CAREER NOTES: Winner of the 2010 Jim Mahon Memorial Trophy as the OHL’s top scoring right wing after tying for fourth in the Ontario Hockey League in points (39g-54a-93pts) with the Guelph Storm in 2009-10… Also ranked ninth in the League in goals and 10th in assists in 2009-10… Tied for sixth among 2009-10 AHL skaters in power-play goals (16)… Named a 2009-10 OHL Second-Team All-Star... Guelph’s nominee for the 2009-10 Red Tilson Trophy given to the OHL’s Most Outstanding Player… Received the third-most votes in the 2010 Western Conference coaches’ poll for “Most Dangerous Player in the Goal Area”… Notched an assist for the Western Conference in the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic… Paced the 2009-10 Storm in plus/minus rating (+19)… Named Canadian Hockey League Player of the Week and Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for Jan. 11-17, 2010 after posting seven points (3g-4a) in a pair of games… Tied for the team lead in goals (3), and ranked third in points (6) during the 2010 OHL Playoffs… Ranked fourth on Guelph (OHL) in both points (58) and assists (36) in 2008-09… Also tied for fourth on the Storm in goals (22) in 2008-09… Played in the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game, where he scored the game-winning goal for Team Orr… Finished second among Guelph rookies in points (21), goals (7) and assists (14) in 2007-08… Won a gold medal with Team Ontario at the 2008 World Under-18 Challenge on a team that also included Predators prospect Ryan Ellis… Teammate of Michael Latta, who the Predators selected two picks after him in the 2009 Entry Draft… His father, Stan. played minor league baseball for the Boston Red Sox and his uncle, Jim Douglas, played on Canada’s soccer team at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal.
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