#17
Height: 5'9
Weight: 182 pounds
Birthdate: June 4, 1984
Birthplace: Winnipeg, MB
Hometown: Steinbach, MB
Team: (2002-2003) Swift Current Broncos (WHL)
NHL Draft: Toronto Maple Leafs
International Backround
- Attended Canada's National Junior Team's Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002
- Won a gold medal with Canada's National Under 18 Team at the 2001 Six Nations Cup in the Czech Republic
- Played for Team Western at the 2001 World Under 17 Challenge in Nova Scotia
- Team Western's captain
Hockey Backround
- In his third season with the WHL's Swift Current Broncos
- An assistant captain with Swift Current in 2002-2003
- Played with the WHL East All-Star Team vs. QMJHL Lebel Conference All-Star Team at the 2002 Hershey Cup game (5-2 W) in Hull, QC
- Won the WHL Most Sportsmanlike Player Award in 2001-2002
- Named Swift Current's MVP and Top Defenceman in 2001-2002
- Set a team record for most goals by a defenceman in one season (32) in 2001-2002
- Swift Current Broncos' 2000-2001 Rookie of the Year and Scholastic Player of the Year
- Captured provincial Midget AAA Hockey Championship in 1999-2000 with the Eastman Selects
Personal
- Son of Allan and Dianna
- Has one brother, Jonathan
- Named Manitoba Male Youth Athlete of the Year in 2000-2001
- Favorite NHL Player: Joe Sakic
- Attended the 1999 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship in Winnipeg as a fan
- Was coached in minor hockey by current Los Angeles Kings' head coach Andy Murray and former Winnipeg Jet, Thomas Steen