Position: D ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-2 ▪ Weight: 223 lbs.
Born: February 20, 1975 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan
Draft: Washington, 1st round (11th overall), 1993 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 |
| 1995-96 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 48 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -4 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4.5 | ||
| 1996-97 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 44 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | -20 | 88 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7.3 | ||
| 1997-98 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 64 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | -11 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 68 | 1.5 | ||
| 1998-99 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 54 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -6 | 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 3.9 | 855 | 15:50 |
| 1999-00 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 77 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 114 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 1.6 | 1612 | 20:56 |
| 2000-01 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 72 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 3.4 | 1489 | 20:41 |
| 2001-02 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 68 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | -1 | 78 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 3.7 | 1363 | 20:03 |
| 2002-03 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 69 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 106 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2.5 | 1444 | 20:55 |
| 2003-04 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 72 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | -22 | 123 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 2.2 | 1641 | 22:48 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 209 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 1.3 | 1555 | 20:44 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | WSH | NHL | 58 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | -5 | 141 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 62 | 1.6 | 1258 | 21:41 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | NSH | NHL | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0.0 | 297 | 17:29 |
| 2006-07 | 31 | NYI | NHL | 81 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 1.3 | 1753 | 21:39 |
| 2007-08 | 32 | NYI | NHL | 59 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | -8 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 58 | 3.4 | 1285 | 21:46 |
| 2008-09 | 33 | NYI | NHL | 65 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | -34 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 0.0 | 1320 | 20:18 |
| 2009-10 | 34 | NYI | NHL | 42 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | -18 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8.0 | 640 | 15:15 |
| Career | NHL | 890 | 25 | 96 | 121 | 39 | -91 | 1424 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 7 | 2 | 892 | 2.8 | 14957 | 20:23 | ||
| 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 |
| 1995-96 | 20 | WSH | NHL | 48 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.04 | 1.77 | 0.92 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 27 | 3 | -4 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 1996-97 | 21 | WSH | NHL | 44 | 0.07 | 0.05 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 2.00 | 0.93 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 39 | 2 | -20 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 |
| 1997-98 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 64 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.13 | 0.04 | 1.75 | 1.06 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 1 | 57 | 10 | -11 | -0.4 | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1998-99 | 23 | WSH | NHL | 54 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 0.13 | 0.05 | 1.61 | 0.94 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 0 | 32 | 6 | -6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 1999-00 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 77 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 1.48 | 0.83 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 55 | 1 | 72 | 23 | 5 | -0.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| 2000-01 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 72 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.03 | 1.40 | 1.21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 75 | 32 | 2 | -0.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| 2001-02 | 26 | WSH | NHL | 68 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.05 | 1.15 | 1.19 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 71 | 25 | -1 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| 2002-03 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 69 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.16 | 0.05 | 1.54 | 1.16 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 71 | 33 | 12 | -0.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 2003-04 | 28 | WSH | NHL | 72 | 0.03 | 0.14 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 1.71 | 1.26 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 34 | 0 | 91 | 35 | -22 | -0.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | TOT | NHL | 75 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 2.79 | 1.00 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 60 | 2 | 113 | 55 | 0 | -0.3 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | WSH | NHL | 58 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 2.43 | 1.07 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 100 | 48 | -5 | -0.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 |
| 2005-06 | 30 | NSH | NHL | 17 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.05 | 4.00 | 0.76 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 5 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 2006-07 | 31 | NYI | NHL | 81 | 0.01 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 1.62 | 0.93 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 69 | 0 | 103 | 48 | 14 | -0.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 |
| 2007-08 | 32 | NYI | NHL | 59 | 0.03 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.86 | 0.98 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 70 | 27 | -8 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 2008-09 | 33 | NYI | NHL | 65 | 0.00 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 1.45 | 0.80 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 2 | 95 | 32 | -34 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| 2009-10 | 34 | NYI | NHL | 42 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 1.07 | 0.60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 52 | 21 | -18 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.3 |
| Career | NHL | 890 | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.04 | 1.60 | 1.00 | 25 | 102 | 127 | 41 | 533 | 8 | 968 | 352 | -91 | -4.6 | 32.6 | 27.9 | ||
| 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 | |
| 1997-98 | 22 | WSH | NHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | |||
| 1999-00 | 24 | WSH | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 63 | 20:52 | |
| 2000-01 | 25 | WSH | NHL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15.4 | 125 | 20:50 | |
| 2002-03 | 27 | WSH | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11.1 | 141 | 23:33 | |
| 2005-06 | 30 | NSH | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 86 | 17:07 | |
| 2006-07 | 31 | NYI | NHL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 101 | 20:06 | |
| Career | NHL | 41 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -16 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9.5 | 515 | 20:36 | |||
| 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 |
| 1990-91 | 15 | Saskatoon Blazers | SMHL | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 42 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 16 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 67 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 212 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 17 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 70 | 2 | 26 | 28 | 239 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 18 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 56 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 235 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 18 | Canada | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 21 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 30 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2004-05 | 29 | Bracknell Bees | Britain-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009-10 | 34 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 27 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 49 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Career | 2 Seasons | AHL | 57 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -6 | 105 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | Britain-2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | SMHL | 31 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 42 | |||||||||||
| Career | 3 Seasons | WHL | 193 | 13 | 66 | 79 | 686 | |||||||||||
| Career | 1 Season | WJC-A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 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 |
| 1990-91 | 15 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 16 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 84 | ||||||||||
| 1991-92 | 16 | Seattle Thunderbirds | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||
| 1992-93 | 17 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 1993-94 | 18 | Seattle Thunderbirds | WHL | 9 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | ||||||||||
| 1996-97 | 21 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career | 1 Season | AHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Career | 1 Season | M-Cup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Career | 4 Seasons | WHL | 30 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 137 | |||||||||||
| Thru 14 Years | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| Brendan Witt | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | |
| Jean Hamel | 89.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | ||
| Francis Bouillon | 87.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Dean Kennedy | 84.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | ||
| Steven Finn | 83.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | ||
| Aaron Ward | 82.7 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Colin Campbell | 81.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |||
| Murray Baron | 81.5 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Ric Nattress | 81.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |||
| Scott Lachance | 80.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | |
| Jeff Finley | 80.4 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Career | Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst) | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | |
| Brendan Witt | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | -0.2 | -0.3 | ||
| Jean Hamel | 89.6 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | |||
| Francis Bouillon | 87.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Dean Kennedy | 84.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | |||
| Steven Finn | 83.9 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | |||
| Aaron Ward | 82.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Colin Campbell | 81.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | ||||
| Ric Nattress | 81.4 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | ||||
| Scott Lachance | 80.8 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | ||
| Jeff Finley | 80.5 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Murray Baron | 79.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
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Penalties in Minutes |
Total Goals On-Ice Against |
Power Play Goals On-Ice Against 2005-06 NHL 55 (4) 2006-07 NHL 48 (5) Career NHL 352 (82) |
December 21, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Bracknell (Britain-2), December 21, 2004.
March 9, 2006: Traded to Nashville by Washington for Kris Beech and Nashville's 1st round choice (Semyon Varlamov) in 2006 Entry Draft, March 9, 2006.
July 3, 2006: Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 3, 2006.
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