2005-06: Finished second on Manchester (AHL) in games played (77), fourth in goals (17), tied for fifth in assists (25), tied for fifth in plus/minus (plus-9), tied for second in shorthanded goals (2) and fourth in points (42)...Recorded two goals in the Monarchs opening game, a 4-3 loss to Hartford...Had a six-game scoring streak from Dec. 4-17 (3+3=6)...Recorded five multi-point games during the season...Signed an NHL contract and received his first recall to the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 4...Appeared in two games with the Kings, going scoreless...Scoreless in seven playoff contests with Manchester.

2004-05: Appeared in 14 games with Manchester (AHL)...Recorded three points (2-1=3) and 10 penalty minutes...Scored his first AHL goals (two) against the Portland Pirates on February 5, 2005...Collected 46 points (21-25=46) and 34 penalty minutes in 51 games with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL...Recorded his first professional point (an assist) against the Victoria Salmon Kings on October 22, 2004...Tallied his first professional goal against the Long Beach Ice Dogs on October 24, 2004.

College Career: Recorded 13 goals and 38 points (13-25=38) in 40 games for the Denver Pioneers, who captured the 2004 NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship with a 1-0 victory over the University of Maine in the Frozen Four final...The championship was the first in 35 years for the Western Collegiate Hockey Association school... Assisted on the game-winning goal...Also had two points (1-1=2) in the Pioneers, 5-3, Frozen Four semi-final win over the University of Minnesota-Duluth...His 38 points and 25 assists ranked second on the team...Served as an alternate captain...Finished his career at Denver with 57 goals and 150 points (57-93=150) in 160 games...Collected 15 power play goals and four short-handed goals during his time with the Pioneers.

Transactions: Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the ninth-round (279th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft...Agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Monarchs on September 13, 2005.