·      Helped lead his team to a WHL Eastern Conference championship in 2008, leading all WHL players in playoff scoring with 13 goals (13-8-21).

·      Ranked second on his team with 72 points on the season and finished 15th overall in WHL scoring with 33 goals in 2007-08.

·      Helped Team Canada with the gold medal at the 2008 World Junior Championships. Also represented Canada in the eight-game Canada-Russia Super Series in 2007 and the U-18 World Championships in 2007.

·      Had two goals in the 2008 CHL Top Prospects Game.

·      He patterns his game after Philadelphia's Daniel Briere because of their similar skill set and his nickname is "Chucker".

·      Played on his first hockey team in 1996 for the Fort Macleod Panthers. He also played minor hockey for Strathmore and Airdrie.

·      He likes to create good habits by repeating the same routine on game days and his game-day superstition includes taping his stick between every period to start fresh.

·      His most memorable hockey moment was winning gold at the World Junior Championships in 2008 – "because it was a great accomplishment and the highest level of success so far in my career".

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Calgary Flames

NHL Player: Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby

Shootout move: "Deke to backhand"

Goal celebration: "Hands in the air pointing to the crowd"

Video Game: Mario Cart

Movie: Billy Madison

TV Show: One Tree Hill

Actor: Adam Sandler

Group: Three Days Grace

Website: whl.ca

Book: Wayne Gretzky Biography

Pump-up song: "Riot" by Three Days Grace

Food to cook: Bacon and eggs

Sport (other than hockey): Golf

Activity away from the rink: University classes

Toy growing up: Pogs

Place to shop: Foot Locker

Place to visit: Mexico