· Finished seventh in OHL scoring among defensemen with 53 points (13-40-53) in 60 games.
· Participated in the OHL All-Star Classic and the CHL Top Prospects Game in 2008.
· Represented Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Under-18 hockey tournament in the Czech Republic in 2007.
· Former NHL goaltender, Frank Pietrangelo (Pittsburgh and Hartford), is his dad's second cousin.
· Was selected third overall by the Mississauga Ice Dogs in the 2006 OHL Priority Draft – his first hockey team was the Nobleking Knights and he played for the Toronto Junior Canadiens for three years before being drafted into the OHL.
· His nickname is "Petro" and he wears number 10 because he enjoyed watching Pavel Bure growing up.
· His game time rituals include drinking "a bottle filled with half Gatorade and half water during intermission and chewing gum during warm-up".
· If he wasn't playing hockey he would be a fisherman and the one thing he couldn't live without is his cell phone.
FAVORITES
NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Player: Chris Pronger
Shootout move: "Fake backhand, forehand, top corner."
Goal celebration: "Jump into the glass"
Practice Drill: Horseshoe
Video Game: NHL '08
Movie: Remember the Titans
TV Show: 60 Minutes
Actor: Denzel Washington
Group: U2
Book: DaVinci Code
Website: facebook.com
Pump-up song: "City of Blinding Lights" by U2
Food to cook: Peanut butter sandwich
Activity away from the rink: Fishing and golfing
Toy growing up: Mini Sticks
Place to shop: Abercrombie
Place to visit: Northern Ontario