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Played five seasons of junior hockey with the OHL’s Brampton Battalion, Barrie Colts and Sarnia Sting, notching 53 points and 545 penalty minutes in 294 games…Drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 3rd round of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft (79th overall)…Began his pro career in 2003 with the AHL’s Syracuse Crunch…Played his first full pro season in 2003-04 with the AHL’s Albany River Rats…Notched 134 penalty minutes and 18 major penalties in 60 games with the CHL Topeka Tarantulas in 2004-05…Attended training camp in 2005 with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings…Spent the 2005-06 season with the AHL’s Reading Royals, recording a career-high four goals and 18 points in 68 games…Also played one game with the AHL’s Manchester Monarchs.
Began the season with the ECHL’s Stockton Thunder…Claimed off waivers by the ECHL’s Long Beach Ice Dogs on 11-14…Released by Long Beach and signed by the Thunder on 1-15…Picked up fighting major in Thunder debut, 1-19 at Rio Grande Valley…Scored first Thunder goal, 1-27 vs. Colorado…Ejected from games on 2-7 vs. Ok City, 2-18 at Youngstown and 3-25 vs. Tulsa for fighting…Scored two goals, including one game-winner in the 2007 CHL playoffs.
