 | 17 | -0.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 2008-09 | 28 | PHX | NHL | 68 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 0 | 83 | 38 | -1 | -0.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2009-10 | 29 | PHX | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Career | NHL | 357 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.70 | 0.57 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 11 | 200 | 0 | 336 | 121 | -15 | -3.3 | 13.3 | 10.1 | ||
| 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 | |
| 2002-03 | 22 | MDA | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12.5 | 436 | 20:45 | |
| 2003-04 | 23 | COL | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 36 | 11:56 | |
| 2005-06 | 25 | COL | NHL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 78 | 8:39 | |
| 2007-08 | 27 | COL | NHL | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 194 | 19:23 | |
| Career | NHL | 43 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13.3 | 743 | 17:17 | |||
| 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 |
| 1998-99 | 18 | North Iowa Huskies | USHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 67 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 19 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 71 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 38 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 20 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 48 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 85 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 21 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 61 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 73 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 25 | Lowell Lock Monsters | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 52 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 67 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 180 | 12 | 42 | 54 | 79 | 206 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 1999-00 | 19 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 20 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 21 | Spokane Chiefs | WHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 29 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Thru 7 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Kurt Sauer | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | |
| Brad Berry | 88.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| Mattias Timander | 87.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Jim Pavese | 86.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Stan Neckar | 86.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Shawn Cronin | 86.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Donald Dufresne | 85.7 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
| David Hale | 83.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Ernie Dickens | 83.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
| Doug McCaig | 82.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Brian Curran | 81.6 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Kurt Sauer | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | ||||
| Brad Berry | 87.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | ||
| Shawn Cronin | 86.1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | |||
| Dan Keczmer | 85.9 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Bill Plager | 85.3 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | |
| David Hale | 83.3 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | |||
| Ernie Dickens | 83.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.7 | ||||
| Doug McCaig | 82.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | |||
| Dale Hoganson | 81.5 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 | |||
| Sean Brown | 80.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | |
| Jim Pavese | 80.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ||
July 6, 2002: Signed as a free agent by Anaheim, July 6, 2002.
February 21, 2004: Traded to Colorado by Anaheim with Anaheim's 4th round choice (Raymond Macias) in 2005 Entry Draft for Martin Skoula, February 21, 2004.
July 1, 2008: Signed as a free agent by Phoenix, July 1, 2008.
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