| CAREER NOTES: Tied for fourth on Milwaukee (AHL) in points (35) and tied fifth on the Admirals in assists (23) in 2008-09, his first professional season… Ranked second on the club in games played (79)… Tied for the team lead in shootout goals (4) and shootout attempts (11) in 2008-09… Suited up for all 11 of Milwaukee’s 2009 Calder Cup playoff games… Signed an entry-level contract on August 15, 2008… Helped the Kitchener Rangers win the 2008 OHL Championship and reach the Memorial Cup Finals… Tied for second in assists (6) and tied for third in points (8) at the 2008 Memorial Cup… Posted a five-point game (1g-4a) in the Rangers 9-0 victory over Belleville in the Memorial Cup semifinals… Ranked third in 2008 OHL playoffs in goals (14) and fifth in points (30)… Tied for the 2008 OHL playoff lead in power-play goals (8)… Scored the game-winning goal in Game Seven of the 2008 OHL Finals series vs. Belleville… Ranked second on Kitchener in goals (38) and third in points (72) in 2007-08 despite missing six weeks with mononucleosis… Also ranked second in the league and led the Rangers in power-play goals (25) in 2007-08… Scored a goal for the Eastern Conference at the 2008 OHL All-Star Classic… Named Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week on Oct. 21, 2007 after recording eight points (6g-2a) in three games the previous week… Recorded multi-point outings in seven of 11 games in October 2007, including three four-point games (14g-10a)… Ranked third on the 2006-07 Kitchener Rangers with 59 points (23g-36a)… Competed in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game.
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