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Played five seasons of junior hockey from 1995-2000 with the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Brandon Wheat Kings…Had a career-best 10 goals and 46 points with Brandon in 1998-99…Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the fourth round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft (91st overall)…Began his pro career in 2000 with the Austin Ice Bats, notching 15 goals and was named to the 2001 WPHL All-Star Game…Had a career best 43 points and +35 rating with Austin in 2001-02…Selected to the 2002 CHL All-Star Game and was recipient of the 2002 CHL’s Most Outstanding Defenseman Award…Called up to the AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2002, picking up an assist in six games…Split the 2002-03 season between Bridgeport and the ECHL’s Trenton Titans…Returned to Austin in 2003-04 as Player/Assistant Coach…Traded to New Mexico on January 26th, 2004 with Shawn Legault for Chris Richards and Arturs Kupaks…Played in all 60 games for the New Mexico Scorpions in 2004-05, led all New Mexico defensemen with six goals and finished fourth on the team with 157 shots on goal…Was +5 in the 2005 CHL All-Star Game…Had three assists in Thunder debut on 10-21-05…Recorded 200th career point, 2-11-06 vs. Tulsa…Scored 12th power play goal, 3-18-06 vs. Oklahoma City, tying Paul Esdale’s Thunder record for most power play goals in a season by a defenseman…Finished the 2005-06 season with a career-high 15 goals, 42 assists and 57 points…Played in all 64 regular season games and was named 2006 Thunder Defenseman of the Year…Led the Thunder in the 2006 postseason with five points.
Had three points, including the game-winner in opening night win vs. Tulsa…Placed on 14-day injured reserve on 11-3 and missed 10 games…Activated from IR and returned to lineup on 12-1 vs. Rocky Mountain and had a goal and an assist…Had two goals and four points, 12-8 vs. Memphis…Had an assist on 1-28 vs. Memphis, his 400th career pro game.
