Played a great shutdown role and two-way game at the National Hockey League level. Had size, hockey sense, a nose for the net and plenty of grit and determination. Was a tremendous body checker. Could play both wing and center. Sometimes, he was a little bit too aggressive, and got caught out of position or took bad penalties. His scoring lacked consistency and he had a tendency of going into prolonged scoring slumps. | |
Long Range Potential: | Versatile, strapping two-way forward. |
League | Honor | Description |
NHL | Named to play in the NHL All-Star Game | 2010-11 |
WCHA | Third All-Star Team | 2004-05 |
WCHA | All-Rookie Team | 2003-04 |
Olympic | Olympic Silver Medal | 2010 (USA) |