2008-09 Season: Recorded 42 points (12-30=42) and 32 penalty minutes in 69 games with Manchester…His 42 points ranked fourth on Manchester, while his 30 assists ranked third on the team…Scored a goal in three straight games from February 28 to March 4, 2009…Recorded three assists on October 17, 2008 at Lowell.

Career Highlights: Served as the Monarchs captain at the end of the 2007-08 season…Recorded a career high 23 goals, 37 assists and 60 points in 61 games…Collected his first professional hat trick against the Worcester Sharks on December 29, 2007…Represented PlanetUSA at the 2008 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic in Binghamton, New York, January 27-28, 2008…Became the second player in AHL history to go 4-for-4 in the Accuracy Shooting competition at the 2008 AHL Rbk Hockey All-Star Skills Competition on January 27, 2008…Honored with his second consecutive AHL Man of the Year/Monarchs Community Service Award on March 27, 2008…Voted by his teammates and coaches as the Ace Bailey Most Valuable Player for the Monarchs on April 12, 2008…Appeared in three games with the Kings during the 2007-08 season…Made his NHL debut with the Kings against the Dallas Stars on March 11, 2007…Recorded two penalty minutes in five games with the Kings…Made his professional debut with the Monarchs against the Providence Bruins on October 14, 2006...Registered his first point, an assist, against the Worcester Sharks on October 28, 2006…Scored his first goal against the Lowell Devils on November 3, 2006…Finished the season ranked fourth on the Monarchs squad with 42 points (14-28=42)…His plus-16 rating ranked third on the team…Tallied five points (1-4=5) and 14 penalty minutes in 16 playoff games with the Monarchs…Scored the game-winning goal in game four of the 2007 Calder Cup Atlantic Division Final against Providence…Honored with the AHL Man of the Year/Monarchs Community Service Award on April 3, 2007…Served as co-captain of the Denver University Pioneers squad during the 2005-06 season…Recipient of Dr. Ralph Verploeg Award for Denver's Most Inspirational Player during his senior season…Honored with the Bob Martin Award for community service for the 2005-06 season…Named the Player's Bench "Star of the Year" for the 2005-06 season…Led Denver University in scoring for the 2004-05 season with a career-high 52 points (23-29=52) in 41 games…Named the College Sports Television/Hockey Commissioners' Association National Division I Player of the Month for March/April 2005…Ranks among the career leaders in the Pioneers record books in power play goals (second), games played (T-second) and game-winning goals (third)…Collegiate totals include 150 points (64-86=150) and 141 penalty minutes in 162 games from 2002-06.

Transactions: Signed to a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Kings on July 7, 2006…Inked a two-year contract with the Kings on July 16, 2008.