2013-14 MEDIA GUIDE

CAREER CoNtiNUED
canadiens’ player to reach mark since 2002-03 (R. zednik, 30)…finished first on squad with 6
GWG, career-high 18 ppG and career-high 243 shots; was third with 55pts…Six-game pointscoring
stretch dec. 10-23 (5g-2a-7pts) matched career high (since surpassed) and included
career-high 5-game goal streak dec. 10-20 (5g)…fourteen multiple-point games included first
career hat trick feb. 5 vs. philadelphia and 1g-2a oct. 27 at ottawa…Notched 2g Mar. 25 vs.
toronto and oct. 6 at Ny Rangers…Recorded 100th career point with GWG feb. 28 at Ny
islanders…Unsuccessful on first career pS attempt dec. 31 vs. carolina’s M. Gerber…played in
his 100th career game Nov. 15 vs. florida…Became first player in NhL history to score GWG
with less than 30 seconds remaining in the third period or overtime of each of his club’s first 2
games of season…2004-05: Spent lockout season with Leksands if (Swe.-2)…2003-04: played
in his first NhL season; led all rookies with 25g (tie, t. hunter, Nyi), 38a and 63pts…finished
second to a. Raycroft in balloting for the calder trophy as the league’s top rookie; named to
NhL’s all-Rookie team...totaled 16 multiple-point games/three multi-goal games, including
2g-2a-4pts Jan. 10 at pittsburgh...also had 2g-1a-3pts Jan. 4 vs. Washington and 2g feb. 24 vs.
ottawa…Recorded 6-game point streak feb. 19-28 (4g-4a-8pts)...played in NhL Young Stars
Game during NhL all-Star festivities...2002-03: played in his first full ahL season; led hamilton
with 34g, while finishing second on squad with 67pts...Recorded 11g-6a-17pts as Bulldogs
advanced to calder cup finals...2001-02: Split campaign between Mississippi (echL) and
Quebec (ahL)...2000-01: Began season with tallahassee (echL) before going to Quebec for
remainder of season...OTHER: played three seasons of junior hockey with hull (QMJhL);
totaled 128g-129a-257pts and 156 penalty minutes in 201 career games...played in 1997-98
QMJhL all-Star Game and was named to the league’s all-Rookie team...Led olympiques in
scoring in both 1998-99 (tie) and 1999-00...Led QMJhL with 20 post-season goals en-route to
1999 finals…played for Bronze Medal-winning team canada at the 2000 World Junior
championships.
HiGHliGHts
1st NhL Gp: 10/9/03, Mtl. 2 @ ott. 5 • 1st NhL Goal: 10/11/03, Mtl. 4 @ tor. 0 vs. e. Belfour • 1st
NhL assist: 10/14/03, Wsh. 1 @ Mtl. 5 • 200th NhL Goal: 1/26/13, StL. 4 @ dal. 3 vs. J. halak •
200th NhL assist: 2/6/13, dal. 3 @ edm. 2 (ot) • 400th NhL point: 2/1/13, phx. 3 @ dal. 4 (So)
(g vs. M. Smith) • Most Goals in Game: 3; 4/7/07, Mtl. 5 @ tor. 6 • Most assists in Game: 3;
3/5/13, Mtl. 3 @ Nyi 6; 2/25/13, SJ 1 @ dal. 3 • Most pts. in Game: 4; 4/7/07, Mtl. 5 @ tor. 6
(3g-1a); 1/10/04, Mtl. 8 @ pit. 0 (2g-2a) • Most piM in Game: 15; 3/6/10, Bos. 3 @ Nyi 2 (maj.,
game misc.) • Most Shots in Game: 13; 11/17/07, Bos. 4 @ Mtl. 7 • Gp Streak: 172; 2/24-
4/12/09 (22), 10/1/09-4/11/10 (82), 10/9/10-3/11/11 (68) • Goal-Scoring Streak: 5; 12/16-26/11
(5g); 12/10-20/05 (5g) • assist-Scoring Streak: 4; 3/19-29/09 (6a) • point-Scoring Streak: 9;
2/23-3/10/12 (7g-4a-11pts) • penalties: 145 min., 1 maj., 1 game misc. • Multiple-pt. Games:
67 2-pt. games, 24 3-pt. games, 2 4-pt. games.
PERsoNAl
Michael’s brother, dan, was a 2005 third-round draft pick of the calgary flames and played
professionally in the flames and Bruins’ organizations through 2008-09…Ranks the toronto Blue
Jays as his favorite non-hockey sports team…favorite meal is turkey and gravy, potatoes and
dumplings, with chocolate mousse cake for dessert…three sporting events he would like to
attend are the Super Bowl, the World Series and the Masters…hobbies include guitar, golf
and Xbox; plays golf with current teammate and fellow Newfoundland native R. clowe.
HAt tRiCks
NO. DATE SCORE GOALTENDER(S)
1. 2/05/06 philadelphia 0 at MoNtReaL 5 (GW) antero Niittymaki
2. *4/07/07 MoNtReaL 5 at toronto 6 andrew Raycroft
*denotes natural hat trick.
PENAltY sHots
DATE OPPOSITION RESULT SCORE
12/31/05 vs. Martin Gerber, car. Save Mtl. 3 @ car. 2
4/02/11 vs. ondrej pavelec, atl. (GW) ScoRe atl. 2 @ Bos. 3
GORDON CONFERENCE
AMERICAN DIVISION
Christian Brothers Acad. (Shore)
Delbarton School
Don Bosco Prep
Gloucester Catholic
Saint Augustine Prep School
NATIONAL DIVISION
Bergen Catholic
Bishop Eustace Preparatory
Pope John XXIII
Saint Peter’s Prep
Seton Hall Preparatory School
BIG NORTH CONFERENCE
GOLD DIVISION
Bayonne
Clifton
Dumont/Demarest/N. Milford
Fair Lawn
Hackensack
Paramus Catholic
Passaic Valley
Ridgewood
River Dell Reg./Westwood Reg.
SILVER DIVISION
Glen Rock
Northern Highlands Regional
Old Tappan
Paramus
Pascack Valley/Pascack Hills
Saint Joseph Regional (Mont.)
Tenafly
GREEN DIVISION
DePaul Catholic
Indian Hills
Lakeland Regional
Mahwah
Ramapo
Ramsey
Wayne Hills
Wayne Valley
West Milford
NEW JERSEY INTERSCHOLASTIC
WESTERN DIVISION
Bernards/Somerville (Skyland)
High Point Reg./Wallkill Valley Reg.
Hudson Catholic Regional
Newton/Lenape Valley Reg.
Vernon Township
NORTHERN DIVISION
Livingston
Millburn
Montclair
Montclair Kimberley Academy
Nutley
Verona/Glen Ridge
West Essex
West Orange
MORRIS COUNTY
MENNEN DIVISION
Chatham
Kinnelon
Morris Knolls
Morristown
Morristown-Beard School
Randolph
NEW JERsEY
STATE HIGH SCHOOL ICE HOCKEY DIRECTORY
HALVORSEN DIVISION
Jefferson Township
Montville Township
Mountain Lakes
Pequannock Township
Roxbury
Sparta
West Morris Central
West Morris Mendham
HAAS/CHARETTE DIVISION
Gill Saint Bernard’s School
Madison
Morris Catholic
Morris Hills
Mount Olive
Hanover Park/Whippany Park
Parsippany Hills/Parsippany
UNION COUNTY
Cranford
Jonathan Dayton/David Brearley
Arthur L. Johnson
Governor Livingston
Scotch Plains-Fanwood
Summit
Westfield
SKYLAND CONFERENCE
Bernards/Somerville (NJIHL)
Bridgewater-Raritan
Hillsborough
Hunterdon Central Regional
Montgomery
Pingry School
Ridge
Watchung Hills Regional
GREATER MIDDLESEX
Colonia
Edison
John F. Kennedy Memorial
Monroe Township
Old Bridge
Saint Joseph (Met.)
South Brunswick
John P. Stevens
Woodbridge
COLONIAL VALLEY
COLONIAL DIVISION
Hopewell Valley Central
Paul VI
Robbinsville/Allentown
W. Windsor-Plainsboro N.
VALLEY DIVISION
Hamilton West
Notre Dame
Princeton
W. Windsor-Plainsboro S.
PATRIOT DIVISION
Hightstown
Lawrence/Ewing
Hamilton North
Hamilton East
SHORE CONFERENCE
NORTH A DIVISION
Christian Brothers Acad. (Gordon)
Freehold Township
Howell
Manalapan
Marlboro
Middletown North
Middletown South
SOUTH A DIVISION
Brick Memorial
Brick Township
Jackson Memorial
Southern Regional
Toms River East
Toms River North
Toms River South
NORTH B DIVISION
Ocean Township/Shore Reg.
Red Bank Catholic
Red Bank Regional
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional
St. John Vianney
Saint Rose
SOUTH B DIVISION
Freehold Boro/Raritan
Jackson Liberty
Manasquan/Point Pleasant Beach
Monsignor Donovan
Point Pleasant Borough
Wall Township
INDEPENDENCE (NJ)
Hun School of Princeton
Pennington School
PREP SCHOOLS (NJ)
Lawrenceville School
Princeton Day School
INDEPENDENTS
Blair Academy
East Side
Saint Joseph (Hamm.)
GIRLS’ PROGRAMS
Lawrenceville
Morristown-Beard
Pingry
Princeton
Princeton Day School
Summit
INDEPENDENTS
Jonathan Dayton
Demarest
Hanover Park
Governor Livingston
Old Tappan
Parsippany Hills
Red Bank Regional
Tenafly
Toms River South
West Orange
Westfield
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