Height: 6'2"
Weight: 205 lbs
Position: Center/Winger
Pre-NHL Teams: U of Minnesota; Rochester Americans
How Aquired: 1st Round pick of the Buffalo Sabres in 1996 (7th overall)
1994-1995: Named 1995 Minnesota "Mr. Hockey" after his senior year at St. Louis Park High School
1995-1996: Played for Team USA at the World Junior Championships in Massachusetts...Scored 34 points in the last 19 games of his freshman year..Named to the All-WCHA Rookie team
1996-1997: Rated as the 3rd overall NHL prospect in the March 7 issue of The Hockey News ...Was one of the captains of the silver medal winning Team USA at the IIHF World Junior Championships...Tied for 2nd among players in the tournament in scoring with four goals and five assists in six games...Recorded his second career hat trick in 4-3 defeat against No. 1 ranked Michigan on Nov. 29...Led his University of Minn. team with 123 PIM.
1997-1998:Played first NHL regular-season game at St. Louis (10/1)...Scored 1st NHL goal at 4:26 mark of 1st period at Washington (10/3)...Recorded first assist of career at New Jersey (10/11)...Rochester: Spent most of season with Rochester, collecting 23 points...Had two multi-point games...Rated 12th best prospect by The Hockey News in 1998 "Future Watch" rankings
1998-1999: Saw action at C, LW, and RW...Had a goal and assist in 2-2 tie vs. Philadelphia (4/13) Marked his second multi-point game of season (2nd of career)...Scored 2nd goal of season vs Calgary...Set career high for PIM in game vs Ottawa with 15...Games missed due to injury: 1...Multi-point games: 2
