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Position: Defense / Shoots: LeftHeight: 6-0 / Weight: 217Age: 23 (Turns 24 onJanuary 29, 2007)Birthplace: Clawson, Michigan(January 29, 1983)ACQUIRED BY KINGS: From Ottawa for Bryan Smolinski on March 11, 2003.2005-06: Finished second on the squad with 141 hits (Dustin Brown/175) andthird on the team with 117 blocked shots (Mattias Norstrom/152; AaronMiller/118)…tied for fifth on the team in games played (78)…his 78 gamesmarked a career high, as did his two goals, 19 assists and 21 points (2-19=21)…finished fifth on the club with 77 penalty minutes…had six points(0-6=6) and a plus-5 rating in 12 October games...had a four-game assist streak(0-4=4 during the streak) that lasted from 10/6-10/13/05...also had a four-gameassist streak (0-4=4 during the streak) that lasted from 11/13-11/19/05...appearedin his 100th Kings/NHL game vs. Edmonton on 1/26/06...scored his first careergoal in his 103rd NHL game at Columbus on 2/8/06...also was a plus-3 in the contest…addedhis second NHL goal at Anaheim on 4/4/06…finished the season withan even or better rating in each of his last 10 games…also had just one minorpenalty in those last 10 contests…had 10 points (0-10=10) in 39 home games and11 points (2-9=11) in 39 road games…averaged 17:41 ice time/game.CAREER:2004-05: Finished second in scoring among Manchester (AHL) defensemen with 24points (10-14=24) in 67 games…led all Monarchs defensemen in goals with 10…threeof his 10 goals were game-winners including one overtime game-winner…was a plus-17 for the season…played in five of the six Monarchs playoff games (no points) andwas a plus-1.2003-04: Made his NHL debut (at age 20) with the Kings at Detroit on10/9/03…played in the Kings’ first 20 games of the season and picked up his firstcareer point (an assist) in his third NHL game at Chicago on 10/12/03…finishedthe season with seven points (0-7=7) in 47 games with the Kings…was one ofthree rookies to appear on defense for the Kings in 2003-04 (Tomas Zizka/15games; Denis Grebeshkov/four games)…averaged 14:58 of ice time/game…alsocollected eight points (0-8=8) in 22 games with the Monarchs…added one assistin six post-season games with Manchester (0-1=1).1999-03: Recorded 151 points (37-114=151) and 409 penalty minutes in 214 regularseason games over four seasons with Windsor of the Ontario HockeyLeague…led all Windsor defensemen with six points (2-4=6) in 12 playoff gamesand was selected as a member of the OHL All-Rookie Second Team in 1999-00…served as alternate captain for Windsor and led all club blue-liners in teamscoring in 2000-01…named Windsor’s Most Outstanding Defenseman at the conclusionof the 2000-01 season…head coach that year was Tom Webster, a formerKings head coach (1989-92) and one of his teammates was Jason Spezza, Ottawa’sfirst-round choice in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft…led all club defensemen and finishedsecond overall in team scoring in 2001-02…his 42 assists also ranked secondon the team and he led the club with 67 games played…finished third on the clubin playoff scoring with 20 points (7-13=20) in16 post-season contests that year…led allWindsor defensemen in scoring and captainedhis team in 2002-03…co-led the club in playoffgoals with five goals in seven post-seasongames…skated for the Western Conference atthe 2002 OHL All-Star Game.TRANSACTIONS: Ottawa’s first-roundselection (23rd overall) in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.INTERNATIONAL PLAY: Representedthe United States at: 2003 World Junior Championship(limited to one game because of a foot injury;1 GP, 0-0=0); 2001 World Junior Championship(7 GP, 0-1=1).PERSONAL: Lives in Los Angeles duringthe summer…nickname is Glease…favorite TVshow is The Office…never leaves home withouthis phone…favorite movie is Old School…favorite video game is Max Payne…favoriteband is Citizen Cope…favorite website is hotmail.com…prefersgraphite hockey sticks…lists favorite supermodel as BrookeBurke…childhood idols were Steve Yzerman and Paul Coffey…breakfast food ofchoice is eggs and hash browns…favorite holiday is Christmas…favorite NHLcities other than LA are Chicago and Detroit…favorite amusement park is CedarPoint…would like to coach junior hockey after his playing career.GLEASON –vs– NHLGP G A PTS PIMGP G A PTS PIMANA 9 1 0 1 2ATL 1 0 1 1 0BOS 2 0 0 0 7BUF 3 0 0 0 2CGY 5 0 2 2 2CAR 2 0 1 1 0CHI 6 0 2 2 11COL 7 0 3 3 0CBJ 5 1 2 3 4DAL 12 0 1 1 4DET 6 0 1 1 13EDM 4 0 2 2 5FLA 2 0 0 0 0LA - - - - -MIN 5 0 2 2 6MTL 2 0 0 0 2NSH 6 0 2 2 12NJ 2 0 1 1 0NYI 1 0 1 1 0NYR 1 0 0 0 0OTT 2 0 0 0 5PHI 1 0 0 0 0PHX 12 0 2 2 6PIT 1 0 0 0 0SJ 12 0 2 2 11STL 4 0 0 0 0TB 2 0 0 0 0TOR 2 0 0 0 0VAN 6 0 1 1 4WSH 2 0 0 0 2CAREER RECORDCAREERHIGHLIGHTSMOST POINTS, Game: 1 (28 times)Last: April 4, 2006 atAnaheimMOST GOALS, Game: 1Last: April 4, 2006 at AnaheimMOST ASSISTS, Game: 1 (26 times)Last: March 13, 2006 atSan JoseCAREER PENALTY SHOTS:NoneCAREER OVERTIME GOALS:NoneREGULAR SEASONPLAYOFFSSEASON CLUB LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM1999-00 Windsor Spitfires OHL 55 5 13 18 101 12 2 4 6 142000-01 Windsor Spitfires OHL 47 8 28 36 124 9 1 2 3 232001-02 Windsor Spitfires OHL 67 17 42 59 109 16 7 13 20 402002-03 Windsor Spitfires OHL 45 7 31 38 75 7 5 2 7 172003-04 Los Angeles Kings NHL 47 0 7 7 21 – – – – –2003-04 Manchester Monarchs AHL 22 0 8 8 19 6 0 1 1 42004-05 Manchester Monarchs AHL 67 10 14 24 112 5 0 0 0 42005-06 Los Angeles Kings NHL 78 2 19 21 77 – – – – –NHL Totals 125 2 26 28 98 – – – – –KINGS Totals 125 2 26 28 98 – – – – –THE PLAYERS5051