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

IN THE SYSTEM
CAREER
Spent one year in the Swiss National League, earning 11 points (1g, 10a) in 50 regular-season games…
Signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Hurricanes on 4/12/11 to begin his North american
professional career in 2011-12… Completed his collegiate career at Cornell of the eastern College athletic
Conference (eCaC) with seven goals and 25 assists (32 points) and 103 penalty minutes in 135 games…
Grew up in Switzerland playing for the German national team programs… Won a gold medal with Germany
at the under-18 division i World Championship in 2004… Served as team captain in leading Germany to
the gold medal at the division i World Championship in 2005… Made his debut with the German men’s
team at the 2010 iiHF World Championship… Played in all nine games and earned one assist as host
Germany advanced to the medal round before finishing fourth… again represented Germany at the 2011
CAREER STATS
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JUSTIN KRUEGER
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 2006 NHL Entry Draft
6'3" • 215 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Bern (Swiss)
10/6/86 • Duesseldorf, Germany Drafted: Carolina 2006 (6-213-7)
iiHF World Championship in Slovakia, skating in all seven games for Germany… Spent one season with
Penticton of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL), leading the Vees to an interior Championship
in 2005-06… Named to the eCaC’s all-academic team after his sophomore season at Cornell in 2007-
08… Was named the eCaC’s top defensive defenseman after leading Cornell to the eCaC championship
in his senior season in 2009-10… 2010-11: Completed his first professional season, skating in all 50
regular-season games for SC Bern of the Swiss National League… earned 11 points (1g, 10a) and a (+5)
rating, helping Bern to a 35-12-3 regular-season record and a third-place finish… earned two assists in the
team’s 11-game playoff run, which ended with a Game 7 loss in the semifinals against Kloten.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2002-03 davos Jr. Swiss-Jr. 12 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0
2003-04 davos Jr. Swiss-Jr. 33 2 0 2 14 – – – – –
2004-05 davos Jr. Swiss-Jr. 38 5 12 17 76 4 1 2 3 2
2005-06 (a) Penticton BCHL 55 7 15 22 25 – – – – –
2006-07 Cornell eCaC 31 1 5 6 24 – – – – –
2007-08 Cornell eCaC 35 4 5 9 33 – – – – –
2008-09 Cornell eCaC 35 1 4 5 24 – – – – –
2009-10 Cornell eCaC 34 1 11 12 22 – – – – –
2010-11 (b) Bern Swiss 50 1 10 11 61 11 0 2 2 8
Swiss Totals (1 season) 50 1 10 11 61 11 0 2 2 8
(a) June 24, 2006—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2006 NHL entry draft. Sixth Hurricanes pick, 213rd overall, seventh round.
(b) april 12, 2011—Signed by the Carolina Hurricanes to a one-year, entry-level contract.
CAREER
entering 2011-12, had one assist in 28 career american Hockey League (aHL) games and 12 assists in 51
career eCHL games… Totaled 90 points (17g, 73a), 138 penalty minutes and earned a plus-41 rating in 161
career collegiate hockey games with Notre dame (CCHa), ranking eighth all-time for irish defensemen in
career scoring… Represented the united States at the 2007 World Junior Championship in Sweden, serving
as an alternate captain and helping the americans capture the bronze medal… a product of the u.S. National
Team development Program, also represented the united States at the Four Nations Tournament and the
under-18 World Championship during the 2004-05 season… Was an alternate captain on the 2004 under-18
Select Team that finished fourth at the World Cup… Spent 2005-06 with Tri-City of the united States Hockey
League (uSHL), leading all Storm defensemen with nine goals and 13 assists (22 points) in 49 games… Was
named to the CCHa’s all-Rookie Team after totaling four goals and 15 assists (19 points) in 38 games during
CAREER STATS
KYLE LAWSON
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 2005 NHL Entry Draft
5'11" • 205 lbs. 2010-11 Teams: Charlotte (AHL), Florida (ECHL)
1/11/87 • Southfield, MI Drafted: Carolina 2005 (9-198-7)
his freshman season at Notre dame in 2006-07… in 2007-08, led uNd defensemen in scoring (26 points) and
was an honorable mention all-CCHa selection… Served as an alternate captain for the irish in 2008-09 and
totaled 23 points (4g, 19a) in 40 games… earned Second Team all-CCHa honors, was named the CCHa’s Top
defensive defenseman and won the William donald Nyrop award as Notre dame’s top defenseman for 2008-
09… Was again first among irish defensemen in scoring with 22 points (4g, 18a) in 2009-10, winning the
William donald Nyrop award for the second consecutive season… Made his professional debut for albany
(aHL) vs. Syracuse (3/14/10)… Recorded an assist for his first pro point vs. Worcester (3/17/10)… 2010-11:
Split the season between the aHL and eCHL, appearing in 18 aHL games with Charlotte… earned 12 assists
in 51 regular-season games with Florida (eCHL)… Skated in all four of Florida’s Kelly Cup Playoff games, as
the everblades were eliminated in the first round by Kalamazoo.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2003-04 det. Honeybaked MWeHL 61 17 41 58 68 – – – – –
Texarkana NaHL – – – – – 3 0 1 1 0
2004-05 (a) uSNTdP u-18 23 2 12 14 6 – – – – –
uSNTdP NaHL 8 1 3 4 0 – – – – –
2005-06 Tri-City uSHL 49 9 13 22 40 1 0 0 0 0
2006-07 Notre dame CCHa 38 4 15 19 14 – – – – –
2007-08 Notre dame CCHa 45 5 21 26 36 – – – – –
2008-09 Notre dame CCHa 40 4 19 23 44 – – – – –
2009-10 (b) Notre dame CCHa 38 4 18 22 44 – – – – –
albany aHL 10 0 1 1 0 – – – – –
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 18 0 0 0 4 – – – – –
Florida eCHL 51 0 12 12 54 4 0 0 0 2
AHL Totals (2 Seasons) 28 0 1 1 4 – – – – –
(a) July 30, 2005—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2005 NHL entry draft. Ninth Hurricanes pick, 198th overall, seventh round.
(b) March 10, 2010—Signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.