Buffalo Sabres 2012-13 Media Guide - NHL.com

AHL Affiliate: Rochester Americans
Kevin Porter CENTER Left
BORN: March 12, 1986, Detroit, Michigan HT: 6 ft 0 in WT: 190
LasT amaTeuR CLuB: Ottawa (OHL)
HOW aCquiRed: University of Michigan (NCAA-CCHA)
Season Stats:
2011-12: Ranked fourth among Colorado skaters with a shooting percentage of 12.5% • Averaged 9:10 of TOI per game and won 30.4% of his faceoffs
• Recorded points in three straight games (12/27-12/31), matching a career-best scoring streak • Netted goals in back-to-back contests (12/27-12/29) •
Served a four-game suspension from 12/8-12/15… 2010-11: Established NHL career-highs in games (74), goals (14), assists (11) and points (25) in his first
full season with the Avalanche • Scored three game-winning goals, tied for second most on the team • Tallied a career-high two goals vs. DAL (11/6) •
Scored goals in three consecutive games (11/15-11/19), the longest goal streak of his NHL career • Scored the overtime game-winner vs. SJS (11/17), his
first career OT goal • Notched the winning goal in the shootout at DAL (11/20) • Attempted his first career penalty shot (unsuccessful) vs. VAN (1/18) •
Appeared in his 100th NHL game at MIN (2/9)… 2009-10: Split the season between the Avalanche and Coyotes organizations • Was acquired from
Phoenix along with Peter Mueller at the trade deadline (3/30) • Scored his first career shorthanded goal at PHX (3/27) • Collected 41 points (16+25)
in 56 combined AHL games between the Monsters and San Antonio Rampage, setting career-highs in goals, assists, points and games played …
2010 Playoffs: Made his Stanley Cup playoff debut, appearing in four of Colorado’s six postseason games • Made NHL playoff debut in Game 1 of
the WCQF at SJS (4/14) • Missed Games 3-4 with an upper body injury • Returned for Game 5 (4/22)… 2008-09: Led San Antonia skaters with a
plus-7 rating • Made his NHL debut and collected his first NHL point (assist) vs. CBJ (10/11) • Also had an assist in his second career game at ANA
(10/12) • Scored his first NHL goal vs. PIT (10/30)… 2007-08: Captured the Hobey Baker Award as the nation’s top collegiate player as a senior at
the University of Michigan (CCHA) • Finished second in the nation (behind Nathan Gerbe) with 63 points (33+30) in 43 games • Led Michigan to the
2008 NCAA Frozen Four while serving as team captain • Named the CCHA Player of the Year • Also a member of the RBK West All-America First
team and the All-CCHA First team • Selected as the University of Michigan’s Male Athlete of the Year • Set an NCAA tournament record by scoring
four goals in an East Regional Semifinal win over Niagara in Albany, NY (3/28) • Made his professional debut during the 2008 postseason with the
San Antonio Rampage (AHL) • Appeared in all seven playoff games for San Antonio, recording four assists… 2006-07: Skated in 41 games for the
University of Michigan, collecting 58 points (24+34) • Shared the team lead in goals and was second in both assists and points • Named to the All-
CCHA Second team • Named the CCHA Player of the Month for November… 2005-06: Increased his point total by 14 points during his sophomore
season • Recorded 38 points (17+21) and 30 PIM in 39 games for Michigan… 2004-05: Registered 24 points (11+13) and a career-high 51 PIM in 39
games as a freshman at Michigan to finish second among team rookies in scoring… 2003-04: Played 55 games for the U.S. National Under-18 team,
recording 37 points (8+29)… 2002-03: Collected 20 points (9+11) in 19 games for the U.S. National Under-17 team • Appeared in 53 games for the U.S.
National Under-18 Team, recording 31 points (20+11)… INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Served as captain of Team USA at the 2006 IIHF World
Junior Championship in Vancouver, leading the Americans to a fourth-place finish • Recorded six points (2+4) in seven games and was named Team
USA’s best forward by his teammates • Also represented the United States at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota,
registering five points (3+2) in seven contests • Scored in the bronze medal game against the Czech Republic • Earned a silver medal with Team
USA at the 2004 IIHF Under-18 World Championship in Belarus • Recorded eight points (2+6) in six games to rank second on the team in scoring •
Also competed for the United States at the 2003 IIHF Under-18 World Championship, collecting two assists in six games.
Career Stats Porter Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A TP +/- PIM PP SH GW S S% GP G A TP PIM
2002-03 USNTDP U-17 19 9 11 20 -- 8 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USNTDP U-18 13 1 2 3 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USNTDP NAHL 40 19 9 28 -- 17 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USA WJ-18U 6 0 2 2 -- 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2003-04 USNTDP U-18 44 5 21 26 -- 26 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USA WJ-18U 6 2 6 8 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USNTDP NAHL 11 3 8 11 -- 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2004-05 Michigan CCHA 39 11 13 24 -- 51 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USA WJC 7 3 2 5 -- 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005-06 Michigan CCHA 39 17 21 38 -- 30 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
USA WJC 7 2 4 6 -- 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2006-07 Michigan CCHA 41 24 34 58 -- 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2007-08 Michigan CCHA 43 33 30 63 -- 18 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
San Antonio AHL -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 0 4 4 0
2008-09 Phoenix NHL 34 5 5 10 -2 4 1 0 2 39 12.8 -- -- -- -- --
San Antonio AHL 42 13 22 35 7 14 2 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2009-10 Phoenix NHL 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 -- -- -- -- --
San Antonio AHL 52 15 25 40 -9 31 5 0 3 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
Colorado NHL 16 2 1 3 -4 0 0 1 0 18 11.1 4 0 0 0 0
Lake Erie AHL 4 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2010-11 Colorado NHL 74 14 11 25 -11 27 1 0 3 102 13.7 -- -- -- -- --
2011-12 Colorado NHL 35 4 3 7 -2 17 0 0 0 32 12.5 -- -- -- -- --
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