1997-98 Season:
Played in eight games for Tampa Bay with one goal and 10
Penalty minutes..... Scored his first NHL goal on March 16, 1998 at
Boston..... Also appeared in 57 games with Adirondack of the AHL with 19
goals and 25 assists for 44 points and 120 PIM..... Ranked fourth on
Adirondack with 44 points, 19 goals and 25 assists..... Also played in
three playoff games with six penalty minutes.
Career:
Entering his fourth season of professional hockey..... Played four
seasons of collegiate hockey at Alaska-Fairbanks in the CCHA from 1991-92
to 1994-95 season..... Signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent, July 24,
1995..... Began his professional career with Tampa Bay's top IHL affiliate,
the Atlanta Knights, in 1995-96 where he collected 14 goals and 14 assists
for 28 points and 104 PIM..... Played the 1996-97 season with Adirondack in
the AHL with 20 goals and 26 assists for 46 points and 118 PIM in 69 games.
Personal:
His father, Frank, played five seasons in the NHL with Boston,
St. Louis, California and Cleveland (1976-77 season)..... Lists Ally McBeal
as his favorite television show and Tombstone as his favorite movie.....
Most memorable moment in hockey is scoring his first professional goal.....
Spends the off-season in his hometown of Cranbrook, British Columbia.
