2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

2010-11 SEASON
Led the Hurricanes in goals (33), assists (43) and points (76)… Ranked tied for 11th
in the NHL in scoring (76 points), tied for 12th in goals (33)… Was tied for seventh
in the NHL in power-play goals (12) and game-winning goals (8) and tied for 10th in
shorthanded goals (3)… assisted on all three Hurricanes goals and was (+2) vs. deT
(4/6)… earned his 500th career NHL point with the Hurricanes’ only goal vs. BuF
(4/3)… Scored his 10th career shorthanded goal at NYi (4/2), tying him for second
in franchise history in that category… earned an assist and scored his 30th goal at
TB (3/25)… assisted on Cole’s goal before leaving the game vs. PiT (2/25) with an
upper-body injury… earned the primary assist on Skinner’s second power-play goal
and was held without a shot for just the 24th time in his career (11 were during his
rookie year) at NJ (2/8)… Was named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the week
ending 1/31 after scoring four points (2g, 2a) in a pair of Carolina wins… Netted a
pair of goals in the 2011 NHL all-Star Game at the RBC Center (1/30), extending
his all-Star goal-scoring streak to four games… Served as captain for “Team Staal”
during NHL all-Star Weekend, as his team won the Honda NHL SuperSkills (1/29)
before falling 11-10 in the NHL all-Star Game (1/30)… Had a three-point game with
two goals and an assist at NYi (1/26)… Had points in eight consecutive games from
1/1-1/15 (4g, 6a), the team’s season-long streak… Scored a shorthanded goal and
added a pair of assists vs. TB (1/15) to pass Rod Brind’amour (473 points) for first in
Hurricanes history (since relocation) and third in franchise history in scoring… Named
to the 2011 NHL all-Star Game on 1/11, becoming the first player in franchise history
to earn a spot in the event four consecutive times… Scored his 20th goal of the
season at FLa (1/7), making him the third player in franchise history to score 20 or
CAREER
is in his eighth NHL season with the Hurricanes… Was named the 13th captain in
franchise history on Jan. 20, 2010… Signed a seven-year extension with the team on
Sept. 11, 2008, that goes through the 2015-16 season… Has been involved with
Canada in international competition four times… Won a gold medal as a member of
Team Canada at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, earning six points (1g, 5a) in
seven games… With his Olympic gold medal, became the 23rd player in history to
enter the “Triple Gold Club” (Olympic gold, Stanley Cup, World Championship), and
the first active Hurricane to win Olympic gold… also has international experience as
a reserve for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Torino, italy, as a member of the
gold-medal-winning Canadian team at the 2007 iiHF World Championship and as a
member of the silver-medal-winning team at the 2008 iiHF World Championship…
Selected by the franchise with the second overall pick in the 2003 NHL entry draft…
Was the top-rated North american skater in the NHL’s Central Scouting Registry for
the 2003 entry draft… 2000-01: Ranked third for Peterborough in scoring with 49
points (19g, 30a) in his rookie OHL season… Played for Team Ontario in the u-17
World Championship in Nova Scotia… Won gold with Canada’s under-18 team at the
2001 Six Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic… 2001-02: Ranked third on
Peterborough in scoring with 62 points (23g, 39a) in 56 games… Was named to the
OHL’s eastern Conference all-Star team for the CHL all-Star Weekend… Served as
an alternate captain for the Canadian under-18 national team at the 2002 u-18 World
Championship… 2002-03: Led Peterborough and ranked seventh in the OHL in
scoring with 98 points (39g, 59a) in 66 games… Was sixth in the OHL in goals (39)…
Notched 14 points (9g, 5a) in seven playoff games for the Petes… Was named a
2002-03 Canadian Hockey League (CHL) First-Team all-Star… Was Player of the
Week in the OHL and CHL for the week ending Feb. 23 after tallying eight points (4g,
more goals in six consecutive seasons… Scored his 19th goal of the season to force
overtime at NYR (1/5)… With his assist vs. NJ (1/1), passed andrew Cassels (253)
for fourth in franchise history in assists… Scored twice in the first period at TOR
(12/28)… Was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending 12/19,
after totaling five points (4g, 1a) in three Hurricanes victories… earned his 12th
career hat trick and second of the season with a natural hat trick vs. aNa (12/18)…
Scored the game-tying, extra-attacker goal with less than three seconds remaining
in regulation and set up erik Cole’s second-period goal at WSH (11/28)… Played in his
500th career NHL game and netted his 10th goal of the season vs. WSH (11/24)…
Notched his 11th career hat trick, including his 200th NHL goal, and added a pair of
helpers for a five-point game vs. OTT (11/17)… Matched his career high with four
assists vs. edM (11/9)… Had his first multi-goal game of the season, including the
game-winner, vs. FLa (11/6)… Scored the game-winning goal and added an assist vs.
NYi (11/3), passing Geoff Sanderson (196) for fifth in franchise history in goals… Had
his second consecutive multi-point effort with a goal and an assist at La (10/20)…
Scored a shorthanded goal and earned an assist at SJ (10/19)… earned his first
points of the season with a goal and an assist at OTT (10/14)… Missed one game
due to injury (upper-body: 2/26)… Longest goal streak: 2 games (10/19-10/20:
2g, 2a; 11/28-11/29: 2g, 1a; 12/16-12/18: 4g, 0a; 1/5-1/7: 2g, 0a; 3/25-3/26: 2g, 1a;
4/2-4/3: 2g, 1a)… Longest assist streak: 3 games (11/13-11/20: 3g, 5a; 3/18-3/25:
1g, 3a)… Longest point streak: 8 games (1/1-1/15: 4g, 6a)… Multi-goal games:
5 (last: 1/26 at NYi: 2g, 1a)… Multi-assist games: 5 (last: 4/6 vs. deT: 0g, 3a)…
Multi-point games: 17 (last: 4/6 vs. deT: 0g, 3a).
4a) in three games… Notched a hat trick and added an assist vs. Sault Ste. Marie
(2/23)… Participated in the CHL Home Hardware Top Prospects Game Jan. 22 in
Kitchener, Ont… Played for the OHL eastern Conference all-Stars for the second
consecutive season in the CHL all-Star Series… Was an alternate captain for
Peterborough… 2003-04: Completed his rookie NHL season, making the jump from
junior hockey straight to the NHL in his draft year… Was tied for ninth among NHL
rookies in scoring (31), tied for 12th in goals (11), tied for ninth in assists (20) and
fourth in shots (164)… Had a five-game assist streak from Oct. 23-Nov.1 (1g, 5a) -
the longest assist streak by an NHL rookie that season… Participated in the NHL
YoungStars Game at the NHL all-Star Weekend in St. Paul, Minn., on Feb. 7, scoring
the game’s first goal for the eastern Conference… Missed his first NHL game with a
torso injury at PiT (3/19)… Scored the first shorthanded goal of his career vs. aTL
(1/18)… Scored his first career overtime goal and had an assist vs. La (11/8)…
Scored his first NHL goal – the game-winner – when he beat Bruins netminder
andrew Raycroft 1:57 into the game and earned his first NHL assist when he set up
Jeff O’Neill 12:47 into the third period at BOS (10/23)… Recorded his first NHL
penalty, tripping, vs. FLa (10/13)… Made his NHL debut at FLa (10/9), 20 days before
his 19th birthday… Led the NHL in goals during the preseason with seven… 2004-
05: Spent the entire season with Lowell (aHL), establishing new Lock Monsters
franchise records in points (77), assists (51), plus/minus (+37) and shorthanded
goals (7) in a season… Led aHL in shorthanded goals and plus/minus… Had a team
record 12-game point streak (1/5-1/30: 5g, 15a)… in one season, equaled Lock
Monsters career record for shorthanded goals (7)… Ranked 10th in aHL in points…
earned an assist for the Canadian all-Stars in 2005 aHL all-Star Classic… Was
second on team in scoring (10 points) and led the team in assists (8) and shots (37)
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