Hockey

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE TEAMS
2003-04 - Present Minnesota Wild (1st round choice, 20th overall in 2003)

NHL NOTABLES
- Shifted between forward and defence in the 2008-09 season
- Was hampered by a concussion which caused him to miss the final 19 games of the 2008-09 season

TEAM CANADA
2004 World Juniors (Silver medal)
2008 World Championship (Silver medal)

BEFORE THE NHL
2000-01 North York (MTHL)
2001-02 Couchiching Terriers (OPJHL)
2002-03 Brampton Battalion (OHL)
2004-05 Houston Aeros (AHL)

PERSONAL
- Born March 9, 1985 in Ajax, Ont. (Age in 2010: 24)
- Lives in Barrie, Ont. in the offseasons
- Names Lance Armstrong as his favorite athlete
- Goes by the nickname "Burnzie"