Position: C ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 ▪ Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: February 19, 1981 in Hastings, Minnesota
Draft: St. Louis, 1st round (30th 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 | 21 | PHX | NHL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16.7 | 231 | 11:34 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | PHX | NHL | 59 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | -8 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 67 | 11.9 | 651 | 11:02 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 26 | 6:27 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | NYR | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 3:49 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 18 | 9:06 |
| 2006-07 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 11.8 | 241 | 14:12 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 8.9 | 431 | 9:35 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 68 | 8:30 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | FLA | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 177 | 8:25 |
| 2010-11 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4:05 | |
| 2011-12 | 30 | MIN | NHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 65 | 12:55 |
| Career | NHL | 180 | 21 | 25 | 46 | 18 | -20 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 10.1 | 1894 | 10:31 | ||
| 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 | 21 | PHX | NHL | 20 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | PHX | NHL | 59 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.34 | 1.14 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 0 | -8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | TOT | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | NYR | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | PHX | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2006-07 | 25 | PHX | NHL | 17 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.16 | 0.12 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | PIT | NHL | 45 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.18 | 1.24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | PIT | NHL | 8 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -4 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | FLA | NHL | 21 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.19 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| 2010-11 | 29 | CHI | NHL | 1 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 2011-12 | 30 | MIN | NHL | 5 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.11 | 0.00 | 1.40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| Career | NHL | 180 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.26 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 1.16 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 20 | 70 | 29 | 61 | 0 | -20 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | ||
| 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 | 15 | Hastings Raiders | High-MN | 25 | 21 | 37 | 58 | |||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Hastings Raiders | High-MN | 28 | 37 | 29 | 66 | |||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Hastings Raiders | High-MN | 28 | 39 | 51 | 90 | |||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Rochester Mustangs | USHL | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | United States | WJ18-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | ||||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 39 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | ||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 86 | 19 | 14 | 1 | 8 | ||||||
| 2002-03 | 21 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 57 | 23 | 26 | 49 | -13 | 44 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 134 | 17.2 | |||
| 2003-04 | 22 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 15 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -3 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 23 | Utah Grizzlies | AHL | 27 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -19 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 Teams | AHL | 69 | 11 | 22 | 33 | -19 | 63 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 7.1 | |||
| 2005-06 | 24 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 6.4 | |||
| 2005-06 | 24 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8.1 | |||
| 2006-07 | 25 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | -12 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 149 | 13.4 | |||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 27 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 13.8 | |||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 74 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 14 | 65 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 224 | 11.2 | |||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 178 | 15.7 | |||
| 2010-11 | 29 | Rockford IceHogs | AHL | 74 | 30 | 37 | 67 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 217 | 13.8 | |||
| 2011-12 | 30 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 70 | 18 | 35 | 53 | -13 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 198 | 9.1 | |||
| Career | 10 Seasons | AHL | 533 | 185 | 244 | 429 | -56 | 355 | 111 | 71 | 3 | 37 | 1336 | 12.4 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | High-MN | 81 | 97 | 117 | 214 | ||||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | USHL | 17 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WCHA | 120 | 56 | 57 | 113 | 164 | 34 | 21 | 1 | 14 | |||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 |
| 2002-03 | 21 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | |||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 12 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 46 | 10.9 | |||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5.9 | |||
| 2011-12 | 30 | Houston Aeros | AHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | |||
| Career | 4 Seasons | AHL | 28 | 6 | 15 | 21 | -3 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 8.2 | ||||
| Thru 9 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Jeff Taffe | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | 83.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||||
| Raimo Summanen | 82.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 76.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
| Mark Lamb | 74.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 |
| Cliff Pennington | 73.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Cody McLeod | 73.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | |||
| Jamie Wright | 72.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Connie Brown | 71.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Marc Pouliot | 71.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| George Johnston | 71.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
| Jeff Taffe | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | |
| Jaroslav Svejkovsky | 83.4 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | |||||
| Raimo Summanen | 82.0 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | ||||
| Jaroslav Pouzar | 76.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||
| Cliff Pennington | 73.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | ||||||
| Cody McLeod | 73.3 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | |||
| Jamie Wright | 72.3 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 | |||
| Connie Brown | 71.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Marc Pouliot | 71.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | ||
| George Johnston | 71.4 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | |||||
| Peter White | 71.3 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.2 |
March 13, 2001: Rights traded to Phoenix by St. Louis with Michal Handzus, Ladislav Nagy and St. Louis' 1st round choice (Ben Eager) in 2002 Entry Draft for Keith Tkachuk, March 13, 2001.
October 18, 2005: Traded to NY Rangers by Phoenix for Jamie Lundmark, October 18, 2005.
January 24, 2006: Traded to Phoenix by NY Rangers for Martin Sonnenberg, January 24, 2006.
July 13, 2007: Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 13, 2007.
July 6, 2009: Signed as a free agent by Florida, July 6, 2009.
July 22, 2010: Traded to Chicago by Florida for Marty Reasoner, July 22, 2010.
July 5, 2011: Signed as a free agent by Minnesota, July 5, 2011.
July 2, 2012: Signed as a free agent by Hershey (AHL), July 2, 2012.
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