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Second season as a Griffin…Second year pro…Ranks among the Griffins’ all-time leaders with a 0.171 shooting percentage (4th)…Signed as a free agent by Grand Rapids, 7/2/08…Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 4/6/09…Assigned by Detroit, 9/27/09. 

2008-09: Appeared in 63 games for the Griffins during an outstanding rookie season, ranking among the AHL’s individual leaders with 24 goals (T3rd rookies), 48 points (T14th rookies), a plus-23 rating (T12th overall, T1st rookies) and a 0.171 shooting percentage (T4th rookies)…Matched teammate Justin Abdelkader for the most goals ever scored by a Griffins rookie, breaking Kevyn Adams’ 12-year-old record (22 in 1996-97)…Registered the third-highest point total for a rookie in franchise history…His 0.171 shooting percentage marked the highest ever for a first-year Griffin and tied for the seventh-best in team history for a single campaign…Ranked among team leaders in goals (T2nd), points (3rd), plus-minus (1st), game-winning goals (3, T3rd) and shooting percentage (1st)…Tallied two points (1-1—2) during his pro debut, 10/19/08 at Toronto…Notched eight points (3-5—8) during a five-game point streak, 12/17/08-12/26/08, a stretch during which he had three straight two-point games. As a result, he was named the Reebok/AHL Player of the Week (12/21/08)…Earned his first two-goal game as part of a three-point night (2-1--3), 1/16/09 vs. Manitoba…Had nine points (6-3—9) through 11 appearances, 3/18/09-3/14/09…Had a pair of three-game goal streaks, 12/30/08-1/2/09 and 2/28/09-3/4/09…Did not score on either of his shootout attempts. 2007-08: Named the QMJHL’s most valuable player and a First Team QMJHL All-Star…Led Chicoutimi and set personal bests in all points categories, ranking among the league’s leaders with 54 goals (1st), 48 assists (T12th) and 102 points (3rd) in 69 games…Also tied for first on the circuit with a plus-41 rating and seven shorthanded goals…Named the QMJHL’s offensive player of the month for November after tallying 28 points (13-15—28) in just 11 games, factoring in on 65 percent (28/43) of Chicoutimi’s goals for the month…Earned the honor for a second time in February by recording 23 points (16-7—23) in 12 games while becoming the first – and ultimately, the only – player in the league to reach 50 goals on the season…Honored as the QMJHL’s offensive player of the week (10/1/07-10/7/07) after notching seven points (3-4—7) in three contests and maintaining a plus-6 rating…Recorded eight points (5-3—8) in six playoff contests. 2006-07: Logged 68 games with QMJHL Shawinigan, leading the team with 44 assists and placing second with both 29 goals and 73 points. 2005-06: Tallied 74 points (26-48—74) through 55 games with Shawinigan to rank third on the club during his second QMJHL campaign. 2004-05: Earned 47 points (24-23—47) in 70 games with Shawinigan, finishing fourth on the team and eighth among QMJHL rookies in scoring.

Personal: Lives in Montreal, Quebec…Greatest hockey memory is playing all-night hockey games with his family at Christmastime…Hockey idol as a youth was Maurice Richard…Greatest influence on his career was his dad…Plans to coach and join the RCMP after his playing career…First job was at McDonald’s…Proudest accomplishment was signing with the Detroit Red Wings…Also speaks French…Played roller hockey growing up…Favorite food is poutine…Favorite music artists are Coldplay and Kings of Leon…Favorite movie is Old School…Favorite TV show is Lost….Favorite web site is facebook.com…Favorite vacation spot is Chicoutimi, Quebec…Roots for the Montreal Canadiens…Favorite sport to watch besides hockey is baseball.
 

AHL Career Highs
Games Played	63, 2008-09
Goals	24, 2008-09
Assists	24, 2008-09
Points	48, 2008-09
PIM	14, 2008-09
Goal Streak	3, twice (MR: 2/28/09-3/4/09)
Assist Streak	4, 12/19/08-12/26/08
Point Streak	5, 12/17/08-12/26/08
Goals, Game	2, 1/16/09 GR vs. MTB
Assists, Game	3, 1/31/09 GR vs. RCH
Points, Game	3, three times (MR: 1/31/09 GR vs. RCH)
PIM, Game	6, 11/21/09 GR vs. WBS
Firsts
AHL Game	4/19/07 GR at MTB (playoffs)
AHL Point	3/30/08 GR at CHI (assist)
AHL Goal	12/6/08 GR vs. HAM (Cedrick Desjardins)

Career Stats