Biography:
First season as a Griffin…First year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 10/3/08…Traded to Brampton by Guelph in exchange for Brandon Foote, Josh Shalla and two 2nd round picks in the OHL Priority Selections, 1/9/09…Assigned by Detroit, 9/27/09.
2008-09: Named to the OHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team and earned the victory in the OHL All-Star game, 2/4/09…Selected as an OHL Second-Team All-Star…Was runner-up for OHL Goaltender of the Year, finishing just 37 voting points behind winner Mike Murphy…Earned a 17-10-4 record with a 2.23 GAA, a 0.926 save percentage and three shutouts through 31 games with Guelph….Traded mid-season to Brampton, where he registered a 17-6-0 mark with a 1.94 GAA, a 0.929 save percentage and four shutouts through 23 outings…With his combined numbers, he paced the OHL with seven shutouts and ranked second in the league with a 2.11 GAA and a 0.927 save percentage…Tied for fourth in the OHL with 34 wins and 54 games played…Led Brampton to the OHL finals, where it fell to Windsor in five games…Led all OHL goaltenders during the playoffs with 21 games played and 1,284 minutes played, while ranking sixth with a 2.90 GAA…Played for the United States at the World Junior Championship prior to joining Brampton…Received OHL Goaltender of the Month honors for January…Tied a Brampton record with a nine-game winning streak, 1/11/09-2/6/09. 2007-08: Named Guelph’s Most Valuable Player after earning a 25-17-6 record with four shutouts, a 2.50 GAA and a 0.914 save percentage in 51 games…Tied for the OHL lead in shutouts and ranked among the leaders in GAA (4th), save percentage (6th), wins (8th) and games played (T5th)…Honored as the Storm’s nominee for the OHL’s Bobby Smith Award as the league’s top academic player for the second straight season…Named an OHL Third Team All-Star for the second straight year…Selected as the OHL Goaltender of the Month for December…Registered a 1.91 GAA through 10 playoff contests with Guelph to rank second in the league. 2006-07: Named to the OHL’s All-Rookie Team after posting a 26-18-10 mark and tying for the league lead with five shutouts in 55 games for Guelph…Placed among the OHL’s goaltending leaders with a 2.39 GAA (2nd) and a 0.918 save percentage (4th)…Tied for eighth in the league in wins and ninth in games played…Played for the silver medal-winning United States squad at the World U-18 Championship in Finland…Was a member of the OHL Western Conference All-Star Team…Named to the OHL Scholastic Team.
Personal: Lives in Cambria, N.Y….Best friend in hockey is Denis Hollenstein…Greatest hockey memory is being drafted in the first round by the Red Wings…Hockey idols as a youth were Brad May and Dominik Hasek…Greatest influence on his career was Brian Dowd…Plans to get into broadcasting after his playing career…First job was as a scorekeeper for roller hockey games…Most exciting place he’s visited is Finland…Played baseball, soccer, basketball and roller hockey growing up…Favorite food is Italian…Favorite music artists are Nickelback and Lady Antebellum…Favorite movie is Lucky Number Slevin…Favorite TV show is House…Favorite web site is nhl.com…Favorite author is J.K. Rowling…Favorite vacation spot is Muskokas, Ontario…Enjoys movies, golf and watching comedy.
Career Stats
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Regular Season |
Playoffs |
| Season |
Team |
League |
GP |
W |
L |
O/T |
GAA |
SO |
GP |
W |
L |
GAA |
SO |
| 2005-06 |
Wheatfield |
EmJHL |
24 |
2 |
19 |
3 |
4.52 |
1 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
| 2006-07 |
Guelph |
OHL |
55 |
26 |
18 |
10 |
2.39 |
*5 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4.38 |
0 |
| 2007-08 |
Guelph |
OHL |
51 |
25 |
17 |
6 |
2.50 |
*4 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1.91 |
1 |
| 2008-09 |
Guelph |
OHL |
31 |
17 |
10 |
4 |
2.23 |
*3 |
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-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
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Brampton |
OHL |
23 |
17 |
6 |
0 |
1.94 |
*4 |
*21 |
13 |
8 |
2.90 |
*1 |
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