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Fourth season as a Griffin…Fourth year pro…Signed by Grand Rapids, 9/15/06…Assigned to Toledo, 9/30/06…Recalled from Toledo, 3/6/07…Assigned to Toledo, 3/7/07…Recalled from Toledo, 3/8/07…Assigned to Toledo, 3/20/07…Signed by Grand Rapids, 7/26/07…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 2/4/09…Released, 3/3/09…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 3/27/09…Released, 4/1/09…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 4/22/09…Signed to a professional tryout by Grand Rapids, 9/11/09.

2008-09: Notched AHL career highs with 15 games played, three goals, one assist, four points and 10 penalty minutes with Grand Rapids…Also skated in 49 games for ECHL Utah, finishing seventh on the roster with 22 assists and 35 points while ranking sixth with 13 goals…Led the Grizzlies with four assists and tied for second with four points in five playoff contests…Rejoined the Griffins during the Calder Cup Playoffs but saw no action. 2007-08: Appeared in nine games with Grand Rapids and scored his first AHL goal/point, 11/30/07 at San Antonio…Tallied 25 points (12-13—25) and 53 PIM in 53 games for ECHL Dayton. 2006-07: Made his AHL debut by logging five games with the Griffins during his rookie pro season…Played 66 games for ECHL Toledo, leading Storm rookies in each scoring category and placing among the team’s overall leaders with 14 goals (T4th), 26 assists (T3rd) and 40 points (T3rd). 2005-06: Served his second straight season as an alternate captain as a senior at Notre Dame…Earned 17 points (10-7—17) and 42 PIM in 36 games, placing among Fighting Irish leaders in goals (3rd), points (6th) and PIM (T3rd)…Led Notre Dame with four game-winning goals and tied for third with four power play tallies…Selected to play in the inaugural NCAA Skills Challenge. 2004-05: Tied for sixth on Notre Dame in scoring despite registering just 10 points (2-8—10) in 36 outings…Placed fourth on the club in assists. 2003-04: Enjoyed his best collegiate season, recording 25 points (12-13—25) and 46 PIM in 39 contests with Notre Dame…Paced the Fighting Irish with a plus-16 rating and five first goals, while standing among the team’s leaders in goals (3rd), points (3rd), PIM (2nd) and power play goals (3, 5th). 2002-03: Earned two points (1-1—2) and 14 PIM through 23 games as a freshman at Notre Dame. 2001-02: Logged 53 games for NAHL Compuware, placing among the team’s leaders with 25 goals (T3rd), 24 assists (T5th) and 49 points (4th). 2000-01: Tallied 22 points (10-12—22) and 59 PIM in 50 games with Compuware, tying for seventh on the squad in goals.

Personal: Lives in Northville, Mich….Has a degree in finance and sociology…Best friends in hockey are Tom Galvin, Rob Globke and Dave Booth…Greatest hockey memory is playing for Notre Dame…Hockey idol as a youth was Steve Yzerman…Plans to go back to school after his playing career…First job was working in a pro shop…Most exciting place he’s visited is London, during a semester abroad…Played baseball, soccer and golf growing up…Once met E! personality Ken Baker…Favorite food is Italian…Favorite music artists are U2, O.A.R. and Jimmy Buffett…Favorite movies are Caddyshack and Christmas Vacation…Favorite TV show is Californication…Favorite author is John C. Maxwell…Favorite book is Big Russ and Me by Tim Russert…Favorite vacation spot is northern Michigan…Roots for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish…Favorite sports to watch besides hockey are the MLB playoffs, major golf tournaments and college football.