2009-10 CALGARY FLAMES MEdiA GuidE - NHL.com

2008-09 HIGHLIGHTSCompleted his sixth NHL season, sixth with Florida … Was one of two Panthers to play in all 82 games (Ballard) andis the current NHL’s Ironman for most consecutive games played (342), dating to the 2003-04 season … Recordeda NHL career high 9 power play goals … Tied for 9th in the NHL among defencemen in goals (15-McCabe, FLA) andtied for 23rd in the NHL among defenceman in points (42-Zidlicky, MIN) … Ranked first among NHL defencemanand paced Florida for second consecutive season averaging 26:59 in time on ice per game … Represented theEastern Conference in the 2009 NHL All-Star Game where he recorded the game-tying goal, two assists and wasa plus-3 … Named Panthers ADT Defensive Player of the Year ... Played in his 400th career NHL game Nov. 2 atAtlanta … Notched the game-winning goal and an assist Jan. 17 at Tampa Bay … Had a six-game point streak (4-3-7) and a four-game goal scoring streak (4-1-5) snapped Jan. 19 … Scored his 50th career NHL goal Feb. 5 vs. NYIslanders, only the second defenceman in Panthers history to reach this mark (Svehla) … Recorded his 200th pointof his career with a goal and added an assist March 28 at Dallas.CAREER HIGHLIGHTS2007-08: Completed his fifth NHL season, fifth with Florida … Was one of three Panthers to play in all 82 games (Horton, Jokinen)… Named Panthers ADT Defensive Player of the Year … Recorded an NHL career-high 15 goals … Led the NHL averaging 27:28 ofice time per game … Recorded a goal and an assist four times (Dec. 16 at Chicago, Jan. 16 at Philadelphia, Feb. 2 at Tampa Bayand March 22 vs. Tampa Bay) … 2006-07: Completed his fourth NHL season, fourth with Florida … Recorded a career-high 12 goals… Was one of six Panthers to play in all 82 games (Allen, Gelinas, Horton, Jokinen, Salei) … Selected to his first career NHL All-StarGame … Named ADT Florida Defensive Player of the Year … Was eighth in the NHL among defencemen with three GWG … LedFlorida and was 11th among NHL defencemen with a plus-23 rating … Recorded his 100th career assist April 1 vs. Carolina … Scoredtwo goals for the first time in his career and had a career-high four points (2-2-4) Jan. 13 vs. Washington ... Scored a goal, the 100thpoint of his NHL career, and had two assists Jan. 4 at Calgary ... Scored first goal of the season, the first GWG of his NHL career onthe power play Oct. 13 vs. Tampa Bay ... Notched first point of season, an assist, Oct. 6 vs. Boston … 2005-06: Completed his thirdNHL season, third with Florida, posting career-highs in goals (5), assists (41), points (46) and PIM (79) ... Finished second all-timeamong Panthers defencemen for assists in one season (41) … Paced the Cats in time on ice (2040:26), averaging a team high 25:29per game … Recorded a career-high three assists against Columbus Jan. 14 … Skated in his 200th NHL game Feb. 11 at Buffalo …Notched a pair of assists five times (April 1 vs. Tampa Bay, March 29 at Pittsburgh, Feb. 28 at Tampa Bay, Feb. 4 at Atlanta and Dec.28 at Boston) … One of just three Panthers (Gelinas, Jokinen) to play in all 82 games … 2004-05: Split first complete AHL seasonbetween the San Antonio Rampage and the Chicago Wolves ... Appeared in 65 contests with San Antonio, going 4-14-18 with acareer-high in PIM (50) ... Loaned to Chicago on March 8 completing the AHL regular season with the Wolves, going 6-3-9 with 12 PIMin 18 games … PLAYOFFS: Debuted in first career postseason, helping Chicago reach the Calder Cup Finals … 2003-04: Completedsecond NHL season posting two goals and career-highs in assists (18), points (20) and PIM (30) ... Reassigned to San Antonio (AHL)for conditioning Feb. 29, playing in two games and notching one assist, before being recalled March 3 ... Missed 18 games (Jan.19 - Feb. 25) with a broken foot sustained Jan. 11 at Vancouver ... His injury snapped his streak of 128 straight games played, afranchise record for most consecutive games played from the start of a Panthers career ... Played in 100th career NHL game Nov. 15at Pittsburgh ... Scored his first goal of the season Oct. 22 at New Jersey … 2002-03: Completed rookie season, going 4-12-16 with14 PIM in 82 games ... Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team … Set franchise rookie record for games played (82) ... One of only threePanthers (Nilson, Majesky) to play in all 82 games ... Tied club mark for assists by a rookie defenceman (12, set by Jaroslav Spacek in1998-99) ... Tied for first among NHL rookies in GTG (2) ... Finished fifth among all NHL rookies in power-play assists (8) and tied forfifth in power-play points (10) ... Finished second among all rookie defencemen in average ice time (20:08) ... Scored all four goals athome ... Notched GTG and added an assist Feb. 8 vs. Tampa Bay for first career multiple-point game ... Recorded an assist in 2003Topps/NHL YoungStars Game Feb. 1 ... Scored his first NHL goal (GTG) Nov. 11 vs. Chicago (Jocelyn Thibault) ... Scored first NHLpoint with an assist in his NHL debut Oct. 10 vs. Tampa BayINTERNATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS2008: Represented Team Canada in the World Championship playing in nine games and earning a Bronze Medal … 2006:Represented Team Canada in the 2006 Torino Winter Olympics … 2005: Skated with Team Canada, winning the 2004 WorldCup of Hockey in September … 2003: Won Gold Medal with Team Canada at the 2003 World Championships in Finland, going3-4-7 with four PIM … Named to All-Tournament Team and selected as tournament’s Best Defenceman … 2002: Won SilverMedal with Canada at 2002 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic … 2001: Notched two assists in seven gamesfor Bronze Medal-winning Team Canada at the 2001 World Junior Championships in Moscow, Russia … 2000: Became theyoungest player ever (16 years, 3 mos.) and fourth player overall to skate with Team Canada at the World Junior Championshipsas a 16-year old (Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Jason Spezza) ... Won the Bronze Medal with Team Canada in 2000 WorldJunior Championships in Sweden.JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS2001-02: Went 11-50-61 with 42 PIM in 61 games with Medicine Hat, finishing third in WHL defenceman scoring and fifth overall inleague power-play assists (28) … Named to WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team … Named Medicine Hat's Player of theYear and won team award as Top Defenceman … MVP of Team Tiger Williams at CHL Top Prospects Game Feb. 1 at Saskatoon,SK (1-1-2) … Won fastest skater contest at Top Prospects Skills Competition Jan. 31 … Ranked top prospect in 2002 Entry Draftby Central Scouting in both mid-season and final reports … 2000-01: Tallied 14-39-53 with 44 PIM in 61 games with Medicine Hat… 1999-00: Went 13-21-34 with 22 PIM in 64 games in first full WHL season ... Became the youngest player ever (16 years, 3 mos.)and fourth player overall to skate with Team Canada at the World Junior Championships as a 16-year old (Wayne Gretzky, MarioLemieux, Jason Spezza) … 1998-99: Played eight games with Medicine Hat (WHL), going 2-1-3 with two PIM.37 CALGARY FLAMES