Alternate captain…First season as a Griffin…10th year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Buffalo, 10/17/03…Assigned to Rochester by Buffalo, 9/15/04…Assigned to Rochester by Buffalo, 9/24/05…Recalled from Rochester by Buffalo, 1/7/06…Assigned to Rochester by Buffalo, 1/7/06...Recalled from Rochester by Buffalo, 4/20/06...Re-signed to a one-year contract by Buffalo, 7/14/06...Re-signed to a three-year contract by Buffalo, 7/31/07...Traded to Columbus by Buffalo with Vancouver's 2nd round choice (Petr Straka) in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft for Raffi Torres, 3/3/10...Signed to a one-year contract by Florida, 7/7/10...Traded to Vancouver by Florida for Sean Zimmerman and subsequently loaned to Rochester, 10/7/10...Reassigned to Syracuse from Rochester by Vancouver, 11/1/10...Signed to a one-year contract by Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams (DEL), 6/22/11...Signed to a one-year contract, 7/9/12.

2011-12: Suited up in 52 games for EHC Wolfsburg Grizzly Adams of the DEL and recorded 25 points (7-18—25)…Finished ninth in team scoring and ranked second among his club’s defensemen…Tied for 10th on the team with a plus-10 rating. 2010-11: Totaled 20 points (9-11—20) in 43 games with Rochester and Syracuse…Re-joined Rochester while under contract to Vancouver and played nine games with the Americans before being reassigned to Syracuse…Scored a goal in his first AHL game in over three and a half years (3/31/06), 10/9/10 at Toronto…Registered three points (1-2—3) in nine games with the Amerks and was briefly a teammate of current Griffin Triston Grant…Tallied his first goal with the Crunch, 11/19/10 vs. Albany, to kick off a stretch that saw him record six points (3-3—6) in six games…Recorded a season-high three points (2-1—3), 11/21/10 at Rochester…Racked up eight points (4-4—8) in a career-best four-game point streak, 12/31/10-1/7/11, including a pair of career-best two-goal games…Matched his season-best three points (2-1—3), 1/1/11 at Rochester…Finished second among Syracuse defensemen in scoring. 2009-10: Split the season between Buffalo and Columbus, totaling two points (1-1—2) in 21 games…Scored his only goal of the season while with the Sabres, 12/21/09 at Toronto…Played a season-high 15:35 and recorded in assist in his final game with Buffalo, 1/27/10 vs. New Jersey…Made his Blue Jackets debut, 3/6/10 at San Jose. 2008-09: Chipped in six points (2-4—6) in 23 games with the Sabres…Tallied an assist in his season debut, 10/23/08 at Minnesota…Recorded two assists in his first three games, 10/23/08-10/27/08…Had a goal and an assist, 1/27/09 at Edmonton…Recorded a career-high 21 penalty minutes, 1/31/09 at Phoenix…Posted four points (2-2—4) in a six-game span, 1/27/09-2/6/09. 2007-08: Recorded nine points (2-7—9) in 59 games with Buffalo…Tied for ninth on the team with a plus-three rating…Picked up an assist and a plus-two rating in the first game of the season, 10/5/07 vs. NY Islanders…Played a season-high 19:04, 10/24/07 at Carolina…Recorded a multi-point game (1-1—2), 10/27/07 at Tampa Bay. 2006-07: Logged 24 points (2-22—24) in 63 games in his first full season in the NHL for the President’s Trophy-winning Sabres…Finished 18th in the NHL in rookie scoring and fourth among rookie defensemen…Tallied a career-best four-game assist streak, 1/26/07-2/1/07, in a stretch that saw him register seven assists in a seven-game span, 1/26/07-2/7/07…Recorded his first NHL multi-point game (0-2—2), 2/6/07 at Atlanta, and had another two-assist game, 2/20/07 vs. Philadelphia…Scored his first NHL goal, 3/3/07 at Toronto, and registered another the following game, 3/7/07 vs. Colorado. 2005-06: Enjoyed a breakout season with Rochester, piling up 50 points (11-39—50) in 72 contests…Led his team’s defensemen and tied for third overall in scoring…Tied for ninth in the AHL in points by a defenseman…Racked up six assists over a seven game stretch to start the season, 10/8/05-10/29/05…Had a career-high three assists, 11/11/05 vs. Manitoba…Had a career-high 10 shots on goal, 11/19/05 at Syracuse…Amassed a career-best five points (2-3—5), 11/27/05 vs. Toronto…Recorded 24 points (2-18—20) over a 24-game stretch, 10/8/05-12/10/05…Recorded three two-goal contests and 12 multi-point games overall…Finished second on the team with 202 shots…Represented the Amerks at the AHL All-Star Classic…Notched an assist in his NHL debut, 1/7/06 vs. New Jersey…Skated in one regular season and one postseason contest with Buffalo, picking up a team-high three shots in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, 6/1/06 at Carolina. 2004-05: Was the only Amerk to play in all 80 games…More than doubled his rookie year totals with 23 points (4-19—23) as a second-year pro…Finished second on the club with a plus-15 rating and second among defensemen in points…Collected a career-high 150 penalty minutes, placing fifth on the club…Picked up a season-high two points (1-1—2) on two occasions, 1/26/05 and 2/25/05 at Hamilton. 2003-04: Began his professional career with Rochester after re-entering the draft (originally selected by Washington in the second round, 58th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft)…Totaled 10 points (5-5—10) in 54 games as a first-year pro…Ranked second among team defensemen with five goals…Made his professional debut with the Americans, 10/18/03, at Syracuse and notched his first assist against the same club, 10/26/03…Scored his first professional goal with a shorthanded marker, 11/10/03 vs. Cincinnati…Recorded his first multi-point game with two points (1-1—2), 3/13/04 at Hamilton…Picked up two points (1-1—2) in 16 postseason contests. 2002-03: Posted 54 points (15-39—54) in 59 games in his final season with Moose Jaw…Finished his junior career as Moose Jaw’s all-time leader in points by a defenseman with 212 (48-164—212) in four WHL seasons…Placed fifth on the team and ninth among league defensemen in scoring…Earned a second straight berth to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team and also captured a spot on the conference Second All-Star Team at the end of the season…Tallied 13 points (3-10—13) in 13 postseason games, ranking third on the club….Earned a second straight silver medal with Canada at the World Junior Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia. 2001-02: Placed third on Moose Jaw and tied for ninth among WHL defenseman with 52 points (16-36—52) points in 59 games…Ranked fifth among WHL blueliners with a career-high 16 goals…Represented his team at the WHL All-Star Game…Tallied four assists in 12 playoff games…Won a silver medal with Canada at the World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic, picking up one assist in seven games. 2000-01: Named Moose Jaw’s Defenseman of the Year after finishing fourth on the team with 62 points (8-54—62) in 70 games…Ranked seventh among WHL defenseman in points and third in assists…Led the Warriors in assists…Played for Team Cherry in the CHL Top Prospects game…Ranked ninth on the team with 118 penalty minutes…Tallied three points (1-2—3) in four playoff games and earned the team’s Playoff MVP award. 1999-00: Led all rookie defensemen and tied for 15th among all WHL blueliners with 44 points (9-35—44) in 68 games with Moose Jaw…Tied for sixth on the Warriors in scoring and ranked third in assists…Had one assist in four playoff games. 1998-99: Appeared in two regular season and one postseason game with WHL Moose Jaw…Totaled 75 points (20-55—75) and 120 penalty minutes in 74 contests with Tisdale in Saskatchewan’s junior circuit.

Personal: Lives in Rochester, N.Y….Married to Jaclyn, a chiropractor...Has one son, Kellen, and two dogs, Norm and Cliff…Best friend in hockey is Chris Thorburn…Greatest hockey memory is playing his first NHL game…Began playing hockey at the age of three…Hockey nickname is Paetscher…Hockey idol as a youth was Wayne Gretzky…Chose his jersey number because of Bobby Orr…Greatest influence on his playing career is his father…Plans on continuing to run his companies after his playing career…Proudest achievement is having a son…Favorite charity is Opportunities Unlimited…Most exciting place he’s visited is Davos, Switzerland…If he could trade occupations for one day, he would be a pilot…Played baseball, basketball and volleyball growing up…Once met Rascal Flatts…Favorite food is pizza…Favorite music artist is Garth Brooks…Favorite TV show is Homeland…Favorite website is ESPN…Favorite book is Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell…Favorite vacation spot is Florida…Roots for the Buffalo Bills…Enjoys watching football.