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2007-08 HIGHLIGHTSFinished 3rd on the team in PIMS (135) and 3rd amongst Flames defencemen in games played (80) … finished 17th amongst NHL defencemen in hits(157) … scored his first goal as a Flame on Oct.6 VAN 4 @ CGY 3 (OT), and was named as the games 3rd star ... played in his 400th consecutive gameson Nov.1 DET 4 @ CGY 1, which was the second longest current streak in the NHL ... had his first multi-point game as a Flame with two assists and tied ateam high in +/- (+2), hits (3), and blocked shots (2) on Nov.24 CGY 5 @ COL 2, and was named as the games 1st star ... had his first multi-fight game withthe Flames (vs. Stortini and Glencross) on Feb.4 CGY 0 @ EDM 5 ... played in his 600th career game on Feb.26 COL 3 @ CGY 2 OT ... ended the NHL'slongest current ironman streak at 453 games on Mar.1 CGY 3 @ PHX 1 … PLAYOFFS: played in all seven playoff games registering one assist, four penaltyminutes, and averaging 19:34 minutes of ice time … led the Flames in hits (4) including a huge hit on Sharks captain Patrick Marleau which team-matescredit him with turning the game around from a 3-0 deficit to a 4-3 Flames win on Apr.13 SJ 3 @ CGY 4CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2006-07: played in all 82 games for TB … registered 15 assists, and 70 PIMs, while averaging 18:06 in ice time … had a season high 2assists on Mar.31 vs. WSH … had a season high 23:30 of ice time on Dec.30 vs. MTL and again on Mar.31 vs. WSH … had a season +3rating on Mar.22 vs. NJ and again on Mar.31 vs. WSH … had a season high 3 shots on goal on Nov.16 vs. CAR and again on Mar.30 at CAR… PLAYOFFS: played in all six games vs. NJ, registering 2 PIMs … was a plus-1 and landed two hits in Game 1 … had a plus-2 rating,landed two hits and logged 18:32 of ice time in Game 3 … landed three hits in Game 5 2005-06: Played in his 300th consecutive game toextend his franchise record games played streak … Set a personal high with 6 shots on goal 4/1 @ FLA … Logged a season high of 28:15in ice time 3/30 vs. ATL … Tied his career best with an assist in his 2nd consecutive game and blocked 4 shots 3/27 @ CAR … Scored his1st goal of the season and added an assist 3/25 vs. NYR … Dished out his 10th assist of the season for a point in his 2nd consecutive game1/31 vs. TOR … Recorded an assist in his 2nd consecutive game 12/17 vs. DET … Dished out his 4th assist of the season and had 2 hits10/15 at PIT … Added an assist to tie Cory Cross for 33rd on the all-time Lightning assists list (58) … Dished out the primary assist, his 2ndof the season, and set the Lightning record for most consecutive games played with 227, surpassing Rob Zamuner (226) 10/8 vs. FLA …Recorded his first point of the season with an assist and logged 19:28 of ice time 10/5 vs. CAR … PLAYOFFS: Tied for 8th on the Lightningin points with 1 … Tied for 3rd on the team among defenceman with a minus-1 rating … Recorded his first point of the playoffs with anassist and had 2 shots on goal in Game 5 of the ECQF vs. OTT … Recorded a plus-1 rating in 2 of the 5 games in the series … Landed atotal of 11 hits in the series … Led the team in hits with five in Game 3 … Had an even rating or better in Games 1 and 2 … 2003-04: Setnew career highs in assists, points, plus/minus, shorthanded goals, and shots while appearing in all 82 games for the 2nd consecutiveseason … Led Lightning defencemen in penalty minutes with 89 … Recorded 2 multi-point games, doubling his total prior to 2003-04 …Was 1 of 2 Lightning defencemen to score a shorthanded goal … Surpassed Brad Richards for the 2nd longest games played streak infranchise history when he played his 209th consecutive game 3/5 vs. NJ … He finished the season with an active streak of 224 games …Scored his 1st career short handed goal 3/3 vs. CHI setting a new career best for points in a season with his 15th and 16th of the year...Recorded his 12th assist of the year setting a new career best for assists in a season 2/28 vs. WSH ... Tied Rob Zamuner for 10th all-timein Lightning penalty minutes with 323 2/26 vs. TOR ... Scored his 1st goal of the season, the 4th game winning goal of his career, 12/7 @NYR ... Named NHL Co-Defensive Player of the Week for the period ending 11/23/03 ... Played 62:17 without being on the ice for a goalagainst,and 152:30 in the previous eight games, allowing only 1 goal ... Had his 3rd multi-point game of his career (last 4/1/02 vs. NYR)11/1 vs. CAR … PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all 23 games in Tampa’s Stanley Cup Championship run., setting career bests in games played,penalty minutes, and shots … Recorded 12 penalty minutes for a personal post-season high in Game 3 @ CGY 5/29 … Logged more than30 minutes of ice time (30:09) in Game 6 @ PHI 5/20 … Recorded his 2nd point of the playoffs in Game 2 4/25 vs. MTL ... Recorded his3rd career playoff point, his 1st of the post-season with an assist in Game 3 vs. New York …2002-03: 1 of 3 Lightning players to appear inall 82 games … Set career-highs in points (14), goals (5), and games played ... Registered 1st point of the season with an assist on MartinSt. Louis’s SHG 10/18 vs. ATL ... Scored 1st goal of the season with OT goal 11/17 at CAR (1st career OT goal), snapping a streak of 150games without a goal ... Saw season-high 25:14 of ice time in 1-0 W vs. DET (1/7) … PLAYOFFS: Made his playoff debut, appearing in all11 games and recording 2 assists and 6 PIM … Was plus-2, tied with Fredrik Modin for 2nd best on team … Recorded 1st career playoffpoint with assist on Lightning’s 1st goal of 2003 Playoffs in Game 2 vs. WSH on 4/12 … Tied team record with 5 shots in OT in Game 5 @ NJon 5/2 … 2001-02: 3rd on team with 112 hits ... Set career-highs in assists (11) … Scored 6 points in the season’s final 8 games ... Returnedfrom injury 10/20 vs. NYR with 1st career multi-point game (0-2-2), including an assist on the GWG ... Assessed career-high 19 PIM 10/25vs. LA ... Assigned to Springfield (AHL) on 11/20 for conditioning assignment and returned to team 11/25 ... Saw majority of his ice time asa forward 1/15 at NJ and 1/19 vs. MTL ... Recorded 2nd career multi-point game with 0-2-2 vs. NYR (4/1) ... Assisted on team’s 2nd goal in3-2 OT win at FLA (4/14) … Saw season-high 25:20 of ice time in FLA game … 2000-01: Appeared 73 games, scoring 1-8-9 … 3rd on teamwith 136 hits and 83 blocked shots … Registered 1st point of the season with an assist vs. ATL (10/15/00) … Assigned to Detroit (IHL) on10/26/00 and recalled on 11/4/00 … Recorded team-high 7 hits in a season-high 24:15 of ice time at DAL (11/20/00) … Scored 1st careergoal 11/24/00 vs. FLA … FLA goal was the game-winner … Assigned to Detroit (IHL) on 2/13/01 and recalled on 2/15/01 … Recordedpoints in back-to-back games for 2nd time in career with 0-2-2 from 3/30-4/1/01 … Assisted on GWG at FLA (3/30/01) … Appeared in 3games with Detroit scoring 0-2-2 … 1999-00: Recorded career-0-6-6 in 59 games with TB and BUF … Registered 1st NHL point, an assist,11/19/99 at ATL … Made his Lightning debut 3/10/00 vs. FLA … Recorded his 1st Lightning point, an assist, 3/12/00 vs. CHI … 1998-99:Spent major part of season with Rochester (AHL) … Appeared in 4 games with BUF … Made NHL debut 2/9/99 for BUF in 1-1 tie at OTT… Selected to Bauer AHL All-Rookie Team … Played with Canadian All-Stars in AHL All-Star Game (1/25/99) … Played in 1st professionalgame 10/10/98 with Rochester (IHL) at Adirondack … Registered 1st professional point (assist) vs. Cincinnati (10/17/98).INTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS1998: Appeared is his 2nd consecutive World Junior tournament, recording 0-1-1 and 6 penalty minutes in 7 games … Served as anAssistant Captain teammates included Alex Tanguay… 1997: Appeared in 7 games for Canada in the World Junior Championships,recording 6 PIM for the Gold Medal winners.JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTSPlayed parts of four seasons with Saskatoon and part of one season with Seattle of the Western Hockey League from 1994-95 to 1997-98… 1997-98: Split the season between Saskatoon and Seattle of the WHL, appearing in 33 games with Saskatoon and 13 with Seattle …Recorded career highs with 8 goals, 40 assists and 48 points in 46 games … Named to the WHL West Second All-Star Team … 1996-97:Led Saskatoon defencemen in scoring with 6 goals and 27 assists … 4th on team in penalty minutes with 158 … 1995-96: Played in 59games, registering 5-18-23 … Appeared in 3 playoff games, recording 4 penalty minutes … 1994-95: Joined Saskatoon for final 6 gamesof the regular season, and appeared in 3 playoff games, recording an assist.94 CALGARY FLAMES