CAREER NOTES: Won the Memorial Cup with the Windsor Spitfires for the second consecutive season in 2009-10… Tied for the 2010 Memorial Cup lead in assists (5a), and ranked second among tournament defensemen in points (5a)… Posted a game-high three assists and +4 rating in Windsor’s 9-1 victory over Brandon (WHL) in the finals, the largest margin of victory in a Memorial Cup Final since 1973… Named a 2010 Second-Team OHL All-Star… Voted the 2010 OHL Western Conference’s Best Offensive Defenseman and player with the best shot, in addition to finishing second in voting in the Smartest Player and Hardest Shot categories in the annual coaches’ poll… Served as captain for the Western Conference at the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic and for Team OHL in the 2009 Subway Super Series… Ranked fourth among OHL defensemen in points (12g-49a-61pts) and tied for third in assists in 2009-10… Paced OHL blueliners in points per game (1.27) and assists per game (1.02) in 2009-10… Tied for third among 2009-10 d-men in power-play goals, and finished 11th among all OHL skaters in power-play assists (26)… Tied for sixth in 2009-10 OHL regular season plus/minus rating (+39)… Named OHL Defenseman of the Month for February 2010… Robertson Cup as OHL Champions for the second consecutive season in 2009-10… Posted points in 16-of-19 OHL Playoff games, tying for second among all skaters, and ranking first among defensemen in points (3g-30a-33pts)… Paced all skaters in assists and power-play assists (13) during the 2010 OHL postseason… Tied for fourth in plus/minus rating during the 2010 OHL Playoffs (+13)… Earned a silver medal while participating in his second World Junior Championships tournament in 2010… Tied for fourth in the 2010 WJC in assists (7), and finished second in defenseman scoring (8)… Helped Windsor win the 2009 Memorial Cup and OHL title… Named to the 2009 Memorial Cup All-Star Team… Led all defensemen and ranked fourth overall in OHL playoff scoring (31) and led all skaters in assists (23)… Won the 2009 Max Kaminsky Trophy as the OHL’s most outstanding defenseman… Voted the 2009 OHL Western Conference’s Smartest Player, Best Offensive Defenseman and player with the hardest shot in the annual coaches’ poll... Led all OHL defensemen in points (89), goals (22) and assists (67) in 2008-09… Also ranked seventh among all OHL skaters in points, led the league in assists, and ranked second in plus/minus rating (+52)… Participated in the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic and the 2008 ADT Canada/Russia Challenge… Posted an assist and a game-best +3 rating at the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game… Named OHL Defenseman of the Month in October 2008, February 2009 and March 2009… Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2009 World Junior Championships, posting seven points (1g-6a) in six games… Was the youngest defenseman to play for Canada since Jay Boumeester in 2001, and was one of just three draft-eligible players on the 2009 team… Named to the 2008 OHL All-Rookie Team after tying for third among OHL blueliners, and ranking fourth among all rookies in points (15g-48a-63pts) in 2007-08… Also ranked second among first-year players in assists… 2008 Bobby Smith Award winner as the OHL’s scholastic player of the year… Won gold medals with Canada at both the 2008 U-18 World Championships and the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament… Was a tournament all-star and claimed gold at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with Team Ontario.
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