Career Notes: Played five seasons of junior hockey with the AJHL’s Drayton Valley Thunder, earning the club’s Heart and Soul Award all five years…AJHL All-Star in 1999 and 2003…compiled 78 points and 208 penalty minutes during his final season with Drayton Valley and named 2003 Team MVP…attended U. of Findlay in 2003-04, finishing second in scoring…named to the 2003-04 College Hockey America All-Rookie Team…played three seasons at Michigan Tech, compiling 24 points and 188 penalty minutes in 109 games…served as Alternate Captain in 2005-06 and as co-Captain in 2006-07…played his final season at Michigan Tech, graduating with a Bachelor Degree in Marketing…was a finalist for the NCAA Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award…made professional debut with Thunder in 2007-08 after attending training camp with the ECHL’s Alaska Aces…made professional debut on 11/9/07 at Tulsa…recorded first pro assist and fighting major on 11/21/07 at Amarillo…scored first professional goal on 12/28/07 vs. Austin…picked up three fighting majors and a game misconduct on 1/4/08 vs. Texas…filled in as coach on 1/30/08 at Austin while Head Coach Rob Weingartner served a suspension…earned the Thunder’s 2008 Unsung Hero Award
2008-09 Notes: Named Team Captain to start the season…missed season opener on 10/17 due to pending immigration…picked up fighting major in home opener on 10/18 vs. Oklahoma City before suffering a season-ending knee injury…placed on 30-Day IR on 10/19…placed on Season-Ending IR on 2/21
