Position: C
Shoots: Left
Height: 6-3 Weight: 207 lbs.
Born: February 19, 1981 in Hastings, Minnesota
Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round (30th overall) of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft.
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| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03 | 21 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16.7 | 231 | 11:34 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 11.9 | 651 | 11:02 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 Teams | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 26 | 6:27 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 3:49 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 18 | 9:06 |
| 2006-07 | 25 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 17 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 11.8 | 241 | 14:12 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 8.9 | 431 | 9:35 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 68 | 8:30 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 5.6 | 177 | 8:25 |
| Career | 7 Seasons | NHL | 174 | 21 | 23 | 44 | -22 | 40 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 201 | 10.4 | 1825 | 10:29 |
| Per Game | Adjusted | Plus/Minus | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | GC | +/- | PIM | S | G | A | PTS | GC | TGF | PGF | TGA | PGA | +/- |
| 2002-03 | 21 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 20 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.09 | -0.20 | 0.20 | 0.90 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | -4 |
| 2003-04 | 22 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 59 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 0.12 | -0.14 | 0.34 | 1.14 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 28 | 14 | 22 | 0 | -8 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | 2 Teams | NHL | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | New York Rangers | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | 24 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 2 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | 25 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | 17 | 0.24 | 0.12 | 0.35 | 0.16 | -0.41 | 0.12 | 2.00 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 0 | -7 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 45 | 0.11 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 0.18 | 1.24 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008-09 | 27 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 8 | 0.00 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -0.50 | 0.25 | 0.63 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -4 |
| 2009-10 | 28 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 21 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.04 | -0.05 | 0.19 | 0.86 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | -1 |
| Career | 7 Seasons | NHL | 174 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.25 | 0.10 | -0.13 | 0.23 | 1.16 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 21 | 66 | 29 | 59 | 0 | -22 | |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | TOI | ATOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | 15 | Hastings Huskies | High-MN | 25 | 21 | 37 | 58 | ||||||||||
| 1997-98 | 16 | Hastings Huskies | High-MN | 28 | 37 | 29 | 66 | ||||||||||
| 1998-99 | 17 | Hastings Huskies | 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 | |||||||||
| 1999-00 | 18 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 38 | 12 | 23 | 35 | 56 | |||||||||
| 2000-01 | 19 | United States | WJC-A | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2001-02 | 20 | University of Minnesota | WCHA | 43 | 34 | 24 | 58 | 86 | |||||||||
| 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 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 36 | 6 | 16 | 22 | -6 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 24 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 33 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 25 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 59 | 20 | 20 | 40 | -12 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 26 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 27 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -1 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||||
| 2008-09 | 27 | Wilkes-Barre Penguins | AHL | 74 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 14 | 65 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 61 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 0 | 47 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Career | 8 Seasons | AHL | 389 | 137 | 172 | 309 | -53 | 317 | 82 | 53 | 2 | 28 | 134 | 17.2 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJ18-A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 29 | ||||||||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | WJC-A | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 8 |
| Season | Age | Team | Lg | GP | G | A | PTS | +/- | 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 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 28 | Rochester Americans | AHL | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | AHL | 24 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.0 |
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.
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