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2009-10 THRASHERS TABLE OF CONTENTS

MANAGEMENT & STAFF NHL & MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION Season Schedule...... 2 NHL Directory/Critical Dates ...... 166 Staff Directory ...... 3-5 NHL Divisional Alignment...... 167 Ownership...... 6-8 Hockey Operations ...... 168-169 Executive Management...... 9-11 How to Figure...... 170 Hockey Operations ...... 12-13 NHL On-Ice Officials...... 171 Coaching Staff...... 14-17 NHL Awards ...... 172-175 Scouting Staff ...... 18-19 In The Community...... 176-177 Training Staff...... 20-21 Hockey Development ...... 178-179 Broadcasters...... 22-23 Official Team Mascot ...... 180 Practice Facility ...... 181 THE PLAYERS Arena...... 182-184 Players ...... 26-97 2009 Entry Selections ...... 98-101 THRASHERS TEAM HISTORY Wolves ...... 102-103 All-Time Record by Opponent ...... 186 Gwinnett Gladiators ...... 104-105 Top 50 All-Time Scorers...... 187 2008-09 Amateur Prospect Statistics...... 106 All-Time Leaders by Category ...... 188-190 Single-Season Leaders by Category ...... 191 2008-09 SEASON-IN-REVIEW All-Time Hat Tricks...... 192 2008-09 Final NHL Standings ...... 108 All-Time ...... 193-194 2008-09 NHL Leaders...... 109-110 All-Time Shots ...... 194-195 2008-09 Final Team Statistics ...... 111 All-Time Summary...... 195-196 2008-09 Team Game-by-Game Summary ...... 112 All-Time Shootout Summary ...... 197 2008-09 Home & Road Game-by-Game ...... 113 Season-by-Season Records ...... 198 2008-09 Home & Road Statistics...... 114 Season-by-Season Special Teams ...... 199 2008-09 Special Teams Scoring...... 115 Season-by-Season Team Streaks ...... 200 2008-09 Statistics vs. Eastern Conference ...... 116 Season-by-Season Overtime & Shootout Record ...... 200 2008-09 Statistics vs. Western Conference ...... 117 All-Time Half-Season Comparisons ...... 201 2008-09 Results by Opponent ...... 118 Season-by-Season Attendance ...... 201 2008-09 Miscellaneous Statistics...... 119 Season-by-Season Leaders ...... 202-205 2008-09 Team Leaders/Hat Tricks & Penalty Shots ...... 120 1999-00 Season Summary ...... 206 2008-09 Overtime & Shootout Summary...... 121 2000-01 Season Summary ...... 207 2008-09 Multiple-, & Assist Games...... 122 2001-02 Season Summary ...... 208 2008-09 Scoring Streaks ...... 123 2002-03 Season Summary ...... 209 2008-09 Player Game-by-Game...... 124-128 2003-04 Season Summary ...... 210 2008-09 Attendance Summary...... 129 2005-06 Season Summary...... 211 2008-09 Goals & Shots by Period ...... 130 2006-07 Season Summary ...... 212 2008-09 Game-by-Game Special Teams...... 131 2007-08 Season Summary ...... 213 2008-09 Player Transactions ...... 132 2008-09 Season Summary ...... 214 2008-09 Injuries & Illnesses...... 133 All-Time Single-Season Team Records ...... 215 All-Time Single-Game Team Records...... 216-219 2008-09 OPPONENTS All-Time Team Rallies & Streaks...... 220-221 ...... 136 All-Time Single-Game Player Records ...... 222-223 ...... 137 All-Time Single-Season Player Records...... 224-225 ...... 138 Thrashers Firsts ...... 226 Flames ...... 139 The Last Time ...... 227 ...... 140 All-Time Draft History ...... 228-229 ...... 141 All-Time Transactions ...... 230-234 Avalanche ...... 142 All-Time Awards & Honors ...... 235 ...... 143 All-Time Numerical Roster ...... 236-237 Stars ...... 144 All-Time Coaches & Captains ...... 237 Wings ...... 145 Franchise Timeline ...... 238-239 Oilers ...... 146 All-Time Playoff History...... 240-245 ...... 147 All-Time Player Register ...... 246-252 ...... 148 Wild...... 149 Canadiens...... 150 2009-10 ...... 151 Devils ...... 152 MEDIA GUIDE Islanders ...... 153 Executive Editor: Rob Koch ...... 154 Senators ...... 155 Editors: Brian Potter, Rob Tillotson ...... 156 Editorial Assistant: Jeff Putnam Phoenix ...... 157 Design: Jason Duignan ...... 158 Photography: Scott Cunningham St. Louis Blues ...... 159 Statistical Assistance: Elias Sports Bureau ...... 160 ...... 161 Printing Supervisor: Linley Brown Maple Leafs...... 162 Tucker Castleberry Printing Canucks ...... 163 Thrashers Team Photographer: Scott Cunningham Capitals ...... 164

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Ownership - Atlanta Spirit, LLC Bruce Levenson, Michael Gearon, Steve Belkin, Ed Peskowitz, Rutherford Seydel, Todd Foreman, Felix Riccio, Michael Gearon, Sr., Beau Turner

Executive Management Executive Vice President and , Thrashers, and Executive Vice President, Atlanta Spirit, LLC...... President, Philips Arena, and Executive Vice President, Atlanta Spirit, LLC ...... Bob Williams Executive Vice President and General Manager, Hawks ...... Rick Sund Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and Chief Sales Officer ...... Tracy White Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer ...... Phil Ebinger Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, and Assistant General Manager, Hawks ...... Scott Wilkinson

Hockey Operations Administration Associate General Manager ...... Executive Assistant/ Vice President and Assistant General Manager ....Larry Simmons Sr. Director of Office Operations ...... Teresa Utley Director of Amateur Scouting and Player Dev...... Dan Marr Receptionist/Office Assistant ...... Indria Britt Director of Player Personnel...... Mark Dobson Receptionist/Office Assistant...... Lauren Kania Senior Director of Team Services ...... Michele Zarzaca Practice Facility Office Manager...... Rachel Stamper Broadcasting Senior Director of Radio Operations/ Coaching Staff Radio Play-by-Play Announcer, Thrashers ...... Dan Kamal Head Coach ...... John Anderson Hockey Development Liaison/Television Analyst ...... Assistant Coaches...... Director of Speakers Bureau/ ...... Television Play-by-Play Announcer, Hawks ...... Bob Rathbun ...... Television Play-By-Play Announcer, Thrashers ....Matt McConnell Video Coach ...... Tony Borgford Radio Play-By-Play Announcer, Hawks ...... Steve Holman

Scouting Staff Broadcast & Corporate Partnerships Head Scout ...... Vice President of Business Development ...... David Lee Full-Time Scouts ...... Evgeny Bogdanovich, Bernd Freimuller Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships...... Bill Abercrombie ...... Mark Hillier, Tavis MacMillan Senior Director of Corporate Partnership Services ....Chris Carter ...... , Bob Owen Senior Manager of Corporate Partnerships...... Stewart Tanner ...... Managers of Corporate Partnerships ...... Chris Beaudin Part-Time Scouts ...... Pat Carmichael, Freddie Jax ...... Michael Nuciforo, Larry Jones ...... Grant Sonier, John Van Boxmeer ...... Mike MacLane, Brad Olecki ...... Johanna Styne Training Staff Sr. Coordinators of Corporate Partner Services ...... Brandi Burton Strength and Conditioning Coach ...... Ray ...... Rachel Wannemacher Head Athletic Trainer...... Tommy Alva Manager of Broadcast Services ...... Diana Corbin Assistant Athletic Trainer ...... Step Roberts Senior Coordinator of Broadcast and Massage Therapist ...... Inar Treiguts Corporate Partnerships...... Jamie Burns Coordinators of Corporate Partner Services....Catherine Abrenica Equipment Staff ...... Kellie Goins, Brittany Goodman Head Equipment Manager ...... Bobby Stewart Coordinator of Broadcast Services ...... Kayla Pressley Equipment Manager ...... Joe Guilmet Sales Coordinator of Corporate Partnerships ...... Boma Ekiyor Equipment Assistant ...... Jim Guilmet Corporate Partner Services Assistant...... Kimberly Francois Administrative Assistant ...... Susan Garrison Medical Staff Team Physician and Orthopaedic Surgeon ...... Dr. Scott Gillogly Corporate Comm., Human Resources & Community Dev. Assistant Team Physician and Internist...... Dr. William Whaley Vice President of Corporate Communications, Primary Care Sports Medicine...... Dr. Ched Garten Administration and Community Development....Ailey Penningroth Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon ...... Dr. Glenn Maron Director of Community Development ...... Andrea Carter Team Dentists ...... Dr. Lawrence Saltzman Director of Human Resources ...... Tony Donato ...... Dr. Brett Silverman Manager of Human Resources ...... Kassie Broker Manager of Benefits ...... Keith Hildibrand Public Relations Publicist, Communications...... Kenan Woods Senior Director of Public Relations...... Rob Koch Senior Coordinator of Community Dev...... Courtney Schweers Director of Media Relations ...... Brian Potter Community Development Coordinator...... Jen Lehren Media Relations Assistant ...... Rob Tillotson HRIS Coordinator ...... Kathy Wood

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Finance Ticket Sales and Services, cont. Controller/Senior Director of Accounting ...... Michelle Walker Director of New Season Ticket Sales ...... Corey Breton Director of Budget and Financial Analysis ...... Kathy King Senior Manager of Inside Sales ...... Jonathan Tillman Assistant Controller ...... Darius Nixon Senior Manager of Suite Services ...... Lauren Fisher Manager of Accounting ...... Brandolyn McMullen Senior Manager of Ticket Services ...... Gilda Carlysle Manager of Payroll ...... Julia Wu Manager of Club Seat Service ...... Rob McCalebb Payroll Specialist ...... Javacia Harrison Manager of Service and Retention...... Barry Kessler Senior Accountant ...... Toni Cardwell Senior Sales Consultant ...... Keith Brennan Senior Staff Accountant...... Nikia Clark Manager of Group Sales and Service...... Mitch Ried Supervisor, Accounts Payable ...... Trelidia Johnson Coordinator of Premium Seating Services...... Matt Lynch Staff Accountants ...... Marva Goldson, Raiford Hodges Ticket Sales Coordinator ...... Nikia Bynum-Whitaker ...... Jamie Thompson, Melana Mims Ticket Service Coordinator ...... Phil Kvidt Accounts Receivable Accountant ...... Lorna Clemons Premium Seating Account Executives ...... Ruje Afsharpour Accounting Assistants ...... Loree Kraehe, Marsha Johnson ...... Travis Apple, Michael Flynn ...... Andy Riccioni, Leo Sloss Information Technology Suite Sales Executive...... Ryan Sember Senior Director of Information Technology...... Charles Gore Rental Suites Executive...... Michelle Fortune Manager of Information Technology ...... Jon Halseth New Ticket Sales Executives...... Steve Frank, Eric Anderson Senior Systems Administrator...... Anthony Bowen ...... Brooks Hunt, Anthony Oliveto Systems Administrator II ...... Marc Baron ...... Brendan Collins, BJ Greaves, Tom Hadsell ...... Randy Wills, Jake Thayer, Michael Reynolds Game Operations & Creative Services ...... Sebastian Csaszar, Scott Bradford Senior Director of Game Operations Group Sales and Service Executives ...... Karin Beckman and Creative Services ...... Peter Sorckoff ...... Drew Mills, Corey Brownell Assistant Director of Creative Services ...... Derek Carlin ...... Michael Montgomery, Jamie Grant Manager of Thrashers In-Game Entertainment ...... Andy Labesky ...... Jordan Otto, Lauren Adee Manager of Hawks In-Game Entertainment...... Matt Payne ...... ShaRyan Brown, Kevin Gibson, Mike Taylor Graphic Design Manager ...... Jason Duignan Service and Retention Executives ...... Stacey Belding Dance Team and Talent Coordinator ...... Donni Frazier ...... Bill Sicheneder, Jill Snodgrass Mascot Coordinators ...... Melvin Banks, James Wood ...... Adam Smoller, Will Stephens Game Operations Coordinator ...... Keith Hansard ...... Brian Graham, Bryan Mitzel Graphic Design Coordinator...... Matty Ryan Assistants, Ticket Services ...... Karen Peoples, Jeff Lev Game Operations Assistant ...... Erin Attaway Legal Operations Senior Counsel ...... Caren Cook Assistant GM/Director of Player Personnel ...... David Pendergraft Staff Counsel...... Bill Hightower Vice President of Basketball...... Dominique Wilkins Director of Pro Personnel/College Scouting...... Steve Rosenberry Marketing Director of Basketball Operations ...... Mike McNeive Vice President of Marketing, Advertising Player Relations and Programs Manager ...... Duane Ferrell and Branding ...... Jim Pfeifer Executive Assistant to GM Senior Director, W.I.R.E.D...... Kyle Brunson and Manager of Basketball Operations...... Carole Harding Director of Fan Development & Youth Marketing....Reagan Carey Team Services and Scouting Coordinator ...... Lalita Haynes Senior Manager of Database Marketing ...... David Elgin Senior Video Coordinator ...... Luke Steele Manager of Research ...... Jerry Tsui Video Coordinator ...... John Beckett Manager of Hockey Community Development...... Chris Uber Equipment Manager...... Zac Walsh Web Site Manager...... Micah Hart Chef, Hawks Players Lounge...... Bradley Rouse E-Marketing Senior Coordinator ...... Jon Newberry Web Site Coordinator ...... Ben Wright Hawks Coaching Staff Interactive Content Producer ...... Kyle Payne Head Coach ...... Mike Woodson Marketing, Advertising and Branding Assistant ...... Jen DeBono Assistant Coaches...... Larry Drew, Bob Bender Fan Development Assistant ...... Kirsten Salmonsen ...... Jim Todd, Tyrone Hill Shooting Consultant ...... Mark Price Ticket Sales and Services Hawks Scouting Staff Scouts ...... Greg Ballard, Mark Crow Vice President of Ticket Sales and Service ...... Brendan Donohue ...... Ron Meikle, Lojze Milosavljevic Senior Director of Ticket Services ...... Wendell Byrne Director of Group Sales ...... Denise Sicheneder Hawks Training Staff Director of Service and Retention...... Brad Hamacher Head Athletic Trainer ...... Wally Blase Director of Premium Seating Sales ...... Andrew Murphy Assistant Coach/Player Performance ...... Pete Radulovic Director of Suite Sales...... Ryan Barefoot Strength and Conditioning Coach...... Chattin Hill

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Hawks Medical Staff Customer Service Team Physicians...... Dr. Michael Bernot, Dr. Scott Kleber Assistant Director of Customer Service ...... Dr. Ashok Reddy, Dr. Robert Marmer and Operations ...... Keith Wente Team Dentist...... Dr. Louis Freedman Senior Manager of Premium Services ...... Larry Taylor Manager of Guest Services ...... Sharonda O'Rear Hawks Public Relations Assistant Manager of Customer Service...... Chanda Dabney Vice President of Public Relations...... Arthur Triche Receptionist ...... Janet Barry Director of Media Relations ...... Jon Steinberg Senior Manager of Media Relations ...... Jason Roose Retail Operations Director of Retail Merchandising ...... Kathy Hakiki Philips Arena Manager of Arena Store ...... Destra Tontala Executive Management Manager of Warehouse ...... Dennis Shoup Senior Vice President ...... Trey Feazell Assistant Manager of Arena Store ...... Scott Dumais Vice President of Operations ...... Patrick Lane Vice President of Building Security and Event Operations...... Barry Henson Coordinator of Security ...... Sheila Hall Vice President of Customer Service Supervisors of Security ...... Darriel Bailey and Operations ...... Jason Parker ...... Luther Hitchcock, Maranda Knox Security Officers...... Latasia Crawford, Nedra Evans Administration ...... Fred Jones, Gwendolyn Lee Executive Assistant to President ...... Dee Caporale ...... Betty Lesaine, Courtney Lupoe Administrative Assistant to VP of Operations ...... Lovett Dent, Bennie Jenkins and VP Building and Event Operations ...... Janice Koon ...... Tony Goodson, Jimmy Jones Executive Assistant & Booking Manager ...... Rita Cobb ...... Gustavo White, Dameon Woods ...... Marquez Bogle, Justin Mays, Rene Thomas Bookings/Box Office/Marketing ...... Juan Hall, Rowen Phillips Senior Director of Marketing and Business Development ...... Kevin Preast Video Production Senior Director of Box Office ...... Sam Williams Director of Video Production ...... David Schindler Box Office Managers ...... Rick Scholla, David Scruggs Manager of Video Production...... Rob Calia Manager of Event Marketing and Promotion ...... Amanda Blank Chief Engineer, Video Production ...... Vince Laster Box Office Coordinator ...... Joan Hicks Video Production Coordinator ...... Dan Bartlett Marketing Coordinator...... Stefanie Stephens Audio Engineer ...... Mike Knowles Premium Seating Ticket Assistants ...... Jennifer Hall, Paul Kvidt Senior Producer, Video/Graphics...... Steve Welsh Ticket Seller...... Charlotte Cowings Producer, Video/Graphics...... Mike Deuel

Building and Event Operations Director of Event and Building Operations ...... Chuck Robinson Assistant Director of Event and Building Operations ...... Stephen Willmann Manager of Building Operations ...... Victor Brown Manager of Event Conversion...... Johnny Brown Manager of Event Operations...... Paul Krajewski Manager of Post Event Conversion ...... Brandon Miller Assistant Manager of Conversion...... Richard Manley Event Coordinator ...... Catie Scott Environmental Services Supervisor ...... Kevin Calderon Conversion Leads ...... Willie Ficklin, Jack Jordan ...... Fred White, Jesse Williams Electrician Lead...... John Garrett HVAC Lead...... William Utley BMT I ...... James Smith, Jeremiah Eberhart BMT II ...... Rodney Richardson, Daniel Benton Electrician II ...... James Bradford, Kelly Hall ...... Kurt Deaton, Mike Harney, Jeff Goddard HVAC I ...... Brian Jackson, Ashanti Lewis HVAC II ...... Levern Taylor, Doug Stewart Locksmith ...... Steve Wascher Painter II...... Tom Warner, Sam Dunn Plumber ...... Robert Vine

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BRUCE LEVENSON Bruce and Ed Peskowitz co-founded United Communications Group (UCG), a port- folio of professional business information companies, in 1977. UCG, which is now one of the largest privately held business information companies in the world, pro- vides specialized information to more than two million clients in numerous business sectors, including healthcare, technology, energy, telecommunications and financial services. Involved in many philanthropic endeavors, Bruce has served as president of the “I Have a Dream Foundation,” and serves on the board of Hoop Dreams. A native of Chevy Chase, Md., he is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and the American University School of Law. From 1994-99, he and Peskowitz owned a minority interest in the , Wizards, Capital and Verizon Center. Bruce has homes in Atlanta and Potomac, Md. He and his wife, Karen, have three sons and a grandson.

MICHAEL GEARON Michael Gearon, a native and lifelong resident of Atlanta, started a telecommunica- tions enterprise after college and sold the business several years later to American Tower, one of the largest providers of communications towers in the world. He is cur- rently involved with several businesses internationally. A graduate of State University, Gearon resides in Atlanta with his wife and three children.

STEVE BELKIN Belkin is the founder and chairman of Trans National Group (TNG), a privately held direct response marketing and investment company headquartered in Boston. Founded in 1974, TNG now has more than 250 employees and has sales of more than $200 million annually. Belkin, who created the concept of the affinity credit card, has started more than 20 companies under the TNG umbrella, eight of which have been sold. Belkin has served on the board of trustees for , the Boston Medical Center, the Sports Museum of New England and is on the board of directors for the Hoffman Institute. He has also been on the Harvard College Visiting Committee, as well as the Committee on University Resources. A native of Grand Rapids, Mich., he is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a master’s of business administration from Harvard University. He and his wife, Joan, have two daughters, Julie and Amy, and reside in Boston.

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ED PESKOWITZ Peskowitz co-founded United Communications Group (UCG), a portfolio of business information and software solutions companies, with longtime friend and business partner Bruce Levenson in 1977. Today, UCG, with headquarters in Gaithersburg, , is one of the largest providers of business solutions to vertical markets in the country.

RUTHERFORD SEYDEL A lifelong Atlantan, Seydel is a partner in the law firm of Davis, Pickren & Seydel and is active in the firm’s real estate, franchising and business transactions practices. A graduate of the University of Georgia and the Mercer University School of Law, Seydel is Chairman of The Conservation Fund, co-founder and CEO of the Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, Inc., and is a member of the board of directors of the Southern Environmental Law Center and Turner Environmental Law Clinic at Emory University School of Law, as well as an Advisory Board member of the National Parks and Conservation Association. Seydel has been a season ticket-holder of the Hawks for more than 20 years and of the Thrashers since the team’s Inaugural Season in 1999. He and his wife, Laura, have three children, John, Laura Elizabeth and Vasser.

TODD FOREMAN Foreman is a partner in the United Communications Group (UCG), the business information company founded by Bruce Levenson and Ed Peskowitz. Foreman, who joined the company in 1992 to head their financial operations, oversees several of UCG’s businesses and also focuses on UCG’s acquisition strategy along with Levenson. He also runs the UCG Foundations, a charitable institution that provides money to organizations that serve the community. A Certified Public Accountant, Foreman spent two years in public accounting and five years in real estate consult- ing prior to joining UCG. He is a native of Baltimore, Md., and received a bachelor’s degree from Emory University and a master’s degree from George Washington University. He and his wife, Tracy, reside in Potomac, Md., and have three children, Samuel, Joshua and Katelyn.

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FELIX RICCIO Riccio, who serves as a representative of the Boston ownership, is senior vice pres- ident of corporate development for Trans National Group (TNG), a direct response marketing and investment company founded by Steve Belkin. In his position, he oversees the corporate development activities of several operating companies under the TNG umbrella. Prior to joining TNG, Riccio practiced corporate law with Goodwin, Procter & Hoar, LLP in Boston, where he focused on venture capital financings, public offerings and mergers and acquisitions, and served as an invest- ment banker with Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York. A native of Amsterdam, NY, Riccio holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of . He and his wife, Moira, have four children, Thomas, Andrew, Catherine and Nicholas, and reside in Wenham, Mass.

MICHAEL GEARON, SR. Gearon has spent almost 30 years in various capacities with the Atlanta Hawks, including general manager (1977-79), president (1977-1986) and chairman of the board (1986-2004). Gearon, who engineered the trades that brought Tom McMillen and the late Terry Furlow to Atlanta, helped the Hawks qualify for the playoffs in both seasons as general manager. A successful entrepreneur who retired from business at age 37, Gearon built one of the top real estate development companies in the country. Gearon & Company, which pioneered the concept of large-scale suburban office parks, was responsible for many of the business developments in Atlanta today, including the Coastal States Building and the Perimeter Center complex. A longtime associate and close friend of Ted Turner, Gearon is a former director of Turner Broadcasting.

BEAU TURNER Turner is involved in endless charitable organizations related to environmental con- servation and preservation around the world. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Turner Endangered Species Fund and is the Director of Natural Resources and Biodiversity for Turner Enterprises, Inc., the land-holding group for the Turner Family. Turner also serves as a Trustee for the Turner Foundation, a private family foundation that focuses on environmental and popula- tion-related causes. He also serves on the board of the Jane Smith Turner Foundation and of the Planet Foundation. Extremely active in the non-prof- it community as well, he currently serves on the board of Wetlands America Trust and The Peregrine Fund while finding time to be a council member for the Jim Range Conservation Fund. He also works closely with groups like Ducks Unlimited and Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy. He founded the Beau Turner Youth Conservation Center near his home in Florida in 2008. Children come to the BTYCC to learn about conservation, to interact with nature, to acquire skills like hunt- ing, fishing, archery and camping, and to study alternative energy sources like the solar panels that help to power the center.

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DON WADDELL BOB WILLIAMS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDENT, PHILIPS ARENA AND GENERAL MANAGER, THRASHERS AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTA SPIRIT, LLC ATLANTA SPIRIT, LLC

RICK SUND TRACY WHITE EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, AND GENERAL MANAGER, HAWKS SALES AND MARKETING AND CHIEF SALES OFFICER

PHIL EBINGER SCOTT WILKINSON SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER, HAWKS

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DON WADDELL EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, THRASHERS AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, ATLANTA SPIRIT, LLC

Since being named as In order to build on the late-season success of last the team’s first general year, Waddell entered this past offseason with the intent manager in June 1998, of adding a top-four defenseman and a top six , Executive Vice President retaining key players from last season, amassing sever- and General Manager Don al top prospects and bolster the team’s hockey opera- Waddell has guided the tions department. Thrashers from their inception, becoming one of the Waddell’s first goal was met in July when he engi- league’s most experienced and respected executives. neered a pair of acquisitions that brought two high-cal- In recognition of his leadership role of Atlanta Spirit, iber players to the team. Those transactions gave the LLC, the parent company of the Thrashers, Hawks and Thrashers a top-tier defenseman with scoring ability in Philips Arena, Waddell was named as an executive vice , acquired from Toronto, and a high-scoring president of the organization this past offseason. top-line forward with , who signed a four- A veteran of 30 years of professional hockey as a year deal with the team. player, coach and manager, Waddell has worked dili- Knowing the important role they played in 2008-09, gently to establish an organization prepared for success Waddell also worked to re-sign several vital players from now and in the long-term future. His work has culminat- last season that had expiring contracts, keeping them ed in a franchise that features a dynamic combination of with the Thrashers. Retaining these players, including skilled youth, veteran leaders and experienced depth at , , and each position. , allowed the Thrashers to keep the hard- During the 2008-09 season, Waddell oversaw a sec- working, high-character core of the team intact. ond-half resurgence of the team, engineering several These moves, added to the talented young stars strategic moves that led to a 22-18-1 record over the last already on the roster, such as , Bryan 41 games, including a 17-10-1 mark over the final 28 Little, Tobias Enstrom and – as well as games. Through mid-season transactions, Waddell the veteran leaders like Slava Kozlov, and added key talent, such as and Anssi – give the Thrashers a well-rounded roster Salmela, and collected a number of prospects and valu- built for immediate success. able draft choices, resulting in the team’s improved play At the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Waddell added nine and bolstering the future of the organization. prospects to the organization, including fourth overall

Waddell announces that Ilya Kovalchuk has been named Thrashers team captain at the annual Casino Night event, which raises funds for the Atlanta Thrashers Foundation, on January 11, 2009.

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selection . These players, along with the numerous top prospects already in the team’s system, such as , , Arturs Kulda and , give the Thrashers a talented crop of young players that will soon begin to make their mark in the NHL and lead the Thrashers well into the future. In June, Waddell fulfilled another goal by hiring long- time NHL executive Rick Dudley, who has more than 40 years of experience in professional hockey. In naming Dudley associate general manager, Waddell added a highly-successful and respected executive to the organ- ization to assist in scouting and player development. Waddell has a long-standing relationship with USA Hockey as a player and manager. He serves on the four- member National Team Management Advisory Group that assists in the selection of U.S. men’s national teams, including the team that will compete in the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, and was the gen- eral manager for the team that played in the 2006 Winter Games in Torino. He also served as the general manager for the U.S. teams at the 2005, 2002 and 2001 World Waddell makes Evander Kane the fourth overall selection Championships and was the assistant general manager at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal in June. for the 2004 and 2000 World Championships and the 2004 World Cup team. As a player, Waddell helped the er in 1988-89 and general manager in 1989-90. Waddell U.S. to a Medal at the 1983 World Championships. was twice named IHL Executive of the Year (1992-93 In the community, Waddell is active in numerous and 1995-96). charitable programs and has been instrumental in devel- Waddell's playing experience includes being player/ oping the Thrashers deep roots in the Atlanta-area. He coach for the from 1986-88 and the Toledo has played a key role in the growth of hockey in the Goaldiggers for the 1985-86 season. He was drafted by Atlanta market through his involvement in the youth the Los Angeles Kings in 1978 and spent three years hockey community and his promotion of the sport. with the organization from 1980-83. Waddell came to Atlanta after building two profes- He played more than nine seasons of professional sional hockey franchises (San Diego and Orlando of the hockey, finishing with 372 points (95 goals, 277 assists) now defunct International Hockey League) and serving in 404 games, mostly in the IHL. His best season came as assistant general manager for the 1997-98 Stanley in 1981-82, when he finished with 95 points (26 goals, 69 Cup-champion . Waddell was vice assists) for Saginaw and earned the Governor's Trophy president of RDV Sports from 1995-97, where he served as the league’s top defenseman. He was named as an on the executive committee, which oversaw operations IHL First Team All-Star in 1982 and 1986 and an IHL of the NBA’s Orlando Magic, the Solar , Magic Second Team All-Star in 1988. Fanattics (retail) and Magic Carpet Aviation. Waddell played Division I hockey at Northern While at RDV Sports, Waddell served as vice presi- University from 1976-80, where he majored in dent and general manager of the Orlando Solar Bears business management. He was inducted into the from 1995-97. He held the same role at the IHL's San Northern Michigan University Sports Hall of Fame in Diego Gulls from 1990-95, where he also served as the 1992 and was named to the 1970s CCHA All-Decade head coach for the 1991-92 season, taking the team to Team. He finished with 172 points (52 goals, 120 assists) the franchise's first playoff berth. Prior to San Diego, in 120 career games at Northern Michigan University. Waddell spent two seasons with the Flint Spirits of the He and his wife, Cheryl, have a daughter, Chelsea, IHL, for which he served as head coach/general manag- and reside in Duluth.

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RICK DUDLEY ASSOCIATE GENERAL MANAGER

Associate General son in 1998-99. That season, the Senators improved by Manager Rick Dudley is in 20 points over the previous year, earning 44 wins and his first season with the 103 points while claiming the Northeast Division title. Atlanta Thrashers after Overall, in each of his 10 seasons as an executive in joining the team in June, the NHL, his teams have earned improved records from 2009. He brings more than the previous year, representing an increase of more than 40 years of experience in 10 standings points annually. professional hockey as a player, coach and executive to Dudley was the general manager for the Detroit the organization. Vipers of the former International Hockey League for four In this role, he oversees professional and amateur seasons before joining the Senators. With the Vipers, scouting and player development for the organization Dudley led the team to a 200-92-35 record and the 1997 and serves as an advisor to Executive Vice President Championship. and General Manager Don Waddell on all hockey oper- Overall, as a general manager he has led his teams ations issues. to the league finals eight times and won four champi- Dudley joined Atlanta after five years with the onships in the , IHL and ECHL. Chicago Blackhawks, where he served as the team’s Dudley also has a lengthy and successful record as assistant general manager for the last three seasons. He a head coach in both the NHL and minor leagues, earn- originally joined the Blackhawks in 2004 as a consultant ing a lifetime record of 592-321-105. He spent two-and- and was named director of player personnel prior to the a-half seasons as head coach of the Buffalo Sabres from 2005-06 season. 1989-90 to 1991-92, posting an 85-72-31 record while The Blackhawks, who finished with the Western leading the team to the playoffs twice. During the 2003- Conference’s worst record in 2003-04, earned the third- 04 season, he spent 40 games behind the bench of the best record in the conference and appeared in the Florida Panthers, earning a 13-15-9-3 record. Western Conference Finals in Dudley’s last season with He also served as head coach of the the team in 2008-09. (1994-95 to 1995-96), Phoenix Roadrunners (1993-94), The Blackhawks now feature some of the league’s (1992-93) and Flint Spirits (1986-87 to top young players, such as , Patrick 1987-88) of the IHL and the AHL’s New Haven Kane, Kris Versteeg, , , Niklas Nighthawks (1988-89) and the ECHL’s Carolina Hjalmarsson and , who were all obtained dur- Thunderbirds (1982-83 to 1985-86). ing his time with the franchise. He also played a key role With San Diego in 1992-93, he led the Gulls to a 62- in Chicago’s acquisition of veteran stars Nikolai 12-8, the best record in professional hockey history. After Khabibulin, Martin Havlat and . leading Flint to a 42-31-9 record and an appearance in Before joining the Blackhawks, Dudley served as the the league finals in 1987-88, Dudley won the IHL’s general manager of the Florida Panthers for two sea- Commissioner’s Trophy as the coach of the year. sons from 2002-03 to 2003-04. With the Panthers, he The Toronto native played seven NHL seasons with guided the team to improved records both seasons while Buffalo and , recording 174 points (75 goals, 99 drafting players such as and Nathan assists) in 309 games. He also appeared in 270 World Horton in the NHL Entry Draft. Hockey Association games over four seasons with the From 1999-00 to 2001-02, Dudley was the Tampa Cincinnati Stingers, where he earned 277 points (131 Bay Lightning’s general manager. With Tampa Bay, goals, 146 assists) and tallied back-to-back 40-goal sea- Dudley was repsonsible for rebuilding a last-place fran- sons from 1975-76 to 1976-77. chise and setting them on a path that culminated in the After retiring as a player, Dudley became the owner, 2004 Championship. He acquired many key general manager and head coach of the ECHL’s players for the eventual NHL champions, including . He also served as the league’s Martin St. Louis, Nikolai Khabibulin, , Dave president from 1983-86. Prior to retiring, he was part Andreychuk, Cory Sarich, , Tim Taylor and owner and vice president of the Hockey Vaclav Prospal. League’s . Prior to joining the Lightning, Dudley served as the Dudley and his wife, Ja-Hee, reside in Florida and general manager for the for one sea- Buffalo, N.Y.

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LARRY SIMMONS VICE PRESIDENT & ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER

Vice President and championship-winning Wolves and the 2001 Assistant General Manager Turner Cup champion Orlando Solar Bears of the IHL. Larry Simmons is responsi- Simmons was promoted to assistant general manager ble for assisting the general in July 2004 after six years with the team's hockey opera- manager in all facets of the tions department. Prior to joining the Thrashers organiza- day-to-day operations of the tion, Simmons spent six years for RDV Sports in Orlando, hockey operations depart- the parent company of the NBA's Orlando Magic and the ment. These duties include player contract research and Orlando Solar Bears, where he served as a key member of negotiations, salary arbitrations, strategic planning, budg- the start-up efforts of the Solar Bears. While at RDV eting, scheduling and the administration of the collective Sports, Simmons worked closely with Thrashers Executive bargaining agreement. Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell, who Simmons, who joined the Thrashers in 1998, also served as vice president of RDV Sports from 1995-97. serves as the direct liaison between the Thrashers and the Simmons holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the organization's top development partners, the Chicago University of Central Florida and a Masters of Business Wolves of the AHL and the ECHL's Gwinnett Gladiators. Administration from Georgia State University. He and his He has been instrumental in developing and managing the wife, Cheryl, have a daughter, Maci, and a son, Rylan, and minor-league affiliations with the 2008 and 2002 AHL reside in Lawrenceville. DAN MARR DIRECTOR OF AMATEUR SCOUTING & PLAYER DEVELOPMENT

Director of Amateur Marr joined the Maple Leafs in 1986 as an athletic Scouting and Player trainer and became a full time scout with the club three Development Dan Marr is years later, evaluating talent in and . responsible for evaluating He was promoted to scouting coordinator in 1995, where players and preparing the he was responsible for coordinating the club's amateur team’s rankings for the NHL scouting staff in North America, as well as training and Entry Draft, as well as mon- summer prospect camps. itoring the development of Thrashers prospects. Prior to joining the Maple Leafs, Marr served as an ath- Marr, who served as the team's chief scout for more letic trainer for the Toronto Marlboros of the OHL from than three years from 2000-03, was promoted to his cur- 1980-85. rent position on July 9, 2003. He joined the team as head The Dunnville, Ontario native received a diploma in scout on Sept. 1, 1998, after spending more than 12 years athletic training and management from Sheridan College. with the . He resides in Toronto. MARK DOBSON DIRECTOR OF PLAYER PERSONNEL

Director of Player From 1995-97, Dobson served as a part-time scout for Personnel Mark Dobson the Orlando Solar Bears, and assisted with the evaluation oversees the professional of players for the San Diego Gulls from 1990 to 1995, scouting staff in the evalua- working alongside Waddell with both International Hockey tion of talent in the NHL, League franchises. AHL and Europe, and Dobson played collegiate hockey for St. Louis assists Thrashers Executive University and the International University, Vice President and General Manager Don Waddell with where he received a master's degree in business admin- player decisions for the Thrashers. istration in 1983. After completing his undergraduate stud- Dobson, who was promoted to his current position in ies at USIU in 1982, Dobson served as an assistant coach August 2006, joined the Thrashers scouting department at the school for three years. on a part-time basis in 1998 and was promoted to a full- Dobson resides in Atlanta. time pro scout in 1999.

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2009-10 ATLANTA THRASHERS COACHING STAFF

JOHN ANDERSON HEAD COACH John Anderson is in his Throughout his 14 seasons as a head coach, second season as head Anderson has made the playoffs on 12 occasions, coach of the Thrashers. including 10 of his 11 seasons with the Wolves. Overall, Anderson, who was named he has led his teams to the league finals eight times and to the position on June 20, has advanced to the conference finals 10 times. He has 2008, has more than 30 won 40-or-more games in a season 10 times and has years of experience in pro- reached the 100-point mark seven times. He is also the fessional hockey as a player and coach. Wolves all-time leader in regular-season wins (506) and In his first season as head coach with the Thrashers, playoff wins (105). Anderson led the club to a 35-41-6 record for 76 points Under his leadership, the Wolves set several single- during 2008-09. After a disappointing start to the season, season team records, including 55 wins (1997-98), 114 he led the team to a resurgent second half, earning a 22- points (1999-2000), 29 home wins (1997-98, 1998-99, 18-1 record over the last 41 games, including a 17-10-1 2007-08), 27 road wins (1999-2000, 2006-07), 331 goals mark over the final 28 contests. (2006-07) and 208 goals-against (2003-04). Anderson During his head coaching career, Anderson has won collected his 500th career regular-season coaching vic- five championships, most recently guiding the Chicago tory with the Wolves on March 22, 2008 at San Antonio. Wolves to the American Hockey League’s 2008 Calder Since the team joined the AHL in 2001, Anderson earned Cup Championship. He spent 11 seasons with the 306 regular-season wins and led the team to a 16-4 Wolves, the Thrashers primary minor-league affiliate, series record in the Calder Cup Playoffs. He also led earning a 506-283-99 regular-season record and a 105- to a 15-13 win in the 2003 AHL All-Star Classic. 60 post-season record. Prior to joining the Wolves, Anderson spent the 1996- During his tenure with Chicago, he led the team to 97 season as head coach with Quad City (CoHL), lead- two Calder Cups (2008, 2002) and two Turner Cups ing them to a 51-20-3 record and the Colonial Cup (2000, 1998) when the team was a member of the Championship. The previous season (1995-96), he International Hockey League. Anderson earned his first began his coaching career with the Winston-Salem of five league titles as a head coach with the Quad City Mammoths, leading them to the Southern Hockey Mallards of the Colonial Hockey League in 1997. League finals and a 30-23-7 regular-season record.

CAREER COACHING RECORD REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Season Team League GP W L T OTL SOL PTS GP W L 1995-96 Winston-Salem SHL 60 30 23 7 - - 67 10 5 5 1996-97 Quad City* CoHL 74 51 20 3 - - 105 15 11 4 1997-98 Chicago* IHL 82 55 24 - - 3 113 22 15 7 1998-99 Chicago IHL 82 49 21 - - 12 110 10 6 4 1999-00 Chicago* IHL 82 53 21 - - 8 114 16 12 4 2000-01 Chicago IHL 82 43 32 - 2 5 93 16 9 7 2001-02 Chicago* AHL 80 37 31 7 5 - 86 25 17 8 2002-03 Chicago AHL 80 43 25 8 4 - 98 9 3 6 2003-04 Chicago AHL 80 42 26 9 3 - 96 10 6 4 2004-05 Chicago AHL 80 49 24 - 5 2 105 18 12 6 2005-06 Chicago AHL 80 36 32 - 4 8 84 - - - 2006-07 Chicago AHL 80 46 25 - 3 6 101 15 9 6 2007-08 Chicago* AHL 80 53 22 - 2 3 111 24 16 8 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 35 41 - 6 - 76 - - - Thrashers Totals 82 35 41 - 6 - 76 - - - Minor League Totals 1022 587 326 34 28 47 - 177 116 64 Career Totals 1104 622 367 34 34 47 - 177 11 64 * - Won League Championship

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During his 12-year NHL playing career from 1977 to turing the league's Sportsmanship Award and earning a 1989, Anderson amassed 282 goals and 349 assists for spot on the AHL All-Star Team. 631 points in 814 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs At the beginning of his professional career, the (1977-1985), Nordiques (1985-86) and Hartford split the 1977-78 season between the Maple Whalers (1986-1989). He also notched nine goals and Leafs and the Dallas Blackhawks of the Central Hockey 27 points in 37 career Stanley Cup Playoff contests with League, earning the Max McNab Trophy (CHL) as the Toronto and Hartford. He was originally selected by the league’s most valuable player. Maple Leafs in the first round, 11th overall, in the 1977 A native of Toronto, he represented Canada in the NHL Entry Draft. World Championships in 1983 and 1985, recording Anderson played three years in the International seven goals and four assists for 11 points in 15 games Hockey League with the (1990-91) over the two tournaments, while earning a Bronze Medal and San Diego Gulls (1992-1994). As a player/assistant and Silver Medal, respectively. He also competed in the coach with the Gulls, Anderson helped propel the club to World Junior Championships in 1977, amassing 15 an IHL-record 62 wins and a berth in the 1993 Turner points (10 goals, five assists) in seven games, helping Cup Finals. Two years earlier, he tallied 40 goals and 83 Canada to a Silver Medal. points in 63 games to help the Komets reach the 1991 During his four-year junior career, Anderson compet- Turner Cup Finals. Overall, Anderson compiled 115 ed for the Toronto Marlboros and tallied 327 points (154 goals and 211 points in 200 IHL games. goals and 173 assists) in 211 games from 1973-77. He With the AHL's New Haven Nighthawks in 1991-92, led his team to the Memorial Cup Championship in 1974- Anderson became the oldest player to win the league's 75 with 10 points (four goals, six assists) in four games. Most Valuable Player award at age 35. That season, he Anderson and his wife Karen have three children - notched 41 goals and 95 points in 68 games, while cap- Jacob, Spencer and Hannah. CAREER PLAYING RECORD REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 1973-74 Toronto OHA 38 22 22 44 6 - - - - - 1974-75 Toronto OHA 70 49 64 113 31 - - - - - 1975-76 Toronto OHA 39 26 25 51 19 - - - - - 1976-77 Toronto OHA 64 57 62 119 42 - - - - - Canada WJC 7 10 5 15 6 - - - - - 1977-78 Toronto NHL 17 1 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 Dallas CHL 52 22 23 45 6 13 11 8 19 2 1978-79 Toronto NHL 71 15 11 26 10 6 0 2 2 0 1979-80 Toronto NHL 74 25 28 53 22 3 1 1 2 0 1980-81 Toronto NHL 75 17 26 43 31 2 0 0 0 0 1981-82 Toronto NHL 69 31 26 57 30 - - - - - 1982-83 Toronto NHL 80 31 49 80 24 4 2 4 6 0 Canada WC 6 2 2 4 6 - - - - - 1983-84 Toronto NHL 73 37 31 68 22 - - - - - 1984-85 Toronto NHL 75 32 31 63 27 - - - - - Canada WC 9 5 2 7 18 - - - - - 1985-86 Quebec NHL 65 21 28 49 26 - - - - - Hartford NHL 14 8 17 25 2 10 5 8 13 0 1986-87 Hartford NHL 76 31 44 75 19 6 1 2 3 0 1987-88 Hartford NHL 63 17 32 49 20 - - - - - 1988-89 Hartford NHL 62 16 24 40 28 4 0 1 1 2 1989-90 Binghamton AHL 3 1 1 2 0 - - - - - Milan 9 7 9 16 18 - - - - - 1990-91 Fort Wayne IHL 63 40 43 83 24 1 3 0 3 0 1991-92 New Haven AHL 68 41 54 95 24 4 0 4 4 0 1992-93 San Diego IHL 65 34 46 80 18 11 5 6 11 4 1993-94 San Diego IHL 72 24 24 48 32 4 1 1 2 8 NHL Totals (12 seasons) 814 282 349 631 263 37 9 18 27 2

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RANDY CUNNEYWORTH ASSISTANT COACH

Randy Cunneyworth, who with the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Trophy as the AHL’s is in his second year with coach of the year. the Thrashers as an assis- Cunneyworth, a native of Etobicoke, Ontario, played tant coach, brings nearly 30 20 seasons of professional hockey, including 16 seasons years of professional hock- in the NHL. In 866 career NHL games with Buffalo, ey experience as a player Pittsburgh, Winnipeg, Hartford, Chicago and Ottawa, he and coach to the team. registered 414 points (189 goals, 225 assists) and served Prior to joining the Thrashers, Cunneyworth served as as the Senators captain for four seasons. He added 14 head coach for Rochester of the American Hockey League points (seven goals, seven assists) in 45 NHL playoff for eight seasons, guiding the Americans to a 306-244-90 games, including an appearance in the 1999 Stanley Cup record. During his tenure in Rochester, he earned three Finals with the Sabres. 40-plus win seasons, two 100-plus point seasons and six Originally selected by Buffalo in the eighth round, playoff berths. He left the Americans as the longest 167th overall, in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft, Cunneyworth tenured coach in franchise history and ranks second on also appeared in 273 career AHL games with Rochester their all-time win list. Before being named as their head and Springfield, recording 270 points (166 goals, 104 coach on Sept. 8, 2000, he spent two seasons with assists). He helped Rochester win the 1983 Calder Cup Rochester as a player/assistant coach. Championship and was honored with the AHL’s Fred T. During the 2004-05 season, Cunneyworth led the Hunt Memorial Trophy as the player who best exemplifies Americans to a 51-23-6 record (112 points), which earned sportsmanship, determination and dedication to hockey. the team the MacGregor Kilpatrick Trophy for the league’s He and his wife, Jenny, have two sons, Gregory and best regular-season record. That season, he was honored Cameron.

TODD NELSON ASSISTANT COACH

Todd Nelson, a veteran of Originally selected by the Penguins in the fourth round, nearly 20 seasons of pro- 79th overall, of the 1989 NHL Entry Draft, Nelson played fessional hockey as a play- 12 seasons of professional hockey, which included NHL er and coach, is in his sec- stints with the and Washington ond season with the team Capitals. after being named assistant He appeared in 306 career AHL games with the coach in July 2008. , , Nelson has spent the last two seasons serving as an and , totaling 168 points (37 goals, assistant coach for the of the American 131 assists) and 223 penalty minutes. He captured the Hockey League, winning the 2008 Calder Cup, his third 1994 Calder Cup with Portland and was inducted into that league championship as a coach. With the Wolves, the franchise’s hall of fame in 2007. Thrashers primary minor-league affiliate, he worked for Nelson also tallied 172 points (28 goals, 144 assists) Thrashers Head Coach John Anderson. and 308 penalty minutes in 464 career International The Prince Albert, , native broke into the Hockey League games with the Muskegon, Cleveland and coaching ranks during the 2001-02 season as a Grand Rapids. He was named an IHL All-Star in 1992 and player/assistant coach with the Muskegon Fury of the 1993. . Nelson spent one season as an Prior to his professional career, Nelson played five assistant coach with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins seasons of junior hockey with the of before returning to Muskegon to make his head coaching the . debut in 2003-04. He led the team to back-to-back He and his wife, Josette, have two children, Colton and Colonial Cup Championships in his first two seasons. Kyleigh.

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STEVE WEEKS ASSISTANT COACH

Steve Weeks, who is in Weeks played 13 seasons in the NHL for the New York his seventh season with the Rangers, Hartford, , New York Thrashers as an assistant Islanders, Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators. coach, has more than 25 During his NHL career, Weeks compiled a 3.73 aver- years of experience in the age with five shutouts and a 112-119-33 record. He also NHL as a player, coach and appeared in 12 NHL playoff games, earning a 3-5 record professional scout. and a 3.33 average. In addition to his regular duties as an assistant coach, Prior to turning professional, Weeks, who was select- Weeks serves as a goaltending specialist for the club, ed by the Rangers in the 1978 NHL Draft, posted a 59-26- working closely with , and 5 record and a 3.34 goals-against average in 96 games the team’s other on a daily basis. over four seasons at Northern Michigan University from Prior to joining the Thrashers on June 26, 2001, 1976-80. He led Northern Michigan to the 1980 Frozen Weeks spent eight seasons with the Hartford Four, beating Cornell 5-4, in the semifinals, before losing Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes organization from 1993- to 5-2 in the title game. He was named to the 2001 as a coach and scout. After retiring as a player, he CCHA 1970’s All-Decade Team. joined the Whalers in 1993 as a goaltending consultant A native of Scarborough, Ontario, Weeks represented and served as an assistant coach during the 1996-97 sea- Canada in the 1985 World Championships, earning a 3-1 son. He was named as the team’s goaltending coach/pro record and helping the team to a Silver Medal. scout when the team relocated to North Carolina for the He has three children, Emily, Wyatt and Owen, and 1997-98 season. resides in Duluth.

TONY BORGFORD VIDEO COACH

Tony Borgford, who is in Borgford also assists the coaching staff on ice during his 11th year with the training camp and at various times throughout the season, Thrashers, is in his fourth and helps provide on-ice instruction at the team’s annual season as video coach. prospect camps and hockey schools. Borgford served as the Borgford joined the Thrashers for the team’s inaugural club’s video coordinator season in 1999 and served in the accounting department from 2002 until his promo- for one year before moving to the hockey operations tion to his current position. department. He served as hockey operations coordinator In this role, he is responsible for video analysis of all for two seasons, where he assisted in all aspects of the pre-scout and game film, breaking down opponents’ sys- department. tems and tendencies, including forechecks, power play A native of Regina, Saskatchewan, Borgford played and penalty killing. He also produces video for the coach- junior hockey for the North Battleford North Stars of the ing staff to be used in daily team meetings as well as for Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League and four years of instruction for individual players. NCAA hockey for Mercyhurst College in Erie, Pa., from During games, he is in constant communication with 1995-99. the coaching staff and is responsible for providing video Borgford and his wife, Lisa, have a son, Braxton, and analysis in-game, as well as between periods. reside in Norcross.

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2009-10 ATLANTA THRASHERS SCOUTING STAFF

MARCEL COMEAU HEAD SCOUT Marcel Comeau, who was promoted to head scout on July 9, 2003, oversees all scouting activi- ties and the evaluation of all amateur talent on a worldwide basis for the Thrashers … Comeau served as a part-time scout for the Thrashers during the 1999-2000 Inaugural Season, and was promoted to full-time scout on June 20, 2000 … Prior to joining the Thrashers in 1998, he served as a scout for RHO Hockey, an independent scouting service for professional hockey teams … Comeau has more than 15 years experience as a head coach for various teams in the AHL, IHL, CHL and WHL … He also coached the Canadian National teams to Gold Medals at the 1995 World Junior Championships and the 1994 Under-18 Competition … He was twice voted as the WHL Coach of the Year, and was also named CHL Coach of the Year for the 1992-93 season … He and his wife, Christie, reside in Federal Way, Wash.

EVGENY BOGDANOVICH AMATEUR SCOUT Evgeny Bogdanovich, who joined the Thrashers as part-time area scout prior to the 1999-2000 Inaugural Season, was promoted to part-time European scout in 2001 and given full-time status on Aug. 1, 2005 … The native of St. Petersburg, , is responsible for the evaluation of talent in Russia, crossover scouting in Europe and coverage of major European tournaments … Bogdanovich, who speaks English and Russian, graduated from St. Petersburg State University with degrees in math and computers … Following graduation, he worked with a local St. Petersburg newspaper's sports department … He currently resides in St. Petersburg, Russia.

BERND FREIMULLER AMATEUR SCOUT Bernd Freimuller, the team's first full-time European scout, scouts both amateur and professional players in Europe … He has served as the team’s full-time European scout since the 1999-2000 Inaugural Season … Freimuller joined the organization in 1998 from WEV, Vienna’s top league hockey team which competed in both the Euroleague and in the international Alpenleague … He also served as public relations manager and later as general manager for WEV … Freimuller worked as the media relations director for the Austrian Hockey Federation, served as the vice press officer at the World Championships in 1996 and acted as a European correspondent for the independent scouting magazine "Red Line Report" … He holds a master’s of arts degree in com- munications from the University of Vienna … He is single and resides in Vienna.

MARK HILLIER AMATEUR SCOUT Mark Hillier, who joined the Thrashers organization on July 9, 2003, is responsible for the evalua- tion of talent for the Ontario region and also performs crossover scouting in other regions … Hillier spent over 13 years with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization from 1990-2002 before joining Atlanta … He served as Toronto’s director of amateur scouting from 1999-2002 after a four-year stint as an amateur scout with the club from 1995-99 … Hillier worked as director of administra- tion for Toronto’s top farm team, the St. John’s Maple Leafs, from 1993-95 … He served as coor- dinator of hockey administration for Toronto from 1992-93 after joining the organization as a pub- lic relations assistant in 1990 … Hillier earned a sports administration degree from Durham College of Applied Arts and Technology in , Ontario, in 1990 … He and his wife, Kelly, have two sons, Cole and James, and reside in St. John's, Newfoundland.

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TAVIS MacMILLAN AMATEUR SCOUT

Tavis MacMillan joined the Thrashers organization as a full-time U.S. amateur scout in August, 2007, after spending three seasons as head coach of the University of , Fairbanks … He compiled a 46-54-15 overall record and was 29-43-12 in the CCHA … A former Nanook star and UAF graduate, MacMillan played professional hockey with the Alaska Gold Kings of the West Coast Hockey League … He began serving as a player/assistant general manager in 1995-96, assisting with management, player recruitment, marketing, promotions and day-to-day operations while earning WCHL Second Team All-Star honors … The native of Milk River, , also played for the San Jose Rhinos of the Roller Hockey International League in 1994 … MacMillan and his wife, Deon, reside in Rosemount, Minn., and have three daughters; Taryn, Camryn, and Lauryn.

PETER MAHOVLICH PROFESSIONAL SCOUT Peter Mahovlich, who joined the Thrashers as a full-time professional scout on Aug. 10, 1999, notched 773 points (288 goals, 485 assists) in 884 games over 16 NHL seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, and Pittsburgh Penguins from 1965-81 … Mahovlich appeared in 88 Stanley Cup playoff games, helping Montreal win four Stanley Cups … Following his retire- ment as a player, Mahovlich served as a scout for the … Before joining Atlanta, he worked as a professional scout for the Tampa Bay Lightning from 1997-1999 … Peter and his brother, Frank, who played 18 seasons in the NHL from 1957-1974, formed one of the most suc- cessful brother combinations in league history … The brothers from Timmons, Ontario, combined for 1,876 points (821 goals, 1,055 assists) in 2,065 NHL games … Peter, a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, resides in Glens Falls, N.Y.

BOB OWEN AMATEUR SCOUT & CONSULTANT Bob Owen, who currently serves as a consultant and full-time scout in Western Canada, helped build the Thrashers franchise as the team's director of player evaluation and development for nearly five years from 1998 to 2003 … Owen, who owns a wealth of scouting expertise, consults with team management on player-related personnel decisions … Prior to joining the Thrashers in 1998, Owen established RHO Hockey, North America's first independent professional scouting service, in 1995 … Owen spent 10 years with the LA Kings organization from 1984-1994, serving in several capacities, including scout, director of amateur scouting, director of scouting and devel- opment and director of player personnel and player development … From 1980-84, Owen served as a scout for the NHL's Central Scouting, concentrating mainly in western North America … Owen, a native of Regina, Sask., and his wife, Evelyn, reside in Kelowna, B.C.

JOHN PERPICH PROFESSIONAL SCOUT John Perpich has served as a full-time scout for the Thrashers since the 1999-2000 Inaugural Season … After serving as an amateur scout for six seasons, Perpich enters his fourth season as a professional scout with the organization … His duties include advance scouting of the Thrashers opponents as well as assisting in the evaluation of talent in the AHL … Perpich spent four years with the LA Kings prior to joining the Thrashers in 1998 … He served as an assistant coach in the NHL with the Capitals and the Kings, and also coached the Kings minor league prospects from 1996-98 … Perpich coached Ferris State from 1986-90, and at St. Cloud State from 1984-86 … He played hockey for the University of Minnesota, where he completed his undergraduate studies in physical education, and received a master of arts degree with an emphasis in motor learning … Perpich and his wife, Kendra, reside in Bloomington, Minn.

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2009-10 ATLANTA THRASHERS TRAINING STAFF

RAY BEAR STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Ray Bear, who is in his eighth season and ninth year with the Thrashers, is responsible for all strength and conditioning programs for players and prospects throughout the organization … The Portsmouth, , native served as the ' minor league strength and conditioning coach during the 2000 and 2001 seasons ... Prior to joining the Braves, Bear served as the assistant strength coach for all sports teams at Ohio University from 1999-2000 … Bear worked as the strength and conditioning coach for the Kansas City Royals for the 1998 and 1999 seasons and served as the athletic trainer/strength coach for the Huntington Blizzard of the ECHL during the 1997-98 season … He graduated from Shawnee State University in Portsmouth, Ohio, with a degree in sports medicine in 1998 … Bear enjoys mountain climb- ing, cave exploring, weightlifting and outdoor activities … He and his wife, Maria, and their children, Levi, Elija and Caidy Rae, reside in Dacula. TOMMY ALVA HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Tommy Alva is in his second season as head athletic trainer … In this role, he is responsible for the assess- ment, treatment and rehabilitation of player injuries and assists with the overall medical and training pro- grams of the organization … Alva joins the Thrashers after serving as the head athletic trainer for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League during the 2007-08 season and spent the previous four years as assistant athletic trainer for the from 2003-04 to 2006-07 … Prior to his role with the Stars, he spent one season as the head athletic trainer for the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe in 2000 and worked as the head athletic trainer for the Dallas Burn of for four seasons from 1996-2000 … A native of Dallas, , Alva earned his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Henderson State University in Arkansas … He and his wife, Stephanie, have a son, Kaleb, and reside in Lawrenceville. STEP ROBERTS ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER Step Roberts, who joined the Thrashers organization as assistant athletic trainer for the 2005-06 season, is in his fifth season with the organization … In this position, he assists the head trainer in all treatment and rehabilitation procedures for injured players … Prior to joining the Thrashers, Roberts spent one sea- son as the head athletic trainer for the Mississippi SeaWolves of the ECHL and two seasons as a trainer for the of the ECHL … Roberts, who was born in Pocahontas, Ark., and raised in Mississippi, earned a bachelor’s degree from Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., in 2000 … Roberts was a collegiate swimmer and competes in triathlons during the off-season … He and his fiance, Haley, reside in Roswell.

INAR TREIGUTS MASSAGE THERAPIST Inar Treiguts joined the Thrashers organization prior to the 1999-2000 Inaugural Season, bringing over 12 years experience as a massage therapist to the club … Treiguts, a native of who has earned his U.S. citizenship, spent one year at Spa Sydell in Atlanta before joining the Thrashers, participates in vari- ous workshops yearly and recently received certification in Active Release Techniques … Treiguts worked as the massage therapist for Team USA at the 2005 and 2008 World Championships … He has also worked for Body Works in Santa Monica, Calif., Cal-Med Clinic in Los Angeles, and in private practice in Knoxville, Tenn. … He is single, and resides in Atlanta.

BOBBY STEWART HEAD EQUIPMENT MANAGER Bobby Stewart enters his tenth season and 11th year with the Thrashers, the second Atlanta hockey team that he has worked for … Stewart joined the as their equipment manager prior to the 1973- 74 season, and remained with the organization when it moved to Calgary in May of 1980 … The 1998-99 season was Stewart’s 26th year with the Flames … Stewart is responsible for all equipment and supplies for the Thrashers players, and his duties include sharpening skates, ordering equipment and aiding the transportation of all the team’s equipment around the NHL … A native of Montreal, Stewart spent four sea- sons with the Montreal Junior Canadiens before joining the Flames organization … Bobby and his wife, Sherri, and their son, Joshua, reside in Lawrenceville.

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JOE GUILMET EQUIPMENT MANAGER Joe Guilmet, who is in his tenth season and 11th year with the Thrashers, is responsible for assisting the head equipment manager with equipment inventory and daily maintenance and transportation of all the team’s equipment … Prior to joining the Thrashers, Guilmet worked as assistant equipment manager for the Orlando Solar Bears of the former International Hockey League for four seasons from 1995-1999 … Guilmet served as assistant equipment manager for Team USA at the 2006 Olympics in Turin, Italy, and at the 2009, 2008 and 2001 World Championships … The San Diego, Calif., native spent five years with the equipment department of the San Diego Gulls (IHL) before joining Orlando … Guilmet, and his wife, Kim, reside in the Virginia-Highland area of Atlanta.

MEDICAL STAFF

DR. SCOTT GILLOGLY DR. WILLIAM WHALEY DR. CHED GARTEN HEAD TEAM PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TEAM PHYSICIAN PRIMARY CARE & ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON & INTERNIST SPORTS MEDICINE

DR. GLENN MARON DR. LAWRENCE SALTZMAN DR. BRETT SILVERMAN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEON TEAM DENTIST TEAM DENTIST

ASSISTANT TEAM PHYSICIANS Dr. Phillip Langer Dr. Payne Dr. Plas James Tom Millikin, PA-C Jenny Usherwood, PA-C Orthopaedic Surgery Hand Surgery Spine Surgery Orthopaedics Infectious Disease

CONSULTANT MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Robert Albin, Pulmonary Dr. Thomas McGahan, Gastroenterology Dr. Richard Bernstein, Neurology Dr. Ian McMillen, Infectious Disease Dr. Robert Blasberg, Ophthalmology Dr. Ted Monitz, Cardiology Dr. Bruce Bode, Diabetes/Endocrinology Dr. , Thoracic Surgery Dr. Mike Clark, Vascular Surgery Dr. Gary Myerson, Rheumatology Dr. Marc Codner, Plastic Surgery Dr. Kenneth Nuefeld, Ophthalmology Dr. John Daly, General Surgery Dr. Val Phillips, Radiology Dr. Gerald Domescik, Radiology Dr. Dave Radaszewski, Active Release Therapy Dr. Boyd Eaton, Radiology Dr. Gary Saban, Dentistry Dr. Jeffrey Hoadley, General Surgery Dr. Pradeep Sinha, Otolaryngology Dr. Grant Hogan, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. James Toth, Family Practice Dr. Bob Hunt, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Dr. Stewart Weigand, Dermatology Dr. Perry Julien, Foot & Ankle Dr. Dennis Welch, Emergency Care Dr. Kevin Larsen, Chiropractor Dr. Joseph Wilson, Cardiology Dr. Steve Marlowe, Infectious Disease ATLANTATHRASHERS.COM 21 01-24 FRONT OFFICE.qxp:43064_THR_220_272.qxd 9/15/09 6:41 PM Page 22

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TELEVISION INFORMATION SportSouth, the team’s exclusive regional cable home for the fourth consecutive season, will televise 61 Atlanta Thrashers games during the 2009-10 NHL season. SportSouth, a regional cable sports net- work launched in 1999 as , enters its fourth season of operation since the network was acquired by Fox Sports Net. SportSouth also televises Atlanta Hawks and Atlanta Braves games.

MATT McCONNELL TELEVISION PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER Matt McConnell, the orig- McConnell has also covered the NHL playoffs for NHL inal television play-by-play Radio and Westwood One, the for voice of the Thrashers, NHL International and the 2009 IIHF World Junior returns to the SportSouth Championships for The NHL Network. broadcast booth for the McConnell’s broadcasting resume also includes four 2009-10 season. seasons as the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS This year will mark College Sports’ hockey broadcasts from 2005-06 to 2008- McConnell’s fifth season as 09. During this time, he also called college basketball and the team’s play-by-play announcer and seventh season for the network and hosted their coverage of the covering the Thrashers, including his two years co-hosting NCAA lacrosse championships. He also played the role of SportSouth’s Thrashers LIVE during the 2006-07 and fill-in broadcaster for the NBA on TNT in 2001. 2007-08 seasons. McConnell’s accolades in the broadcasting industry McConnell served as the Thrashers television play-by- include a pair of regional sports Emmys involving his work play announcer for four years, beginning with the team’s on Thrashers telecasts in 2002 and 2003 and his nomina- Inaugural Season in 1999-00. Following his first stint with tion for 1994 Broadcaster of the Year by the Southern Atlanta, McConnell worked for two seasons as the televi- Sports Broadcasters Association while he was sion play-by-play voice of the . working with the Ducks. Prior to joining the expansion Thrashers, McConnell A graduate of Michigan State University with a bache- spent three seasons as the Pittsburgh Penguins radio lor’s degree in Telecommunication and major emphasis in announcer from 1996-1999 and was the radio voice for the Economics, he and his wife, Jennifer, and daughter, Zoe, Anaheim Ducks from 1993-1996. reside in suburban Atlanta.

DARREN ELIOT TELEVISION ANALYST & HOCKEY DEVELOPMENT LIAISON SportSouth analyst Prior to his career in broadcasting, Eliot worked for Darren Eliot has covered Computer Methods Corporation, a software-consulting the Thrashers since the firm headquartered in Livonia, Mich. There he served as team’s 1999-00 Inaugural president of CMC's engineering services subsidiary, Season, garnering two EnGenius, Inc., from 1997-99. Emmys during his tenure. A 1983 graduate of Cornell University with a degree in In addition to his work agricultural economics, Eliot earned membership into the as a broadcaster, Eliot Red Key Society for students exemplifying excellence in serves as the Thrashers hockey development liaison academics and athletics. With the Big Red, Eliot was a where he helps oversee the organization’s community two-time All-Ivy selection and earned All-America honors hockey programming. as a senior. He entered the Cornell Athletic Hall of Fame Beyond broadcasting for SportSouth, Eliot covers the in 1996. NHL nationally, entering his fifth season as an analyst on Following his collegiate career, Eliot committed to the Versus and contributing a weekly column, "The Week That Canadian National program, culminating in competing for Was" on Versus.com. His "View from the Ice," column has Team Canada in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in run weekly on SI.com since 2001. Eliot has also written Sarajevo. From that experience, he went on to play five extensively for NHL.com and atlantathrashers.com and seasons in the NHL for the Los Angeles Kings, Detroit Red contributed to The Hockey News. Wings and Buffalo Sabres. Prior to joining the Thrashers, Eliot spent two seasons Eliot and his wife, Meredith, have two daughters, Avery as an analyst for the Anaheim Ducks. and Gillian, and a son, Mitchell. They reside in Duluth.

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DAN KAMAL RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY ANNOUNCER & SENIOR DIRECTOR OF RADIO OPERATIONS Entering his tenth season play-by-play voice of the Hershey Bears of the American and eleventh year with the Hockey League from 1984-94. team, Dan Kamal is the Following the Knights, Kamal joined Turner play-by-play voice for all Broadcasting System, Inc., in 1997 as a writer and field Thrashers radio broadcasts producer for the former CNN/Sports Illustrated cable net- and oversees radio opera- work. While with the network, he also served as a fill-in tions for the Thrashers, anchor on CNN Headline Sports. During the 2004-2005 including the team’s radio NHL lockout, he returned to Turner Broadcasting as a free- network. lance reporter/editor for the CNN Radio Network. He also As Senior Director of Radio Operations, he is respon- served as a speaker for the Atlanta Hawks Read to sible for programming, production and distribution of Achieve program that reached 122 schools and 61,000 Thrashers broadcasts for the radio network, which students. includes flagship station WCNN AM-680 "The Fan" and In his broadcasting career, Kamal has also covered the affiliates in Georgia, and . In 1996 Summer Olympic Games for Atlanta’s WGST radio addition to his radio duties, Kamal is a regular contributor and has served as studio host for the to the team's official web site, providing editorial and video Radio Network and PGA Tour Radio. content. He earned a Bachelor's degree in communication Kamal joined the Thrashers prior to the 1999-2000 studies from the University of /Amherst and Inaugural Season and his role with the team marks the his Master’s degree in communications from Boston second time he has broadcasted professional hockey in University. Atlanta. He is the former radio and television play-by-play Kamal and his wife Dot, have two children; a daughter announcer for the of the former Deanna, a graduate student at the University of Gerogia, International Hockey League, a position he held from and a son, Chris, who is a playing junior hock- 1994-96. Prior to the Knights, he was the radio and TV ey in Minnesota. The family resides in Alpharetta.

RADIO INFORMATION

The Thrashers are in their fifth season with a comprehensive radio partnership with WCNN AM 680 The Fan to serve as the team's flag- ship radio station. The multi-layered agreement with The Fan includes coverage of the team's 82 regular-season games, ancillary programming, as well as marketing and promotional opportunities.

The Thrashers will produce all of their game coverage, with The Fan producing and airing half-hour pre-and-post game shows in conjunc- tion with the team.

As the flagship station for the Thrashers, 680 The Fan distributes game broadcasts to a network of radio affiliates, including:

Flagship: WCNN-AM, Atlanta - 680 AM WSFN-AM, Brunswick - 790 AM WKEU-FM, Griffin - 88.9 FM WDUN-AM, Gainesville - 550 AM WGGA-AM, Gainesville - 1240 AM WDDK-FM, Greensboro - 103.9 F WPCC-AM, Clinton, S.C. - 1410 AM WLAQ-AM, Rome - 1410 AM WWIC-AM, Scottsboro, Ala. - 1050 AM WMVG-AM, Milledgeville - 1450 AM WFIS-AM, Fountain Inn, S.C. - 1600 AM

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NIK ANTROPOV RIGHT WING 80 HT: 6-6 WT: 240 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Feb. 18, 1980 Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan

2008-09 SEASON: Split season between Toronto and the Maple Leafs, earning 31 points (13g, 18a) … Recorded NY Rangers, recording 59 points (28g, 31a) in 81 games two assists in 13 Stanley Cup Playoff games … Returned … Set new career highs in points, goals, assists and to the lineup on 12/11 at MIN, after missing 20 games with games played … Added three points (2g, 1a) in seven a shoulder injury … Recorded his 100th career NHL point Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Rangers … Began the with one goal on 12/23 vs. FLA … Registered a season- season with Toronto and recorded 46 points (21g, 25a) in high four-game point streak (1g, 5a) from 12/19-12/26 … 63 games … Posted a career-high tying five-game point Appeared in all 13 of Toronto’s post-season games … streak from 10/18-10/28, recording six points (4g, 2a) dur- Ranked second on the team in playoff penalty minutes ing that span … Established a season-high with three (18) and tied for third in plus/minus rating (plus-1) … 2002- points (1g, 2a) on 11/8 vs. MTL … Posted back-to-back 03: Recorded 45 points (16g, 29a) and a career-high 124 three point games on 12/20 at PIT (1g, 2a) and 12/22 at penalty minutes in 72 games with Toronto … Tied for 15th ATL (3a) … Recorded three points (1g, 2a) for the fourth in the NHL in game-winning goals (six) … Finished third on time on 2/14 vs. PIT … Acquired by the NY Rangers from the Maple Leafs in plus/minus rating (plus-11), third in Toronto on 3/4 … Appeared in 18 regular-season games game-winning goals, fourth in goals, fourth in penalty min- with New York, posting 13 points (7g, 6a) … Made his utes and fifth in points … Established a career-high with a Rangers debut on 3/5 at NYI … Posted a four-game point five-game point streak (2g, 7a) from 1/29-2/8 … Appeared streak (3g, 2a) from 3/14-3/21 … Made his Rangers play- in his 200th career game on 4/3 vs. MIN … Appeared in off debut on 4/15 at WSH, recording two points (1g, 1a) in three post-season games with the Leafs … 2001-02: Split Game One of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. season between Toronto (NHL) and St. John’s (AHL) … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in 11 games with Toronto and PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 304 points (132g, 35 points (11g, 24a) in 34 games with St. John’s … Scored 172a) in 527 career NHL games with Toronto and the NY his only goal with Toronto on 10/6 at MTL … Assigned to Rangers … Appeared in 35 Stanley Cup Playoff games St. John’s on 11/5 … Recorded 13 multiple-point games with Toronto and New York, posting eight points (4g, 4a) … with St. John’s … Had season-ending knee surgery on 3/1 2007-08: Played 72 games for Toronto, collecting 56 and missed the entire post-season … 2000-01: Tallied 17 points (26g, 30a) with 92 penalty minutes … Ranked first points (6g, 11a) in 52 games with Toronto … Tallied two on the team in power play goals (12) and game-winning assists on 11/29 vs. STL … Recorded two points (1g, 1a), goals (5) … Ranked second on the Maple Leafs in goals, including the game-winning goal on 12/31 at TB … points and plus/minus rating (plus-10) … Registered 16 Registered a season-high three assists/points on 4/7 at multiple-point games … Posted a season-high four-game OTT … 1999-2000: Recorded 30 points (12g, 18a) in 66 point streak (4g, 4a) from 10/11-10/18 … Collected two games with the Maple Leafs during his first North points (1g, 1a), including the game-winning goal and his American season … Appeared in two AHL games with St. 200th career NHL point on 10/18 vs. FLA … Appeared in John’s … Registered his first career NHL point with one his 400th career NHL game on 11/29 at ATL … Scored a assist in his NHL debut on 10/13 vs. FLA … Earned his first natural hat trick on 12/6 at NYR … Earned three assists career multiple-point game (2a) on 10/25 vs. DAL … and a season-high plus-4 rating on 12/14 at ATL … Scored Scored his first career goal on 11/15 vs. SJ … Recorded his 20th goal of the season, for the first time in his career, his first career NHL hat trick on 12/20 at FLA. on 2/16 vs. BOS … Recorded three points (1g, 2a), includ- ing the 100th goal of his career on 2/23 vs. ATL … EUROPEAN CAREER: Recorded 80 points (28g, 52a) in Sustained a knee injury on 3/15 vs. BUF, missing four 116 career games in Russia over four seasons with Ust- games … Missed final three regular-season games from Kamenogorsk, Dynamo, Ak-Bars Kazan and Yaroslavl. 4/1-4/5, due to a knee injury … 2006-07: Recorded 33 points (18g, 15a) in 54 games with the Maple Leafs … Tied INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented his native for seventh on the team with seven multiple-point games Kazakhstan in international competition four times … … Ranked ninth among team forwards in points … Scored one goal in five games at the 2006 Winter Olympic Collected a season-high three points (2g, 1a) and a plus-4 Games in Torino … Appeared in the World Junior rating on 11/9 at BOS … Earned two assists, including the Championships in 1996, 1997 and 1998. 100th of his career on 11/20 vs. NYI … Missed 28 games due to an ankle injury … 2005-06: Appeared in 57 games PERSONAL: He and his wife, Elena, have a son, Daniel, with Toronto, recording 31 points (12g, 19a) … Ranked and a daughter, Nicole, and reside in Toronto in the off- second on the team in plus/minus rating (plus-13) and season ... Lists his most memorable hockey moment as ranked eighth among team forward in points … Recorded leading Kazakhstan to a 6-3 win over Canada at the 1998 a three-game point streak (2g, 1a) from 10/8-10/11 … World Junior Championships ... In his spare time, enjoys Posted a season-high four-game point streak from 3/28- spending time with family and fishing. 4/6, collecting seven points (2g, 5a) during that span … 2004-05: Played 10 games with of the for- CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Toronto in the mer Russian Super League before joining Yaroslavl … first round, 10th overall, of the 1998 NHL Entry Draft … Finished fourth on Yaroslavl in assists (15) and sixth in Acquired by the NY Rangers from Toronto for a second- points (19) … Tied for the team lead in playoff goals round selection () in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft (three), shared second in points (7) and ranked third in on March 4, 2009 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free assists (4) … 2003-04: Appeared in 62 games with the agent on July 2, 2009.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 7 3 1 4 80 ATLANTA 30 8 17 25 BOSTON 39 12 14 26 BUFFALO 39 6 11 17 CALGARY 11 6 5 11 CAROLINA 25 4 7 11 CHICAGO 8 0 1 1 COLORADO 5 2 1 3 COLUMBUS 5 3 0 3 DALLAS 5 0 2 2 DETROIT 9 1 0 1 EDMONTON 9 1 2 3 FLORIDA 25 11 9 20 LOS ANGELES 5 1 0 1 MINNESOTA 5 0 2 2 MONTREAL 45 11 19 30 NASHVILLE 6 1 1 2 NEW JERSEY 22 7 6 13 N.Y. ISLANDERS 28 2 9 11 N.Y. RANGERS 26 6 6 12 OTTAWA 35 8 11 19 PHILADELPHIA 29 6 6 12 PHOENIX 7 1 0 1 PITTSBURGH 27 12 13 25 SAN JOSE 6 3 3 6 ST. LOUIS 8 0 4 4 TAMPA BAY 26 9 8 17 TORONTO - - - - VANCOUVER 10 1 4 5 WASHINGTON 25 7 10 17

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/13/99 vs. FLA Most Time On Ice, Game: 25:13, 12/26/07 at NYI First NHL Goal: 11/15/99 vs. SJ (Shields) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 5 games (3x), last – 10/18/08-10/28/08 (4g, 2a) First NHL Assist: 10/13/99 vs. FLA Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 4 games, 10/11/07-10/18/07 (4g) Most Goals, Game: 3 (2x), last – 12/6/07 at NYR Longest Assist Streak: 4 games (2x), last – 10/11/07-10/18/07 (4a) Most Assists, Game: 3 (4x), last – 12/22/08 at ATL Hat Tricks: 2, last – 12/6/07 at NYR (3g) Most Points, Game: 3 (12x), last – 2/14/09 vs. PIT (1g, 2a) Multiple-Point Games: 66 (12, 3-point; 54, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 22, 1/31/08 at CAR Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 9, 2/14/09 vs. PIT Shootout Attempts: 2-8, 25%

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1996-97 Kamenogorsk Russia-2 8 2 1 3 6 ------1997-98 Kamenogorsk Russia-2 42 15 24 39 62 ------1998-99 Dynamo Russia 30 5 9 14 30 ------11 0114 1999-00 Toronto NHL 66 12 18 30 41 14 0 0 2 89 12:48 3 0004 St. John’s AHL 2 0 0 0 4 ------2000-01 Toronto NHL 52 6 11 17 30 5 0 0 1 71 10:02 9 2 1 3 12 2001-02 Toronto NHL 11 1 1 2 4 -1 0 0 0 12 8:57 - ---- St. John’s AHL 34 11 24 35 47 ------2002-03 Toronto NHL 72 16 29 45 124 11 2 1 6 102 15:00 3 0000 2003-04 Toronto NHL 62 13 18 31 62 7 1 1 2 89 15:18 13 0 2 2 18 2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 10 2 3 5 6 ------Yaroslavl Russia 26 4 15 19 44 ------9 3 4 7 18 2005-06 Toronto NHL 57 12 19 31 56 13 2 1 0 113 15:34 - ---- Kazakhstan Olympics 5 1 0 1 4 ------2006-07 Toronto NHL 54 18 15 33 44 8 4 0 4 125 16:36 - ---- 2007-08 Toronto NHL 72 26 30 56 92 10 12 0 5 165 20:07 - ---- 2008-09 Toronto NHL 63 21 25 46 24 -13 6 0 2 171 17:13 - ---- NY Rangers NHL 18 7 6 13 6 -1 2 0 2 53 17:05 7 2136 NHL Totals (9 seasons) 527 132 172 304 483 53 29 3 24 990 15:24 35 4 4 8 40

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COLBY ARMSTRONG RIGHT WING 20 HT: 6-2 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Nov. 23, 1982 Lloydminster, Saskatchewan

2008-09 SEASON: Tied a career-high with 40 points (22g, 7a) in those games … Ended the season on a four-game 18a) in all 82 games for the Thrashers … Recepient of the point streak, tallying eight points (3g, 5a) in that span … 2009 Memorial Trophy, given annually to the 2004-05: Appeared in all 80 games for Wilkes- member of the Thrashers who best embodies persever- Barre/Scranton during the regular season … Established ance, dedication and hard work without reward or recogni- new career-highs in goals (18), assists (37) and points (55) tion, so that his teammates might succeed … Set a new … Tied for third on the team in points and tied for fifth in career-best and tied for fourth on the team with 22 goals plus/minus with a plus-9 rating … Led the team with three … Ranked fifth on the Thrashers in points … Scored one shorthanded goals … Recorded six points (2g, 4a) and 14 goal in the season-opener, the 200th game of his career, penalty minutes in 11 Calder Cup Playoff games … Tied on 10/10 vs. WSH … Earned four points (1g, 3a) during a for first on the team in playoff goals … 2003-04: Played in three-game point streak from 10/21-10/25 … Tallied a sea- 67 games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, tallying 27 points son-high two assists on 10/25 at BOS … Tied a career- (10g, 17a) and 71 penalty minutes … Appeared in all 24 high with two goals on 12/16 at OTT … Earned four points post-season contests en route to the Calder Cup Finals … (1g, 3a) during a four-game point streak from 1/16-1/27 … Recorded four points (3g, 1a) and 45 penalty minutes dur- Set a new career-high with his 17th goal on 3/16 vs. WSH ing the playoffs … 2002-03: Appeared in 73 games with … Tied a season-high with two assists on 4/3 at FLA … Wilkes-Barre/Scranton during his first professional sea- Recorded points in a season-high seven straight games son, registering 18 points (7g, 11a) … Scored two power from 3/21-4/5, posting 10 points (3g, 7a) … Tied his play goals on 10/10 vs. Saint John in his professional career-high with two goals on 4/11 vs. TB. debut … Held scoreless in three post-season contests.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has earned 51 points (26g, AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 185 points (76g, 109a) in 25a) in 100 games over two seasons with the Thrashers … 205 career games with Red Deer of the Western Hockey Tallied 149 points (63g, 86a) in 281 career NHL games League (WHL) … Appeared in 46 career WHL playoff with Pittsburgh and Atlanta … Recorded one assist in five games, tallying 29 points (12g, 17a) … 2001-02: Served Stanley Cup playoff games with the Penguins … Appeared as the team captain and ranked third on Red Deer (WHL) in 251 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of in scoring with 68 points (27g, 41a) … Tied for first on the the American Hockey League (AHL), registering 129 team with eight game-winning goals, tied for third in goals points (46g, 83a) … Recorded 10 points (7g, 3a) in 37 and ranked third in assists … Tied for second with two career AHL playoff games … 2007-08: Split season shorthanded goals and ranked third with nine power play between Pittsburgh and Atlanta, tallying 35 points (13g, tallies … Tied for fourth in playoff scoring with 16 points 22a) in 72 games … Earned 24 points (9g, 15a) in 54 (6g, 10a) and led team with 32 penalty minutes during the games with the Penguins … Finished the season with post season … Recorded two game-winning goals in the eight multiple-point games, including six with Pittsburgh … playoffs, helping Red Deer to the Memorial Cup Tallied a season-high three points/assists on 12/20 at BOS Championship … 2000-01: Ranked fourth on Red Deer in … Recorded goals in a career-high tying three-straight scoring with 78 points (36g, 42a) in 72 games … Ranked games from 12/27-1/1 … Registered 10 points (3g, 7a) third on team in goals and was third with eight game-win- over a seven-game span from 12/20-1/3 … Recorded a ning goals … Ranked sixth on the team with 156 penalty season-high, five-game point-scoring streak from 12/23- minutes … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in the 2001 CHL 1/3, recording seven points (3g, 4a) in those games ... Top Prospects Game … 1999-00: Ranked fourth on Red Recorded 11 points (4g, 7a) in 18 games after being trad- Deer in scoring with 38 points (13g, 25a) in 68 games … ed to Atlanta on 2/26 … Ranked seventh on the Thrashers Ranked sixth on the team with 122 penalty minutes … Led in points and assists … Led the Thrashers with a plus-4 the team with a plus-30 rating. rating and tied for fourth with three game-winning goals … Scored his first goal as a Thrasher on 3/7 vs. MIN … INTERNATIONAL CAREEER: Has represented Canada Recorded points in three-straight games from 3/11-3/14, at the IIHF World Championships two times (2007, 2009) posting four points (2g, 2a) in that span … 2006-07: ... Helped Canada win the Gold Medal in 2007 and the Appeared in 80 games with the Penguins during his first Silver Medal in 2009. full NHL season and ranked ninth on the team with 34 points (12g, 22a) … All 12 of his goals were scored when PERSONAL: He and his wife, Melissa, make their off-sea- the game was tied or with his team trailing … Tied for sev- son home in ... His brother, Riley, plays for the enth on the team with 22 assists … Scored three overtime organization and spent time with San goals, which tied a Pittsburgh season record … Ranked Jose last season … Lists his favorite hockey memory as second on the Penguins in short handed ice time per winning the Memorial Cup with Red Deer in 2002 … Lists game with 3:53 and ranked fourth among Pittsburgh for- his favorite hockey tradition as . wards with 16:49 of ice time per game … 2005-06: Recorded 40 points (16g, 24a) in 47 games after being CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh in the recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Led the Penguins first round, 21st overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft … with a plus-15 rating, which ranked fourth among all NHL Acquired by the Thrashers from Pittsburgh with Erik rookies … Ranked fourth among NHL rookies and 10th Christensen, the rights to Angelo Esposito and a first- overall in shooting percentage (18.6%) … Posted an eight- round selection () in the 2008 NHL Entry game point streak from 2/10-3/12, recording 12 points (5g, Draft for Marian Hossa and .

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 3202 20 ATLANTA 8314 BOSTON 13 1 7 8 BUFFALO 11 3 3 6 CALGARY 3112 CAROLINA 19 0 7 7 CHICAGO 3101 COLORADO 4112 COLUMBUS 3000 DALLAS 3022 DETROIT 3011 EDMONTON 3112 FLORIDA 19 5 5 10 LOS ANGELES 3011 MINNESOTA 3101 MONTREAL 14 2 6 8 NASHVILLE 4224 NEW JERSEY 20 4 2 6 N.Y. ISLANDERS 22 5 10 15 N.Y. RANGERS 21 5 8 13 OTTAWA 15 6 8 14 PHILADELPHIA 21 3 3 6 PHOENIX 3000 PITTSBURGH 5112 SAN JOSE 3000 ST. LOUIS 2101 TAMPA BAY 16 5 4 9 TORONTO 15 4 4 8 VANCOUVER 3011 WASHINGTON 16 6 7 13

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 12/29/05 vs. NJ Most Time On Ice, Game: 25:35, 3/24/06 vs. NYI First NHL Goal: 1/6/06 at ATL (Lehtonen) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 8 games, 2/10/06-3/12/06 (5g, 7a) First NHL Assist: 1/3/06 at MTL Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 3 games (2x), last – 12/27/07-1/1/08 (3g) Most Goals, Game: 2 (6x), last – 4/11 vs. TB Longest Assist Streak: 6 games, 3/21/09-4/3/09 (7a) Most Assists, Game: 3, 12/20/07 at BOS Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 3 (2x), 12/20/07 at BOS (3a) Multiple-Point Games: 27 (2, 3-point; 25, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 17, 12/11/07 at PHI Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 7, 4/11/08 vs. TB Shootout Attempts: 0-1

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1998-99 Saskatoon SMHL 33 21 19 40 103 ------Red Deer WHL 1 0 1 1 0------1999-00 Red Deer WHL 68 13 25 38 122 ------2 0 1 1 11 2000-01 Red Deer WHL 72 36 42 78 156 ------21 6 6 12 29 2001-02 Red Deer WHL 64 27 41 68 115------236101632 2002-03 Wilkes-Barre AHL 73 7 11 18 76------30004 2003-04 Wilkes-Barre AHL 67 10 17 27 71------2431445 2004-05 Wilkes-Barre AHL 80 18 37 55 89------1042614 2005-06 Pittsburgh NHL 47 16 24 40 58 15 7 2 3 86 19:04 - ---- Wilkes-Barre AHL 31 11 18 29 44------2006-07 Pittsburgh NHL 80 12 22 34 67211314516:50 5 0 1 1 11 2007-08 Pittsburgh NHL 54 9 15 24 5060028415:24 - ---- ATLANTA NHL 18 4 7 11 6 -2 1 0 1 29 18:01 - ---- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 22 18 40 75530214115:09 - ---- NHL Totals (4 seasons) 281 63 86 149 256 26 12 3 11 485 16:31 5 0 1 1 11 Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 100 26 25 51 81340317016:35 - ----

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ZACH BOGOSIAN DEFENSE 4 HT: 6-3 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Right BORN: July 15, 1990 Massena, New York

2008-09: Posted 19 points (9g, 10a) in 47 games during utive games from 2/17-2/29 … Tallied two points (1g, 1a) his first NHL season … Led all first-year NHL defensemen and earned a season-high plus-four rating on 3/6 vs. in goals and ranked fourth in points … Tied for second Kingston … Closed out the regular-season with an assist among rookie defensemen with a plus-11 rating … Led on 3/16 at Niagara … Added three assists in five OHL team defensemen in goals and ranked third in points … post-season contests … Tallied a post-season high two Made his NHL debut on 10/10 vs. WSH … Missed 28 assists on 3/22 at Belleville … Earned all three of his play- games due to injury from 10/30-12/30 … Returned to the off assists over two consecutive games from 3/22-3/24 … lineup on 12/31 at CAR … Appeared in five games with 2006-07: Made his OHL debut with the Petes, tallying 33 Chicago (AHL) during a conditioning stint from 1/3-1/11, points (7g, 26a) in 67 contests … Ranked second among scoring one goal … Earned his first-career NHL points (1g, team defensemen and rookies in points … Ranked third 1a) on 1/17 at NSH … Recorded four points (2g, 2a) in two overall on the Petes with seven power play goals … games from 1/17-1/20 … Posted a season-high three Appeared in his first OHL game on 9/21 vs. Brampton … points (3a) on 2/16 at LA … Scored his first-career game- Recorded his first-career OHL point with one goal on 10/5 winning goal on 3/10 at COL … Skated in a season-high vs. Belleville … Posted assists in back-to-back games on 28:32 of ice time and took a season-high six shots on 3/14 10/12 and 10/14 for his first-career OHL point streak … at BUF … Scored a season-high two goals on 4/9 vs. FLA Established a season-high with a plus-five rating on 10/19 … Earned 11 points (6g, 5a) in his last 16 games of the vs. Erie … Tallied assists in two-consecutive games (2a) season. on 11/2 and 11/4 … Earned three points (1g, 2a) over a two-game span from 11/11-11/12 … Set a season-high AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 94 points (18g, 76a) in 127 with points in three consecutive games (1g, 2a) from career OHL regular-season games with Peterborough … 11/18-11/24 … Matched his season-high with a plus-5 rat- Recorded 17 points (1g, 16a) in 36 games with Cushing ing on 12/7 vs. Ottawa … Collected assists in consecutive Academy in 2005-06 … 2007-08: Recorded 61 points games (2a) on 12/15 and 12/16 … Posted four points (1g, (11g, 50a) in 60 games with the 3a) over a two-game stretch from 1/4-1/5 ... Recorded (OHL) … Named to the OHL First All-Star Team … points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) from 1/11-1/13 … Appeared in the OHL All-Star Classic and the CHL Top Called for a season-high seven penalty minutes on 1/14 at Prospects Game … Ranked second among league Oshawa … Earned a plus-6 rating over a three-game span defensemen in assists and was the only defenseman to from 1/20-1/26 … Collected a season-high three assists lead his team in points … Ranked fifth among league on 1/25 vs. Niagara … Matched his season-high with a defensemen in points and tied for ninth in goals … Ranked three-game point streak (1g, 2a) from 3/1-3/8 … Tallied sixth on the Petes with six power play goals … Was sec- one assist in his final regular-season game on 3/16 at ond on his team with a plus-8 rating … Recorded 15 mul- Niagara … 2005-06: Posted 17 points (1g, 16a) in 36 tiple-point games and tallied at least one point in 41 con- games with (Mass.). tests … Began the season with a six-game point streak (2g, 6a) from 9/20-10/11 … Tallied three points (1g, 2a) on INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Made his international debut 10/11 vs. Erie … Earned two points (1g, 1a) for his second with the United States at the 2009 IIHF World multiple-point game of the season on 10/26 at Kingston … Championships in , recording one assist in Tallied three points (1g, 2a) over consecutive games from nine games. 10/26-11/1 … Posted a season-high nine-game point streak from 11/8-12/1, collecting 11 points (1g, 10a) during PERSONAL: Lists his favorite hockey memory as getting that stretch … Recorded a season-high four points (3g, 1a) drafted by the Thrashers … His brother, Aaron, plays col- and his first-career hat trick on 1/3 vs. Oshawa … Earned lege hockey for St. Lawrence University … His father, Ike, six points (3g, 3a) over a three-game stretch from 1/1-1/4 played college football at Syracuse and his uncle, Steve, … Collected eight points (1g, 7a) over a four-game stretch played college football at Army … Was coached by Hall-of- from 1/10-1/17, recording two points in each of those con- Fame defenseman Ray Bourque at Cushing Academy … tests … Posted three points (1g, 2a) on 1/24 vs. Ottawa … Was teammates with Thrashers prospect Arturs Kulda with Collected two assists on 1/31 vs. Niagara … Registered 19 Peterborough of the OHL … Lists his father as his biggest points (5g, 14a) during the month of January, the most of influence in his career. any month, and tallied seven multiple-point contests dur- ing the month … Posted five assists over a three-game CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in stretch from 1/31-2/7 … Earned assisted in three-consec- the first round, third overall, of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 1 0 0 0 4 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 1 0 0 0 BUFFALO 3 1 1 2 CALGARY 1 0 0 0 CAROLINA 3 0 0 0 CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 COLORADO 2 1 0 1 COLUMBUS - - - - DALLAS 1 0 0 0 DETROIT 2 0 1 1 EDMONTON 1 1 0 1 FLORIDA 4 2 0 2 LOS ANGELES 1 0 3 3 MINNESOTA - - - - MONTREAL 3 2 1 3 NASHVILLE 1 1 1 2 NEW JERSEY 2 0 0 0 N.Y. ISLANDERS 1 1 0 1 N.Y. RANGERS 2 0 0 0 OTTAWA 2 0 0 0 PHILADELPHIA 2 0 0 0 PHOENIX 1 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 SAN JOSE 1 0 0 0 ST. LOUIS - - - - TAMPA BAY 4 0 1 1 TORONTO 1 0 0 0 VANCOUVER - - - - WASHINGTON 5 0 2 2

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/10/08 vs. WSH Most Time On Ice, Game: 28:32, 3/14/09 at BUF First NHL Goal: 1/17/09 at NSH (Rinne) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 4 games, 3/10/09-3/16/09 (2g, 2a) First NHL Assist: 1/17/09 at NSH Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games (2x), last – 3/10/09-3/12/09 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 2, 4/9/09 vs. FLA Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (2x), last – 3/10/09-3/12/09 (2g) Most Assists, Game: 3, 2/16/09 at LA Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 3, 2/16/09 at LA (3a) Multiple-Point Games: 3 (1, 3-point; 2, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 9, 10/10/08 vs. WSH Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 6, 3/14/09 at BUF Shootout Attempts: None

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2005-06 Cushing High-MA 36 1 16 17 ------2006-07 Peterborough OHL 67 7 26 33 63 ------2007-08 Peterborough OHL 60 11 50 61 72 ------5 0 3 3 8 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 47 9 10 19 47 11 2 1 1 90 18:06 ----- Chicago AHL 51010------NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 47 9 10 19 47 11 2 1 1 90 18:06 -----

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ERIC BOULTON LEFT WING 36 HT: 6-1 WT: 225 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Aug. 17, 1976 Halifax,

2008-09: Appeared in 76 games, posting 13 points (3g, Called for a season-high 16 penalty minutes on 2/16 vs. 10a) and 176 penalty minutes … Named the co-winner, ATL … Scored his only goal of the season on 2/18 vs. FLA along with , of the Thrashers 2009 Gilner- … 2002-03: Tallied one goal and five assists in 58 games Reeves Community Service Award … Set a career-high with Buffalo … Finished seventh in the NHL with a team- for games played, points and assists ... Also registered best and career-high 178 penalty minutes … Set a career career highs in shots (71) and average ice time per game high with 29 penalty minutes on 10/10 at NYI … Recorded (7:32) and finished with his second-highest career total in assists in consecutive games from 3/17-3/19 … 2001-02: penalty minutes (176) … Ranked sixth in the NHL in penal- Ranked second on Buffalo with 129 penalty minutes … ty minutes … Collected his first point of the season with an Tallied his first-career game-winning goal on 11/8 vs. ATL assist on 11/14 vs. CAR … Scored his first goal of the year … 2000-01: Finished third on the Sabres with 94 penalty on 12/3 at OTT … Scored goals in consecutive games minutes despite playing in just 35 games … Made his NHL from 12/3-12/6 … Earned a season-high 26 penalty min- debut on 10/5 vs. CHI … Scored his first-career NHL goal utes on 1/8 at NJ … Tied career highs for points/assists on 11/25 at MTL … Registered his first-career NHL assist with two assists on 1/20 vs. MTL … Appeared in his 400th on 1/5 vs. TOR … 1999-00: Recorded four points (2g, 2a) NHL game on 3/3 vs. FLA … Skated in a season-high in 76 AHL games with Rochester … Led the team and 11:15 on 3/16 vs. WSH. ranked 11th in the league with 276 penalty minutes … Tallied three points (2g, 1a) and a team-leading 53 penal- PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 55 points (19g, ty minutes in 18 Calder Cup Playoff games … 1998-99: 36a) and 950 penalty minutes in 418 NHL games with Split season between Kentucky (AHL) and Florida (ECHL) Buffalo and Atlanta … Earned 131 points (65g, 66a) and … Registered six points (3g, 3a) and 154 penalty minutes 1,374 penalty minutes in 319 career minor-league games in 34 games with Kentucky and 22 points (9g, 13a) and in the American Hockey League, the International Hockey 143 penalty minutes in 26 games with Florida … Earned League and the ECHL … 2007-08: Appeared in 74 one assist and a team-high 34 penalty minutes in 10 play- games for the Thrashers, tying his career-best in points off games with Kentucky … Ranked third on Kentucky in (9), goals (4) and assists (5) … Called for a team-high 127 penalty minutes (154) … Finished third on Florida in penal- penalty minutes … Recorded points in two-straight games ty minutes despite playing in only 26 games … 1997-98: from 12/18-12/20, posting one goal and one assist in that Recorded 27 points (11g, 16a) in 53 games with the span … Called for a career-high tying 29 penalty minutes Charlotte Checkers (ECHL) … Led the Checkers with 202 on 1/18 at BUF … Tallied assists in back-to-back games penalty minutes … Tallied one goal in four playoff games from 1/30-2/1 … Earned three points (1g, 2a) in a four- … Earned two assists in eight IHL games with Fort Wayne game span from 1/30-2/5 … Took a career-high five shots … 1996-97: Appeared in 23 AHL games with the on goal on 3/19 vs. CAR … Skated in a season-high 12:42 Binghamton Rangers, tallying five points (2g, 3a) … of ice time on 4/5 vs. TB … 2006-07: Played in 45 games Appeared in three Calder Cup Playoff games with for the Thrashers, tallying seven points (3g, 4a) and 49 Binghamton … Posted 25 points (14g, 11a) in 44 games penalty minutes … Earned a career-high plus-2 rating … with Charlotte (ECHL) … Set a franchise-record and Recorded his first goal of the season on 10/25 at CAR … career-high with 325 penalty minutes with the Checkers … Skated in a career-high 14:04 of ice time on 12/23 vs. NJ Recorded one assist in three ECHL playoff games. … Recorded a career-high tying two-game goal streak (2g) from 2/20-2/22 … Registered the first multiple-point AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 72 points (28g, 44a) and game of his career with two assists on 3/12 vs. WSH … 651 penalty minutes in 162 games Recorded a plus-rating nine times, including a season- over three seasons with Oshawa and … 1995-96: high plus-2 on 3/12 vs. WSH … Appeared in four post-sea- Set OHL career-bests with 14 goals, 29 assists and 43 son games and led the team with 24 penalty minutes dur- points with Sarnia … Collected 243 penalty minutes to ing the playoffs … 2005-06: Set a career high with four rank second on the team and fifth in the league … 1994- goals in 51 games with the Thrashers … Finished third on 95: Split the season between Oshawa and Sarnia, com- the Thrashers with 87 penalty minutes … Missed six bining for a junior career-high 259 penalty minutes to rank games due to suspension from 10/22-11/4 … Posted a second in the league … 1993-94: Recorded seven points career-best two-game point streak from 12/26-12/28 (1g, (4g, 3a) and 149 penalty minutes in 45 games with 1a) … Earned three points (1g, 2a) over a three-game Oshawa during his rookie OHL season … Appeared in five span from 12/26-12/30 … Played in his 200th NHL game OHL playoff games, earning 16 penalty minutes. on 1/7 at PIT … Scored two goals over a two-game span from 1/18-1/19 to tie his career-best for the longest goal PERSONAL: He and his wife, Ryan, have two daughters, streak and set a career-high for the longest goal streak … Aidan and Reaves, and two sons, Sawyer and Ryder … 2004-05: Recorded 39 points (23g, 16a) in 48 ECHL His favorite hockey memory is his first NHL game … games with Columbia … Tied for the team lead with two Enjoys fishing and hunting in his spare time … Makes his goals, three assists and five points in five post-season off-season home in Atlanta. games … Set a professional career high and was tied for second on the team in goals (23) … Ranked sixth on the CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the NY Rangers team with a professional career-high 16 assists … Ranked in the ninth round, 234th overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry third on the Inferno with 124 penalty minutes … 2003-04: Draft … Signed by Buffalo as a free agent on Aug. 20, 1999 Ranked third on the Sabres with 110 penalty minutes … … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on Aug. 8, 2005

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 5 0 1 1 36 ATLANTA 10 2 0 2 BOSTON 21 0 1 1 BUFFALO 12 0 1 1 CALGARY 4 0 1 1 CAROLINA 28 2 2 4 CHICAGO 7 0 0 0 COLORADO 7 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 4 0 1 1 DALLAS 5 1 0 1 DETROIT 6 0 0 0 EDMONTON 5 0 0 0 FLORIDA 30 1 5 6 LOS ANGELES 6 2 0 2 MINNESOTA 5 0 0 0 MONTREAL 22 1 3 4 NASHVILLE 5 0 0 0 NEW JERSEY 23 0 2 2 N.Y. ISLANDERS 23 2 2 4 N.Y. RANGERS 21 1 1 2 OTTAWA 20 2 2 4 PHILADELPHIA 20 2 1 3 PHOENIX 5 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 20 1 2 3 SAN JOSE 4 0 0 0 ST. LOUIS 6 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 33 1 4 5 TORONTO 27 0 3 3 VANCOUVER 4 0 1 1 WASHINGTON 30 1 3 4 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/5/00 vs. CHI Most Time On Ice, Game: 14:04, 12/23/06 vs. NJ First NHL Goal: 11/25/00 at MTL (Garon) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 2 games (7x), last – 12/3/08-12/6/08 (2g) First NHL Assist: 1/5/01 vs. BUF Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games (3x), last – 12/3/08-12/6/08 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 1 (19x), last – 3/17/09 at PIT Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (2x), last – 1/30/08-2/1/08 (2a) Most Assists, Game: 2 (2x), last – 1/20/09 vs. MTL Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 2 (2x), last – 1/20/09 vs. MTL Multiple-Point Games: 2 (2, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 29 (2x), last – 1/18/08 at BUF Penalty Shots, Career: None Most Shots, Game: 5, 3/19/08 vs. CAR Shootout Attempts: None CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1993-94 Oshawa OHL 45 4 3 7 149 ------5 0 0 0 16 1994-95 Oshawa OHL 27 7 5 12 125 ------Sarnia OHL 24 3 7 10 134 ------4 0 1 1 10 1995-96 Sarnia OHL 66 14 29 43 243 ------9 0 3 3 29 1996-97 Binghamton AHL 23 2 3 5 67 ------3 0004 Charlotte ECHL 44 14 11 25 325 ------3 0116 1997-98 Charlotte ECHL 53 11 16 27 202 ------4 1010 Fort Wayne IHL 8 0 2 2 42 ------1998-99 Kentucky AHL 34 3 3 6 154 ------10 0 1 1 36 Florida ECHL 26 9 13 22 143 ------Houston IHL 7 1 0 1 41 ------1999-00 Rochester AHL 76 2 2 4 276 ------18 2 1 3 53 2000-01 Buffalo NHL 35 1 2 3 94 -1 0 0 0 20 5:42 - ---- 2001-02 Buffalo NHL 35 2 3 5 129 -1 0 0 1 21 6:08 - ---- 2002-03 Buffalo NHL 58 1 5 6 178 1 0 0 0 33 6:35 - ---- 2003-04 Buffalo NHL 44 1 2 3 110 -2 0 0 0 20 4:52 - ---- 2004-05 Columbia ECHL 48 23 16 39 124 ------4 2358 2005-06 ATLANTA NHL 51 4 5 9 87 -4 0 0 0 28 4:54 ---- 2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 45 3 4 7 49 2 0 0 0 42 6:16 4 0 0 0 24 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 74 4 5 9 127 -10 0 0 0 64 7:26 - ---- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 76 3 10 13 176 -3 0 0 0 71 7:32 - ---- NHL Totals (8 seasons) 418 19 36 55 950 -18 0 0 1 299 6:23 4 0 0 0 24 Thrashers Totals (4 seasons) 246 14 24 38 439 -15 0 0 0 205 6:32 4 0 0 0 24

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JOEY CRABB RIGHT WING 15 HT: 6-1 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Right BORN: April 3, 1983 Anchorage, Alaska

2008-09: Appeared in 29 games for the Thrashers, record- on the power play … Appeared in 132 consecutive games ing nine points (4g, 5a) … Tallied 29 points (15g, 14a) in with the Tigers from 3/6/03-3/25/06 … Prior to his colle- 42 AHL games with the Chicago Wolves … Set a new AHL giate career, he played one season in the USHL and two career high for goals and plus/minus rating (plus-13) … seasons with the United States Development Program … Earned a three-game point streak (1g, 2a) with Chicago 2005-06: Posted his best offensive season at Colorado from 10/18-10/25 … Recorded his first multiple-point game College, tallying 43 points (18g, 25a) in 42 games ... Was of the season (1g, 1a) on 11/19 at Lake Erie … Earned his tied for 12th in the WCHA and ranked third on the Tigers in first-career NHL recall on 11/21 … Made his NHL debut on points (43) … Ranked second on the team in goals (18) 11/28 vs. NSH … Recorded his first-career NHL point with and was third in assists (25) … Scored a career-best 12 one assist on 12/3 at OTT … Scored his first-career NHL power play goals to rank second on the team and tied for goal two games later on 12/10 vs. NYR … Registered a the team lead with two shorthanded tallies … Recorded a three-game point streak (1g, 2a) from 12/3-12/10 … career-best 12 multiple-point games … Recorded a Reassigned to the Wolves on 1/30 … Recorded a season- career-best five-game assist streak (5a) from 11/18-12/2 high four-game point streak (5g, 2a) from 1/30-2/6, includ- … Posted a career-high nine-game point streak from ing a season-high four points (3g, 1a) and his first-career 12/29-2/10, registering 17 points (9g, 8a) during that hat trick on 2/4 vs. Peoria … Earned four assists during a stretch … Tied a career-high with a four-game goal streak three-game streak from 2/14-2/18 … Recalled by the (4g) from 1/20-2/4 … 2004-05: Ranked third on the Tigers Thrashers on 3/19 and appeared in three games, record- with 16 goals and 32 points in a career-best 43 games … ing two points (1g, 1a), before being reassigned on 3/25. Tied for sixth on the team in assists (16) … Ranked sec- ond on the team with 11 power play goals and was fourth PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded nine points (4g, with three game-winning goals … Recorded a pair of 5a) in 29 NHL games with Atlanta … Recorded 86 points career-high four-game goal streaks from 11/27-12/3 (4g) (31g, 55) in 177 AHL games over two seasons with and 1/21-1/29 (4g) … Helped the Tigers reach the Frozen Chicago … Tallied five points (1g, 4a) in 30 Calder Cup Four Finals against Denver University, recording six points Playoff games with the Wolves … 2007-08: Recorded 35 (2g, 4a) in seven post-season contests … 2003-04: Tied points (9g, 26a) and 78 penalty minutes in 72 games with for second on Colorado College with 15 goals … Finished the Chicago Wolves (AHL) … Tied for third on the team fourth on the team 27 points (15g, 12a) in 39 games … with two shorthanded goals … Earned his first point of the Tallied six power play goals to rank second on the team … season with one assist on 10/19 vs. Rockford … Posted 2002-03: Recorded eight points (4g, 4a) in 35 games as a two goals over a two-game span from 11/16-11/17 … freshman at Colorado College … Scored goals in consec- Scored goals in back-to-back games from 12/8-12/13 … utive games from 11/29-11/30, including his first collegiate Recorded a season-high three points (3a) on 12/15 at goal on 11/29 at Air Force … 2001-02: Recorded 42 points Iowa … Recorded four points (2g, 2a) over a two-game (15g, 27a) in 61 games with Green Bay (USHL) … stretch from 1/11-1/12 … Recorded six points (3g, 3a) in Recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) and 21 penalty minutes in seven games during the month of April … Ended the reg- seven post-season games … 2000-01: Registered 25 ular season on a two-game point streak from 4/11-4/12, points (12g, 13a) in 60 games with the USA Under-18 recording three points (2g, 1a) in those games … Earned Team … 1999-00: Earned 23 points (13g, 10a) in 55 five points (1g, 4a) in 24 playoff games while helping the games with the USA Under-17 Team. Wolves to a Calder Cup Championship … Recorded a playoff-high two assists in Game Three of the Calder Cup INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Appeared in six games for Finals on 6/4 at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … 2006-07: the United States at the IIHF World Under-18 Finished fourth among Chicago rookies with seven goals, Championships, recording seven points (5g, 7a) ... Tied for 15 assists and 22 points … Recorded three multiple-point fifth in the tournament in scoring and ranked second on the games during the regular season ... Made his AHL debut team ... Helped the U.S. to a fourth-place finish. on 10/7 at Peoria … Earned his first AHL multiple-point game (2a) on 10/13 at Milwaukee … Registered 10 points PERSONAL: Teammates with for four sea- (4g, 6a) during his first 22 AHL games from 10/7-11/29 … son from 2002-06 at Colorado College … Lists winning the Recorded four points (2g, 2a) over a five-game span from AHL’s Calder Cup with Chicago as his favorite hockey 2/5-2/11 … Missed the final eight regular-season games memory ... Spends his off-season in Alaska and enjoys with a knee injury … Appeared in six post-season contests fishing, golfing and water-skiiing in his spare time. … Missed six post-season games with a knee injury from 4/20-5/4 … Made his AHL playoff debut on 5/6 at Iowa. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the NY Rangers AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 110 points (53g, 57a) and in the seventh round, 226th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry 149 penalty minutes in 159 games over four seasons with Draft … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on Aug. Colorado College (WCHA) … Scored 29-of-his-53 goals 31, 2006.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM ---- 15 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 3 0 0 0 BUFFALO ---- CALGARY - - - - CAROLINA 2 0 0 0 CHICAGO ---- COLORADO - - - - COLUMBUS - - - - DALLAS 1 0 0 0 DETROIT 1 0 1 1 EDMONTON - - - - FLORIDA 1 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES - - - - MINNESOTA - - - - MONTREAL 2 1 0 1 NASHVILLE 1 0 0 0 NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 1 N.Y. ISLANDERS 3 0 1 1 N.Y. RANGERS 1 1 0 1 OTTAWA 3 0 1 1 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 PHOENIX ---- PITTSBURGH 2 0 0 0 SAN JOSE - - - - ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 3 1 0 1 TORONTO 2 0 1 1 VANCOUVER 1 1 0 1 WASHINGTON - - - -

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 11/28/08 vs. NSH Most Time On Ice, Game: 15:39, 1/6/09 at PIT First NHL Goal: 12/10/08 vs. NYR Longest Point Scoring Streak: 3 games, 12/3/08-12/10/08 (1g, 2a) First NHL Assist: 12/3/08 at OTT Longest Goal Scoring Streak: None Most Goals, Game: 1 (4x), last – 3/24/09 at MTL Longest Assist Streak: 2 games, 12/3/08-12/6/08 (2a) Most Assists, Game: 1 (5x), last – 3/20/09 vs. DET Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 1 (9x), last – 3/24/09 at MTL (1g) Multiple-Point Games: None Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 15, 12/12/08 vs. BOS Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 3 (4x), last – 1/8/09 at NJ Shootout Attempts: None

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1990-00 USNTDP NAHL 55 13 10 23 69 ------31014 2000-01 USNTDP U-18 39 10 10 20 22 ------USNTDP USHL 21 2 3 5 18 ------2001-02 Green Bay USHL 61 15 27 42 94 ------7 4 8 12 21 2002-03 Colorado Coll. WCHA 35 4 4 8 40 ------2003-04 Colorado Coll. WCHA 39 15 12 27 20 ------2004-05 Colorado Coll. WCHA 43 16 16 32 44 ------2005-06 Colorado Coll. WCHA 42 18 25 43 45 ------2006-07 Chicago AHL 63 7 15 22 25 ------60000 2007-08 Chicago AHL 72 9 26 35 78 ------2414520 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 29 4 5 9 28 -2 0 1 1 33 12:13 ----- Chicago AHL 42 15 14 29 62 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 29 4 5 9 28 -2 0 1 1 33 12:13 -----

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TOBIAS ENSTROM DEFENSE 39 HT: 5-10 WT: 180 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Nov. 5, 1984 Nordingra,

2008-09: Recorded 32 points (5g, 27a) in 82 games for the MoDo … Led MoDo to the Swedish Elite League title with Thrashers … Led the team with a career-high plus-14 rat- 12 points (1g, 11a) in 20 post-season contests … Set ing and 23:31 of average ice time per game … Ranked career-highs in goals (7), assists (21) and points (28) … second among team defensemen in points and assists … Tied for sixth among league defensemen and led team Recorded one assist in the Thrashers season-opening defensemen in assists … Led MoDo defensemen in goals game on 10/10 vs. WSH … Tied his career-high with three … Tied for third on MoDo with five power play goals … points (1g, 2a) on 11/6 vs. NYI … Earned five points (1g, Ranked eighth on his team with a career-high 52 penalty 4a) during a three-game point streak from 11/2-11/7 … minutes … Ranked second among team defensemen with Established a season-high plus-3 rating on 12/6 at NYI … a plus-4 rating … 2005-06: Ranked third among MoDo Matched his season-high with a plus-3 rating on 1/8 at NJ defensemen with four goals and 11 points in 47 games … … Took a career-high five shots on 2/11 vs. CHI … Scored Fourth among team defensemen with seven assists … the first shorthanded goal of his career and added a short- Tied for second on the team with 48 penalty minutes and handed assist on 2/24 vs. COL … Recorded a three-game was third with a plus-13 rating … 2004-05: Registered 14 point streak from 3/12-3/16, earning five points (1g, 4a) points (4g, 10a) in 49 games for MoDo … Held scoreless during that stretch … Tied a season-high with two assists in two post-season contests … Led team defensemen in on 3/21 at TB … Tied his career-high with three points (1g, assists and was tied for the lead in points … Ranked sec- 2a) on 3/28 vs. OTT … Tallied an assist in three straight ond among MoDo defensemen in goals … Set career- games from 4/7-4/11 … Finished the season with 20 points highs in goals, assists and points … Ranked second on his (4g, 16a) in his final 22 games. team with a plus-12 rating … Tied for second on the team in games played … 2003-04: Registered five points (1g, PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has appeared in 164 con- 4a) and six penalty minutes in 33 games with MoDo … secutive games for the Thrashers, not having missed a Ranked sixth among team defensemen in points … 2002- game since joining the team prior to the 2007-08 season, 03: Recorded six points (1g, 5a) in 42 games with MoDo recording 70 points (10g, 60a) ... 2007-08: One of three during his first Swedish Elite League season … Tallied one Thrashers (Holik and Kozlov) to appear in all 82 games, assist in six playoff games for MoDo … Named the recording 38 points (5g, 33a) … Set a new franchise Swedish Elite League Rookie of the Year … 2001-02: record for the most assists by a defenseman and tied the Recorded eight points (1g, 7a) and 10 penalty minutes in team record for most points by a defenseman … Led the 21 games for MoDo’s junior team … 2000-01: Split the Thrashers and all NHL rookies, and established a new season between MoDo’s junior team and its Under-18 franchise rookie record with 24:28 of ice time per game … team … Scoreless in one game for the junior club and Ranked first in the NHL in power play ice time per game recorded 13 points (7g, 6a) in 16 games with the Under-18 with 5:44 … Tied for third on the team in assists and team … 1999-00: Scoreless in three games for MoDo’s ranked fifth in points … Led all NHL rookie defensemen in Under-18 team. points and assists … Ranked second among Eastern Conference rookies in assists and ranked third among INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented Sweden in Eastern Conference rookies in points … Tied for the international competition five times … Appeared in two league lead among rookies with 22 power play assists and games with Sweden during the 2009 IIHF World tied for fourth among first-year players with four power play Championships before suffering an injury … Helped goals … Led the Thrashers in power play assists and was Sweden to a fourth-place finish with a 6-3-0 record at the second with 26 power play points … Earned his first- 2007 World Championships in … Recorded two career point (1a) on 10/6 at TB … Scored his first-career assists in nine games … Member of the Swedish team at NHL goal on 10/23 at TOR … Posted a season-high four- the 2004 World Junior Championships in and tal- game point/assist streak from 11/13-11/21 with six assists lied two assists in six games … Ranked second among in those games … Earned four multiple-point games, team defensemen in assists (2) and third in points (2) … including a season-high three assist outing on 11/21 at Played for Sweden at the 2003 World Junior WSH … Recorded three points (1g, 2a) over a three-game Championships in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia, tally- stretch from 11/29-12/2 … Tallied three points (3a) over a ing two points (1g, 1a) and a plus-1 rating in six games … two-game span from 1/12-1/15 … Appeared in the 2008 Ranked second among Swedish defensemen in scoring … NHL YoungStars Event on 1/26 … Recorded an assist in Member of the Swedish team at the 2002 Under-18 World three-consecutive games from 2/7-2/13 … Skated in a Championships in and posted three points (2g, career-high 33:39 of ice time on 3/7 vs. MIN. 1a) in eight contests … Ranked second among Sweden’s defensemen in scoring. EUROPEAN CAREER: Played eight seasons with the MoDo organization, beginning with the club’s Under-18 PERSONAL: Enjoys playing tennis in his spare time … team in 1999-00 … Tallied 64 points (17g, 47a) and 146 His favorite hockey memory is winning the Swedish Elite penalty minutes in 226 games over five seasons in the League title with MoDo in 2006-07 ... Enjoys listening to Swedish Elite League … 2006-07: Tied for eighth among rap and hip-hop. Swedish Elite League defensemen, led his team’s defensemen and was tied for fourth overall on his team CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in with 28 points (7g, 21a) in a career-best 55 games with the eighth round, 239th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 1 0 0 0 39 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 8 0 3 3 BUFFALO 8 1 4 5 CALGARY 2 1 0 1 CAROLINA 14 0 3 3 CHICAGO 2 0 1 1 COLORADO 3 1 1 2 COLUMBUS 2 0 0 0 DALLAS 1 0 0 0 DETROIT 3 0 3 3 EDMONTON 2 0 2 2 FLORIDA 14 0 7 7 LOS ANGELES 1 0 1 1 MINNESOTA 2 0 1 1 MONTREAL 8 0 0 0 NASHVILLE 3 0 1 1 NEW JERSEY 8 0 1 1 N.Y. ISLANDERS 8 1 4 5 N.Y. RANGERS 8 0 3 3 OTTAWA 8 1 6 7 PHILADELPHIA 8 0 0 0 PHOENIX 1 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 8 0 2 2 SAN JOSE 1 0 0 0 ST. LOUIS 2 0 2 2 TAMPA BAY 14 1 6 7 TORONTO 8 2 0 2 VANCOUVER 2 0 1 1 WASHINGTON 14 2 8 10

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/5/07 vs. WSH Most Time On Ice, Game: 33:39, 3/7/08 vs. MIN First NHL Goal: 10/23/07 at TOR (Toskala) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 4 games, 11/13/07-11/21/07 (4a) First NHL Assist: 10/6/07 at TB Longest Goal Scoring Streak: None Most Goals, Game: 1 (10x), last – 3/28/09 vs. OTT Longest Assist Streak: 4 games, 11/13/07-11/21/07 (4a) Most Assists, Game: 3, 11/21/07 at WSH Hat Tricks, Career: None Most Points, Game: 3 (3x), last – 3/28/09 at OTT (1g, 2a) Multiple-Point Games: 11 (3, 3-point; 8, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 4 (3x), last – 4/3/09 at FLA Penalty Shots, Career: None Most Shots, Game: 5, 2/11/09 vs. CHI Shootout Attempts: 0-1

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1999-00 MoDo Sweden U-18 30000------2000-01 MoDo Sweden U-18 16 7 6 13 18 ------MoDo Sweden Jr. 10000------2001-02 MoDo Sweden Jr. 21 1 7 8 10 ------21122 2002-03 MoDo Sweden Jr. 7 4 6 10 31 ------MoDo Sweden 42 1 5 6 16 ------60114 2003-04 MoDo Sweden 33 1 4 5 6------61122 2004-05 MoDo Sweden 49 4 10 14 24 ------20000 2005-06 MoDo Sweden 47 4 7 11 48 ------401125 2006-07 MoDo Sweden 55 7 21 28 52 ------20 1 11 12 37 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 82 5 33 38 42 -5 4 0 0 105 24:28 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 5 27 32 52 14 2 1 1 86 23:31 ----- NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 164 10 60 70 94961119124:00 -----

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RON HAINSEY DEFENSE 6 HT: 6-3 WT: 210 SHOOTS: Left BORN: March 24, 1981 Bolton,

2008-09 SEASON: Earned a career-high 39 points (6g, plus-13 rating in 55 games with Columbus … Earned his 33a) in 81 games during his first season with the first point with Columbus on 12/1 at STL … Had his first- Thrashers … Led team defensemen in points and assists, career multiple-point game (2a) on 12/26 vs. CHI … and ranked second in goals … Recorded two points (1g, Scored his first goal as a Blue Jacket on 1/27 vs. MIN … 1a) and led the team with 23:53 of ice time in his Atlanta Recorded two assists on 2/8 vs. LA and 3/25 at DET … debut on 10/10 vs. WSH … Earned points in his first three 2004-05: Saw action in 68 games with Hamilton (AHL), games with the Thrashers from 10/10-10/14, collecting recording 23 points (9g, 14a) and 51 penalty minutes … four points (1g, 3a) in those games … Posted a four-game Appeared in his 200th career AHL game on 2/26 vs. point/assist streak from 11/7-11/16, recording five points … Moved into first all-time among Bulldog (1g, 4a) … Scored a career-high two goals and career- defensemen in power play goals (8) on 3/11 vs. Chicago high tying three points, including his 100th career point, on … Scored two goals on 4/13 vs. Syracuse … Tallied two 12/2 at MTL … Tied a season-high and career-high with points (1g, 1a) in four Calder Cup Playoff games … 2003- two assists on 1/16 vs. TOR … Appeared in his 300th 04: Appeared in 11 games with Montreal, earning two career game on 2/10 at TB … Matched his career-high, for points (1g, 1a) and four penalty minutes … Scored his first- the second time this season, with two assists on 2/15 at career NHL goal on 10/9 vs. OTT (Lalime) … Earned 31 ANA … Posted five assists during a season-high tying points (7g, 24a) in 54 games with Hamilton (AHL) … four-game point/assist streak from 2/11-2/19 … Set a new Ranked second among Bulldog defensemen and third career-best with his 26th assist on 2/28 vs. CAR. overall with a plus-15 rating … Posted five assists in 10 post-season contests with the Bulldogs … … 2002-03: PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 124 points (26g, Registered two penalty minutes in 21 games with Montreal 98a) in 326 NHL games with Montreal, Columbus and … Made his NHL debut on 10/11 vs. NYR … Finished the Atlanta … Tallied 116 points (29g, 87a), a plus-12 rating season with Hamilton (AHL), recording 13 points (2g, 11a) and 151 penalty minutes in 244 AHL games with Quebec in 33 games … Earned 11 points (1g, 10a) in 23 post-sea- and Hamilton … 2007-08: Recorded 32 points (8g, 24a) in son contests with the Bulldogs … 2001-02: Posted 31 78 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets … Led team points (7g, 24a) in 63 games with Quebec (AHL) … Played defensemen in goals, assists, points and power play goals for PlanetUSA at the AHL All-Star Classic and recorded (8) … Tied for sixth among NHL defensemen in power play three assists during the game … Selected to the AHL All- goals … Ranked fourth on Columbus in assists and points Rookie Team … 2000-01: Made his professional debut, … Was second on the team in power play goals and aver- playing in four games with Quebec (AHL), scoring a goal. age time on ice (22:23) … Set career-highs in power play goals and shots on goal (161) … Played in 20-or-more AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 47 points (13g, 34a) in 63 minutes in 65-of-78 games, including 31 of the final 32 career games with UMass-Lowell () … contests … Scored goals in back-to-back games for the Earned 45 points (11g, 34a) in 114 games for the United first time in his career on 10/5 and 10/6 … Recorded States National Team Development Program … 2000-01: assists in three-consecutive games from 10/21-10/25 … Tallied 36 points (10g, 26a) in 33 games with UMass- Tied his career-high with two assists on 11/18 vs. DET … Lowell … Led all Hockey East defensemen and was top Tallied the 50th assist of his NHL career on 11/21 vs. FLA five in the NCAA in scoring … Named an NCAA Second … Posted a season-high six-game point streak (1g, 6a) Team All-American and Hockey East First All-Star … 1999- from 11/16-11/26 … Appeared in his 200th NHL game on 00: Collected 11 points (3g, 8a) in 30 games as a fresh- 12/21 vs. LA … Earned a four-game point streak from man at UMass-Lowell … Was selected to the Hockey East 12/26-12/31, recording five assists during that stretch … All-Rookie Team … 1998-99: Registered 17 points (5g, Tied a career-high with two assists on 12/27 at NSH … 12a) in 48 games with the USNTDP … 1997-98: Tallied 21 Played in a season-high 27:46 on 4/3 at DET … 2006-07: points (6g, 15a) in 66 games with the USNTDP. Set single-season highs in goals (9), assists (25) and points (34) in 80 games with the Blue Jackets … Led team INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented the United defensemen in points, was second on the team in power States at four international tournaments, the 2009 World play goals (7) and ranked third in time on ice (22:53) … His Championships, the 2001 and 2000 World Junior 34 points ranked as the second-highest total by a defense- Championships and the 1999 Under-18 World Junior men in Columbus history … Earned his first multiple-point Championships. game of the season (2a) on 11/3 vs. CGY … Collected a career-high three points (1g, 2a) on 12/10 vs. OTT … PERSONAL: He and his wife, Hayley, live in Connecticut Missed two games with an upper-body injury from 1/18- during the off-season ... Was a fan of the 1/19 … Earned his seventh-career multiple-point game and growing up ... Lists his first NHL game as (1g, 1a) on 2/11 vs. CHI … Tallied a goal and an assist for his favorite hockey memory ... Enjoys fishing and golfing in his eighth multiple-point game on 2/25 vs. NSH … 2005- his free time. 06: Appeared in 22 games with Montreal’s AHL affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs … Collected 17 points (3g, 14a) CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Montreal in the with Hamilton … Earned his 100th career AHL point (1a) in first round, 13th overall, of the 2000 NHL Entry Draft … his first game of the season on 10/14 ... Registered four Claimed by Columbus off from Montreal on Nov. assists on 10/28 at Syracuse … Claimed off waivers from 29, 2005 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on Montreal on 11/29 …Posted 17 points (2g, 15a) and a July 2, 2008.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 12 1 6 7 6 ATLANTA 3 0 1 1 BOSTON 7 0 3 3 BUFFALO 9 0 3 3 CALGARY 12 1 3 4 CAROLINA 9 1 6 7 CHICAGO 23 1 9 10 COLORADO 11 0 2 2 COLUMBUS 2 0 1 1 DALLAS 11 0 0 0 DETROIT 23 5 7 12 EDMONTON 12 1 6 7 FLORIDA 9 0 3 3 LOS ANGELES 10 1 5 6 MINNESOTA 11 2 2 4 MONTREAL 6 2 4 6 NASHVILLE 23 2 3 5 NEW JERSEY 7 0 2 2 N.Y. ISLANDERS 10 0 0 0 N.Y. RANGERS 8 0 1 1 OTTAWA 8235 PHILADELPHIA 7 0 2 2 PHOENIX 12 0 3 3 PITTSBURGH 8 0 0 0 SAN JOSE 11 0 3 3 ST. LOUIS 23 3 8 11 TAMPA BAY 9 1 3 4 TORONTO 9 0 2 2 VANCOUVER 13 2 5 7 WASHINGTON 8 1 2 3

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/11/02 at NYR Most Time On Ice, Game: 30:11, 12/10/06 vs. OTT First NHL Goal: 10/9/03 at OTT (Lalime) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 6 games, 11/16/07-11/26/07 (1g, 6a) First NHL Assist: 11/11/03 vs. CBJ Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games, 10/5/07-10/6/07 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 2, 12/2/08 at MTL Longest Assist Streak: 5 games, 11/16/07-11/24/07 (6a) Most Assists, Game: 2 (10x), last – 2/15/09 at ANA Hat Tricks, Career: None Most Points, Game: 3 (2x), last – 12/2/08 at MTL (2g, 1a) Multiple-Point Games: 20 (2, 3-point; 18, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 17, 4/7/07 vs. ANA Penalty Shots, Career: None Most Shots, Game: 6 (3x), last – 1/2/09 vs. VAN Shootout Attempts: 0-1

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1997-98 USNTDP U-17 18 2 7 9 28------USNTDP USHL 30000------USNTDP NAHL 40 4 7 11 16------50110 1998-99 USNTDP USHL 48 5 12 17 45------1999-00 UMass-Lowell H-East 30 3 8 11 20------2000-01 UMass-Lowell H-East 33 10 26 36 51------Quebec AHL 41010------10000 2001-02 Quebec AHL 63 7 24 31 26------30000 2002-03 Montreal NHL 21 0002-10001212:25 ----- Hamilton AHL 33 2 11 13 26 ------23 1 10 11 20 2003-04 Montreal NHL 11 112430001113:15 ----- Hamilton AHL 54 7 24 31 35------100556 2004-05 Hamilton AHL 68 9 14 23 45------41120 2005-06 Hamilton AHL 22 3 14 17 19------Columbus NHL 55 2 15 17 43 13 1 0 0 81 17:47 ----- 2006-07 Columbus NHL 80 9 25 34 69 -19 7 0 0 136 22:53 ----- 2007-08 Columbus NHL 78 8 24 32 25 -7 8 0 0 161 22:23 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 81 6 33 39 32 -16 4 0 0 148 22:22 ----- NHL Totals (6 seasons) 326 26 98 124 175 -27 20 0 0 549 20:49 ----- Thrashers Totals (1 season) 81 6 33 39 32 -16 4 0 0 148 22:22 -----

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JOHAN HEDBERG GOALTENDER 1 HT: 6-0 WT: 185 CATCHES: Left BORN: May 5, 1973 , Sweden

2008-09 SEASON: Earned a 13-12-3 record with a 3.49 02: Set career-highs with 25 wins and a team-record 66 GAA and a .886 save percentage in 33 appearances … games played during his first full season with the Penguins Was the Thrashers nominee for the NHL’s King Clancy … Posted a career-high six shutouts, which was tied for Trophy … Made his first start of the season on 10/25 at second on the Penguins all-time single-season list … BOS … Earned his first win on 11/7 at BUF … Strung Ranked fifth in the NHL in shots against (1,851), was tied together a three-game win streak from 11/7-11/14, posting for seventh in shutouts, ninth in minutes (3,877) and was a 2.65 GAA and a .918 save percentage in that span … tied for 11th in games played … 2000-01: Earned a 9-9 Made a career-high tying 43 saves on a career-most 47 record with a 2.30 GAA in 18 post-season games to lead shots faced on 12/30 at TOR … Posted his 100th career the Penguins to the Eastern Conference Finals … Tied for victory on 3/28 vs. OTT … Won five straight games from third among NHL goalies in wins, tied for fourth in shutouts 3/21-4/3, tying a franchise record, while registering a 2.45 (2), fifth in save percentage (.911) and seventh in GAA dur- GAA and a .911 save percentage in those games. ing the post-season … Went 7-1-1 with a 2.64 GAA and a .905 save percentage in his first nine NHL games with PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has earned an 102-98-23 Pittsburgh … Recorded 41 saves in his NHL debut on 3/16 record with 11 shutouts, a 2.99 GAA and a .897 save per- at FLA … Posted a 23-13-7 record with a 2.56 GAA in 46 centage in 246 career NHL games with Pittsburgh, games with Manitoba (IHL) prior to being traded to Vancouver, Dallas and Atlanta … Posted a 10-12 record Pittsburgh … 1999-00: Registered an 18-9-5 record with with two shutouts, a 2.33 GAA and a .914 save percentage three shutouts and a 2.68 GAA in 33 games with Kentucky in 22 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Pittsburgh, (AHL) … Finished seventh in the AHL in GAA and was tied Vancouver and Atlanta … 2007-08: Played in 36 games for sixth in shutouts … Went 3-2 with a 1.93 GAA in five during his second season in Atlanta, posting a 14-15-3 post-season games with Kentucky … 1997-98: Played for record with one , a 3.46 GAA and a .892 save per- three teams during his first North American season; Baton centage … Became only the second two-time winner of Rouge (ECHL), Detroit (IHL) and Manitoba (IHL) … the Players’ Player Award, as the Thrasher who best Combined for 30 IHL games and ranked eighth in the exemplifies what being a “team player” is all about … leaue with a 2.61 GAA … Went 8-4-1 with a 2.58 GAA in Made his season debut on 10/6 at TB … Earned his first 14 games with Manitoba and 7-2-2 with a 2.64 GAA in 16 win of the season on 10/18 vs. NYR … Recorded a sea- games with Detroit. son-high four straight wins from 11/13-11/21, posting one shutout, a 1.49 GAA and a .942 save percentage in that EUROPEAN CAREER: Spent five seasons with span … 2006-07: Appeared in 21 games during his first IF from 1992-97, posting a 2.79 GAA in 116 games … season in Atlanta, posting a 9-4-2 record with a 2.89 GAA 1998-99: Played in 48 games with Leksand, recording a and a .898 save percentage … Recorded 24 saves to earn 2.86 GAA … Led the league in minutes (2,940) and was his first victory as a Thrasher on 11/3 at WSH … Set a sea- tied for first in games played … Ranked 10th in the league son-high with three-straight wins from 11/3-11/6 … Tied a in GAA … 1996-97: Ranked second in the Swedish Elite season-high with a three-game win streak from 3/16-4/6 … League with a 2.52 GAA in 38 games with Leksands. Posted a 0-2 record with a team-best 2.56 GAA and a .928 save percentage in two Stanley Cup Playoff contests … INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Played one game for Set his post-season career-high with 37 saves in Game Sweden at the 2002 Winter Olympics, earning a victory Two of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals on 4/14 vs. against … Helped Sweden capture the Bronze NYR … 2005-06: Earned a 12-4-1 record with a 2.67 GAA Medal at the 1999 World Championships in . in 19 games with Dallas … Became the first goaltender in Dallas Stars history, and the first in the NHL since Patrick PERSONAL: He and his wife, Pernilla, have three daugh- Roy on 12/29/00, to record two assists in one game on ters, Molly, Wilma and Bia … Spends his off-seasons in 12/26 at STL … Tied his career-high with a six-game win Leksand, Sweden … Is involved with Garth Brooks’ streak from 12/2-1/9, posting a 1.64 GAA in that span … Teammates for Kids community program … Lists his 2004-05: Recorded a 2.12 GAA in 21 games with Leksand favorite hockey memory as his first NHL game. IF of the Swedish Second Division … 2003-04: Earned an 8-6-2 record with a career-best 2.51 GAA and three CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Philadelphia in shutouts in 21 games with Vancouver … Played two the ninth round, 218th overall, of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft games with Manitoba (AHL), posting a 0-2-0 record and a … Acquired by San Jose from Philadelphia for a seventh- 4.32 GAA … Earned a 1-1 record with a 2.45 GAA in two round selection (Pavel Kasparik) in the 1999 NHL Entry post-season games with the Canucks … 2002-03: Posted Draft on Aug. 6, 1998 … Acquired by Pittsburgh from San a 14-22-4 record with one shutout and a 3.14 GAA in 41 Jose with for on March 12, 2001 games during his second season with the Penguins … Led … Acquired by Vancouver from Pittsburgh for a second- Penguins goaltenders in games played and wins … round selection () in the 2004 NHL Entry Posted an eight-game unbeaten streak (6-0-2) from 10/14- Draft on Aug. 25, 2003 … Signed by Dallas as a free 11/2 … Made a career-high 43 saves on 11/29 at BUF … agent on Aug. 5, 2005 … Signed by the Thrashers as a Appeared in his 100th NHL game on 1/4 at NYI … 2001- free agent on July 1, 2006.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP W-L-OT GAA ANAHEIM 3 1-2-0 2.21 1 ATLANTA 8 6-1-0 2.40 BOSTON 11 3-6-2 3.06 BUFFALO 14 10-2-1 2.51 CALGARY 2 2-0-0 2.00 CAROLINA 19 8-5-2 3.11 CHICAGO 6 4-1-0 2.34 COLORADO 5 0-4-0 5.00 COLUMBUS 7 3-3-0 3.44 DALLAS 3 1-1-0 1.98 DETROIT 2 1-1-0 3.06 EDMONTON 6 5-1-0 2.13 FLORIDA 11 4-5-0 2.95 LOS ANGELES 8 1-6-0 4.09 MINNESOTA 8 3-1-3 2.00 MONTREAL 8 1-6-1 2.69 NASHVILLE 4 1-1-2 2.67 NEW JERSEY 11 3-6-1 2.79 N.Y. ISLANDERS 11 5-5-1 2.95 N.Y. RANGERS 13 8-3-2 2.02 OTTAWA 12 4-6-0 3.72 PHILADELPHIA 11 1-7-1 3.63 PHOENIX 9 3-5-0 3.54 PITTSBURGH 3 1-1-0 3.58 SAN JOSE 3 0-2-0 5.71 ST. LOUIS 6 4-2-0 1.98 TAMPA BAY 15 6-5-2 3.27 TORONTO 14 7-5-1 3.23 VANCOUVER 2 0-2-0 4.50 WASHINGTON 11 6-3-2 2.87 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/16/01 at FLA Longest Unbeaten Streak, Career: 8 games, 10/14/02-11/2/02 (6-0-2) First NHL Victory: 3/16/01 at FLA Shutouts, Career: 11, last – 11/16/07 at CAR Most Saves, Game: 43 (2x), last – 12/30/08 at TOR Overtime Record: 18-15-29 Most Shots Faced, Game: 47, 12/30/08 at TOR Shootout Record: 12-3 30-or-More Shots Faced, Game: 105, last – 4/9/09 vs. FLA (31) Shootout: 50 saves-61 shots, .820 40-or-More Shots Faced, Game: 11, last – 2/16/09 at LA (45) Penalty Shots Record: 5 shots – 5 saves, last – 3/17/09 at PIT Longest Winning Streak: 6 games (2x), last – 12/2/05-1/9/06 (Malkin) – no goal CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 1992-93 Leksands Sweden 10 - - - 600 24 - 2.40 ------1993-94 Leksands Sweden 17 - - - 1020 48 - 2.82 ------1994-95 Leksands Sweden 17 - - - 986 58 - 3.53 ------1995-96 Leksands Sweden 34 - - - 2013 95 - 2.83 4 - - 240 13 - 3.25 1996-97 Leksands Sweden 38 - - - 2260 95 3 2.52 8 - - 581 18 1 1.86 1997-98 Baton Rouge ECHL 2 1 1 0 100 7 0 4.20 ------Detroit IHL 16 7 2 2 726 32 1 2.64 ------Manitoba IHL 14 8 4 1 745 32 1 2.58 2 0 2 105 6 0 3.20 1998-99 Leksands Sweden 48 - - - 2940 140 0 2.86 4 - - 255 15 0 3.53 1999-00 Kentucky AHL 33 18 9 5 1973 88 3 2.68 5 3 2 311 10 1 1.93 2000-01 Manitoba IHL 46 23 13 7 2697 115 1 2.56 ------Pittsburgh NHL 9 7 1 1 545 24 0 2.64 18 9 9 1123 43 2 2.30 2001-02 Pittsburgh NHL 66 25 34 7 3877 178 6 2.75 ------Sweden Olympics 1 1 0 0 60 1 0 1.00 ------2002-03 Pittsburgh NHL 41 14 22 4 2410 126 1 3.14 ------2003-04 Vancouver NHL 21 8 6 2 1098 46 3 2.51 2 1 1 98 4 0 2.45 Manitoba AHL 2 0 2 0 125 9 0 4.32 ------2004-05 Leksands Sweden-2 21 - - - 1274 45 1 2.12 ------2005-06 Dallas NHL 19 12 4 1 1078 48 0 2.67 ------2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 21 9 4 2 1057 51 0 2.89 2 0 2 117 5 0 2.56 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 36 14 15 3 1927 111 1 3.46 ------2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 33 13 12 3 1717 100 0 3.49 ------NHL Totals (8 seasons) 246 102 98 23 13709 684 11 2.99 22 10 12 1338 52 2 2.33 Thrashers Totals (3 seasons) 90 36 31 8 4701 262 1 3.24 2 0 2 117 5 0 2.56

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ILYA KOVALCHUK LEFT WING 17 HT: 6-2 WT: 230 SHOOTS: Right BORN: April 15, 1983 Tver, Russia

2008-09 SEASON: Posted a team-high 91 points (43g, on 55 occasions, including a season-high 29:53 on 11/19 48a) in 79 games … Honored as the Thrashers Most vs. TB … Named the NHL’s First Star of the Month for Valuable Player and Three Stars of the Year Award winner November after recording 16 points (8g, 8a) and tallying … Led the team and ranked fourth in the league in goals goals in nine of the team’s 12 games … Recorded a and was sixth in the league in points … Finished 17th in career-high 10-game point-scoring streak from 12/27-1/15, the NHL with a team-high tying 12 power play goals … Set earning 16 points (8g, 8a) in those games … Recorded a a new career-high in assists and posted the second-best season-high three assists, including the 200th of his totals of his career in points and third-best total in goals … career on 1/2 at CAR … Missed one game due to suspen- Led the Thrashers with 27 multiple-point games and 11 sion on 1/24 at NYR … Recorded one assist while repre- multiple-assist efforts and tied for first with five multiple- senting the Thrashers in the 2008 NHL All-Star Game on goal games … Recorded eight three-or-more point games 1/27 at Philips Arena … Missed two games from 2/1-2/2 … Tallied eight points (3g, 5a) during a four-game due to injury … Scored on his first career penalty point/assist streak from 11/2-11/9 … Earned seven points attempt on 3/1 at BOS … 2006-07: Played in a career-high (3g, 4a) during a three-game point/goal streak from 12/6- 82 games, recording 76 points (42g, 34a) … Recorded 12/12 … Collected his 500th and 501st career points in his points in 54-out-of-82 games … Tallied 18 power play 500th career game on 12/23 at NYI … Recorded 48 points goals to lead team for the third consecutive season and (27g, 21a) in the final 36 games of the season after being rank third in the NHL … Ranked second on Atlanta and named team captain on 1/11 … Represented the Eastern was tied for 12th in the league with a career-high tying Conference, for the third time in his career, at the 2009 seven game-winning goals, including six at home … NHL All-Star Weekend in Montreal on 1/24-1/25 … Scored Ranked third on the team in points and assists … One of the 100th power play goal of his career on 2/11 vs. CHI … four Atlanta players to play in every game … Finished third Recorded his first hat trick of the season, 11th of his on the team with 15 multiple-point games, five multiple- career, and added one assist for his first four-point game assist games and four multiple-goal games … Took 336 of the year on 2/15 at ANA … Named the NHL’s Third Star shots to rank second on the team and fifth in the NHL … of the Week for the period ending 2/15 … Earned 13 points Earned 43 (21g, 22a) of his 76 points over the first 41 (9g, 4a) during a six-game point/goal streak from 2/8-2/19 games from 10/5-1/1 … Recorded an eight-game point … Tied a career-high with five points (2g, 3a) on 2/28 vs. streak (9g, 6a) from 10/14-10/30 … Tallied three goals and CAR … Named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the four points to set season highs on 10/23 at FLA … period ending 3/1 … Honored as the league’s First Star of Recorded his seventh-career hat trick with a season-best the Month for February … Tallied 15 points (6g, 9a) during tying four points (3g, 1a) on 11/6 vs. BOS … Took a sea- his season-high seven-game point streak from 2/24-3/10 son-high 12 shots on 12/21 vs. PIT ... Registered four … Registered points in six straight games 3/20-4/1, post- goal-scoring streaks of at least three games, including a ing 11 points (5g, 6a). six-game goal streak (8g) from 12/21-12/30 … Scored his 200th career goal on 4/4 vs. WSH … Tied for third on the PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Enters 2009-10 as the Thrashers with two points (1g, 1a) in four post-season con- Thrashers all-time leader in games played (545), points tests … Scored his first career Stanley Cup Playoff goal on (557), goals (297), assists (260), game-winning goals (37), 4/14 vs. NYR … 2005-06: Set career highs with 52 goals power play goals (105), power play points (224) and shots and 98 points … His 46 assists to ranked third on the team (1,999) … Ranks second all-time in power play assists … His 52 goals set a new Thrashers franchise record … (119) … Has scored the most goals (297) and most power Tied for third in the NHL in goals and ranked eighth in play goals (105) of any NHL player since joining the league points … Registered 85 points (47g, 38a) in the final 67 in 2001-02 ... Is the only NHL player to record at least 40 games (1.27 points per game) after tallying 13 points (5g, goals in each of the last five seasons … 2007-08: Led the 8a) in the first 11 contests … Recorded at least one point Thrashers with 87 points, 52 goals and 35 assists in 79 in 55-out-of-78 games overall, including 26 multiple-point games … Tied a franchise and career best, and ranked games to tie for the team lead … Earned a team-best 10 second overall in the NHL in goals … Finished the season multiple-goal contests, including two hat tricks, and record- 10th in the league in points … Scored 24 of his 52 goals in ed nine multiple-assist efforts … Tied for the team lead the third period, which ranked second in the NHL … with seven game-winning goals, which was tied for 11th in Established a new Thrashers record with 34 even-strength the league … Led the NHL with 27 power play goals and goals and 55 even-strength points … Paced the team with 56 power play points, both of which set franchise marks … 16 power play tallies and 30 power play points … Ranked Ranked second on the team with 29 power play assists … first on the team with 24 multiple-point outings, including a Tied team record and set career-high with four goals on season-high four points on 11/3 at TB, 11/21 at WSH, 1/2 11/11 vs. TB and became the first Thrasher to score four at CAR and 3/13 vs. CGY … Tied for the team lead with consecutive goals in a game … Named NHL Offensive four game-winning goals and ranked first with 280 shots Player of the Week for the period ending 11/13, leading the on goal … Recorded two shootout game-deciding goals on league with six goals and tying for second with eight points 10/27 at CHI and 10/30 at MTL … Appeared in his 400th in that span … Tied his career high with five points (2g, 3a) career game on 11/1 at OTT … Recorded three hat tricks, on 11/18 at PHI … Registered a four-game assist streak including back-to-back three-goal games on 11/1 at OTT from 11/24-11/29 (5a) … Led all NHL players with 13 goals and 11/3 at TB … Honored as the NHL’s First Star of the and 26 points in November … Registered nine point Week after posting seven points (6g, 1a) in three games streaks of three-or-more games, including an eight-game from 10/29-11/4 … Logged at least 20 minutes of ice time point streak from 12/30-1/13 (11g, 7a) … Set career-high

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and team record with a seven-game goal streak from 1/1- scoring streak (4g) from 1/13-1/19 … Set a franchise 1/13 (11g) … Posted a team-record six-consecutive multi- record with five points and tied a franchise mark with four ple-point games from 1/1-1/11 … Named the NHL’s assists on 1/19 at FLA … Recorded his first NHL assist on Offensive Player of the Week for the week of 1/2-1/8 after 11/1 at SJ … Tallied a four-game goal streak (4g) from leading all NHL players with eight goals and 12 points … 10/23-10/30 … Scored his first NHL goal on 10/6 at BOS Scored a team-high seven goals and ranked second on (Dafoe) … Made his NHL debut on 10/4 at BUF. the team with 12 points during the month of April … 2004- 05: Tallied 42 points (19g, 23a) in 53 games with Ak Bars EUROPEAN CAREER: Spent two seasons in the Spartak Kazan of the former Russian Super League … Ranked organization ... 2000-01: Helped Spartak to a first-place seventh in the league in points and was second on his finish in the Russian Division I League after leading the team in points, goals and assists … Ranked fifth on the team with 46 points (28g, 18a) … Ranked fourth on the team with 72 penalty minutes … Added one assist in four team with 78 penalty minutes. post-season contests … 2003-04: Co-winner of the NHL’s Maurice “Rocket” Richard Trophy (most goals) along with INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented Russia in (Calgary) and (Columbus) after 12 international tournaments, including two Winter scoring 41 goals … Selected as the POWERade/NHL Olympics (2006 and 2002), one Outstanding Player of the Year in Fan Voting … Named an (2004), six World Championships (2009, 2008, 2007, NHL Second Team All-Star and was the recipient of the 2005, 2004, 2003), one World Junior Championships Thrashers MVP Award and the Bud Light Three Stars of (2001) and two World Under-18 Championships ... Has the Year Award … Received the most fan votes for the earned three Gold Medals (2009 and 2008 World Eastern Conference All-Star Team and tallied one goal in Championsips), one Silver Medal (2000 World Under-18 the game … Earned 46 assists and tied for second in the Championships) and three Bronze Medals (2007 and 2005 NHL in points with 87 … Became only the second player World Championships and 2002 Winter Olympics) ... In 85 in Thrashers history to reach 80 points in a season … Led international games, has recorded 78 points (42g, 26a) ... team and tied for 15th in the NHL in assists … Led the Named MVP of the 2009 World Championships after lead- Thrashers and tied for third in the league with 16 power ing Russia with 14 points (5g, 9a) in nine games, en route play goals … Recorded a team-high 24 multiple-point to a second consecutive Gold Medal … Scored the Gold games … Led all NHL players with 23:41 ATOI … Posted Medal-winning goal, in overtime, for Russia in the 2008 hat tricks on 10/18 vs. CHI and 10/23 vs. NSH … Posted World Championships and ranked fourth on the team with an eight-game point streak from 11/25-12/10, recording eight points (2g, 6a) in eight games … Ranked seventh on eight points (3g, 5a) in those games … Recorded a four- Russia with seven points (2g, 5a) in nine games to help game assist streak from 12/3-12/10 (5a) … Earned five lead the team to a Bronze Medal in the 2007 World points (2g, 3a) on 12/20 at PIT to tie career-high and team Championships in Moscow … Helped Russia to a fourth- record … Recorded his 100th career goal on 2/21 at PHI place finish at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy, to become the fifth youngest player in league history to tallying five points (4g, 1a) in eight games … Tied for sev- reach that milestone … Recorded a seven-game point- enth among all Olympians and tied for second on Russia scoring streak from 3/12-3/24, tallying 10 points (3g, 7a) in in goals … Led Russia to a Bronze Medal at the 2005 that span … Set career-highs with 14 shots and 34:05 of World Championships in , recording six points (3g, ice time on 4/2 vs. PIT … 2002-03: Ranked second on the 3a) in nine games … Ranked second on the team in goals, Thrashers with 38 goals, third with 67 points and fourth was fourth in points and was tied for fifth in assists … with 29 assists in a team-best 81 games … Ranked sec- Played for Russia at the and ond on the team with nine power play goals and was third scored one goal in four games … Played for Russia at the with 22 power play points … Tallied 12 multiple-point 2004 World Championships and was tied for the team lead games to rank third on the team … Tied for third on the with four points (3g, 1a) in six games … Led team and was team with three game-winning goals, including two over- tied for 13th among all players with three goals at the tour- time tallies … Recorded a six-game point streak (5g, 2a) nament … Led Russia and was tied for 12th overall with from 10/18-10/26, including a three-game goal streak (3g) four goals in seven games at the 2003 World from 10/21-10/26 … Set team record for most points in a Championships … Helped Russia win the Bronze Medal two-game span with seven points (5g, 2a) from 12/5-12/6 on the 2002 Winter Olympics, in , , and and recorded his first career hat trick on 12/6 at WSH … finished with three points (1g, 2a) … … Led the Russian Played in his 100th career NHL game on 12/30 at PIT … team to a Gold Medal at the 2001 Under-18 World Scored his 30th goal of the season for his 100th career Championships and led the tournament in scoring with 15 point on 2/8 at OTT … 2001-02: Led team and all NHL points (11g, 4a) in six games … Led the tournament in rookies, and was tied for 32nd overall in the league with 29 goals and was second with a plus-12 rating … Played for goals, despite playing in only 65 games … Placed second Russia in the 2001 Under-20 World Championships, finish- in voting for the NHL’s , given ing second on team and 14th overall with six points (4g, annually to the league’s top rookie … Named to the NHL’s 2a) … Helped Russia capture the Silver Medal at the 2000 All-Rookie Team … Co-Winner of the Thrashers MVP Under-18 World Championships in Switzerland, finishing Award, as voted on by the fans, along with with five points (2g, 3a) in six games. … Set team rookie-season record for goals … Finished second on the team and second among league rookies PERSONAL: He and his wife, Nicole, have a daughter, with 51 points (29g, 22a) … He and Heatley became the Karolina, and a son, Philipp … Spends his off-seasons in first teammates to finish first and second in rookie scoring Florida, Atlanta and Moscow … Lists winning the Gold since Brian Leetch (71 points) and Tony Granato (63 Medal with Russia at the 2008 World Championships as points) during the 1988-89 season with the NYR … Tied his most memorable hockey moment … Has his own com- for first among rookies and on team with four game-win- munity program called Kovy’s Krew ... Lists his favorite ning goals and seven power play tallies … Finished sec- player growing up as ond on the team with 10 multiple-point games … Scored his first-career overtime goal and his second-career game- CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in winning tally on 1/9 vs. OTT ... Earned a four-game goal- the first round, first overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER POINT STREAKS GAMES DATES POINTS 10 Dec. 27, 2007 to Jan. 15, 2008 16 (8 goals, 8 assists) 8 Dec. 30, 2005 to Jan. 13, 2006 18 (11 goals, 7 assists) 8 Dec. 6, 2005 to Dec. 26, 2005 13 (6 goals, 7 assists) 8 Nov. 25, 2003 to Dec. 10, 2003 9 (3 goals, 6 assists) 8 Oct. 14, 2006 to Oct. 30, 2006 15 (9 goals, 6 assists) 7 Feb. 24, 2009 to Mar. 12, 2009 15 (6 goals, 9 assists) 7 Nov. 18, 2005 to Nov. 29, 2005 14 (6 goals, 8 assists) 7 Oct. 19, 2003 to Oct. 31, 2003 13 (9 goals, 4 assists) 7 Apr. 1, 2006 to Apr. 13, 2006 12 (7 goals, 5 assists) 7 Mar. 12, 2004 to Mar. 24, 2004 10 (3 goals, 7 assists) 6 Feb. 8, 2009 to Feb. 19, 2009 13 (9 goals, 4 assists) 6 Mar. 20, 2009 to Apr. 1, 2009 11 (5 goals, 6 assists) 6 Oct. 16, 2002 to Oct. 26, 2003 7 (5 goals, 2 assists) 5 Oct. 22, 2005 to Nov. 1, 2005 12 (4 goals, 8 assists) 5 Oct. 23, 2001 to Nov. 1, 2001 5 (4 goals, 1 assist) (minimum 5 games) CAREER GOAL STREAKS CAREER ASSIST STREAKS GAMES DATES GOALS GAMES DATES ASSISTS 7 Jan. 1, 2006 to Jan. 13, 2006 11 5 Dec. 27, 2007 to Jan. 4, 2008 5 6 Feb. 8, 2009 to Feb. 19, 2009 9 4 Nov. 13, 2007 to Nov. 21, 2008 6 6 Oct. 21, 2006 to Oct. 30, 2006 8 4 Nov. 2, 2008 to Nov. 11, 2008 5 5 Apr. 1, 2006 to Apr. 8, 2006 6 4 Nov. 24, 2005 to Nov. 29, 2005 5 5 Mar. 21, 2009 to Apr. 1, 2009 5 4 Nov. 24, 2005 to Nov. 29, 2005 5 4 Nov. 1, 2007 to Nov. 9, 2007 8 4 Dec. 3, 2003 to Dec. 10, 2003 5 4 Feb. 24, 2009 to Mar. 3, 2009 5 3 Oct. 27, 2005 to Nov. 1, 2005 7 4 Nov. 29, 2007 to Dec. 5, 2007 5 3 Dec. 30, 2005 to Jan. 2, 2006 6 4 Nov. 13, 2007 to Nov. 21, 2007 5 3 Mar. 6, 2009 to Mar. 10, 2009 5 4 Jan. 6, 2008 to Jan. 12, 2008 4 3 Dec. 20, 2003 to Dec. 26, 2003 5 4 Dec. 15, 2006 to Dec. 26, 2006 4 3 Mar. 19, 2004 to Mar. 24, 2004 4 4 Oct. 18, 2003 to Oct. 25, 2003 8 3 Dec. 16, 2008 to Dec. 20, 2008 3 4 Dec. 15, 2005 to Dec. 26, 2005 4 3 Mar. 1, 2006 to Mar. 4, 2006 3 4 Feb. 16, 2004 to Feb. 21, 2004 4 3 Nov. 16, 2003 to Nov. 21, 2003 3 4 Jan. 13, 2002 to Jan. 19, 2002 4 3 Dec. 4, 2001 to Dec. 8, 2001 3 4 Oct. 23, 2001 to Oct. 31, 2001 4 (minimum 3 games) (minimum 4 games) TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS CAREER MULTIPLE-POINT GAMES Most Goals in One Season - 52 (2x), last (2007-08) Two Goal Games 34 (last – Feb. 28, 2009 vs. CAR) Most Shots in One Season - 341 (2003-04) Three Goal Games 11 (last – Feb. 15, 2009 at ANA) Most Even-Strength Goals in One Season - 34 (2007-08) Four Goal Games 1 (Nov. 11, 2005 vs. TB) Most Even-Strength Points in One Season - 55 (2007-08) Two Assist Games 41 (last – Mar. 26, 2009 vs. NYR) Most Power Play Goals in One Season - 27 (2005-06) Three Assist Games 7 (last – Feb. 28, 2009 vs. CAR) Most Power Play Points in One Season - 56 (2005-06) Four Assist Games 1 (Jan. 19, 2002 at FLA) Most Points in One Game - 5 (4x) (tie), last, 2/28/09 vs. CAR Most Goals in One Game - 4, 11/11/05 vs. TB Two Point Games 91 (last – Apr. 1, 2009 vs. BUF) Most Assists in One Game - 4 (tie), 1/19/02 at FLA Three Point Games 29 (last – Mar. 26, 2009 vs. NYR) Most Goals in One Period - 3, (2x), last, 2/15/09 at ANA Four Point Games 14 (last – Feb. 15, 2009 at ANA) Most Points in One Period - 4, (2x), last, 2/28/09 vs. CAR, 1g-3a Five Point Games 4 (last– Feb. 28, 2009 vs. CAR) Most Shots in One Period - 7, 12/6/02 at WSH (2nd)

TEAM CAREER RECORDS NHL AWARDS • Games - 545 • Even-Strength Points - 327 NHL Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy: 2003-04 (tie) • Goals - 297 • Even-Strength Goals - 189 POWERade/NHL Outstanding Player of the Year: 2003-04 • Assists - 260 • Even-Strength Assists - 138 NHL Second Team All-Star: 2003-04 • Points - 557 • Multiple-Point Games - 138 NHL All-Rookie Team: 2001-02 • Power Play Goals - 105 • Multiple-Goal Games - 40 NHL All-Star Game: 2008-09; 2007-08; 2003-04 • Power Play Points - 224 • Shots - 1,999 NHL YoungStars Game: 2001-02 (MVP) • Game-Winning Goals - 37 NHL Offensive Player of the Month: Oct. 2003 NHL/Sheraton Road Performer of the Month: Oct. 2003 TEAM AWARDS NHL Rookie of the Month: Jan. 2002; Dec. 2001 Thrashers MVP: NHL First Star of the Month: Feb. 2009; Nov. 2007 2008-09; 2007-08; 2005-06 (shared with Marian Hossa); NHL Second Star of the Month: Oct. 2006 2003-04; 2001-02 (shared with Dany Heatley) NHL Player of the Week: Jan. 8, 2006; Nov. 13, 2005; Three Stars of the Year: Oct. 26, 2003; Oct. 19, 2003 2008-09; 2007-08; 2003-04 NHL First Star of the Week: Nov. 4 2007; Oct. 29, 2006 Gilner-Reeves Community Service Award: NHL Third Star of the Week: March 1, 2009; Feb. 15, 2009 2005-06

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 7 3 3 6 17 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 28 19 15 34 BUFFALO 26 14 11 25 CALGARY 6 6 3 9 CAROLINA 44 29 25 54 CHICAGO 6 7 2 9 COLORADO 6 1 4 5 COLUMBUS 7 2 5 7 DALLAS 8 0 2 2 DETROIT 6 1 5 6 EDMONTON 7 1 0 1 FLORIDA 44 28 27 55 LOS ANGELES 7 4 4 8 MINNESOTA 6 3 1 4 MONTREAL 28 8 14 22 NASHVILLE 7 7 2 9 NEW JERSEY 25 14 8 22 N.Y. ISLANDERS 28 11 10 21 N.Y. RANGERS 26 13 12 25 OTTAWA 27 20 11 31 PHILADELPHIA 28 17 14 31 PHOENIX 9 4 2 6 PITTSBURGH 26 18 15 33 SAN JOSE 8 1 2 3 ST. LOUIS 7 4 1 5 TAMPA BAY 44262046 TORONTO 27 12 13 25 VANCOUVER 5 2 1 3 WASHINGTON 42 22 28 50

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/4/01 at BUF Most Time On Ice, Game: 34:05, 4/2/04 vs. PIT First NHL Goal: 10/6/01 at BOS (Dafoe) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 10 games, 12/27/07-1/15/08 (8g, 8a) First NHL Assist: 11/1/01 at SJ Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 7 games, 1/1/06-1/13/06 (11g) Most Goals, Game: 4, 11/11/05 vs. TB Longest Assist Streak: 5 games, 12/27/07-1/4/08 (5a) Most Assists, Game: 4, 1/19/02 at FLA Hat Tricks: 11, last – 2/15/09 at ANA (3g, 1a) Most Points, Game: 5 (4x), last – 2/28/09 vs. CAR (2g,3a) Multiple-Point Games: 138 (4, 5-point; 14, 4-point; 29, 3-point; 91, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 15, 1/22/08 at NYR Penalty Shots, Career: 1 (1 goal), 3/1/08 at BOS (Thomas) – goal Most Shots, Game: 14, 4/2/04 vs. PIT Shootout Attempts: 7-29, 24.1%

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1999-00 Spartak Russia-2 49 12 5 17 75 ------Spartak 2 Russia-3 221314------2000-01 Spartak Russia 40 28 18 46 78 ------12 14 4 18 38 2001-02 ATLANTA NHL 65 29 22 51 28 -19 7 0 4 184 18:32 ----- Russia Olympics 612314------2002-03 ATLANTA NHL 81 38 29 67 57 -24 9 0 3 257 19:27 ----- 2003-04 ATLANTA NHL 81 41 46 87 63 -10 16 1 6 341 23:41 ----- 2004-05 Ak Bars Kazan Russia 53 19 23 42 72 ------40110 2005-06 ATLANTA NHL 78 52 46 98 68 -6 27 0 7 323 22:22 ----- Russia Olympics 841531------2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 82 42 34 76 66 -2 18 0 7 336 21:31411219 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 79 52 35 87 52 -12 16 2 4 283 21:30 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 79 43 48 91 50 -12 12 0 6 275 21:48 ----- NHL/Thrashers Totals (7 seasons) 545 297 260 557 384 -85 105 3 37 1999 21:21411219

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VYACHESLAV KOZLOV LEFT WING 13 HT: 5-10 WT: 190 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 3, 1972 Voskresensk, Russia

2008-09 SEASON: Registered 76 points (26g, 50a) in 82 game point/assist streak from 3/18-3/21 with four points games … Ranked second on the Thrashers and 24th in (1g, 3a) in that span … 2006-07: Appeared in 81 games the NHL in points … Also placed second on the team and for the Thrashers, recording a career-best 80 points (28g, 17th in the league in assists … Set a career high for power 52a) to rank second on the team and tie for 26th in the play goals (12) … His 76 points were four shy of the NHL … Played in four post-season games … Set a career- career-high 80 he tallied in 2006-07 with Atlanta … high for assists (52) … Ranked second on the team and Ranked third on the Thrashers in goals … Was the 23rd in the league in assists … Set team-record and Thrashers nominee for the NHL’s Masterton Trophy … career-high with eight game-winning goals to tie for sev- Earned three points (2g, 1a) in the season’s first two enth in the NHL … Led the league with five shootout- games from 10/10-10/11 … Tallied seven points (4g, 3a), deciding goals … Tied for the team lead with 16 points (8g, including three assists on 11/7, during a four-game point 8a) on game-winning goals … Finished fourth on the team streak from 11/1-11/7 … Posted points in six straight with a plus-9 rating … Averaged a career-best 20:29 of ice games from 12/16-12/26, recording 10 points (2g, 8a) dur- time … Recorded 21 multiple-point games to rank second ing that time … Tied his career-high with four assists on on the Thrashers and 12 multiple-assist games to tie for 12/26 vs. CAR … Registered five assists in four games the team lead … Set a career-high with a nine-game point from 1/6-1/14 … Earned seven points (2g, 5a) during a streak (3g, 11a) from 10/25-11/12, including a career-best five-game point streak from 2/8-2/16 … Collected his seven-game assist streak (10a) from 10/29-11/12 … Set a 800th and 801st career points with two assists on 2/16 at career-high and tied a team-record with four assists on LA … Skated in a season-high 21:48 on 3/6 at MTL … 10/23 at FLA … Earned five multiple-goal games, includ- Registered points in eight straight games from 3/8-3/21, ing his second career hat trick with the Thrashers, in his earning 12 points (4g, 8a) during that stretch … Ended the 900th career NHL game, on 11/8 vs. OTT … Tied a career- season with 22 points (8g, 14a) in his final 17 games, high and team-record with four assists on 11/30 vs. TOR earning at least one point in 15 of those games, including … Missed one game with an upper-body injury on 1/6 at two-or-more points in six games. WSH … Collected his 400th NHL assist on 3/8 vs. MTL … Recorded his 700th career NHL point and 300th goal on PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 827 points (348g, 3/12 vs. WSH … 2005-06: Ranked fourth on the Thrashers 479a) in 1,127 career NHL games over 17 seasons with with 71 points (25g, 46a) in 82 games … Tied for third on Detroit, Buffalo and Atlanta … Ranks first on the Thrashers the team in assists (46) and ranked fourth in goals (25) … all-time list in power play assists (121) and is second in Tied for fourth on the team with eight power play goals … goals (137), assists (253) and games played (482) … Has Ranked second on the team with a plus-14 rating and was appeared in a franchise-record 202 consecutive games for fourth with 206 shots on goal … Tied for ninth in the NHL the Thrashers ... Registered 79 points (42g, 37a) in 118 with five goals and ranked third in percentage (71.4%) in career Stanley Cup Playoff games with Detroit and Atlanta shootouts … Tied a career-high with eight shots on goal on … Owns Detroit’s franchise record with 12 game-winning 12/11 vs. CHI … Recorded four points (3g, 1a) and his goals in the post-season … Won two Stanley Cup fourth-career NHL hat trick on 1/2 vs. OTT … 2004-05: Championships with the Red Wings (1997, 1998) … 2007- Split season between Voskresensk and Ak Bars Kazan of 08: Appeared in all 82 games for the Thrashers, recording the Russian Super League, tallying 36 points (14g, 22a) in 41 points (17g, 24a) … Ranked second on the team in 46 games … Earned 30 points (12g, 18a) in 38 games with goals, fourth in points and sixth in assists … Finished the Voskresensk prior to joining Ak Bars Kazan … Tallied eight season with five power play goals, good for fifth on the points (3g, 5a) in an eight-game stretch from 10/22-11/3 Thrashers … Tied for the team lead with four game-win- with Voskresensk … Registered one goal in four post-sea- ning goals … Scored his first goal of the season on 10/6 at son games with Ak Bars Kazan … 2003-04: Tied for third TB … Posted his first assist of the season on 10/13 vs. NJ on the Thrashers with 52 points (20g, 32a) in 76 games … … Scored a season-high two goals on 10/27 at CHI … … Finished second on the team in goals (20) and fourth in Posted a season-high two assists on 11/1 vs. OTT … assists (32) … Recorded 10 multiple-point games for Skated in a season-high 22:21 of ice time on 11/6 vs. WSH Atlanta … Ranked second on the team with 191 shots on … Registered a season-high seven-game point-scoring goal and was tied for third with six power play goals … Set streak from 10/27-11/10, tallying nine points (4g, 5a) in a career-high with 30:00 of ice time on 10/16 at NYR … those games … Scored the 50th game-winning goal of his Set season-highs with three assists and four points on career on 12/7 vs. NYR … Played in his 1,000th career 12/5 vs. ANA ... Recorded a season-best seven-game NHL game on 12/26 at CBJ … Earned assists in three- point streak (6g, 5a) from 11/29-12/12, including a career- straight games from 2/16-2/23 … Took a season-high best five-game goal streak (5g) from 12/3-12/12 … Tied a seven shots on goal on 3/2 vs. PIT … Posted a three- season-high with four points (2g, 2a) on 12/20 at PIT …

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Recorded seven points (4g, 3a) in a six-game stretch from four-consecutive two-point games from 1/27-2/6 … 12/20-12/31 … Played in his 800th NHL game on 4/3 at TB Matched a career-high with five points (2g, 3a) on 2/13 vs. … 2002-03: Recorded 70 points (21g, 49a) in 79 games LA … 1994-95: Appeared in 46 games for the Red Wings, during his first season with the Thrashers … Led the team tallying 33 points (13g, 20a) … Added 16 points (9g, 7a) in and ranked 16th in the NHL in assists (49) … Ranked sec- 18 Stanley Cup Playoff contests … Recorded seven points ond on the Thrashers in points and was third in goals … (3g, 4a) in 10 games with CSKA Moscow in the Russian Tied for second on the team with nine power play goals … Super League … 1993-94: Recorded 73 points (34g, 39a) Tied for the team lead with 19 power play assists and in 77 games with the Red Wings … Recorded an eight- ranked second with 27 power play points … Tied for first game point streak (8g, 4a) from 11/20-12/3 … Registered on the team with 28 even-strength points … Led the team a career-high with five points (3g, 2a), including his first- with eight assists and was second with 10 points on game career hat trick, on 1/6 at SJ … 1992-93: Scored his first winning goals … Led the team with 25 assists and finished NHL goal on 10/8 at LA … Tallied 59 points (23g, 36a) and second with 36 points at home … Ranked third on the 69 penalty minutes in 48 AHL games with Adirondack … team with 11 goals coming at Philips Arena … Tied for first 1991-92: Made his NHL debut and tallied his first-career on the Thrashers with 24 assists and was third with 34 point with an assist on 3/12 at STL. points on the road … Posted six point-scoring streaks of at least three games, including pairs of six-point and five- EUROPEAN CAREER: Registered 104 points (48g, 56a) point streaks … Led the Thrashers with 12 multiple-assist and 181 penalty minutes in 173 games over seven season games and tied a career-high with three, three-assist sin Russia from 1987-91, 1994-95 and 2004-05 … 1990- games … Took at least one shot in 73-of-79 games and 91: Recorded 24 points (11g, 13a) in 45 games with finished third on the team with 185 shots … Led team or Voskresensk of the Soviet Elite League … 1989-90: tied for lead in shots 11 times … Took five-or-more shots Named the Soviet Elite League’s Rookie of the Year after in seven games … Recorded a six-game point-streak from posting 26 points, including 14 goals, in 45 games. 11/15-11/28, posting nine points (2g, 7a) in that span … Missed three games due to suspension from 1/3-1/7 … INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented his country Scored his 20th goal of the season, the game-winner, on in international competition 10 times in his career … 3/15 vs. BUF … Earned four points (1g, 3a), including his Helped Russia to a fourth-place finish at the 1996 World 500th career point on 3/31 at NYR … Posted 28 points Cup of Hockey, recording three points (1g, 2a) in five (8g, 20a) during the last 28 games of the season … Ended games … Member of the Russian team at the 1991 the season on a six-game assist/point streak (1g, 10a) ... Canada Cup and posted three points (1g, 2a) in five 2001-02: Appeared in 38 games during his only season in games … Held scoreless in one game with Russia at the Buffalo, recording 22 points (9g, 13a) … Missed the final 1994 World Championships … Helped the 43 games of the season with an Achilles injury … Earned capture the Bronze Medal at the 1991 World five assists in a three-game span from 12/8-12/14 … Championships, tallying seven points (3g, 4a) in 10 games Recorded a six-game point streak from 12/7-12/21, post- … Led the Soviet Union to the Silver Medal at the 1990 ing 14 points (3g, 11a) in those games … Posted five mul- and 1991 World Junior Championships … Member of the tiple-point games, including a season-high three points USSR team at the European Junior Championships in (1g, 2a) on 12/21 vs. TOR … 2000-01: Recorded 38 points 1988, 1989 and 1990. (20g, 18a) in 72 games during his final season with the Red Wings … Played in his 600th career NHL game on PERSONAL: He and his wife, Tanya, have one son, Nikita 3/22 vs. MIN … Scored his 200th career NHL goal on 3/24 and one daughter, Ksenia … Enjoys tennis, playing with at NYR … 1999-00: Recorded 36 points (18g, 18a) in 72 his dogs and spending time with his family … Lists winning games for the Red Wings … 1998-99: Posted 58 points the Stanley Cup as his favorite hockey memory … Spends (29g, 29a) in 79 games with Detroit … Set a team-record his off-seasons between Atlanta and Florida ... Lists his with four game-winning goals in the playoffs … Tallied his favorite player growing up as Sergey Makarov ... His father 300th career point on 1/12 vs. MTL … Recorded his third- also played for Khimik Voskresensk in Russia and wore career hat trick on 2/21 at BUF … Earned 40 points (20g, jersey number 13. 20a) over the final 36 regular-season games … 1997-98: Tallied 52 points (25g, 27a) in 80 games with the Red CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Detroit in the Wings … Ranked second on the team in goals (25) … second round, 45th overall, of the 1990 NHL Entry Draft … Helped Detroit win their second-consecutive Stanley Cup Acquired by Buffalo from Detroit with a first-round selec- Championship with 14 points (6g, 8a) in 22 post-season tion (later traded to Columbus, later traded to Atlanta, who contests … 1996-97: Helped lead the Red Wings to a selected ) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft and future Stanley Cup victory, recording 13 points (8g, 5a) in 20 considerations for Dominik Hasek on July 1, 2001 … playoff games … Posted 45 points (23g, 22a) in 75 regu- Acquired by the Thrashers from Buffalo with a second- lar-season games with Detroit … 1995-96: Tied a Detroit round selection (later traded to Columbus, Columbus team-record with four playoff game-winning goals … Tied selected Joakim Lindström) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft for second on the Red Wings with a career-high 36 goals for a second-round selection (Jeff Deslauriers) and a third- … Was the only Red Wing to play in all 82 games … round selection (John Adams) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft Scored a career-high four goals on 12/2 vs. MTL … Posted on June 22, 2002.

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CAREER POINT STREAKS GAMES DATES POINTS 9 Oct. 25, 2005 to Nov. 12, 2005 14 (3 goals, 11 assists) 8 Mar. 8, 2009 to Mar. 21, 2009 12 (4 goals, 8 assists) 8 Nov. 20, 1993 to Dec. 3, 1993 12 (8 goals, 4 assists) 7 Oct. 27, 2007 to Nov. 10, 2007 9 (4 goals, 5 assists) 7 Mar. 14, 1999 to Mar. 28, 1999 14 (8 goals, 6 assists) 7 Nov. 29, 2003 to Dec. 12, 2003 11 (6 goals, 5 assists) 7 Feb. 3, 1995 to Feb. 17, 1995 9 (3 goals, 6 assists) 6 Dec. 8, 2001 to Dec. 21, 2001 11 (3 goals, 8 assists) 6 Mar. 28, 2003 to Apr. 6, 2003 11 (1 goal, 10 assists) 6 Jan. 6, 2006 to Jan. 19, 2006 10 (4 goals, 6 assists) 6 Nov. 17, 2002 to Nov. 28, 2002 9 (2 goals, 7 assists) 6 Nov. 4, 1995 to Nov. 22, 1995 7 (4 goals, 3 assists) 5 Jan. 6, 1996 to Jan. 13, 1996 10 (5 goals, 5 assists) 5 Jan. 21, 2003 to Jan. 30, 2003 10 (2 goals, 8 assists) 5 Oct. 30, 2008 to Nov. 7, 2008 9 (5 goals, 4 assists) 5 Mar. 26, 2009 to Apr. 5, 2009 8 (4 goals, 4 assists) 5 Jan. 12, 1994 to Jan. 19, 1994 8 (4 goals, 4 assists) 5 Oct. 11, 2002 to Oct. 19, 2002 8 (2 goals, 6 assists) 5 Feb. 8, 2009 to Feb. 16, 2009 7 (2 goals, 5 assists) 5 Feb. 22, 2007 to Mar. 4, 2007 6 (1 goal, 5 assists) 4 Nov. 6, 2006 to Nov. 11, 2006 11 (5 goals, 6 assists) 4 Jan. 27, 1996 to Feb. 6, 1996 8 (4 goals, 4assists) 4 Feb. 14, 1999 to Feb. 21, 1999 6 (4 goals, 2 assists) 4 Oct. 12, 1997 to Oct. 18, 1997 6 (3 goals, 3 assists) 4 Feb. 19, 1996 to Feb. 27, 1996 6 (2 goals, 4 assists) 4 Mar. 15, 2003 to Mar. 21, 2003 6 (1 goal, 5 assists) 4 Nov. 25, 2000 to Dec. 1, 2000 5 (3 goals, 2 assists) 4 Feb. 5, 1999 to Feb. 11, 1999 5 (2 goals, 3 assists) 4 Jan. 6, 1998 to Jan. 12, 1998 5 (2 goals, 3 assists) 4 Oct. 23, 1996 to Oct. 30, 1996 5 (2 goals, 3 assists) 4 Apr. 11, 2006 to Apr. 17, 2006 5 (1 goal, 4 assists) 4 Feb. 21, 2009 to Feb. 28, 2009 4 (4 assists) 4 Nov. 16, 1997 to Nov. 22, 1997 4 (4 assists) (minimum 4 games) CAREER GOAL STREAKS CAREER ASSIST STREAKS GAMES DATES GOALS GAMES DATES ASSISTS 5 Dec. 3, 2003 to Dec. 12, 2003 5 7 Oct. 29, 2005 to Nov. 12, 2005 10 4 Oct. 30, 2008 to Nov. 6, 2008 5 6 Mar. 28, 2003 to Apr. 6, 2003 10 4 Mar. 14, 1999 to Mar. 21, 1999 5 5 Nov. 19, 2002 to Nov. 28, 2002 7 4 Nov. 4, 1995 to Nov. 14, 1995 4 5 Mar. 17, 1999 to Mar. 26, 1999 6 3 Jan. 4, 1994 to Jan. 8, 1994 5 4 Jan. 21, 2003 to Jan. 28, 2003 8 3 Jan. 6, 1996 to Jan. 10, 1996 4 4 Oct. 12, 2002 to Oct. 19, 2002 6 3 Nov. 23, 1993 to Nov. 27, 1993 4 4 Jan. 6, 1996 to Jan. 12, 1996 5 3 Nov. 14, 2008 to Nov. 20, 2008 3 4 Mar. 16, 2009 to Mar. 21, 2009 4 3 Mar. 26, 2009 to Apr. 1, 2009 3 4 Feb. 21, 2009 to Feb. 28, 2009 4 3 Dec. 15, 2001 to Dec. 21, 2001 3 4 Apr. 11, 2006 to Apr. 17, 2006 4 3 Nov. 27, 2000 to Dec. 1, 2000 3 4 Nov. 16, 1997 to Nov. 22, 1997 4 3 Jan. 5, 1997 to Jan. 9, 1997 3 4 Feb. 19, 1996 to Feb. 27, 1996 4 3 Nov. 6, 2006 to Nov. 11, 2006 5 4 Feb. 10, 1995 to Feb. 17, 1995 4 (minimum 3 games) (minimum 4 games)

TEAM CAREER RECORDS SEASON HIGHS • Power Play Assists - 121 30-plus point seasons: 14 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) • Multiple-Assist Games - 47 40-plus point seasons: 10 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) 50-plus point seasons: 9 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS 60-plus point seasons: 6 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) 70-plus point seasons: 6 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) • Most Game-Winning Goals in One Season – 8, 2006-07 80-plus point seasons: 1 (last – 2006-07 for Atlanta) • Most Assists in One Game – 4 (tie), 12/26/08 vs. CAR 20-plus goal seasons: 11 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) CAREER MULTIPLE-POINT GAMES 30-plus goal seasons: 2 (last – 1995-96 for Detroit) Two Goal Games 32 (last – Nov. 6, 2008 vs. NYI) 20-plus assist seasons: 11 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) Three Goal Games 3 (last – Jan. 2, 2006 vs. OTT) 30-plus assist seasons: 7 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) Four Goal Games 1 (Dec. 2, 1995 at MTL) 40-plus assist seasons: 11 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) 50-plus assist seasons: 2 (last – 2008-09 for Atlanta) Two Assist Games 59 (last – Mar. 28, 2009 vs. OTT) Three Assist Games 7 (last – Nov. 7, 2008 at BUF) TEAM AWARDS Four Assist Games 1 (Dec. 26, 2008 vs. CAR) Dan Snyder Memorial Trophy 2006-07 Two Point Games 144 (last – Apr. 5, 2009 at WSH) Three Point Games 19 (last – Mar. 28, 2009 vs. OTT) Four Point Games 8 (last – Dec. 26, 2008 vs. CAR) NHL AWARDS Five Point Games 2 (last – Feb. 13, 1996 vs. LA) NHL First Star of the Week: Oct. 29, 2006; Nov. 4 2007

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 35 14 15 29 13 ATLANTA 6 3 1 4 BOSTON 37 13 20 33 BUFFALO 35 12 13 25 CALGARY 39 9 12 21 CAROLINA 55 11 29 40 CHICAGO 50 16 20 36 COLORADO 31 8 13 21 COLUMBUS 12 2 3 5 DALLAS 48 15 17 32 DETROIT 7 4 3 7 EDMONTON 38 11 14 25 FLORIDA 56 15 26 41 LOS ANGELES 37 13 19 32 MINNESOTA 9 1 3 4 MONTREAL 37 15 12 27 NASHVILLE 23 8 7 15 NEW JERSEY 37 10 13 23 N.Y. ISLANDERS 39 12 23 35 N.Y. RANGERS 41 11 21 32 OTTAWA 36 15 12 27 PHILADELPHIA 35 10 10 20 PHOENIX 45 19 19 38 PITTSBURGH 38 17 21 38 SAN JOSE 41 13 13 26 ST. LOUIS 50 10 26 36 TAMPA BAY 57182947 TORONTO 63 14 29 43 VANCOUVER 38 11 16 27 WASHINGTON 52 18 20 38 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/12/92 at STL Most Time On Ice, Game: 30:00, 10/16/03 at NYR First NHL Goal: 10/8/92 at LA (Hrudey) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 9 games, 10/25/05-11/12/05 (3g, 11a) First NHL Assist: 3/12/92 at STL Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 5 games, 12/3/03-12/12/03 (5g) Most Goals, Game: 4, 12/2/95 at MTL Longest Assist Streak: 7 games, 10/29/05-11/12/05 (10a) Most Assists, Game: 4 (3x), 12/26/08 vs. CAR Hat Tricks: 5, last – 11/8/06 vs. OTT (3g) Most Points, Game: 5 (2x), last – 2/13/96 vs. LA (2g, 3a) Multiple-Point Games: 194 (2, 5-point; 12, 4-point; 24, 3-point; 156, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 15 (2x), last – 12/18/98 vs. DAL Penalty Shots, Career: None Most Shots, Game: 8 (6x), last – 12/11/05 vs. CHI Shootout Attempts: 23-40, 57.5% CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1987-88 Voskresensk USSR 2 0000------1988-89 Voskresensk USSR 14 0112------1989-90 Voskresensk USSR 45 14 12 26 38 ------1990-91 Voskresensk USSR 45 11 13 24 46 ------1991-92 CSKA Moscow CIS 11 6 5 11 12 ------Detroit NHL 7 0222-2000 9 ------1992-93 Detroit NHL 17 4 1 5 14 -1 0 0 0 26 - 40222 Adirondack AHL 45 23 36 59 54 ------41124 1993-94 Detroit NHL 77 34 39 73 50 27 8 2 6 202 - 725712 Adirondack AHL 3 0 1 1 15 ------1994-95 CSKA Moscow CIS 10 3 4 7 14 ------Detroit NHL 46 13 20 33 45 12 5 0 3 97 - 18 9 7 16 10 1995-96 Detroit NHL 82 36 37 73 70 33 9 0 7 237 - 19 5 7 12 10 1996-97 Detroit NHL 75 23 22 45 46 21 3 0 6 211 - 20 8 5 13 14 1997-98 Detroit NHL 80 25 27 52 46 14 6 0 1 221 - 22 6 8 14 10 1998-99 Detroit NHL 79 29 29 58 45 10 6 1 4 209 16:02 106174 1999-00 Detroit NHL 72 18 18 36 28 11 4 0 3 165 15:30821312 2000-01 Detroit NHL 72 20 18 38 30 9 4 0 5 187 14:4364152 2001-02 Buffalo NHL 38 9 13 22 16 0 3 0 1 68 16:31 ----- 2002-03 ATLANTA NHL 79 21 49 70 66 -10 9 1 2 185 20:01 ----- 2003-04 ATLANTA NHL 76 20 32 52 74 -12 6 0 1 191 20:20 ----- 2004-05 Voskresensk Russia 38 12 18 30 69 ------Ak Bars Kazan Russia 8 2460 ------41018 2005-06 ATLANTA NHL 82 25 46 71 33 14 8 0 1 206 17:46 ----- 2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 81 28 52 80 36 9 8 0 8 190 20:2940006 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 82 17 24 41 26 -10 5 0 4 161 15:56 ----- 2009-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 26 50 76 44 -14 12 0 3 165 17:14 ----- NHL Totals (17 seasons) 1127 348 479 827 671 111 96 4 55 2730 17:33 118 42 37 79 82 Thrashers Totals (6 seasons) 482 137 253 390 279 -23 48 1 19 1098 18:3840006

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PAVEL KUBINA DEFENSE 77 HT: 6-4 WT: 250 SHOOTS: Right BORN: April 15, 1977 Celadna,

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 40 points (14g, 26a) while at PIT … Earned four assists in 22 playoff games en route playing in all 82 games for Toronto … Set a new career- to the 2004 Stanley Cup Championship … 2002-03: high and led the team in power play goals (9) … Tied his Tallied 22 points (3g, 19a) in 75 games with Tampa Bay … career-high in points, game-winning goals (4) and games Played in his 300th career game on 10/10 at FLA … played … Posted a season-high six-game point streak Recorded assists in the season’s first four games from from 10/29-11/8, earning seven points (2g, 5a) during that 10/10-10/19 … Earned a season-high two points (2a) on span … Recorded five points (2g, 3a) over a three-game 3/7 vs. COL … Tied his season-high with two assists on stretch from 12/18-12/22 …Played his 700th career NHL 3/27 vs. NJ … Appeared in 11 playoff games … 2001-02: game on 12/28 at WSH … Recorded his 200th career Earned 34 points (11g, 23a) in all 82 games with Tampa assist on 1/15 at CAR … Registered his 300th career point Bay … Ranked first on the team in ice time (23:39) and with an assist on 2/21 vs. VAN … Collected a season-high blocked shots (129) … Ranked second in shots on goal three assists on 2/22 at NYR … Scored a season-high two (189) and was third in assists … Led team defensemen in goals, including the game winner, on 2/28 at OTT. goals, assists and points … Registered his 100th career point with an assist on 2/9 vs. WSH … Scored a season- PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 310 points (97g, high two goals on 3/1 vs. SJ … 2000-01: Appeared in 70 213a) in 746 career NHL games with Tampa Bay and games with Tampa Bay, recording 30 points (11g, 19a) … Toronto … Appeared in 38 Stanley Cup Playoff games with Tied for 11th among league defensemen in power play Tampa Bay, earning six points (1g, 5a) and winning the goals (six) and ranked 17th in goals … Registered a 2004 Stanley Cup … 2007-08: Earned 40 points (11g, career-high five points (1g, 4a) and four assists on 11/22 29a) in 72 games with Toronto … Established a career vs. ATL … 1999-2000: Earned 26 points (8g, 18a) in 69 high for points … Ranked first among team defensemen games with Tampa Bay … Tied for first on the team in in goals … Appeared in his 600th career game on 10/18 power play goals (6) and ranked first among team vs. FLA … Earned two points (1g, 1a) on 10/27 at NYR … defensemen in overall goals, points, penalty minutes (93) Missed 10 games due to an MCL injury from 11/3-12/4 … and shots (128) … 1998-99: Recorded 21 points (9g, 12a) Returned to the lineup and recorded one assist on 12/6 at in 68 games with Tampa Bay during his first full NHL sea- NYR … Scored the game-winning overtime goal on 12/22 son … Led NHL rookies in average ice time (22:47) and at FLA … Scored two goals, including the game winner, on was third in hits (156) … Tied for fifth on the team in goals 3/11 vs. PHI … Became the first Toronto defenseman to and shots (128) and ranked sixth in points … Registered score game-winning goals in consecutive games on con- his first career multiple-point game (1g, 1a) on 4/13 vs. secutive days on 3/12 at PHI … Scored the game-winning MTL … Recorded four points (2g, 2a) in six games with goal in each of Toronto’s three straight wins from 3/11- Cleveland (IHL) … 1997-98: Played in 10 games for 3/18, becoming the first Leaf defenseman to accomplish Tampa Bay … Made his NHL debut and earned his first that feat since the 1922-23 season … Registered a career- point with an assist on 3/14 vs. CHI … Scored his first high eight-game point streak from 3/18-4/3, recording nine career goal on 4/13 vs. OTT … Played 55 games for points (2g, 7a) during that span … 2006-07: Recorded 21 Adirondack (AHL), recording 12 points (4g, 8a). points (7g, 14a) in 61 games during his first season with the Maple Leafs … Earned his first point of the season with AMATEUR CAREER: Played one season of junior hockey an assist on 10/9 vs. FLA … Missed 15 games with a knee with the Jaw Warriors (WHL) in 1996-97, recording injury from 10/12-11/11 … Scored his first goal of the sea- 44 points (12g, 32a) in 61 games … Added seven points son on 1/6 vs. BUF … Collected a season-high three (2g, 5a) in 11 WHL post-season games. points (2g, 1a) on 1/27 vs. MTL … Missed five games with a broken finger from 2/24-3/3 … Recorded assists in back- EUROPEAN CAREER: Tallied 58 points (26g, 32a) in 142 to-back games on 3/31 and 4/1 … 2005-06: Appeared in career games over five seasons with Vitkovice in the 76 games with the Lightning, registering 38 points (5g, Czech Republic from 1993-94 to 1996-97 and 2004-05. 33a) … Set a new career high for assists … Recorded an assist in the first game of the year on 10/5 vs. CAR … INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented the Czech Earned his first multiple-point game of the season with two Republic in international competition on eight occasions, assists on 10/26 at NJ … Posted a three-game assist including the Winter Olympics (2002, 2006), World streak from 11/14-11/17, earning four assists during that Championships (1999, 2001, 2002, 2005), World Cup of span … Recorded a season-high three assists on 1/28 at Hockey (2004) and World Junior Championships (1995). PHI … Registered six points (6a) during a four-game assist streak from 2/4-2/9 … Tied his season-high with PERSONAL: He and his wife, Andrea, have a daughter, three assists on 3/9 at BUF … Collected two points (1g, Tereza, and spend their off-seasons between Tampa and 1a) in five post-season games … 2004-05: Recorded 11 the Czech Republic ... Lists his most memorable hockey points (6g, 5a) in 28 games with Vitkovice in the Czech moment as winning Game 7 of the 2004 Stanley Cup Republic … 2003-04: Appeared in 81 games with the Finals with Tampa Bay. Lightning, tallying 35 points (17g, 18a) … Set a career high for goals … Scored his first game-winning goal of the sea- CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Tampa Bay in the son on 10/21 vs. ATL … Earned two points (1g, 1a) on seventh round, 179th overall, of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft 10/30 vs. SJ … Scored a season-high two goals on 11/22 … Signed by Toronto as a free agent on July 1, 2006 … vs. BUF … Earned his 100th career assist on 1/21 at VAN Acquired by the Thrashers from Toronto with … Registered a season-high three points (2g, 1a) on 1/27 for Garnet Exelby and Colin Stuart on July 1, 2009.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 12 1 5 6 77 ATLANTA 41 6 17 23 BOSTON 46 5 9 14 BUFFALO 43 9 12 21 CALGARY 9 1 3 4 CAROLINA 48 5 14 19 CHICAGO 13 1 5 6 COLORADO 9 1 4 5 COLUMBUS 8 0 1 1 DALLAS 10 2 1 3 DETROIT 14 1 3 4 EDMONTON 8 3 0 3 FLORIDA 48 3 15 18 LOS ANGELES 13 1 2 3 MINNESOTA 8 0 2 2 MONTREAL 40 7 13 20 NASHVILLE 13 1 2 3 NEW JERSEY 36 4 12 16 N.Y. ISLANDERS 38 7 10 17 N.Y. RANGERS 37 4 11 15 OTTAWA 44 5 11 16 PHILADELPHIA 38 8 11 19 PHOENIX 10 1 0 1 PITTSBURGH 41 8 21 29 SAN JOSE 11 4 1 5 ST. LOUIS 13 2 2 4 TAMPA BAY 11 0 5 5 TORONTO 24 3 2 5 VANCOUVER 11 1 3 4 WASHINGTON 49 3 16 19 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/14/98 vs. CHI Most Time On Ice, Game: 35:37, 3/25/06 vs. NYR First NHL Goal: 4/13/98 vs. OTT (Tugnutt) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 8 games, 3/18/08-4/3/08 (2g, 7a) First NHL Assist: 3/14/98 vs. CHI Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games (6x), last – 2/26/09-2/28/09 (3g) Most Goals, Game: 2 (6x), last – 2/28/09 at OTT Longest Assist Streak: 5 games, 4/14/02-10/19/02 (5a) Most Assists, Game: 4, 11/22/00 vs. ATL Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 5, 11/22/00 vs. ATL (1g, 4a) Multiple-Point Games: 45 (1, 5-point; 6, 3-point; 38, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 24, 4/3/08 vs. OTT Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 8 (3x), 11/11/08 at CGY Shootout Attempts: 0-3 CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1993-94 Vitkovice Czech-Jr. 35 4 3 7 ------Vitkovice Czech 1 0 0 0 ------1994-95 Vitkovice Czech-Jr. 20 6 10 16 ------Vitkovice Czech 8 2 0 2 10 ------4 0000 1995-96 Vitkovice Czech-Jr. 16 5 10 15 ------Vitkovice Czech 33 3 4 7 32 ------4 0000 1996-97 Vitkovice Czech 1 0 0 0 0 ------Moose Jaw WHL 61 12 32 44 116 ------11 2 5 7 27 1997-98 Tampa Bay NHL 10 1 2 3 22 -1 0 0 0 8 ------Adirondack AHL 55 4 8 12 86 ------1 1 0 1 14 1998-99 Tampa Bay NHL 68 9 12 21 80 -33 3 1 1 119 22:47 - ---- Cleveland IHL 6 2 2 4 16 ------1999-00 Tampa Bay NHL 69 8 18 26 93 -19 6 0 3 128 22:32 - ---- 2000-01 Tampa Bay NHL 70 11 19 30 103 -14 6 1 1 128 24:06 - ---- 2001-02 Tampa Bay NHL 82 11 23 34 106 -22 5 2 3 189 23:39 - ---- Czech Rep. Olympics 4 0 1 1 0 ------2002-03 Tampa Bay NHL 75 3 19 22 78 -7 0 0 0 139 21:24 11 0 0 0 12 2003-04 Tampa Bay NHL 81 17 18 35 85 9 8 1 4 153 21:09 22 0 4 4 50 2004-05 Vitkovice Czech 28 6 5 11 46 ------12 4 6 10 34 2005-06 Tampa Bay NHL 76 5 33 38 96 -12 4 0 3 155 22:25 5 1 1 2 26 Czech Rep. Olympics 8 1 1 2 12 ------2006-07 Toronto NHL 61 7 14 21 48 7 4 0 1 97 21:19 - ---- 2007-08 Toronto NHL 72 11 29 40 116 5 6 0 4 136 23:55 - ---- 2008-09 Toronto NHL 82 14 26 40 94 -15 9 0 4 184 22:03 - ---- NHL Totals (11 seasons) 746 97 213 310 921 -102 51 5 24 1436 22:32 38 1 5 6 88

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KARI LEHTONEN GOALTENDER 32 HT: 6-4 WT: 215 CATCHES: Left BORN: Nov. 16, 1983 , Finland

2008-09 SEASON: Posted a 19-22-3 record with three AHL Second-Team All-Star … Earned a four-game winning shutouts, a 3.06 GAA and a .911 save percentage in 46 streak from 11/18-11/28 and set a Wolves franchise record games … Missed 21 games due to injury from 11/1-12/18 … with a 170:54 scoreless streak during those games … Stopped 29 shots for his first shutout of the season on 1/8 at Honored as the Koho AHL Goaltender of the Month in NJ … Stopped 77-of-80 shots (.963 save percentage) over December after earning a 9-1-0 record and two shutouts … two games from 1/31-2/3 … Stopped all 25 shots faced for his Earned a career-best 13-game winning streak from 2/19-3/26 second shutout of the year, 13th of his career, on 3/6 vs. MTL … Awarded with the Koho AHL Goaltender of the Month, for … Made nine straight starts from 2/19-3/10, posting a 5-3-1 the second time this season, in March after going 9-1-0 in 10 record with two shutouts, a 2.44 GAA and a .927 save per- games … Helped lead the Wolves to the Calder Cup Finals, centage … Recorded two shutouts over a three-game span posting a 1.71 GAA, .939 save percentage and two shutouts from 3/6-3/10 … Faced a career-high 50 shots and made a in 16 playoff games … Ranked second among AHL goalies in career-best 49 saves, in his 200th career game, on 3/16 vs. GAA and tied for second in shutouts and wins (10) during the WSH … Won a franchise-record tying five straight games post-season … 2003-04: Began his NHL career with a four- from 3/6-3/16, posting a 1.18 GAA, a .966 save percentage game win streak 3/19-4/3, posting one shutout, a 1.25 GAA and two shutouts during that span. and a .953 save percentage … Was the runner-up for NHL Defensive Player of the Week for the week ending 3/28 after PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Posted a 94-83-17 record with going 2-0-0 with one shutout in two games … Earned his first 14 shutouts, a 2.87 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 204 NHL shutout on 3/27 at FLA … Recorded his first NHL win in career NHL games with the Thrashers … Is the Thrashers all- his NHL debut on 3/20 vs. FLA … Recalled from Chicago on time leader among goaltenders in games played (204), wins 3/12 … Led Wolves goaltenders with 20 wins, three shutouts, (94), shutouts (14), and save percentage (.912)… 2007-08: a 2.41 GAA and a .926 save percentage. Appeared in 48 games, earning a 17-22-5 record with four shutouts, a 2.90 GAA and a .916 save percentage … Tied a EUROPEAN CAREER: Played five seasons for career best and franchise record with four shutouts … Helsinki in Finland from 1998-2003 … Two-time winner of the Established a new franchise mark with a .916 save percent- Urpo-Ylonen Trophy as the top goaltender in the Finnish Elite age … Recorded a season-high four-game winning streak League (2001-02 and 2002-03) … Named to Finnish Elite from 12/18-12/23 … Named the NHL’s Second Star of the League All-Star Team in 2001-02 and 2002-03 … Named the Week for the week ending 12/23 after going 4-0-0 with a 1.96 MVP of the 2001 Finnish Elite League playoffs … 2002-03: GAA and a .935 save percentage in those games … 2006-07: Posted a 23-14-6 record with five shutouts, 1.98 GAA and Appeared in 68 regular-season games with Atlanta, posting a .928 save percentage in 45 games … Set Elite League 34-24-9 record, four shutouts, a 2.79 GAA and a .912 save career-highs in games, wins and shutouts … Led league in percentage … Set single-season team records and career- wins and ranked second in shutouts … Posted a 6-4 record, highs in games (68), starts (66), wins (34), shutouts (4), save two shutouts, a 1.63 GAA and a .941 save percentage in the percentage (.912), minutes (3,934), shots (2,075) and saves post-season … 2001-02: Earned a 13-5-3 record and led his (1,892) … Ranked 11th in the NHL in wins and shutouts … team to the Elite League Championship as the league’s Allowed two-or-fewer goals in 29 games, including four youngest goaltender (18) … Led all goaltenders during the shutouts in the first 22 games of the season … Became the post-season with 11 games, eight wins, a .940 save percent- second goaltender in Thrashers history to earn consecutive age and three shutouts … 2000-01: Split season between shutouts with 34 saves in a 1-0 win on 10/9 at TB … Set a Jokerit Helsinki and its junior team, posting a 20-9-1 record in team-record with a 167:57 scoreless streak over a four-game 31 junior games … Finished 3-0-0 with a 1.90 GAA in his first span from 10/5-10/11… Tied a team-record and career-high four career games with Jokerit Helsinki’s Elite League team. with a five-game winning streak from 12/19-12/27, recording a 2.13 GAA and a .936 save percentage during that streak … INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Has represented Finland Posted his second five-game winning streak of the season in international competition 11 times … Led Finland to a Silver from 2/26-3/8, posting a 1.80 GAA and a .943 save percent- Medal at the 2007 World Championships, posting a 4-2-0 age in that span … Appeared in his 100th career NHL game record with a 1.93 GAA and a .913 save percentage … on 3/8 vs. MTL … Appeared in two Stanley Cup Playoff games Helped Finland win the Bronze Medal at the 2003 World … 2005-06: Posted a 20-15-10 record with two shutouts, a Junior Championships, compiling a 3-2-1 record with two 2.94 GAA and a .906 save percentage in 38 games with the shutouts, a 2.19 GAA and a .926 save percentage … Led Thrashers … Led the team’s goalies in games (38), starts Finland to a first-place finish at the 2002 Karlaja Cup, posting (37), wins (20), save percentage (.906), shots (1,126), saves a 4-0-0 record with a 1.13 GAA and a .946 save percentage (1,020) and minutes (2,166) … Tied for the team lead in … Helped Finland capture the Bronze Medal at the 2002 shutouts (4) … Stopped 17-of-20 shootout attempts to lead all World Junior Championships, posting a 5-1-0 record with a NHL goaltenders in shootout save percentage (.850) … 1.17 GAA and a .943 save percentage … Named as the Best Missed 35 games from 10/7-12/23 after suffering a groin injury Goaltender at the tournament … Led Finland to the Bronze on opening night … Earned his first shutout of the season and Medal at the 2001 Under-18 World Championships and a second of his career on 1/13 vs. STL … Recorded a franchise- Gold Medal at the 2000 Under-18 World Championships. record five-game winning streak from 1/6-1/18, earning a 2.36 GAA and a .921 save percentage in that span … Earned his PERSONAL: Lives in Atlanta in the off-season … Lists win- second shutout of the season with 23 saves on 3/20 vs. BUF ning the 2002 Finish Elite League championship as his … Set a franchise-record with 28 straight starts from 1/21-4/6 favorite hockey memory … Would be working in the car busi- … 2004-05: Set AHL career-highs with 57 games, 38 wins, ness if he wasn’t playing hockey. five shutouts, a 2.27 GAA and a .929 save percentage with Chicago … Ranked second in the league in wins (38), and CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in the was fifth in saves (1,667) and minutes (3,378) … Named an first round, second overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP W-L-OT GAA ANAHEIM 2 1-1-0 3.03 32 ATLANTA --- BOSTON 9 5-4-0 2.44 BUFFALO 12 6-4-1 3.22 CALGARY 23 2-1-0 3.33 CAROLINA 16 4-11-1 3.63 CHICAGO 1 0-1-0 2.03 COLORADO 4 3-0-0 1.80 COLUMBUS 1 0-1-0 2.03 DALLAS 3 1-1-0 3.09 DETROIT 3 1-2-0 3.69 EDMONTON 1 0-1-0 4.07 FLORIDA 22 12-5-4 2.42 LOS ANGELES 1 1-0-0 2.00 MINNESOTA 2 0-2-0 4.58 MONTREAL 10 5-4-1 2.74 NASHVILLE 2 2-0-0 2.40 NEW JERSEY 9 5-4-0 3.25 N.Y. ISLANDERS 9 4-3-1 3.80 N.Y. RANGERS 10 5-3-0 2.63 OTTAWA 12 5-5-0 2.79 PHILADELPHIA 9 0-8-1 3.84 PHOENIX 1 0-0-1 2.81 PITTSBURGH 10 6-2-2 2.53 SAN JOSE 2 0-2-0 4.52 ST. LOUIS 2 2-0-0 1.00 TAMPA BAY 20 11-5-3 2.25 TORONTO 7 2-5-0 2.99 VANCOUVER 3 1-2-0 2.64 WASHINGTON 18 10-6-2 2.80

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/19/04 vs. FLA Longest Unbeaten Streak: 5 games (4x), last – 3/6/09-3/16/09 First NHL Victory: 3/19/04 vs. FLA Shutouts: 14, last – 3/10/09 at COL Most Saves, Game: 49, 3/16/09 vs. WSH Overtime Record: 11-8-28 Most Shots Faced, Game: 50, 3/16/09 vs. WSH Shootout Record: 20-8 30-or-More Shots Faced, Game: 128 games, last – 4/11/09 (35 shots) Shootout: 67 saves-90 shots, .744 40-or-More Shots Faced, Game: 25, last – 3/16/09 vs. WSH (50 shots) Penalty Shots Record: 8 shots – 7 saves, last – 2/10/09 at TB Longest Winning Streak: 5 games (4x), last – 3/6/09-3/16/09 (Stamkos) – no goal

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 1998-99 Jokerit Finland U-18 2 ------4 2 2 240 7 0 1.75 1999-00 Jokerit Finland-Jr. 33 21 9 3 1974 86 2 2.61 12 9 3 758 14 4 1.11 2000-01 Jokerit Finland-Jr. 31 20 9 1 1799 71 3 2.37 1 0 1 54 4 0 4.44 Jokerit Finland 4 3 0 0 189 6 0 1.90 ------2001-02 Jokerit Finland-Jr. 6 5 1 0 360 11 1 1.83 ------Jokerit Finland 23 13 5 3 1242 37 4 1.79 11 8 3 623 18 3 1.73 2002-03 Jokerit Finland 45 23 14 6 2635 87 5 1.98 10 6 4 626 17 2 1.63 2003-04 ATLANTA NHL 4 4 0 0 239 5 1 1.25 ------Chicago AHL 39 20 14 2 2192 88 3 2.41 10 6 4 663 23 1 2.08 2004-05 Chicago AHL 57 38 17 2 3378 128 5 2.27 16 10 6 983 28 2 1.70 2005-06 ATLANTA NHL 38 20 15 0 2166 106 2 2.94 ------2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 68 34 24 9 3934 183 4 2.79 2 0 2 118 11 0 5.59 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 48 17 22 5 2707 131 4 2.90 ------Chicago AHL 2 2 0 0 124 4 0 1.93 ------2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 46 19 22 3 2624 134 3 3.06 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (5 seasons) 204 94 83 17 11671 559 14 2.87 2 0 2 118 11 0 5.59

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BRYAN LITTLE RIGHT WING 10 HT: 5-11 WT: 185 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Nov. 12, 1987 Edmonton, Alberta

2008-09 SEASON: Ranked fourth on the team with a best five-game goal streak from 10/21-10/28 (7g) … career-high 51 points (31g, 20a) in 79 games during his Recorded his only hat trick of the season and tallied five second NHL season … Tied for the team lead with 12 points on 11/17 at Oshawa … Earned OHL Player of the power play goals and ranked second in goals … Placed Week award for period ending 11/21 … Led the team with third on the Thrashers with four game-winning tallies … nine points, and ranked second with four goals and five Set a career-high with three points (2g, 1a) in the assists in eight post-season games … Member of the Thrashers season-opening game on 10/10 vs. WSH … Eastern Conference team at the 2007 OHL All-Star Classic Tied a career-high with two assists and earned a plus-3 … Made his AHL playoff debut with Chicago in Game Six rating on 11/6 vs. NYI … Matched his career-high with of the West Division Finals on 5/12 vs. Iowa … Held score- three points (2g, 1a) on 11/7 at BUF … Earned a career- less in two post-season games with the Wolves … 2005- high six-game point streak from 11/2-11/16, recording nine 06: Tied for sixth in the OHL with a career-high 109 points points (4g, 5a) in that stretch … Recorded his first-career (42g, 67a) in 64 games with the Colts … Ranked seventh hat trick on 12/26 vs. CAR … Earned eight points (7g, 1a) in the league in assists and was tied for 11th in goals … during a five-game point streak from 12/23-12/31 … Set career highs for goals and assists … Tied for second Appeared in the 2009 NHL YoungStars Game … Skated in on the team with a plus-26 rating … Ranked second on the a career-high 21:06 on 1/29 vs. NYI … Appeared in his Colts with 23 power play goals … Tallied three shorthand- 100th career game on 2/10 at TB … Collected seven ed goals to tie for first on the team … Registered 30 multi- points (4g, 3a) during a four-game point/goal streak from ple-point games, including season-high four-point games 2/15-2/21, including three-straight two-point efforts from on four occasions … Recorded hat tricks on 10/10 at 2/15-2/19 … Posted a four-game point streak (4g, 1a) from Belleville and on 11/12 vs. Brampton … Earned a career- 3/6-3/12, his fourth streak of at least four games this sea- high eight-game assist streak from 11/19-12/9 (16a) … son … Scored his 30th goal of the season on 3/17 at PIT. Posted a career-high 21-game point streak from 11/21- 1/12, tallying 42 points (16g, 26a) in that span … PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 127 NHL games Recorded 23 points (8g, 15a) in 14 post-season contests with the Thrashers, earning 67 points (37g, 30a) … … Eighth among OHL players and led the team in playoff Recorded 25 points (9g, 16a) in 34 games with the scoring … Led the Colts and tied for eighth in the league Chicago Wolves (AHL) … Helped the Wolves capture the in assists … Tied for second on the team in playoff goals 2008 Calder Cup Championship … 2007-08: Earned 16 … Selected to play in the OHL All-Star Classic and the points (6g, 10a) in 48 games during his first NHL season CHL Top Prospects Game … 2004-05: Ranked second on … Became the first player in Thrashers history to score a the Colts with 68 points (36g, 32a) in 62 games … Led the goal in his NHL debut on 10/5 vs. WSH … Registered the team and shared eighth in OHL in goals … Tied for fourth first assist of his career on 10/13 vs. NJ … Scored a goal on the Colts in assists and ranked third on the team with a in his first career shootout attempt on 10/30 at MTL ... plus-19 rating … Honored as the OHL Player of the Week Recorded three points (3a) over a two-game span from for the week ending 2/27 … Tied for third on the team with 11/3-11/6 … Tallied two assists for the first multiple-point six points, including a team-high five goals in four post- game of his career on 11/3 at TB … Scored his first-career season contests … Appeared in the OHL All-Star Classic power play goal on 11/19 vs. TB … Reassigned to the … 2003-04: Collected 58 points (34g, 24a) in 64 games Chicago Wolves (AHL) on 12/11 … Tallied 25 points (9g, during his rookie season with the Colts … Led team in 16a) in 34 games with the Wolves … Earned an AHL sea- goals and ranked second in points … Recorded a season- son-high with four points (1g, 3a) on 1/12 vs. the Toronto high four assists and five points on 2/5 vs. Brampton … Marlies … Recalled by the Thrashers on 2/26 … Recorded Tallied a career-high four goals on 3/4 vs. Owen Sound … his second multiple-point game of the season with one Ranked third on Barrie with 10 points (5g, 5a) in 12 playoff goal and one assist on 3/19 vs. CAR … Added 13 points games … Tied for first on the team in playoff goals and (8g, 5a) in 24 Calder Cup Playoff games with the Wolves was third in assists … Named as OHL Rookie of the Year … Scored his first AHL playoff goal on 4/16 vs. Milwaukee. and was named to the OHL All-Rookie Team.

AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 342 points (153g, 189a) INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented Canada in in 247 games over four seasons with the of international competition on three occasions … Led the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) from 2003-04 to 2006- Canada to a Gold Medal at the 2007 World Junior 07 … Topped 40 goals and 100 points over consecutive Championships, tallying two points (1g, 1a) in six games seasons from 2005-06 to 2006-07 … 2006-07: Tied for … Helped Canada capture the Gold Medal at the 2004 sixth in the OHL with 107 points (41g, 66a) in 57 games World Junior Cup, recording six points (4g, 2a) in five with the Colts … Finished sixth in the league in assists and games … Won the Gold Medal with Team Ontario at the was tied for 15th in goals … Scored 10 game-winning 2004 World Under-17 Challenge. goals to lead the Colts and tie for first in the OHL … Led the team and tied for third in the league with six shorthand- PERSONAL: Born in Edmonton but grew up in ed goals … Finished second on the team with a plus-31 Cambridge, Ontario … Lists winning the 2007 World rating … Set a career-best with 32 multiple-point games, Junior Championships with Canada and winning the AHL’s including five-or-more points on five occasions … Calder Cup with Chicago as his favorite hockey memories Recorded nine multiple-goal contests and 18 multiple- ... Enjoys playing video games in his spare time. assists games … Set career highs with five assists and six points on 10/7 vs. Erie … Named the OHL Player of the CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in Week for the week ending 10/10 … Recorded a career- the first round, 12th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 1 1 1 2 10 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 5 1 0 1 BUFFALO 5 3 2 5 CALGARY 2 2 0 2 CAROLINA 11 4 5 9 CHICAGO 2 0 0 0 COLORADO 3 0 1 1 COLUMBUS 1 0 0 0 DALLAS 1 0 0 0 DETROIT 2 1 1 2 EDMONTON 1 1 0 1 FLORIDA 11 2 2 4 LOS ANGELES 1 1 1 2 MINNESOTA 2 1 1 2 MONTREAL 6 1 1 2 NASHVILLE 3 1 0 1 NEW JERSEY 6 0 2 2 N.Y. ISLANDERS 7 3 3 6 N.Y. RANGERS 6 2 0 2 OTTAWA 6 0 0 0 PHILADELPHIA 6 1 0 1 PHOENIX 1 1 1 2 PITTSBURGH 5 2 0 2 SAN JOSE 1 1 0 1 ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 12 2 4 6 TORONTO 6 2 1 3 VANCOUVER 1 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 12 4 4 8

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/5/07 vs. WSH Most Time On Ice, Game: 21:06, 1/29/09 vs. NYI First NHL Goal: 10/5/07 vs. WSH (Kolzig) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 6 games, 11/2/08-11/16/08 (4g, 5a) First NHL Assist: 10/13/07 vs. NJ Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 4 games (2x), last – 2/15/09-2/21/09 (4g) Most Goals, Game: 3, 12/26/08 vs. CAR Longest Assist Streak: 4 games, 11/6/08-11/14/08 (5a) Most Assists, Game: 2 (2x), last – 11/6/08 vs. NYI Hat Tricks: 1, 12/26/08 vs. CAR Most Points, Game: 3 (3x), last – 12/26/08 vs. CAR (3g) Multiple-Point Games: 13 (3, 3-point; 10, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 6, 3/24/09 at MTL Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 6 (3x), last – 12/30/08 at TOR Shootout Attempts: 2-8, 25%

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2003-04 Barrie OHL 64 34 24 58 18 ------12 5 5 10 7 2004-05 Barrie OHL 62 36 32 68 34 ------45162 2005-06 Barrie OHL 64 42 67 109 99 ------14 8 15 23 19 2006-07 Barrie OHL 57 41 66 107 77 ------84598 Chicago AHL ------20000 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 48 6 10 16 18 -2 2 0 1 76 15:36 ----- Chicago AHL 34 9 16 25 10 ------24 8 5 13 10 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 79 31 20 51 24 -5 12 0 4 172 16:55 ----- NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 127 37 30 67 42 -7 14 0 5 248 16:26 -----

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NATHAN OYSTRICK DEFENSE 7 HT: 6-0 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Dec. 17, 1982 Regina, Saskatchewan

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) in 53 AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 89 points (26g, 63a) and games during his first NHL season … Made his NHL debut 269 penalty minutes in 151 games over his four-year on 10/14 vs. MIN … Posted his first NHL point with an career at Northern Michigan from 2002-03 to 2005-06 … assist on 11/25 at TOR and scored his first NHL goal on Finished career with a plus-37 rating, including plus ratings 11/26 at WSH … Earned his first-career multiple-point for all four collegiate seasons … 2005-06: Topped game with two points (1g, 1a) on 11/28 vs. NSH … Northern Michigan defensemen, tied for fifth on club, Registered a season-high three-game point streak from ranked sixth among CCHA defensemen and shared 12th 11/25-11/28, earning four points (2g, 2a) … Tied a season- among all NCAA Division I defensemen with 29 points (9g, high with two points (1g, 1a) on 12/13 at BOS … Posted 20a) in 38 games … Named a CCHA First-Team All-Star three points (1g, 2a) over a two-game span from 12/13- and was among three finalists for CCHA Best Defensive 12/16 … Earned a season-high plus-3 rating, skated in a Defenseman Award … Led team defensemen, was sixth season-high 20:36 and recorded his 10th point of the sea- overall, tied for fourth among CCHA defensemen and was son (1a) on 3/12 at EDM. tied for ninth among Division I defensemen in goals … Set career-highs in goals and points, and matched career-best PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 53 NHL games in assists … Set career-high with six power play goals to with Atlanta, recording 12 points (4g, 8a) … Recorded 91 lead team’s defensemen and tie for second on team … points (30g, 61a) in 162 career games with the Chicago Second on club and first among defensemen with three Wolves (AHL) … Added 17 points (3g, 14a) in 39 AHL game-winning goals to tie career high … Matched a Calder Cup Playoff games, helping the Wolves capture the career-high with two assists on 1/21 vs. Notre Dame and 2008 Calder Cup … 2007-08: One of just three Wolves to on 3/10 vs. -Omaha … 2004-05: Recorded 20 appear in all 80 regular-season games, recording 43 points (7g, 13a) and 87 penalty minutes in a career-best points (15g, 28a) … Ranked second among Chicago 40 games with Northern Michigan … Served as team cap- defensemen and 13th among league defensemen in tain … Shared ninth among CCHA defensemen, topped points … Named the Wolves’ 2007-08 American club's defensemen and was seventh on team in points … Specialty/AHL Man of the Year and the 2007-08 Dan Winner of CCHA Defensive Defenseman Award … Named Snyder Man of the Year for his outstanding commitment to to CCHA All-Conference First Team … Tied for 14th the Chicago community and local charities … Scored among league defenders, led Wildcat defensemen and goals in back-to-back games (2g) on 12/7 and 12/8 … tied for sixth on the team in assists … Posted a plus-23 rat- Matched his career-high with three points (1g, 2a) on 1/4 ing to share second among CCHA defensemen, tied for at Rockford and 11/24 at Rockford … Registered a sea- third overall in league and led club … Recipient of son-high four-game point streak from 1/18-1/25, recording Northern Michigan's Best Defenseman and Plus/Minus five points (2g, 3a) in that stretch … Ranked sixth among awards … Among three Wildcats to play in all 40 games … AHL defensemen and second among Wolves defensemen Tallied his first collegiate hat trick with three first-period with a post-season career-high 11 points (3g, 8a) in 24 goals on 11/4 at Michigan Tech … Recorded a season- games while helping Chicago capture the 2008 Calder best four-game point streak from 2/17-2/26 (1g, 3a) … Cup Championship … Scored his first professional post- Tied a career-high with two assists on 3/12 vs. Western season goal, on the power play, on 5/11 at Rockford … Michigan … 2003-04: Ranked second on Northern Scored the first goal in the Wolves Calder Cup clinching Michigan, led club's defensemen and was third among game on 6/10 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … 2006-07: Led CCHA defensemen with 28 points (8g, 20a) in 39 games team defensemen and third among AHL defensemen, with … Named to the CCHA All-Conference Second Team … 47 points (15g, 32a) in 80 games … Among two Wolves to Set a career-high in assists … Tied for second among play in all 80 contests … Led team’s defensemen and was league defensemen and led club in assists … Topped tied for seventh among league defensemen in assists … team with a career-best 98 penalty minutes … Tied for the Third among team’s defensemen, fifth among AHL team lead and tied for ninth in CCHA with career-best, defensemen and third among Wolves rookies in goals … three game-winning goals … Set a career-high with an Tallied five game-winning goals to top AHL rookie defense- eight-game point streak (2g, 7a) from 11/8-12/12 … 2002- men, tie for fourth among AHL rookies, tie for 17th overall 03: Registered 12 points (2g, 10a) and 26 penalty minutes in the league and rank second on club … Second among in 34 games for Northern Michigan … Ranked fourth team’s defensemen and tied for third on the Wolves with a among Northern Michigan defensemen, was fifth among plus-17 rating … Tallied first AHL goal on 10/20 at San team's freshmen and seventh among the club's under- Antonio … Scored career-best two goals on 10/24 vs. classmen in scoring … Tied for fourth on club with a plus- against Manitoba … Earned 11 multiple-point games, seven rating. including a career-high two goals and three points on 1/5 at Omaha … Recorded a career-best four-game assist PERSONAL: He and his wife, Lindsay, spend their off- streak from 1/13-1/20 (5a) … Posted a pair of career-best seasons in Atlanta ... Lists winning the AHL’s Calder Cup four-game point streaks from 1/13-1/20 (5a) and 2/2-2/7 with Chicago in 2008 as his favorite hockey moment ... (1g, 3a) … Earned a career-best, plus-four rating on 1/19 Enjoys golfing and listening to music in his spare time. at Peoria … Represented Canadian Team at 2007 AHL All- Star Classic … Ranked third among team rookies with six CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in points (6a) in 15 AHL playoff games … Named an AHL the seventh round, 198th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Second Team All-Star and to the AHL All-Rookie Team. Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM ---- 7 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 3 1 1 2 BUFFALO 2 0 0 0 CALGARY 1 0 0 0 CAROLINA 4 0 0 0 CHICAGO ---- COLORADO 1 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 1 0 0 0 DALLAS ---- DETROIT 1 0 0 0 EDMONTON 1 0 1 1 FLORIDA 3 0 1 1 LOS ANGELES 1 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 1 0 0 0 MONTREAL 3 0 0 0 NASHVILLE 1 1 1 2 NEW JERSEY 3 0 0 0 N.Y. ISLANDERS 3 0 1 1 N.Y. RANGERS 4 0 1 1 OTTAWA 3 1 1 2 PHILADELPHIA 1 0 0 0 PHOENIX 1 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 4 0 0 0 SAN JOSE - - - - ST. LOUIS 1 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 4 0 0 0 TORONTO 3 0 1 1 VANCOUVER 1 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 2 1 0 1

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/14/08 vs. MIN Most Time On Ice, Game: 20:36, 3/12/09 at EDM First NHL Goal: 11/26/08 at WSH (Theodore) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 3 games, 11/25/08-11/28/08 (2g, 2a) First NHL Assist: 11/25/08 at TOR Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games, 11/26/08-11/28/08 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 1 (4x), last – 3/28/09 vs. OTT Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (2x), 12/13/08-12/16/08 (2a) Most Assists, Game: 1 (8x), last – 4/3/09 vs. FLA Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 2 (2x), last – 12/13/08 at BOS Multiple-Point Games: 2 (2, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 9, 3/28/09 vs. OTT Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 4 (2x), last – 12/18/08 vs. PIT Shootout Attempts: None

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Northern Mich. CCHA 34 2 10 12 26 ------2003-04 Northern Mich. CCHA 39 8 20 28 98 ------2004-05 Northern Mich. CCHA 40 7 13 20 87 ------2005-06 Northern Mich. CCHA 38 9 20 29 58 ------Chicago AHL 20114------2006-07 Chicago AHL 80 15 32 47 105------1506616 2007-08 Chicago AHL 80 15 28 43 112 ------24 3 8 11 35 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 53 4 8 12 50 -2 0 0 0 43 15:44 ----- NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 53 4 8 12 50 -2 0 0 0 43 15:44 -----

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ONDREJ PAVELEC GOALTENDER 31 HT: 6-3 WT: 220 CATCHES: Left BORN: Aug. 31, 1987 Kladno, Czech Republic

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 40 games with Chicago AMATEUR CAREER: Earned a 55-29 record with four (AHL), earning an 18-20-2 record with three shutouts, a shutouts and a 2.51 GAA in two seasons with Cape Breton 2.58 GAA and a .914 save percentage … Set new career (QMJHL) from 2005-06 to 2006-07 … 2006-07: Posted a bests for shutouts, GAA and save percentage … Also 28-11 with one shutout, a 2.52 GAA and a .908 save per- appeared in 12 NHL games with Atlanta, posting a 3-7-0 centage in 43 games with Cape Breton … Led QMJHL record with a 3.61 GAA and a .880 save percentage … goaltenders in GAA and finished third in save percentage Earned four consecutive wins with Chicago from 10/17- … Earned the QMJHL’s Jacques Plante Trophy with the 10/25, recording one shutout, a 1.50 GAA and a .945 save lowest GAA among league goalies for the second consec- percentage during that span … Earned his second shutout utive season … Named a QMJHL First-Team All-Star … of the season with a 35-save performance on 10/29 vs. Earned a career-high in wins, which tied for fifth in the Providence … Earned his first recall of the season by league … Ranked 12th in the league with 2,335 minutes Atlanta on 11/1 … Earned a 2-0-0 record in three appear- played … Named the QMJHL’s Player of the Month for ances during his first stint with the Thrashers … January after posting a 4-0 record, a 1.49 GAA, .951 save Reassigned to Chicago on 11/10 and recalled two days percentage and one shutout in four games … Named the later for the second time this season … Appeared in six ’s Goaltender of the Week for games with Atlanta during his second recall from 11/12- the period ending 1/31 … Earned an 11-5 record and led 12/19 … Returned to the Wolves lineup on 12/21 vs. league goaltenders with a 2.29 GAA and .920 save per- Rockford and won four straight starts from 2/21-3/1, centage in 16 post-season games to help the Screaming recording one shutout, a 0.75 GAA and a .978 save per- Eagles reach the league semifinals … 2005-06: Made his centage in that span … Recalled by Atlanta for the third North American debut with Cape Breton, posting a 27-18 time on 4/5 and played one game on 4/7 vs. WSH. record, three shutouts, a 2.51 GAA and a .929 save per- centage in 47 games … Named the QMJHL’s Best PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 19 NHL games Goaltender, Defensive Rookie of the Year and Rookie of with the Thrashers, posting a 6-10-0 record with a 3.42 the Year … Selected as a QMJHL First-Team All-Star … GAA and a .890 save percentage … Earned a 51-36-5 Named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team … Ranked second record with five shutouts, a 2.69 GAA and a .912 save per- among rookie goalies in GAA and minutes … Selected as centage in 92 career games with Chicago (AHL) … the QMJHL Defensive Player of the Week for 10/17-10/23, Appeared in 24 post-season games with Chicago, earning posting a 2-0 record, 1.50 GAA and .961 save percentage a 16-8 record with two shutouts, a 2.34 GAA and a .921 in that span … Named QMJHL Rookie of the Month for save percentage, while helping the Wolves capture the February after going 7-2 with a 2.11 GAA and a .938 save 2008 Calder Cup Championship … 2007-08: Posted a 33- percentage … Posted a 4-5 record with a 2.25 GAA and a 16-3 record with two shutouts, a 2.77 GAA and a .911 save 926 save percentage in nine playoff games … Led all rook- percentage in 52 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) ie goalies in playoff wins, saves (239) and minutes (506). … Ranked first among rookies and second overall in the AHL in wins … Earned his first AHL win in his debut on EUROPEAN CAREER: Spent two seasons with Kladno 10/6 at Houston … Recalled by Atlanta on 10/19 … Posted organization in Czech Republic from 2003-04 to 2004-05 a 3-3-0 record with a 3.11 GAA and a .904 save percent- … 2004-05: Recorded a 2.31 GAA with seven shutouts age in seven appearances with the Thrashers … Made his and .929 save percentage in 39 games with Kladno of the NHL debut in relief duty on 10/20 at TB … Collected his Czech Republic Junior League … Earned one shutout and first NHL win in his first start on 11/3 at TB … Posted a a 2.45 GAA in 10 playoff games … 2003-04: Posted a 2.22 three-game winning streak from 11/3-11/9, earning a 1.98 GAA and three shutouts with Kladno’s under-17 team. GAA and a .942 save percentage during that stretch … Reassigned to the Wolves on 12/1 … Recorded a season- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Posted a 2-3-0 record, high seven-game winning streak from 12/13-1/2, posting a a 3.28 GAA and a .889 save percentage in five games to 2.66 GAA and a .911 save percentage in those games ... help the Czech Republic to a fifth-place finish at the 2007 Posted his first professional shutout on 2/8 at Iowa … World Junior Championships … Helped the Czech Named the AHL Goaltender of the Month for February … Republic to fourth place at the 2005 World Under-18 Earned his second shutout of the season on 4/5 vs. Quad Championships, posting a 4-3-0 record, a 2.05 GAA and a City … Earned a 16-8 record with two shutouts, a 2.34 .931 save percentage … Ranked second among tourna- GAA and a .921 save percentage in 24 playoff games ment goalies in GAA and was third in save percentage. while leading the Wolves to the 2008 Calder Cup Championship … Allowed one-or-fewer goals nine times PERSONAL: Lists playing his first NHL game as his most and two-or-fewer 13 times during the post-season … Set a memorable hockey moment … Enjoys playing tennis, golf franchise record and became just the third goalie in AHL and soccer in his spare time … Both his father and sister history to record 16 wins in a single post-season … Made are hockey coaches in Czech Republic … Resides in his professional playoff debut on 4/16 vs. Milwaukee … Kladno, Czech Republic, during the off-season ... Was a Collected his first playoff win on 4/18 vs. Milwaukee … fan of Dominik Hasek growing up ... If he weren’t playing Made 30 saves on 4/26 vs. Milwaukee to post his first pro- hockey, would have like to have played pro soccer. fessional playoff shutout … Posted a five-game winning streak from 5/11-5/20 … Made 25 saves in the Wolves CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in Calder Cup-clinching win on 6/10 vs. Wilkes-Barre. the second round, 41st overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP W-L-OT GAA ANAHEIM --- 31 ATLANTA BOSTON --- BUFFALO CALGARY 1 0-0-0 10.59 CAROLINA - - - CHICAGO --- COLORADO COLUMBUS 1 0-1-0 5.08 DALLAS --- DETROIT --- EDMONTON 1 0-1-0 1.02 FLORIDA --- LOS ANGELES - - - MINNESOTA - - - MONTREAL 2 2-0-0 2.00 NASHVILLE - - - NEW JERSEY - - - N.Y. ISLANDERS - - - N.Y. RANGERS - - - OTTAWA 1 0-0-0 0.00 PHILADELPHIA 1 1-0-0 3.00 PHOENIX --- PITTSBURGH SAN JOSE 3 1-2-0 2.86 ST. LOUIS - - - TAMPA BAY - - - TORONTO 3 0-3-0 5.31 VANCOUVER - - - WASHINGTON 1 0-1-0 3.05

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/20/07 at TB Longest Winning Streak, Career: 3 games, 11/3/07-11/9/07 First NHL Victory: 11/3/07 at TB Shutouts: None Most Saves, Game: 36, 11/9/07 at FLA Overtime Record: 1-0-0 Most Shots Faced, Game: 39, 11/10/07 vs. CAR Shootout Record: None 30-or-More Shots Faced, Game: 5, last – 11/24/07 at PIT Shootout: None 40-or-More Shots Faced, Game: None Penalty Shots Record: None

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 2003-04 Kladno Czech U-17 38 - - - 2079 77 3 2.22 2 - - 67 7 0 6.27 2004-05 Kladno Czech Jr. 39 - - - 2218 85 7 2.30 10 - - 587 24 1 2.45 HK LEV Slany Czech-3 1 - - - 60 4 0 4.00 ------2005-06 Cape Breton QMJHL 47 27 18 0 2578 108 3 2.51 9 4 5 507 19 0 2.25 2006-07 Cape Breton QMJHL 43 28 11 0 2335 98 1 2.52 16 11 5 970 37 2 2.29 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 7 3 3 0 347 18 0 3.11 ------Chicago AHL 52 33 16 5 3033 140 2 2.77 24 16 8 1438 56 2 2.34 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 12 3 7 0 599 36 0 3.61 ------Chicago AHL 40 18 20 2 2417 104 3 2.58 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 19 6 10 0 946 54 0 3.42 ------

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RICH PEVERLEY CENTER 47 HT: 6-0 WT: 200 SHOOTS: Right BORN: July 8, 1982 Guelph, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Tallied 44 points (15g, 29a) in 66 ing 12 points (4g, 8a) during that stretch … Recalled by games with Nashville and Atlanta … Set new career-highs Nashville for the third time on 3/10 … Scored his first in games played, points, goals, assists, power play goals career game-winning goal on 3/15 at DET … Earned his (2), shorthanded goals (one), game-winning goals (5) and second multiple-point game (1g, 1a) on 4/1 at STL plus/minus rating (plus-13) … Made his season debut with …Earned two assists in six Stanley Cup Playoff games … the Predators on 10/10 at STL … Posted two assists on 2006-07: Collected one assist in 13 NHL games with 10/15 at DAL … Earned a three-game point streak from Nashville and 68 points (30g, 38a) in 66 AHL games with 10/15-10/18, recording four points (1g, 3a) in those games Milwaukee … Recorded points in each of the Admirals first … Claimed off waivers by the Thrashers on 1/10 … five games (1g, 4a) … Established a season-high with Recorded 35 points (13g, 22a) in 39 games with Atlanta … three points (1g, 2a) on 11/22 at Rochester … Registered Made his Thrashers debut on 1/14 vs. OTT … Earned a a career-high 15-game point streak from 11/29-12/27, career-high three points (1g, 2a) in his second game with earning 21 points (8g, 13a) during that streak … Recorded Atlanta on 1/16 vs. TOR … Posted a career-high three at least one point in 14-of-15 games during the month of assists on 1/17 at NSH … Recorded points in four straight December, totaling 21 points (9g, 12a) during the month … games from 1/16-1/21, collecting eight points (2g, 6a) in Earned his first-career NHL recall on 3/4 and made his those games … Tied his career-high with three points (1g, NHL debut that night at ANA, recording one assist in the 2a) on 1/29 vs. NYI … Scored the first shorthanded goal of game … Reassigned to Milwaukee on 4/2 and appeared in his career on 2/24 vs. COL … Scored a career-high two four playoff games, earning three points (1g, 2a) … 2005- goals, including his fourth game-winner of the season, on 06: Recorded 46 points (12g, 34a) in 65 AHL games with 2/28 vs. CAR … Recorded points in three straight games Milwaukee … Appeared in 11 ECHL games with Reading, from 3/6-3/10, tallying three points (2g, 1a) in those con- posting 15 points (4g, 11a) … Ranked third on the tests … Appeared in his 100th NHL game on 3/16 vs. WSH Admirals in assists and was fourth in points … Earned a … Tied a career-high with two goals on 4/3 at FLA. season-high three points on 12/3 at Grand Rapids (1g, 2a) and 1/27 at Cleveland (1g, 2a) … 2004-05: Recorded 58 PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 55 points (20g, points (30g, 28a) in 69 games with South Carolina (ECHL) 35a) in 112 career NHL games with Nashville and Atlanta and played in one game with Portland (AHL) during his first … Appeared in six Stanley Cup Playoff games with professional season … Ranked second on South Carolina Nashville, collecting two assists … Earned 168 points in goals and fourth in points. (56g, 112a) in 177 career American Hockey League games with Portland and Milwaukee … Appeared in 80 AMATEUR CAREER: Earned 117 points (44g, 73a) in 138 ECHL games with South Carolina and Reading, posting 73 games over four seasons with St. Lawrence University points (34g, 39a) … 2007-08: Recorded 10 points (5g, 5a) (ECAC) from 2000-01 to 2003-04 … 2003-04: Led his in 33 NHL games over three stints with the Predators … team and tied for second in ECAC scoring with 42 points Appeared in 45 games with the AHL’s , (17g, 25a) … Set collegiate career-highs for points, goals, posting 54 points (14g, 40a) … Began the season in assists and games played (41) … 2002-03: Led St. Milwaukee and recorded points in the each of the first six Lawrence and tied for 10th in the ECAC with 38 points games of the season, earning 11 points (2g, 9a) during (15g, 23a) in 34 games … 2001-02: Led the team and tied that span … Recalled by Nashville on 10/27 and made his for 10th in the ECAC with 31 points (10g, 21a) in 34 games season debut that night vs. FLA … Appeared in five NHL … 2000-01: Recorded six points (2g, 4a) in 29 games dur- games before returning to Milwaukee on 11/8 vs. Houston ing his freshman season. … Earned a five-game point streak (2g, 5a) from 12/14- 12/22 … Collected a season-high four assists on 12/31 at PERSONAL: He and his wife, Nathalie, have one daugh- Rockford … Returned to the NHL on 1/15 vs. CGY … ter, Isabelle, and reside in Guelph, Ontario in the off-sea- Recorded his first NHL point (1a) of the season on 1/19 at son ... Lists his first NHL game as his most memorable STL … Scored his first goal of the season with Nashville hockey moment ... If he weren’t playing hockey, would like on 1/24 at PHX … Earned his first career multiple-point to be a professional race car driver ... Enjoys watching game (1g, 1a) on 2/10 at PHX … Named to the 2008 AHL soccer in his spare time ... Lists as his All-Star Classic, but missed the event to due his NHL recall favorite player growing up. … Returned to the Admirals lineup on 2/19 vs. Quad City … Tied his season-high with four points (1g, 3a) on 2/21 at CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Nashville as a free Iowa and on 3/1 at Chicago … Recorded points in each of agent on Jan. 17, 2007 … Claimed by the Thrashers off his final five AHL games of the season from 2/27-3/8, post- waivers from Nashville on Jan. 10, 2009.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 4 1 1 2 47 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 1 0 0 0 BUFFALO 2 0 0 0 CALGARY 7 0 1 1 CAROLINA 4 2 0 2 CHICAGO 6 1 0 1 COLORADO 6 2 1 3 COLUMBUS 7 1 1 2 DALLAS 6 0 2 2 DETROIT 10 1 2 3 EDMONTON 5 0 0 0 FLORIDA 6 2 0 2 LOS ANGELES 2 0 1 1 MINNESOTA - - - - MONTREAL 3 2 2 4 NASHVILLE 1 0 3 3 NEW JERSEY 1 0 1 1 N.Y. ISLANDERS 2 1 3 4 N.Y. RANGERS 2 0 1 1 OTTAWA 2 0 1 1 PHILADELPHIA 2 0 1 1 PHOENIX 5 2 4 6 PITTSBURGH 1 0 0 0 SAN JOSE 5 0 1 1 ST. LOUIS 7 1 2 3 TAMPA BAY 5 0 3 3 TORONTO 1 1 2 3 VANCOUVER 4 1 0 1 WASHINGTON 5 2 2 4

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/4/07 at ANA Most Time On Ice, Game: 23:09, 3/14/09 at BUF First NHL Goal: 1/24/08 at PHX (Bryzgalov) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 4 games, 1/16/09-1/21/09 (2g, 6a) First NHL Assist: 3/4/07 at ANA Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 3 games, 2/24/09-2/28/09 (4g) Most Goals, Game: 2 (2x), last – 4/3/09 at FLA Longest Assist Streak: 3 games, 3/24/09-3/28/09 (4a) Most Assists, Game: 3, 1/17/09 at NSH Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 3 (3x), last – 1/29/09 vs. NYI (1g, 2a) Multiple-Point Games: 11 (3, 3-point; 8, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 5, 12/9/08 vs. VAN Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 6 (2x), last – 4/3/09 at FLA Shootout Attempts: 2-8, 25%

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 St. Lawrence ECAC 29 2 4 6 4------2001-02 St. Lawrence ECAC 34 10 21 31 18 ------2002-03 St. Lawrence ECAC 34 15 23 38 12 ------2003-04 St. Lawrence ECAC 41 17 25 42 34 ------2004-05 Portland AHL 10000------South Carolina ECHL 69 30 28 58 72 ------42246 2005-06 Milwaukee AHL 65 12 34 46 44 ------21 2 9 11 18 Reading ECHL 11 4 11 15 4------2006-07 Nashville NHL 13 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 9 7:31 ----- Milwaukee AHL 66 30 38 68 62 ------41238 2007-08 Nashville NHL 33 5 5 10840024310:2060220 Milwaukee AHL 45 14 40 54 50 ------31010 2008-09 Nashville NHL 27 2 7 9 15 -3 0 0 0 42 12:07 ----- ATLANTA NHL 39 13 22 35 18 16 2 1 5 75 18:49 ----- NHL Totals (3 seasons) 112 20 35 55 41 16 2 1 7 169 13:2460220 Thrashers Totals (1 season) 39 13 22 35 18 16 2 1 5 75 18:49 -----

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MARTY REASONER CENTER 19 HT: 6-1 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Feb. 26, 1977 Honeoye Falls, New York

2008-09 SEASON: Earned 30 points (14g, 16a) in 79 up on 1/8 vs. NYI and appeared in four games before games during his first season in Atlanta … Ranked sev- missing the season’s final 38 contests with a knee injury … enth on the Thrashers in points and goals and was ninth in 2002-03: Posted 31 points (11g, 20a) in 70 games with assists … Set a career-high in goals … Recipient of the Edmonton … Led the team in plus/minus with a plus-19 2009 Thrashers Players’ Player Award, an award voted on rating and was fourth with four shorthanded points (2g, 2a) by the players and given annually to the Thrasher who … Ranked second on the Oilers in face-off percentage at best exemplifies what being a “team player” is all about … 53.5% (518-of-968) … Appeared in his 200th career NHL Scored his first goal and earned a plus-2 rating in his game on 2/27 at STL … Made his Oilers playoff debut and Thrashers debut on 10/10 vs. WSH … Scored a season- tallied one goal in six post-season contests … 2001-02: high two goals on 11/9 at CAR … Posted three points (2g, Posted 11 points (6g, 5a) with 41 penalty minutes in 52 1a) over two games from 11/9-11/14 … Appeared in his games during his first season in Edmonton … Earned two 500th career game on 12/26 vs. CAR … Tied a season- points (1g, 1a) on 11/9 at CBJ … 2000-01: Split season high with two points (1g, 1a) on 2/16 at LA … Earned between St. Louis and the Blues AHL affiliate in Worcester points in three straight games from 2/24-2/28, posting … Had three stints with the Blues, recording 13 points (4g, three points (1g, 2a) in those contests … Tallied his 200th 9a) in 41 games … Tallied 35 points (17g, 18a) in 35 career point with the game-winning overtime goal on 3/12 games with Worcester … Scored on a penalty shot on 2/26 at EDM … Scored goals in back-to-back games from 3/12- vs. SJ (Nabokov) … Appeared in 10 of the Blues 15 play- 3/14 ... Set a season-high with two assists on 4/11 vs. TB off games, recording four points (3g, 1a) and helping St. … Finished the season with points in three straight games, Louis to the Western Conference Finals … 1999-00: Split collecting four points (1g, 3a) in those contests. the season between St. Louis and Worcester … Recorded 24 points (10g, 14a) in 32 games with the Blues and added PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Tallied 206 points (78g, 51 points (23g, 28a) in 44 contests with the IceCats … 128a) in 544 NHL games with St. Louis, Boston, Tallied a career-high four assists on 3/15 at PHX … Made Edmonton and Atlanta … Recorded eight points (6g, 2a) in his playoff debut with the Blues and collected three points 23 career Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Blues and (2g, 1a) in seven games … 1998-99: Began his NHL Oilers … 2007-08: Recorded 25 points (11g, 14a) and 50 career with the Blues, tallying 10 points (3g, 7a) in 22 penalty minutes in 82 games with Edmonton … One of five games … Made his NHL debut on 10/10 at BOS … Earned Oilers to play in all 82 games … Led team forwards with his first NHL point with an assist on 10/12 at NYR and 3:10 of shorthanded ice time per game … Ranked 10th on scored his first NHL goal on 10/16 at DET. the Oilers in goals and 11th in overall scoring … Scored his first goal of the season on 11/20 vs. VAN … Scored a goal AMATEUR CAREER: Played three seasons with the in two consecutive games (2g) from 2/16-2/19 … Boston College Eagles (Hockey East) from 1995-96 to Recorded his first multiple-point game of the season with 1997-98, posting 162 points (69g, 93a) in 111 games … two points (1g, 1a) on 3/15 at PHX … Recorded a season- 1997-98: Tallied 73 points (33g, 40a) in 42 games with the high three points (1g, 2a) on 3/22 vs. COL … 2006-07: Eagles … Led Hockey East in points and goals … Named Recorded 20 points (6g, 14a) and 60 penalty minutes in 72 to the NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team, NCAA games with the Oilers … Ranked 10th on the team in scor- East First All-American Team and Hockey East First All- ing and ninth in assists … Ranked second on the team in Star Team … 1996-97: Earned 44 points (20g, 24a) in 35 face-off winning percentage (54.6%) and won 418-of-765 games during his sophomore season … Named to the face-offs … Recorded seven points (3g, 4a) over a seven- Hockey East First All-Star Team … 1995-96: Appeared in game span from 11/12-11/30 ... Earned a pair of season- 34 games with BC as a freshman, recording 45 points high three-game point streaks from 11/12-11/16 (1g, 2a) (16g, 29a) … Named the Hockey East Rookie of the Year. and 11/24-11/30 (2g, 2a) … Tallied a season-high two points (1g, 1a) on 11/24 vs. CHI … Tied a season-high with INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Represented the United two points (1g, 1a) on 2/1 at VAN … Returned to the line- States at the 1996 and 1997 World Junior Championships up and scored the game-deciding shootout goal on 3/23 and at the 2002, 2003 and 2006 World Championships. vs. COL after missing nine games with a shoulder injury … 2005-06: Recorded 34 points (11g, 23a) in 77 games with PERSONAL: He and his wife, Katie, have a daughter, Edmonton and Boston … Recorded 26 points (9g, 17a) in Allie, and spend their offseasons in Cape Cod ... Lists his 58 games with the Oilers prior to being traded … Earned favorite hockey memory as his first NHL goal. his 100th career NHL point with a goal on 10/18 vs. PHX … Traded to Boston on 3/9 … Tallied 8 points (2g, 6a) in CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by St. Louis in the 19 games with the Bruins … Appeared in his 300th career first round, 14th overall, of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft … NHL game on 3/24 at NJ … 2004-05: Appeared in 11 Acquired by Edmonton from St. Louis with games with EC Salzburg of the Austrian National League, and Jan Horacek for and on recording nine points (5g, 4a) for the Red Bulls … 2003- July 1, 2001 … Acquired by Boston from Edmonton with 04: Posted eight points (2g, 6a) and a plus-5 rating in 17 and a second-round selection () in games with Edmonton … Missed 65 games due to injury the 2006 NHL Entry Draft for Sergei Samsonov on March … Recorded eight points (2g, 6a) during a nine-game span 9, 2006 … Signed by Edmonton as a free agent on July from 10/16-11/6 … Missed 27 games with a hairline frac- 14, 2006… Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on ture of his left ankle from 11/10-1/5 … Returned to the line- July 17, 2008.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 22 4 5 9 19 ATLANTA 8 0 3 3 BOSTON 12 1 4 5 BUFFALO 12 2 2 4 CALGARY 39 3 6 9 CAROLINA 13 4 3 7 CHICAGO 23 5 6 11 COLORADO 32 5 10 15 COLUMBUS 22 2 5 7 DALLAS 20 0 3 3 DETROIT 31 5 6 11 EDMONTON 3 1 1 2 FLORIDA 13 1 2 3 LOS ANGELES 23 2 6 8 MINNESOTA 32 1 5 6 MONTREAL 14 0 8 8 NASHVILLE 21 3 4 7 NEW JERSEY 11 2 3 5 N.Y. ISLANDERS 13 3 2 5 N.Y. RANGERS 11 0 2 2 OTTAWA 14 1 3 4 PHILADELPHIA 10 2 1 3 PHOENIX 24 6 9 15 PITTSBURGH 11 1 2 3 SAN JOSE 21 4 4 8 ST. LOUIS 16 6 3 9 TAMPA BAY 10 0 3 3 TORONTO 15 3 6 9 VANCOUVER 34 8 6 14 WASHINGTON 14 3 5 8 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/10/98 at BOS Most Time On Ice, Game: 23:03, 3/26/00 at CHI First NHL Goal: 10/16/98 at DET (Osgood) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 5 games, 3/22/00-3/30/00 (1g, 4a) First NHL Assist: 10/12/98 at NYR Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 3 games, 2/1/00-2/8/00 (4g) Most Goals, Game: 2 (5x), last – 11/9/08 at CAR Longest Assist Streak: 4 games (2x), last – 10/30/03-11/6/03 (4a) Most Assists, Game: 4, 3/15/00 at PHX Hat Tricks, Career: None Most Points, Game: 4, 3/15/00 at PHX Multiple-Point Games: 25 (1, 4-point; 2, 3-point; 22, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 29, 12/20/01 at NJ Penalty Shots: 1, 2/26/01 vs. SJ (Nabokov) – goal Most Shots, Game: 6 (2x), last – 1/10/08 vs. PHX Shootout Attempts: 1-5, 20% CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1993-94 Deerfield High-MA 22 27 25 52 ------1994-95 Deerfield High-MA 26 25 32 57 14 ------1995-96 Boston College H-East 34 16 29 45 32 ------1996-97 Boston College H-East 35 20 24 44 31 ------1997-98 Boston College H-East 42 33 40 73 56 ------1998-99 St. Louis NHL 22 3 7 10821003313:55 ----- Worcester AHL 44 17 22 39 24 ------42136 1999-00 St. Louis NHL 32 10 14 24 2093005115:2072134 Worcester AHL 44 23 28 51 39 ------2000-01 St. Louis NHL 41 4 9 13 14 -5 0 0 0 65 14:00 103140 Worcester AHL 34 17 18 35 25 ------2001-02 Edmonton NHL 52 6 5 11 4103026611:44 ----- 2002-03 Edmonton NHL 70 11 20 31 28 19 2 2 0 102 14:5061012 Hamilton AHL 20222------2003-04 Edmonton NHL 17 2 6 8 1050102816:30 ----- 2004-05 Salzburg Austria 11 5 4 9 12 ------2005-06 Edmonton NHL 58 9 17 26 20 -12 5 0 1 63 12:45 ----- Boston NHL 19 2 6 8 8 -2 1 0 0 39 15:09 ----- 2006-07 Edmonton NHL 72 6 14 20 60 -15 0 0 1 84 13:52 ----- 2007-08 Edmonton NHL 82 11 14 25 50 -17 0 0 0 113 14:57 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 79 14 16 30 36 11 0 1 2 131 15:18 ----- NHL Totals (10 seasons) 544 78 128 206 295 -5 15 4 6 775 14:16 236286 Thrashers Totals (1 season) 79 14 16 30 36 11 0 1 2 131 15:18 -----

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ANSSI SALMELA DEFENSE 25 HT: 6-1 WT: 200 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Aug. 13, 1984 Nokia, Finland

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 26 games with New Pelicans of SM-, recording 23 points (11g, 12a) Jersey and Atlanta, posting six points (1g, 5a) … … Led team defensemen in points, goals and Also recorded 24 points (8g, 16a) in 40 American assists … 2005-06: Earned 16 points (8g, 8a) in 48 Hockey League games with Lowell and Chicago … games with and Lahti … 2004-05: Tallied Made his NHL debut with New Jersey on 10/10 vs. six points (1g, 5a) in 48 games with Tappara and six NYI … Assigned to Lowell (AHL) on 10/17 and made points (2g, 4a) in 10 games with their junior club ... his debut with the team that night vs. Manchester, 2003-04: Made his debut in Finland’s SM-Liiga, earning one assist …Recalled by New Jersey on playing in 10 games for Tappara in the regular sea- 11/3 … Recorded his first-career NHL point with an son while adding three playoff games ... Also assist on 11/12 vs. NYR … Established a season- appeared in 27 games for Tappara’s junior club, high with two assists on 11/23 at TB … Reassigned recording 19 points (9g, 10a) and 22 penalty min- to Lowell on 12/3 … Recorded points in four-straight utes ... In 12 playoff games for Tappara’s junior games from 12/3-12/7, posting five points (3g, 2a) team, tallied eight points (5g, 3a) ... 2002-03: during that span … Recorded an AHL season-high Recorded 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 23 three points (1g, 2a) on 2/15 vs. Portland … games with Tappara in Finland’s junior league ... Acquired by the Thrashers from New Jersey for 2001-02: Split the season between Tappara’s junior Niclas Havelid and Myles Stoesz on 3/2 … club and Under-18 team ... In 26 games with the jun- Appeared in two games with Chicago (AHL) before ior team, tallied seven points (3g, 4a) in 26 games joining the Thrashers … Made his Thrashers debut and added three points (2g, 1a) in two playoff on 3/14 at BUF … Scored his first-career NHL goal games ... With Tappara’s Under-18 team, recorded in his second game as a Thrasher and skated in a 10 points (6g, 4a) in 11 games ... 2000-01: In his season-high 21:50 on 3/16 vs. WSH … Tied a first season with Tappara in Finland’s Under-18 career-high for points and assists (2a) on 3/26 vs. league, appeared in 32 games and tallied 10 points NYR … Missed the last five games of the season (7g, 3a). due to injury. INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has appeared in two EUROPEAN CAREER: Recorded 147 points (71g, international tournaments for Finland ... Scored one 76a) in 352 career games over eight seasons in goal in seven games for Finland at the 2009 World Finland from 2000-01 to 2007-08 … Appeared in Championships in Switzerland ... In eight games, 218 career games over parts of five seasons in recorded 37 penalty minutes for Finland at the 2008 Finland’s top professional league, SM-Liiga, with World Championships. Tappara Tempere and Lahti, recording 77 points (36g, 41a) … Over four seasons in the Finland’s PERSONAL: Spends his off-seasons in Finland ... junior league, appeared in 86 games, recording 46 Enjoys playing poker and basketball in his spare points (20 goals, 26 assists) for Tappara ... 2007- time ... Lists Finnish defenseman Pekka Laksola as 08: Recorded 32 points (16g, 16a) in 56 games for his favorite player growing up. Tappara of SM-Liiga (Finland) … Set career-highs for points, goals and assists … Ranked CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by New Jersey seventh overall on the team in points … Led team as a free agent on May 30, 2008 … Acquired by the defensemen in goals and ranked third in points … Thrashers from New Jersey for Niclas Havelid and 2006-07: Appeared in 56 games for the Lahti Myles Stoesz on March 2, 2009.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM ---- 25 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON ---- BUFFALO 3 0 0 0 CALGARY - - - - CAROLINA - - - - CHICAGO ---- COLORADO - - - - COLUMBUS - - - - DALLAS ---- DETROIT 2 0 0 0 EDMONTON 1 0 0 0 FLORIDA 2 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES - - - - MINNESOTA - - - - MONTREAL 1 0 0 0 NASHVILLE - - - - NEW JERSEY - - - - N.Y. ISLANDERS 3 0 0 0 N.Y. RANGERS 3 0 3 3 OTTAWA 1000 PHILADELPHIA - - - - PHOENIX ---- PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 0 SAN JOSE - - - - ST. LOUIS - - - - TAMPA BAY 4 0 2 2 TORONTO - - - - VANCOUVER - - - - WASHINGTON 3 1 0 1

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/10/08 vs. NYI Most Time On Ice, Game: 21:50, 3/16/09 vs. WSH First NHL Goal: 3/16/09 vs. WSH (Theodore) Longest Point Scoring Streak: None First NHL Assist: 11/12/09 vs. NYR Longest Goal Scoring Streak: None Most Goals, Game: 1, 3/16/09 vs. WSH Longest Assist Streak: None Most Assists, Game: 2 (2x), last – 3/26/09 vs. NYR Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 2 (2x), last – 3/26/09 vs. NYR Multiple-Point Games: 2 (2, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 2 (4x), last – 3/16/09 vs. WSH Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 6, 11/9/08 vs. EDM Shootout Attempts: None CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 Tappara Finland U-18 32 7 3 10 24------20114 2001-02 Tappara Finland U-18 11 6 4 10 12------Tappara Finland-Jr. 26 3 4 7 22------22130 2002-03 Tappara Finland-Jr. 23 5 9 14 22------2003-04 Suomi U-20 Finland-2 52240------Tappara Finland-Jr. 27 10 9 19 22------125384 Tappara Finland 10 0002 ------30002 2004-05 Tappara Finland-Jr. 10 2466 ------10000 Tappara Finland 48 1 5 6 49------80000 2005-06 Tappara Finland 80110 ------Lahti Finland 40 8 7 15 59------2006-07 Lahti Finland 56 11 12 23 58------61124 2007-08 Tappara Finland 56 16 16 32 40------1106614 2008-09 New Jersey NHL 17 033610003315:10 ----- ATLANTA NHL 912320100817:31 ----- Lowell AHL 38 8 16 24 41------Chicago AHL 20000------NHL Totals (1 season) 26 156811004115:59 ----- Thrashers Totals (1 season) 912320100817:31 -----

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JIM SLATER CENTER 23 HT: 6-0 WT: 200 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Dec. 9, 1982 Lapeer, Michigan

2008-09 SEASON: Tallied 18 points (8g, 10a) in 60 games AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 172 points (64g, 108a) with the Thrashers … Ranked second on the team with a and 144 penalty minutes in 157 career games with career-high tying two shorthanded goals … Scored his first Michigan State University from 2001-02 to 2004-05 … goal of the season on 10/24 at DET … Earned assists in Earned a plus-51 rating in his college career … Missed just back-to-back games from 12/3-12/6 … Recorded his 10th six games during his four-year tenure and appeared in 88 point of the season with an assist on 1/4 vs. TB … Earned consecutive games from 3/7/03 to 3/19/05, including every four points (2g, 2a) over a six-game stretch from 12/30- game of his junior and senior seasons … Named Michigan 1/10 … Recorded points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) State’s MVP in consecutive seasons (2003-04 and 2004- from 1/17-1/20 … Missed 15 games with a shoulder injury 05) … Two-time selection to the CCHA First All- from 1/21-2/26 … Returned from injury and scored his Conference Team (2002-03 and 2003-04) … Spent three sixth goal of the season on 3/3 vs. FLA … Recorded three seasons with Cleveland (NAHL) from 1998-99 to 2000-01, points (2g, 1a) in five games from 3/3-3/12 … Scored his recording 181 points (74g, 107a) and 309 penalty minutes second shorthanded goal of the season, fourth of his in 154 games … 2004-05: Ranked fifth in the CCHA and career, on 4/5 at WSH. shared 11th in the nation with a team-best and career-high tying 48 points (16g, 32a) in 41 games with MSU … Tied PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Tallied 70 points (31g, 39a) for fourth in the CCHA, tied for ninth in the country and led and 201 penalty minutes in 274 career NHL games with the Spartans with a career-best 32 assists … Tied for 18th Atlanta … 2007-08: Appeared in 69 games for Atlanta, in the CCHA and third on Michigan State with 16 goals … posting 13 points (8g, 5a) … Set a new career best and Led the CCHA with 27 power play points and was second tied for the team lead with two shorthanded goals … Set a in the league with 19 power play assists … Ranked third new career high with two assists and posted a season- on MSU with a career-best eight power play goals … high plus-2 rating on 12/7 vs. NYR … Missed nine games 2003-04: A Top 10 Finalist for the 2004 Hobey Baker with a lower-body injury from 12/29-1/15 ... Appeared in Memorial Trophy, given annually to the nation’s top college three games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) on a condi- hockey player … Finalist for the CCHA Player of the Year tioning assignment from 1/16-1/23 … Scored his first two Award … Recipient of Michigan State’s Outstanding goals of the season in back-to-back games on 1/30 vs. PIT Offensive Player Award … Tied for 10th among all NCAA and 2/1 vs. BUF … Posted goals in back-to-back games Division I players, tied for CCHA lead and led his team with on 3/1 at BOS and 3/2 at PIT … Appeared in his 200th 48 points (19g, 29a) in 42 games with the Spartans … Tied career NHL game on 3/5 vs. CAR … Earned his first- for fourth in the CCHA and second on MSU with a career- career two-goal game, including the first shorthanded tally best 19 goals … Ranked fourth in the league and 11th in of his career, on 3/21 vs. WSH … Scored his second- the nation with a team-best 29 assists … Tied for second career shorthanded goal on 3/28 at CAR … 2006-07: on the team, ninth in the CCHA and 15th in the country Played in a career-high 74 games, recording 19 points (5g, with a career-high four game-winning goals … Led CCHA 14a) … Set a new career high in assists and ranked fifth with a career-best plus-27 rating … Named CCHA Player on the team with a plus-8 rating … Earned a plus-9 rating of the Month for February … 2002-03: Recorded 44 points over the final 59 games after going minus-1 through the (18g, 26a) in 37 games with Michigan State … Named to first 14 … Missed four games with a lower-body injury from NCAA Second All-American Team and named a CCHA 11/30-12/7 … Played in his 100th career NHL game on First-Team All-Star … Ranked 10th in the CCHA and led 12/15 vs. WSH … Set career-high with three-game point Michigan State underclassmen in points … Ranked sec- streak (1g, 2a) from 12/26-12/30 … Recorded assists in ond on Spartans in goals, and was 10th in the league and career-high tying consecutive games for the third time in third on team in assists … 2001-02: Recorded 32 points his career from 12/27-12/30 … Took a career-high six (11g, 21a) in 37 games as a freshman at Michigan State shots on goal on 1/1 at OTT … Matched career-high with … Led MSU freshmen in goals, assists and points … two points (1g, 1a) on 2/1 vs. NYI … Tied career-high Ranked second on the team in assists and was fourth in three-game point streak (2g, 2a) from 2/1-2/6 … Earned points and assists … Honored as Michigan State’s Rookie two assists over a three-game span from 3/8-3/12 … Made of the Year … Named to the CCHA All-Rookie Team. his NHL post-season debut on 4/12 vs. NYR … Appeared in four playoff games … 2005-06: Recorded 20 points INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION: Member of the United (10g, 10a) in 71 games during his rookie season with the States team at the 2006 World Championships in Riga, Thrashers … Earned 18 of his 20 points at even strength Latvia, tallying one assist in seven games … Played for … Made his NHL debut on 10/5 at FLA … Earned two USA at the 2002 World Junior Championships, recording points (1g, 1a) in four games with the Wolves… Recalled five points (1g, 4a) in seven games … Led team in assists by Atlanta on 10/22 after being reassigned to Chicago on and was third in points. 10/6 … Earned his first NHL point with one assist on 11/4 at WSH … Scored his first NHL goal on 11/9 vs. PIT … PERSONAL: Spends the off-season in Michigan and Earned six points (3g, 3a) over a six-game span from 11/4- Minnesota … His father, Bill, played defensive line for the 11/16 … Skated in a career-high 19:27 of ice time on 3/6 and New England Patroits … Enjoys vs. FLA … Won 57.6% of his face-offs (84-for-146) during playing golf, tennis and watching movies in his spare time. the final 22 games, including winning 91% (10-for-11) on 3/18 vs. PHI … Earned a two-game goal and point streak CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in (2g) from 4/1-4/3. the first round, 30th overall, of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 2 0 0 0 23 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 14 2 2 4 BUFFALO 12 1 4 5 CALGARY 3 0 1 1 CAROLINA 25 4 3 7 CHICAGO 2 0 1 1 COLORADO 3 0 0 0 COLUMBUS 3 0 0 0 DALLAS 2 0 0 0 DETROIT 2 1 0 1 EDMONTON 2 1 0 1 FLORIDA 26 2 6 8 LOS ANGELES 2 1 1 2 MINNESOTA 3 0 0 0 MONTREAL 13 1 2 3 NASHVILLE 4 1 0 1 NEW JERSEY 15 1 0 1 N.Y. ISLANDERS 15 2 5 7 N.Y. RANGERS 12 1 2 3 OTTAWA 16 1 2 3 PHILADELPHIA 12 1 0 1 PHOENIX 2 0 1 1 PITTSBURGH 14 5 1 6 SAN JOSE 2 0 1 1 ST. LOUIS 3 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 26 2 4 6 TORONTO 11 1 1 2 VANCOUVER 3 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 25 3 2 5

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/5/05 at FLA Most Time On Ice, Game: 19:27, 3/6/06 vs. FLA First NHL Goal: 11/9/05 vs. PIT (Caron) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 3 games (3x), last – 1/17/09-3/3/09 (2g, 1a) First NHL Assist: 11/4/05 at WSH Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games (4x), last – 3/1/08-3/2/08 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 2, 3/21/08 vs. WSH Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (4x), last – 12/3/08-12/6/08 (2a) Most Assists, Game: 2, 12/7/07 vs. NYR Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 2 (6x), last – 3/21/08 vs. WSH (2g) Multiple-Point Games: 6 (6, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 10 (3x), last – 3/6/09 vs. MTL Penalty Shotsr: 1, 4/8/06 vs. CAR (Gerber) – no goal Most Shots, Game: 6, 1/1/07 at OTT Shootout Attempts: 1-1

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1998-99 Cleveland NAHL 50 13 20 33 58 ------20002 1999-00 Cleveland NAHL 56 35 50 85 129------31344 2000-01 Cleveland NAHL 48 27 37 64 122------666126 2001-02 Michigan State CCHA 37 11 21 32 50 ------2002-03 Michigan State CCHA 37 18 26 44 26 ------2003-04 Michigan State CCHA 42 19 29 48 38 ------2004-05 Michigan State CCHA 41 16 32 48 30 ------2005-06 ATLANTA NHL 71 10 10 20 46110010810:05 ----- Chicago AHL 40222------2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 74 5 14 19 6280029010:1340002 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 69 8 5 13 41 -10 0 2 0 95 10:23 ----- Chicago AHL 30000------2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 60 8 10 18 5200209411:14 ----- NHL/Thrashers Totals (4 seasons) 274 31 39 70 201 -1 1 4 2 387 10:2740002

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CHRIS THORBURN RIGHT WING 27 HT: 6-3 WT: 230 SHOOTS: Right BORN: June 3, 1983 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Played in all 82 games for Atlanta, at Manitoba … Collected four points (3g, 1a) over a three- earning 15 points (7g, 8a) … Set new career highs for game span from 2/17-2/19 … 2004-05: Recorded 29 games played, goals, penalty minutes (104), shots (85) points (12g, 17a) in 73 games with Rochester … Scored and average time on ice per game (9:35) … Established a the game-winning goal on 12/17 at St. John’s … Scored season-high with three shots on 10/14 vs. MIN … one goal and added one assist on 1/25 at Cleveland … Recorded his first point of the season with one assist and Registered two points (1g, 1a) on 1/28 vs. Binghamton … earned a season-high plus-2 rating on 11/9 at CAR … 2003-04: Posted 22 points (6g, 16a) in 58 games during Scored his first goal of the year on 11/25 at TOR … Earned his first professional season with Rochester … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) over a four-game stretch from 12/2- five points (3g, 2a) in 16 Calder Cup Playoff games … 12/10 … Set a career high with 16:38 of ice time on 12/13 Missed 21 games with a foot injury … Scored his first pro- at BOS ... Tallied a season-high two points (1g, 1a) on 1/20 fessional goal, on the power play, on 12/27 at Toronto … vs. MTL … Registered points in back-to-back games from Recorded his first professional assist on 12/28 vs. 1/20-1/21, including goals in consecutive games, earning Syracuse … Posted two points (1g, 1a) on 2/18 vs. San three points (2g, 1a) in that span … Scored his seventh Antonio for his first-career multiple-point game … goal, the game-winner, on 3/8 vs. CGY. Recorded two assists on 2/29 vs. Syracuse … Registered an assist on 3/5 vs. Binghamton for points in back-to-back PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 39 points (15g, games …Recorded a point in four of Rochester’s final six 24a) in 196 career NHL games with Buffalo, Pittsburgh and games … Assisted on goals in back-to-back games on 4/2 Atlanta … Appeared in 211 American Hockey League and 4/3, both vs. Syracuse … Had two assists on 4/9 vs. (AHL) games with Rochester, tallying 102 points (41g, Syracuse … Recorded his first professional post-season 61a) and 398 penalty minutes … Tallied six points (3g, 3a) point (assist) on 4/21 vs. Syracuse. in 20 AHL post-season contests … 2007-08: Recorded 18 points (5g, 13a) in 73 games during his first season with AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 203 points (79g, 124a) and the Thrashers … Established new career highs in points 333 penalty minutes in 253 career Ontario Hockey League and assists … Took a career-high five shots on goal on two (OHL) games with North Bay, Saginaw and Plymouth … occasions … Made his debut in a Thrashers uniform on 2002-03: Split the season between Saginaw and 10/10 at OTT … Scored his first goal of the season and Plymouth, recording a career-high 71 points and 30 goals, first as a Thrasher on 11/9 at FLA … Called for a career- and added 41 assists … Led Saginaw with 38 points (19g, high 17 penalty minutes on 1/18 at BUF … Posted his first 19a) prior to being traded to Plymouth for Taylor Raszka multiple-point game as a Thrasher with two points (1g, 1a) on 1/6 … Scored his first goal as a Whaler in a 4-2 win on and earned a season-high plus-3 rating in a season-high 1/10 vs. Windsor … Tallied two points (1g, 1a) on 1/11 vs. 14:58 of ice time on 3/13 vs. CGY … Recorded a career- Sarnia … Helped lead Plymouth to a West Division Title, high two assists on 3/31 at TB … Recorded eight points recording 33 points (11g, 22a) in 27 games after the (2g, 6a) in the final 11 games of the season from 3/18-4/5 … Ranked 13th in OHL playoff scoring with 20 points (11g, … 2006-07: Appeared in 39 games with Pittsburgh, 9a) in 18 games and was named the Whalers MVP for the recording five points (3g, 2a) and 69 penalty minutes … post season … 2001-02: Led North Bay with 58 points Earned a plus or even rating in 32-out-of-39 contests and (15g, 43a) in 67 games … Recorded a career-high 112 finished season with a plus-1 rating … Recorded a sea- penalty minutes … Led team with 43 assists … Scored his son-high 10 penalty minutes on two occasions … Took a first career post-season goal … 2000-01: Ranked fourth season-high three shots on goal five times … Averaged on North Bay with 54 points (22g, 32a) … Scored eight 7:53 of ice time in his first full NHL season … Did not dress power play goals … 1999-00: Ranked 10th in scoring on for 32 of Pittsburgh’s final 35 regular-season games … North Bay with 20 points (12g, 8a) in 56 games during his Scored his first-career NHL goal on 11/6 at ANA … Tallied rookie OHL season … Scored three power play goals and his first-career game-winning goal on 11/28 vs. NYI … one shorthanded goal … 1998-99: Appeared in 40 games Skated in a season-high 13:37 of ice time on 12/1 at NJ … with Elliott Lake (NOJHA), recording 33 points (21g, 12a). Had a two-game point streak (1g, 1a) from 12/11-12/13 … 2005-06: Set AHL career highs with 77 games played, 23 PERSONAL: He and his wife, Sara, their off-season home goals, 27 assists and 50 points with Rochester … Led the in Atlanta … Lists his first NHL goal as his favorite hockey Amerks with 11 power play goals and was third on the memory … Enjoys playing golf and watching and team in points … Began the season with a three-game football in his spare time … was his point streak from 10/7-10/14, recording four points (1g, 3a) favorite player growing up. during that stretch … Established a season-high three points (2g, 1a) on 11/11 vs. Manitoba and tied it on 11/23 CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Buffalo in the vs. Binghamton … Earned his first NHL recall on 12/2 and second round, 50th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft … made his NHL debut that night vs. SJ … Tallied his first Claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh from Buffalo on Oct. 3, NHL point with an assist on 12/4 vs. COL … Posted a sea- 2006… Acquired by the Thrashers for a third-round selec- son-high five-game point streak (2g, 6a) from 1/3-1/15, tion () in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on including a season-high tying three points (1g, 2a) on 1/3 June 22, 2007.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 2 1 2 3 27 ATLANTA 1 0 0 0 BOSTON 9 0 0 0 BUFFALO 8 0 1 1 CALGARY 2 2 1 3 CAROLINA 17 1 2 3 CHICAGO 2 0 0 0 COLORADO 4 0 1 1 COLUMBUS 2 0 0 0 DALLAS 2 0 0 0 DETROIT 4 0 0 0 EDMONTON 2 0 0 0 FLORIDA 16 1 2 3 LOS ANGELES 2 0 0 0 MINNESOTA 2 0 0 0 MONTREAL 10 2 1 3 NASHVILLE 2 0 0 0 NEW JERSEY 12 0 2 2 N.Y. ISLANDERS 13 2 1 3 N.Y. RANGERS 10 0 2 2 OTTAWA 8 1 1 2 PHILADELPHIA 13 3 1 4 PHOENIX 1 0 0 0 PITTSBURGH 8 0 3 3 SAN JOSE 3 0 0 0 ST. LOUIS 3 0 0 0 TAMPA BAY 13 1 3 4 TORONTO 8 1 0 1 VANCOUVER 2 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 15 0 1 1

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 12/2/05 vs. SJ Most Time On Ice, Game: 16:38, 12/13/08 at BOS First NHL Goal: 11/6/06 at ANA (Giguere) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 2 games (6x), last – 1/20/09-1/21/09 (2g, 1a) First NHL Assist: 12/4/05 at COL Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 2 games, 1/20/09-1/21/09 (2g) Most Goals, Game: 1 (15x), last – 3/17/09 at PIT Longest Assist Streak: 2 games (3x), last – 3/18/08-3/19/08 (2a) Most Assists, Game: 2, 3/31/08 at TB Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 2 (4x), last – 1/20/09 vs. MTL (1g, 1a) Multiple-Point Games: 4 (4, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 17, 1/18/08 at BUF Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 5 (2x), last – 4/1/08 vs. FLA Shootout Attempts: 0-1

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1999-00 North Bay OHL 56 12 8 20 33 ------60220 2000-01 North Bay OHL 66 22 32 54 64 ------40119 2001-02 North Bay OHL 67 15 43 58 112 ------51238 2002-03 Saginaw OHL 37 19 19 38 68 ------Plymouth OHL 27 11 22 33 56 ------18 11 9 20 10 2003-04 Rochester AHL 58 6 16 22 77 ------1632518 2004-05 Rochester AHL 73 12 17 29 185------40112 2005-06 Buffalo NHL 20117-100016:52 ----- Rochester AHL 77 23 27 50 134------2006-07 Pittsburgh NHL 39 3 2 5 691001407:54 ----- Wilkes-Barre AHL 30112------2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 73 5 13 18 92 -4 0 0 1 72 8:56 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 7 8 15 104 -10 0 0 1 85 9:35 ----- NHL Totals (4 seasons) 196 15 24 39 272 -14 0 0 3 198 8:58 ----- Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 155 12 21 33 196 -14 0 0 2 157 9:16 -----

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BORIS VALABIK DEFENSE 5 HT: 6-7 WT: 245 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Feb. 14, 1986 Nitra, Slovakia

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded five assists in 50 games for in the league with a team-high 216 penalty minutes … the Thrashers in his rookie season … Set career-highs for Added two assists and a team-high 14 penalty minutes in games played, points and assists … Ranked second on five post-season games … Finished second in voting for the Thrashers with 132 penalty minutes …Recorded three best defensive defenseman and shared second for hard- points (1g, 2a) and a plus-8 rating in 11 AHL games with est in shot in 2005-06 OHL Western Conference Coaches the Chicago Wolves … Recalled by Atlanta on 11/6 … Poll … 2004-05: Notched four assists in 43 games with Made his Thrashers season debut on 11/6 vs. NYI … Kitchener … Led OHL defensemen, finished third in Earned a season-high 12 penalty minutes on 12/6 at NYI league and second on Rangers with 231 penalty minutes … Tallied his first NHL point with an assist on 12/10 vs. … Ranked fifth among Kitchener defensemen in assists NYR … Earned assists in consecutive games from 12/10- and points … Earned plus-or-even rating in 29 of 43 con- 12/12 … Posted assists in three straight games from tests, including a plus rating on 10 occasions … Missed 19 12/20-12/23 … Earned a season-high plus-2 rating on games due to injuries … Scoreless with a team-best 56 1/17 at NSH … Tied his season-high with a plus-2 rating penalty minutes in 15 post-season games … Tallied a on 1/20 vs. MTL … Collected a season-high tying 12 plus-5 rating to help the Rangers sweep Owen Sound 4-0 penalty minutes on 3/14 at BUF. in Western Conference Semifinals … 2003-04: Notched 16 points (3g, 13a) in a career-high 68 games with PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has recorded five assists Kitchener … Set junior career-highs in goals, assists and and 174 penalty minutes in 57 NHL games with the points … Ranked second in the OHL, led league rookies Thrashers … Recorded 20 points (4g, 16a), a plus-41 rat- and topped league's defensemen with a career-best 278 ing and 434 penalty minutes in 119 career AHL contests penalty minutes … Finished third among Kitchener with Chicago … Added five points (3g, 2a) and 108 penal- defensemen and eighth among OHL rookie defensemen ty minutes in 32 AHL Calder Cup appearances … 2007- in scoring … Named to CHL All-Rookie Team … 08: Appeared in 58 regular-season games with Chicago Registered four points (2g, 2a) in a four-game span from (AHL), tallying eight points (1g, 7a) and 229 penalty min- 11/7-11/14, including career-high two assists/points on utes … Ranked second on the team in penalty minutes 11/14 vs. Saginaw … Set career highs with a four-game and plus/minus with a plus-21 rating … Registered his first assist/point streak from 3/5-3/12 (4a) … Scoreless with career AHL multiple-point game with a career-high two eight penalty minutes in five post-season contests. assists on 11/9 vs. Syracuse … Matched his career-high with two assists on 12/15 at Iowa … Called for a season- EUROPEAN CAREER: Collected 14 points (2g, 12a) and high 16 penalty minutes on 1/25 at Rockford … Scored his 145 penalty minutes in 46 games with Nitra of the first goal of the season on 3/7 vs. Iowa … Earned a career- Slovakian junior league in 2002-03. high plus-4 rating on 3/8 vs. Quad City … Recalled by the Thrashers on 3/17 … Made his NHL debut on 3/19 vs. INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Has represented Slovakia in CAR … Appeared in seven games with the Thrashers dur- international competition on four occasions, including the ing his first NHL season … Called for a career-high 29 2009 World Championships, the 2005 and 2006 World penalty minutes on 3/28 at CAR … Recorded a shot in Junior Championships, and the 2004 World Under-18 four-straight games from 3/28-4/5 … Recorded 42 penalty Championships … Appeared in six games for Slovakia at minutes and averaged 16:41 of ice time with Atlanta … the 2009 World Championships in Switzerland … Tied for Reassigned to Chicago by the Thrashers on 4/7 … Saw first among defensemen with five assists, and was tied for action in 24 Calder Cup Playoff games with Chicago, second with six points at the 2006 World Junior recording four points (3g, 1a) and 71 penalty minutes … Championships, held in … Member of Led the team and ranked second in the AHL in post-sea- Slovakia at 2005 World Junior Championships in Grand son penalty minutes … Tallied a career-high two goals in Forks, N.D., and Thief River Falls, Minn., recording one the West Division Semifinals series-clinching game on assist and 20 penalty minutes in six games … Tied for the 4/26 at Milwaukee … 2006-07: Finished AHL rookie sea- team lead and eighth among all players in penalty minutes son with nine points (2g, 7a) and plus-12 rating in 50 … Helped Slovakia finish sixth at 2004 World Under-18 games with Chicago (AHL) … Second among team’s rook- Championships, recording three assists and 26 penalty ies and fourth among team’s defensemen with a plus-12 minutes in six games … Led Slovakia’s defensemen and rating … Topped Wolves with 184 penalty minutes … tied for fourth among all defensemen at the tournament in Earned his first AHL assist/point on 10/7 at Peoria … scoring … Shared team lead and was tied for second Earned four points (1g, 3a) over a 10-game span from among all defensemen at tourney in assists … Led 12/2-12/23 … Missed 19 games with high a ankle sprain Slovakia and tied for sixth among all players in penalty from 12/30-2/9 … Recorded one assist in eight post-sea- minutes … Ranked fifth on club with a plus-5 rating. son contests … Tied for fourth among team’s defensemen with a plus-3 rating during playoffs … Made AHL playoff PERSONAL: Favorite players growing up in Slovakia debut on 4/20 vs. Milwaukee. were and … Began playing hockey at age 6 … Speaks three languages, English, AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 30 points (4g, 26a) and Slovakian and German. 725 penalty minutes over three seasons with Kitchener (OHL) from 2003-04 to 2005-06 … 2005-06: Recorded 10 CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in points (1g, 9a) in 52 games with Kitchener … Ranked third the first round, 10th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM ---- 5 ATLANTA ---- BOSTON 3 0 1 1 BUFFALO 2 0 0 0 CALGARY 1 0 0 0 CAROLINA 7 0 0 0 CHICAGO ---- COLORADO 2 0 0 0 COLUMBUS - - - - DALLAS 1 0 0 0 DETROIT ---- EDMONTON 1 0 0 0 FLORIDA 6 0 0 0 LOS ANGELES - - - - MINNESOTA - - - - MONTREAL 3 0 0 0 NASHVILLE 1 0 0 0 NEW JERSEY 1 0 0 0 N.Y. ISLANDERS 4 0 1 1 N.Y. RANGERS 1 0 1 1 OTTAWA 3 0 0 0 PHILADELPHIA 3 0 0 0 PHOENIX ---- PITTSBURGH 3 0 0 0 SAN JOSE 1 0 0 0 ST. LOUIS - - - - TAMPA BAY 5 0 1 1 TORONTO 3 0 1 1 VANCOUVER 1 0 0 0 WASHINGTON 5 0 0 0

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 3/19/08 vs. CAR Most Time On Ice, Game: 19:25, 4/1/08 vs. FLA First NHL Goal: None Longest Point Scoring Streak: 3 games, 12/20/08-12/23/08 (3a) First NHL Assist: 12/10/08 vs. NYR Longest Goal Scoring Streak: None Most Goals, Game: None Longest Assist Streak: 3 games, 12/20/08-12/23/08 (3a) Most Assists, Game: 1 (5x), last – 12/23/08 at NYI Hat Tricks, Career: None Most Points, Game: 1 (5x), last – 12/23/08 at NYI Multiple-Point Games: None Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 29, 3/28/08 at CAR Penalty Shots: None Most Shots, Game: 2 (3x), last – 1/27/09 at DAL Shootout Attempts: None

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Nitra Slovakia Jr. 46 2 12 14 145------2003-04 Kitchener OHL 68 3 13 16 278------50008 2004-05 Kitchener OHL 43 0 4 4 231------1500056 2005-06 Kitchener OHL 52 1 9 10 216------502214 2006-07 Chicago AHL 50 2 7 9 184------801137 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 700042-2000516:41 ----- Chicago AHL 58 1 7 8 229------2431471 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 50 0 5 5 132 -14 0 0 0 16 15:14 ----- Chicago AHL 11 1 2 3 21 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 57 0 5 5 174 -16 0 0 0 21 15:25 -----

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TODD WHITE CENTER 12 HT: 5-10 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 21, 1975 Kanata, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded a career-high 73 points 15 games … 2001-02: Appeared in a career-high 81 (22g, 51a), while playing in all 82 games for the Thrashers games during his first full season in Ottawa, recording 50 … Set a new career-high for games played, assists and points (20g, 30a) … Reached the 20-goal plateau and the power play goals (12) ... Led the Thrashers in assists, tied 50-point mark for the first time in his career … Was for the team lead in power play goals and ranked third Ottawa’s nomination for the Bill Masterton Trophy … overall in points … Appeared in the 500th game of his Scored his first-career game-winning goal on 10/3 at TOR career on 11/3 vs. FLA … Earned the 300th point of his … 2000-01: Split the season between Ottawa and Grand career with one goal on 11/28 vs. NSH … Tied his previ- Rapids (IHL) … Appeared in 16 games for the Senators, ous career-high with an eight-game point streak from recording five points (4g, 1a) … Tallied 54 points (22g, 12/12-12/26, posting 11 points (5g, 6a) in that span … 32a) in 64 games with the Griffins … Selected as a starter Tallied a season-high three points (1g, 2a) on 1/10 at FLA for the 2001 IHL All-Star Game … Added eight points (4g, … Earned his 200th career assist on 2/8 vs. PHI … 4a) in 10 IHL post-season games … 1999-00: Saw action Recorded 11 points (3g, 8a) during a seven-game with Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as Cleveland (IHL) point/assist streak from 2/15-2/28 … Set a new career- and Philadelphia (AHL) during his third professional sea- high with points in nine consecutive games from 3/6-3/21, son … Appeared in four NHL games between the Flyers earning 10 points (3g, 7a) during that stretch … Finished and Blackhawks and tallied one goal … Led Cleveland and the season with 28 points (8g, 20a) in the final 26 games. the IHL in scoring with 51 points (21g, 30a) at the time of his trade to Philadelphia on 1/26 … Recorded 43 points PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 570 career NHL (19g, 24a) in 32 games with Philadelphia (AHL) … Added games with Chicago, Philadelphia, Ottawa, Minnesota and three points (2g, 1a) in five Calder Cup Playoff games with Atlanta, tallying 353 points (133g, 220a) and a plus-32 rat- the Phantoms … 1998-99: Split season between the ing … 2007-08: Posted 37 points (14g, 23a) in 74 games Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Wolves (IHL) … during his first year in Atlanta … Ranked fifth on the team Appeared in 35 games with the Blackhawks, recording 13 in goals, sixth in points and sixth in assists … Led the team points (5g, 8a) and 20 penalty minutes … Added 24 points with two overtime game-winning goals and tied for the (11g, 13a) in 25 contests with the Wolves … Tallied five team lead with four game-winning tallies overall … Ranked points (1g, 4a) in 10 IHL playoff games … 1997-98: third with six power play goals … Was fourth on the Recorded one goal in seven games with Chicago … Thrashers with one shorthanded goal … Ranked sixth on Tallied his first NHL point (1g) on 10/31 vs. SJ … Made his the team with six multiple-point games … Made his NHL debut on 10/4 at SJ … Appeared in 65 games with Thrashers debut on 10/5 vs. WSH … Tallied his first point Indianapolis (IHL), recording 82 points (46g, 36a) … Was as a Thrasher with one assist on 10/6 at TB … Scored his awarded with the Garry F. Longman Trophy as the IHL’s first goal of the season and added an assist on 10/18 vs. Rookie of the Year … Tied for first in the IHL in goals (46) NYR … Scored the100th goal of his career with an over- and power play goals (21) … Led all IHL rookies in points time tally on 11/6 vs. WSH … Posted an eight-game (82), goals (46) and assists (36) … Recorded five points point/assist streak from 12/27-1/10, recording nine points (2g, 3a) in five IHL playoff games. (1g, 8a) in that span … Returned to the lineup on 3/18 at PHI after missing six games with a shoulder injury from AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 197 points (90g, 107a) in 3/7-3/16 … 2006-07: Appeared in 77 games for Minnesota 142 career games with Clarkson University (ECAC) … and ranked sixth on the team with 44 points (13g, 31a) … 1996-97: Appeared in 37 games with Clarkson, recording Posted a plus-8 rating, which was good for seventh on the a career-best 74 points (38g, 36a) … Led the ECAC in Wild … Ranked fifth on the team in assists … Scored a points (74), goals (38) and assists (36) … Was named an season-high three points (1g, 2a) on 10/25 at LA … Played ECAC First-Team All-Star and NCAA East First-Team All- in his 400th career NHL game on 3/8 at BOS … Appeared American … Named a finalist for the Hobey Baker in four playoff games for the Wild … 2005-06: Appeared in Memorial Award … 1995-96: Recorded 72 points (29g, 61 games during his first season with the Wild and tied for 43a) in 38 games … Set career-high in assists (43) … fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points (19g, 21a) … 1994-95: Tallied 29 points (13g, 16a) in 34 games with Tied for third on the Wild in goals (19) … Posted nine mul- Clarkson … 1993-94: Appeared in 33 games during his tiple-point games, including four three-point games … first season at Clarkson, recording 22 points (10g, 12a). Scored the first-ever shootout goal in Wild history on 10/28 at CBJ … 2004-05: Appeared in one game with Sodertalje PERSONAL: He and his wife, Sarah, have two daughters, of the Swedish Elite League and recorded one assist … Avery and Taylor, and one son, Ryan … Lists his first NHL 2003-04: Recorded 29 points (9g, 20a) in 53 games dur- game as his most memorable hockey moment … Enjoys ing his fourth season in Ottawa … Finished the season fishing and playing with his kids in his spare time. with a plus-12 rating and 22 penalty minutes … Recorded five multiple-point games … Tallied at least one point in a CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Chicago as a free season-high five consecutive games from 12/22-12/30 … agent on Aug. 27, 1997 … Acquired by Philadelphia from 2002-03: Set a career high in goals (25) and added 35 Chicago for future considerations on Jan. 26, 2000 … assists in 80 games with the Senators … Reached the 20- Signed by Ottawa as a free agent on July 20, 2000 … goal mark for the second consecutive season … Set a Acquired by Minnesota from Ottawa for a fourth-round career-high with a plus-19 rating and recorded a career- selection () in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft on July high 29 penalty minutes … Named the NHL Player of the 30, 2005 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on Month for December after recording 18 points (7g, 11a) in July 1, 2007.

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CAREER VS NHL TEAM GP G A PTS ANAHEIM 13 3 9 12 12 ATLANTA 12 6 10 16 BOSTON 25 5 10 15 BUFFALO 27 11 8 19 CALGARY 17 2 8 10 CAROLINA 27 7 12 19 CHICAGO 12 1 3 4 COLORADO 23 6 7 13 COLUMBUS 11 4 4 8 DALLAS 12 2 0 2 DETROIT 16 3 3 6 EDMONTON 21 3 6 9 FLORIDA 27 8 12 20 LOS ANGELES 16 2 10 12 MINNESOTA 4 1 2 3 MONTREAL 22 1 5 6 NASHVILLE 15 5 2 7 NEW JERSEY 21 3 6 9 N.Y. ISLANDERS 26 6 7 13 N.Y. RANGERS 23 7 11 18 OTTAWA 11 4 5 9 PHILADELPHIA 20 5 6 11 PHOENIX 14 3 7 10 PITTSBURGH 21 4 9 13 SAN JOSE 15 4 6 10 ST. LOUIS 16 2 7 9 TAMPA BAY 27 7 8 15 TORONTO 30 9 12 21 VANCOUVER 22 2 11 13 WASHINGTON 24 7 14 21 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS First NHL Game: 10/4/97 at SJ Most Time On Ice, Game: 24:53, 2/10/06 at EDM First NHL Goal: 10/31/97 vs. SJ (Vernon) Longest Point Scoring Streak: 9 games, 3/6/09-3/21/09 (3g, 7a) First NHL Assist: 10/30/98 vs. FLA Longest Goal Scoring Streak: 3 games (5x), last – 2/15/08-2/21/08 (3g) Most Goals, Game: 2 (8x), last – 11/25/08 at TOR Longest Assist Streak: 8 games, 12/27/07-1/10/08 (1g, 8a) Most Assists, Game: 3 (2x), last – 10/16/05 vs. ANA Hat Tricks: None Most Points, Game: 3 (11x), last – 1/10/09 at FLA (1g, 2a) Multiple-Point Games: 75 (11, 3-point, 64, 2-point) Most Penalty Minutes, Game: 4 (11x), last – 3/28/08 at CAR Penalty Shots, Career: 2 (0 goals), last – 10/25/06 vs. LA (Cloutier) – no goal Most Shots, Game: 8, 2/7/06 vs. COL Shootout Attempts: 3-7, 42.9% CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1993-94 Clarkson ECAC 33 10 12 22 28 ------1994-95 Clarkson ECAC 34 13 16 29 44 ------1995-96 Clarkson ECAC 38 29 43 72 36 ------1996-97 Clarkson ECAC 37 38 36 74 22 ------1997-98 Chicago NHL 7101200003 ------Indianapolis IHL 65 46 36 82 28 ------52354 1998-99 Chicago NHL 35 5 8 13 20 -1 2 0 0 43 13:39 ----- Chicago IHL 25 11 13 24 8------101458 1999-00 Chicago NHL 100000000013:02 ----- Cleveland IHL 42 21 30 51 32 ------Philadelphia NHL 31010-1000410:29 ----- Philadelphia AHL 32 19 24 43 12 ------52138 2000-01 Ottawa NHL 16 4 1 545000128:3320000 Grand Rapids IHL 64 22 32 54 20 ------1044810 2001-02 Ottawa NHL 81 20 30 50 24 12 4 0 1 147 18:22 122246 2002-03 Ottawa NHL 80 25 35 60 28 19 8 1 5 144 17:58 185166 2003-04 Ottawa NHL 53 9 20 29 22 12 1 1 2 98 17:3271014 2004-05 Sodertalje SK Sweden 10114------2005-06 Minnesota NHL 61 19 21 40 18 -1 5 0 0 109 17:12 ----- 2006-07 Minnesota NHL 77 13 31 44 24861116217:1340000 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 74 14 23 37 36 -12 6 1 4 111 18:25 ----- 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 82 22 51 73 24 -9 12 1 0 150 18:03 ----- NHL Totals (11 seasons) 570 133 220 353 202 32 44 5 13 983 17:17 43 8 3 11 16 Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 156 36 74 110 60 -21 18 2 4 261 18:14 -----

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CHAD DENNY DEFENSE HT: 6-3 WT: 230 SHOOTS: Left BORN: March 27, 1987 Sydney, Nova Scotia

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 40 games with the istering nine points (2g, 7a) in six games … Named Chicago Wolves (AHL), recording 10 points (4g, 6a) and Offensive Player of the Week for the period ending 3/11 for played two games with Gwinnett (ECHL), scoring one goal both the Canadian Hockey League and QMJHL, recording … Scored his first goal with Chicago on 10/25 at nine points (3g, 6a) in three games in that span … Milwaukee … Earned a career-high three assists on 12/3 Registered 14 multiple-point games, including a career- vs. Peoria … Made his season debut with the Gladiators high four points on three occasions … Named QMJHL on 3/6 vs. Charlotte, scoring one goal in that game … Player of the Month for March, recording 11 points (4g, 7a) Returned to Chicago’s lineup on 3/14 vs. Milwaukee. and a plus-6 rating in eight games … Helped MAINEiacs capture QMJHL Championship, tallying 19 points (10g, 9a) PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 16 points (6g, 10a) and 32 penalty minutes in 17 games …Helped lead in 51 American Hockey League games with Chicago and Lewiston to the 2007 Memorial Cup Tournament … 2005- 14 points (8g, 6a) in 50 ECHL games with the Gwinnett 06: Third among Lewiston defensemen and eighth overall Gladiators … Appeared in eight Playoff games on team with 47 points (19g, 28a) in 62 games … Named with Gwinnett … 2007-08: Split his first professional sea- QMJHL Defensive Player of Week for period ending 3/19, son between the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and Gwinnett recording six points (3g, 3a) and a plus-7 rating in three Gladiators (ECHL) … Recorded six points (2g, 4a) in 11 games … Tied for fourth on the team in points and was games with Chicago and 13 points (7g, 6a) in 48 games third in assists … Finished second on MAINEiacs with a with Gwinnett … Made his ECHL and pro debut on 10/27 career-best 150 penalty minutes … Set career highs in vs. Augusta … Recorded his first professional point (1a) on goals and games … Led team defensemen in goals … 10/28 vs. Reading … Set a season-high with two points Tied for seventh on Lewiston and third among team’s (1g, 1a) on 12/15 at Augusta … Scored a career-high two defensemen in assists … Led the team with a plus-16 rat- goals with Gwinnett on 3/4 at Charlotte … Made his AHL ing … Tied for sixth on MAINEiacs and was third among debut on 3/12 vs. Hamilton … Earned a five-game point defensemen with eight power play goals … Led team streak with the Wolves from 3/14-3/22, recording five defensemen and tied for fourth on the team with two short- points (1g, 4a) in that span … Scored his first-career AHL handed goals … Added three assists in six post-season goal on 3/21 at Houston … Appeared in eight Kelly Cup games … 2004-05: Posted 26 points (8g, 18a) to rank Playoff games with the Gladiators. third among Lewiston defensemen and seventh on club in points … Shared lead among team's defensemen in post- AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 147 points (47g, 100a) season goals … Third among MAINEiacs defensemen in and 356 penalty minutes over four seasons with Lewiston points … Finished third among MAINEiacs defensemen in from 2003-04 to 2006-07 … 2006-07: Ranked sixth among goals and assists … Tallied four points (2g, 2a) and 14 QMJHL defensemen and third on Lewiston with 65 points penalty minutes in eight playoff games … Selected to play (17g, 48a) in 59 games … Set career highs in assists and in CHL Top Prospects game in Vancouver, but missed it points … Finished fifth among league defensemen and due to injury … 2003-04: Made QMJHL debut with the topped team in assists … Tied for ninth on Lewiston and MAINEiacs, recording nine points (3g, 3a) and 19 penalty was tied for third among QMJHL defensemen in goals … minutes in 41 games … Scoreless in seven playoff games. Led QMJHL defensemen and shared second on MAINEiacs with 11 power play tallies … Tallied six game- PERSONAL: Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia, but grew up in winning goals to top league defensemen, tied for 14th Eskasoni, Nova Scotia … Lists winning the AHL’s Calder overall in league and rank second on Lewiston … Finished Cup with Chicago in 2008 and going to the Memorial Cup with plus-33 rating, which ranked third on team and among as his favorite hockey memories … Enjoys hunting, fishing QMJHL defensemen, and finish sixth in league … Tied for and spending time with his family in his spare time. fourth on team and shared second among QMJHL defensemen with two shorthanded goals … Named CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in QMJHL Defensive Player of the Month for September, reg- the second round, 49th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2003-04 Lewiston QMJHL 41 3 6 9 19 ------700011 2004-05 Lewiston QMJHL 53 8 18 26 98 ------822414 2005-06 Lewiston QMJHL 62 19 28 47 150------603310 2006-07 Lewiston QMJHL 59 17 48 65 89 ------17 10 9 19 32 2007-08 Chicago AHL 11 2 4 6 19 ------Gwinnett ECHL 48 7 6 13 48 ------800012 2008-09 Chicago AHL 40 4 6 10 24 ------Gwinnett ECHL 2 1 0 1 2------

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ANGELO ESPOSITO CENTER HT: 6-1 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Feb. 20, 1989 Montreal, Quebec

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 35 games with the rookie season with Quebec … Ranked third on the team in Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) and ranked third on the team overall scoring, fourth in goals and third in assists … with 42 points (24 goals, 18 assists), despite missing near- Named to the CHL All-Star Team and the QMJHL All- ly half the season due to the World Junior Championship Rookie Team … Honored with the Michel Bergeron Trophy and a knee injury … Led the team in power play goals (10), as the QMJHL’s Top Offensive Rookie … Placed fifth on tied for the team lead in shorthanded goals (3) and ranked the Remparts with 10 power play goals and was second second in overall goals … Ranked fourth overall in with five shorthanded goals … Ranked third on the team in plus/minus rating (plus-8) … Earned a season-high six game-winning tallies (7) … Tied for the league lead among points (2g, 4a) in the second game of the year on 10/5 at rookies in goals … Ranked second among first-year Victoriaville … Posted a four-game point streak (4g, 3a) QMJHL players in points and assists … Led all rookies in from 10/17-11/7, including his first hat trick of the season game-winning goals … Scored a goal in his QMJHL debut on 11/7 at Gatineau … Scored his second hat trick and on 9/15 at Rimouski … Registered his first-career hat trick added an assist on 11/21 vs. Quebec … Posted a season- in a five-point (3g, 2a) outing on 10/1 vs. Rouyn-Noranda high six-game point streak (6g, 4a) from 1/28-2/8 … … Recorded a career-high six points (3g, 3a) on 1/27 vs. Missed the season’s final 14 games due to a knee injury. Victoriaville … Recorded a career-best 26-game point streak from 10/26-2/3, posting 54 points (23g, 31a) in that AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 288 points (120g, 168a) and span … Ranked third among league rookies in playoff a plus-77 rating in 208 career games with Quebec and scoring with 11 points (6g, 5a) in 23 games … Earned a Montreal (QMJHL) … Appeared in 39 QMJHL post-season playoff-high five-game point streak from 4/8-4/21, record- contests with Quebec, recording 28 points (14g, 14a) … ing seven points (4g, 3a) during that stretch. 2007-08: Appeared in 56 games with the of the QMJHL, recording 69 points (30g, 39a) INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Played for Canada in the and 69 penalty minutes … Ranked third on his team in 2006 Under-18 World Championships, helping the team to points, goals and assists … Tied for second on the team a fourth-place finish with six points (3g, 3a) in six games … with a plus-18 rating … Ranked third on the Remparts with Served as team captain … Played for Team Quebec at the nine power play goals and tied for the team lead with two 2006 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge … Served as shorthanded tallies … Ranked third on the team with four team captain and helped Quebec to a Gold Medal finish … game-winning goals … Finished second on Quebec in Made his first career appearance at the World Junior playoff scoring with 10 points (4g, 6a) in 11 post-season Championships in 2008, recording four points (3g, 1a) in contests … Appeared in one game for the Chicago Wolves six games for Canada … Scored the eventual game-win- (AHL) after the conclusion of his junior season … 2006-07: ning goal for Canada in the Gold Medal game. Registered 79 points (27g, 52a) in a career-high 60 games with the Remparts … Awarded the Mike Bossy Trophy as PERSONAL: Lists winning the Memorial Cup with Quebec the QMJHL’s Top Professional Prospect … Ranked third in 2006 and winning the 2009 Gold Medal with Canada at on his team in points and assists … Finished fifth on the World Junior Championships as his favorite hockey Quebec in goals and sixth in power play goals (7) … Tied memories ... Spends his off-seasons in Montreal ... Was a for fourth on the team with three game-winning goals … fan of Vincent Lecavalier and the Montreal Canadiens Recorded a career-high six points (3g, 3a) on 11/19 vs. growing up ... Enjoys going to the movies in his spare time. Saint John … Earned points in five-straight games from 11/12-11/24, recording 15 points (5g, 10a) during that CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh in the stretch … Posted a playoff-high three points (1g, 2a) on first round, 20th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft … 3/24 at Drummondville … Recorded at least one point in Acquired by the Thrashers with Colby Armstrong, Erik four-of-five playoff games … Tallied seven points (4g, 3a) Christensen and a first-round selection (Daultan Leveille) in five post-season contests … 2005-06: Recorded a in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft for Marian Hossa and Pascal career-high 98 points (39g, 59a) in 57 games during his Dupuis on Feb. 26, 2008.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2004-05 S-St. Mary’s High-MN 68 31 35 66 47 ------2005-06 Quebec QMJHL 57 39 59 98 45 ------23 6 5 11 4 2006-07 Quebec QMJHL 60 27 52 79 63 ------54372 2007-08 Quebec QMJHL 56 30 39 69 69 ------11 4 6 10 6 Chicago AHL 10000------2008-09 Montreal QMJHL 35 24 18 42 25 ------

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MICHAEL FORNEY RIGHT WING HT: 6-2 WT: 190 SHOOTS: Right BORN: May 14, 1988 Thief River Falls, Minnesota

2008-09 SEASON: Led Green Bay (USHL) with 60 points with one assist on 10/28 at Minnesota State … Earned his (26g, 34a) in 59 games … Tied for second in the league in second assist of the season on 11/25 vs. Colorado College plus/minus rating (plus-33), fourth in power play goals … 2005-06: Appeared in three games with the Des Moines (12), ninth in points, 13th in goals and 17th in assists … Buccaneers, earning a plus-3 rating … Earned a season- Began the season with a five-game point streak from 10/4- high plus-2 rating in his USHL debut on 10/21 at Green 10/24, posting eight points (3g, 5a) during that span … Bay … Recorded 60 points (23g, 37a) in 21 games for Recorded his first hat trick of the season on 10/11 at Thief River Falls High School (Minn.) … Set a career-high Chicago … Registered a season-high three assists on for assists … Was a 2006 Minnesota All-State Selection … 11/7 at Sioux Falls … Posted a season-high 10-game point 2004-05: Tallied a career-best 67 points (34g, 33a) in a streak (10g, 9a) from 12/31-1/30 … Tallied his second hat career-high tying 28 games … Set a new career-high for trick of the year on 1/3 at Waterloo … Collected 10 points goals … 2003-04: Appeared in 24 games for Thief River (7g, 3a) during a six-game point streak from 2/10-2/22 … Falls during his sophomore season, posting 36 points Added 10 points (3g, 7a) in seven post-season games with (14g, 22a) … 2002-03: Registered 14 points (4g, 10a) in the Gamblers … Led the team in post-season points and 28 games as a freshman with Thief River Falls. assists … Posted a playoff-high three points twice; 4/11 vs. Waterloo (2g, 1a) and 4/25 vs. Indiana (1g, 2a). INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Member of the 2005 and 2006 U.S. Under-18 Team … Scored four goals in three AMATEUR CAREER: Earned two assists in 19 games games at the 2005 Under-18 World Cup in Slovakia … with the University of North Dakota (WCHA) … Appeared Also appeared at the 2006 World Under-18 in 62 USHL games with Des Moines and Green Bay, post- Championships in Halmstad, Sweden. ing 60 points (26g, 34a) … Recorded 177 points (75g, 102a) in 101 games with Thief River Falls High School in PERSONAL: In high school, lettered three years in tennis Minnesota from 2002-03 to 2005-06 … 2007-08: and two years in football … Earned All-Conference honors Appeared in three games with the University of North in football ... Was teammates with fellow Thrashers Dakota during his sophomore season … Earned two prospect Rylan Kaip for two seasons at the University of penalty minutes on 12/29 vs. … 2006-07: Noth Dakota from 2006-07 to 2007-08. Recorded two assists in 16 games for the Fighting Sioux during his freshman season … Made his NCAA debut on CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in 10/7 vs. Quinnipiac … Collected his first collegiate point the third round, 80th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Thief River Falls High-MN 28 4 10 14 ------2003-04 Thief River Falls High-MN 24 14 22 36 ------2004-05 Thief River Falls High-MN 28 34 33 67 ------2005-06 Thief River Falls High-MN 21 23 37 60 28 ------Des Moines USHL 3 0 0 0 0------2006-07 North Dakota WCHA 16 0 2 2 10 ------2007-08 North Dakota WCHA 3 0 0 0 2------2008-09 Green Bay USHL 59 26 34 60 53 ------7 3 7 10 2

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JOSH GRATTON LEFT WING HT: 6-2 WT: 215 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Sept. 9, 1982 , Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 19 NHL games with the fifth and final time of the season on 3/9 … Scored his Philadelphia, posting three points (1g, 2a) … Added six first NHL goal, and his first NHL point, on 4/11 at COL … points (3g, 3a) in 21 American Hockey League games with 2004-05: Spent most of the season with the Philadelphia Milwaukee and Philadelphia … Began the season in Phantoms, earning 14 points (9g, 5a) and a career-high Milwaukee, scoring a goal in his season debut on 10/11 at 246 penalty minutes in 57 games … Also appeared in one San Antonio … Acquired by Philadelphia from Nashville for ECHL game with the … 2003-04: Made his defenseman on 10/30 … Earned his first NHL professional debut, recording 10 points (4g, 6a) and 239 recall on 11/8 and made his season debut with the Flyers penalty minutes in 30 ECHL games with San Diego and that night vs. TB … Appeared in 11 games with the Flyers four points (2g, 2a) in 21 AHL games with Cincinnati. before returning to the Phantoms on 12/2 … Returned to the Flyers on 12/19 … Missed 17 games due to injury. AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 111 points (50g, 61a) and 489 penalty minutes in 166 career Ontario Hockey League PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Tallied six points (3g, 3a) and games with Sudbury, Kingston and Windsor from 2000-01 294 penalty minutes in 86 career NHL games with to 2002-03. Philadelphia and Phoenix … 2007-08: Appeared in one NHL game with the Phoenix Coyotes … Tallied 14 points PERSONAL: Lists playing in his first NHL game and win- (5g, 9a) in 38 AHL games with San Antonio and 12 points ning the AHL’s Calder Cup with Philadelphia in 2005 as his (6g, 6a) in 20 games with the … most memorable hockey moments ... Enjoys playing video Appeared in his only NHL game on 11/2 at DAL … games and cooking in his spare time. Acquired by the NY Rangers on 2/28 … 2006-07: Spent the majority of the season in the NHL with the Phoenix CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Philadelphia as a Coyotes, recording two points (1g, 1a) and 188 penalty free agent on July 27, 2004 … Acquired by Phoenix from minutes in 52 games … Appeared in three AHL games Philadelphia with a second-round selection (previously with San Antonio, posting two points (1g, 1a) … Began the acquired, later traded to Detroit – Detroit selected Cory season in Phoenix, appearing in five games before being Emerton) in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and a second-round assigned to San Antonio on 11/7 … Returned to the selection (previously acquired, later traded to Detroit – Coyotes on 11/13 … Earned his first point with Phoenix Detroit selected ) in the 2006 NHL Entry (1a) on 11/25 … Scored his only goal of the season on Draft for on March 9, 2006 … Acquired by 1/20 at LA … 2005-06: Scored one goal in 11 games with the NY Rangers with David LeNeveu, Fredrik Sjostrom Phoenix and appeared in three NHL games with and a fifth-round selection (Roman Horak) in the 2009 Philadelphia … Earned 19 points (9g, 10a) in 53 AHL NHL Entry Draft for and on Feb. games with Philadelphia … Earned the first NHL recall of 26, 2008 … Signed by Nashville as a free agent on July 9, his career on 12/15 and made his NHL debut that night vs. 2008 … Acquired by Philadelphia from Nashville for Tim VAN … Returned to the AHL the following day … Acquired Ramholt on Oct. 30, 2008 … Signed by the Thrashers as by the Phoenix Coyotes on 3/9 … Recalled to the NHL for a free agent on July 30, 2009. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 Sudbury OHL 44 5 13 18 110 ------911225 2001-02 Sudbury OHL 14 5 4 9 47 ------Kingston OHL 46 14 14 28 140------11017 2002-03 Windsor OHL 62 26 30 56 192------62138 2003-04 Cincinnati AHL 21 2 2 4 69 ------800035 San Diego ECHL 30 4 6 10 239------2004-05 Philadelphia AHL 57 9 5 14 246------2133678 Trenton ECHL 10000------2005-06 Philadelphia NHL 300014000035:00 ----- Philadelphia AHL 53 9 10 19 265------Phoenix NHL 11 1 0 1 30 -3 0 0 0 14 8:00 ----- 2006-07 Phoenix NHL 52 1 1 2 188 -9 0 0 0 29 5:54 ----- San Antonio AHL 31128------2007-08 Phoenix NHL 10005100009:40 ----- San Antonio AHL 38 5 9 14 124------Hartford AHL 20 6 6 12 72 ------401111 2008-09 Philadelphia NHL 19 1 2 3 57 -2 0 0 0 14 6:14 ----- Philadelphia AHL 14 1 0 1 46 ------20002 Milwaukee AHL 723510------NHL Totals (4 seasons) 86 3 3 6 294 -13 0 0 0 60 6:15 -----

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RILEY HOLZAPFEL CENTER HT: 6-0 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Aug. 18, 1988 Regina, Saskatchewan

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 32 points (13g, 19a) in 73 Regina … Earned a season-high five-game point streak games during his first professional season with the from 10/20-11/1, tallying six points (5g, 1a) in that span … Chicago Wolves (AHL) … Tied for fifth on the team in Scored a season-high three goals for his first hat trick of plus/minus rating (plus-8), ranked eighth in points and the season on 12/1 vs. Swift Current … Earned nine points goals and was 10th in assists … Made his pro debut on (3g, 6a) over a three-game span from 12/3-12/8 … 10/11 at Houston … Recorded his first career points with Registered a four-game point streak from 1/2-1/12, tallying two assists on 10/25 at Milwaukee … Scored his first goal six points (4g, 2a) during that stretch … Tied his season- and added an assist for his second career multiple-point high with a five-game point streak from 1/14-1/26, record- game on 11/1 at Iowa … Earned three points (1g, 2a) dur- ing five points (4g, 1a) in those games … Collected six ing a three-game point streak from 2/14-2/18 … Posted a points (2g, 4a) over a two-game span from 2/2-2/6 … season-high five-game point streak (2g, 3a) from 3/8-3/20. Posted a four-game point streak from 3/3-3/9, recording six points (4g, 2a) during that stretch … 2005-06: AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 208 points (91g, 117a) Recorded 57 points (19g, 38a) in 64 games during his sec- and a plus-37 rating in 248 career WHL games with Moose ond season in Moose Jaw … Ranked second on his team Jaw … Tallied 27 points (11g, 16a) and a plus-12 rating in with a plus-35 rating … Finished fifth on the Warriors in 33 WHL post-season contests … 2007-08: Recorded 41 points (57) and was tied for fifth in assists (38) … Tallied points (18g, 23a) in 49 games with the Moose Jaw his first multiple-point game of the season (1g, 2a) on 10/2 Warriors (WHL) … Ranked fifth on the team in points vs. Red Deer … Earned six points (2g, 4a) over a three- despite playing in only 49 contests … Tied for second on game span from 10/12-10/16 … Registered a season-high the Warriors with 10 power play goals … Scored his first seven-game point streak from 1/7-1/27, tallying 11 points goal of the season, in his second game, on 9/26 at (8g, 3a) during that span … Earned six points (1g, 5a) over Saskatoon … Recorded his first multiple-point game of the a four-game stretch from 1/31-2/8 … Recorded a season- season (1g, 1a) on 10/10 vs. Kootenay … Scored a sea- high four points (1g, 3a) on 2/11 at Brandon …Tied for son-high two goals and added one assist for his first three- fourth on the team in playoff scoring with 16 points (7g, 9a) point game of the season on 11/2 at Regina … Earned five in 22 games while helping the Warriors advance to the points (1g, 4a) over a three-game span from 1/12-1/16 … WHL finals … 2004-05: Posted 28 points (15g, 13a) in 63 Recorded a season-high tying three points (1g, 2a) 1/16 games as a rookie in Moose Jaw … Ranked sixth on the vs. Prince Albert … Posted a season-high two assists team in points (28) … Tallied four power play goals … three times; 2/29, 1/22 and 1/16 … Ended the regular sea- Scored a season-high two goals on 11/19 at Brandon … son on a six-game point streak from 3/7-3/15, recording Established a season-high with a three-game point streak seven points (2g, 5a) during that stretch … Recorded eight from 12/3-12/5, tallying three points (1g, 2a) during that points (3g, 5a) in six WHL playoff games … Recorded stretch … Set a season-high with two assists on 1/8 at three-points on two occasions during the playoffs; 3/25 vs. Prince George … Tied a season-high with a three-game Calgary (1g, 2a) and 3/28 at Calgary (3a) … Appeared in point streak from 2/4-2/9, recording four points (1g, 3a) in one game for the Chicago Wolves (AHL) at the conclusion those games … Appeared in five WHL post-season of his junior season … 2006-07: Recorded career-highs games, recording three points (1g, 2a). with 82 points, 39 goals and 43 assists in a career-high 72 games with Moose Jaw … Led the Warriors in points, PERSONAL: Lists winning the World Junior goals, assists and power play goals (17) … Ranked fourth Championships with Canada in 2008 as his favorite hock- on the team with 94 penalty minutes … Recorded 19 mul- ey memory … His idol growing up was … tiple-point games, including a season-high four points on Enjoys spending time with his friends and playing golf in six occasions … Earned six points (4g, 2a) over a three- his spare time … His brother, Cody, played for the WHL’s game span from 9/23-9/29 … Established a season-high . with four points (2g, 2a) on 9/29 vs. Calgary … Tallied six points (1g, 5a) over two games from 10/10-10/15, and tied CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in his season-high with four points (1g, 3a) on 10/15 vs. the second round, 43rd overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2004-05 Moose Jaw WHL 63 15 13 28 32 ------51238 2005-06 Moose Jaw WHL 64 19 38 57 46 ------22 7 9 16 20 2006-07 Moose Jaw WHL 72 39 43 82 94 ------2007-08 Moose Jaw WHL 49 18 23 41 43 ------635812 Chicago AHL 1 0 0 0 0------2008-09 Chicago AHL 73 13 19 32 38 ------

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RYLAN KAIP CENTER HT: 6-1 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Left BORN: March 19, 1984 Radville, Saskatchewan

2008-09 SEASON: Made his professional debut with the of his college career … Registered one assist in the sea- Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League, record- son-opening contest on 10/6 vs. Quinnipiac … Scored his ing three points (1g, 2a) in 42 games … Appeared in his first goal of the season on 12/29 at Dartmouth … Tallied first professional game with Chicago on 10/11 at Houston assists in three-consecutive games from 1/26-2/9 (3a) … … Recorded his first career point with one assist on 10/29 Tied a season-high with a three-game point streak from vs. Providence … Took a season-high four shots on goal 3/9-3/16, posting three points (1g, 2a) in that span … on 12/5 at Peoria … Scored the first professional goal of 2005-06: Appeared in 42 games with UND, recording eight his career on 12/30 at Manitoba. points (3g, 5a) and 76 penalty minutes … Posted two assists over a three-game span from 2/4-2/18 … Tallied a AMATEUR CAREER: Appeared in 143 career games with season-high two goals on 3/17 vs. … Scored the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux of the WCHA one goal in the NCAA Frozen Four Semifinals on 4/6 vs. over four seasons from 2004-05 to 2007-08, recording 38 Boston College … 2004-05: Appeared in 22 games during points (15g, 23a) and 230 penalty minutes … Helped lead his freshman season at North Dakota, recording four North Dakota to the NCAA Frozen Four in each of his four assists … Tallied one assist in his first collegiate game on seasons … Served as team captain during his senior sea- 10/8 at … 2003-04: Tallied 66 points (30g, 36a) in son in 2007-08 … Appeared in 177 games with the Notre 54 games during his last season with Notre Dame … Set Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey a SJHL career-high for points and goals and tied his League (SJHL) from 2000-01 to 2003-04, recording 154 career-high for assists … Led the Hounds in points and points (64g, 90a) and 374 penalty minutes during his goals … Ranked second on the team in penalty minutes career … 2007-08: Appeared in 42 games with the North (133) … 2002-03: Appeared in 57 games with Notre Dakota Fighting Sioux (WCHA), recording a career-high Dame, collecting 56 points (20g, 36a) and 164 penalty 15 points (8g, 7a) … Set a new career-high for goals (8) minutes … Ranked second on the team in points and and tied his career-high for assists (7) and games played assists … Tied for third on the hounds in goals and ranked (42) … Served as the team captain … Recorded a team- second in penalty minutes … 2001-02: Appeared in a high 81 penalty minutes … Tallied one assist on the sea- career-high 61 games during his first-full season with son-opening game on 10/13 vs. Michigan State … Scored Notre Dame, recording 32 points (14g, 18a) and 77 penal- his first goal of the season on 10/20 at Northeastern … ty minutes … 2000-01: Appeared in five games with Notre Scored goals in back-to-back games on 11/23-11/24 vs. Dame during his rookie SJHL campaign. Minnesota-Duluth … Established a season-high with two points (1g, 1a) on 12/7 vs. Minnesota … Posted a season- PERSONAL: He and his wife, Jen, make their off-season high three-game point streak from 12/27-1/5, earning four home in Saskatchewan ... Lists getting drafted by the points (1g, 3a) in that stretch ... Recorded a season-high Thrashers as his favorite hockey moment ... Was a fan of tying two points (1g, 1a) on 1/5 at St. Cloud State … Tallied former Avalanche forward Joe Sakic growing up. points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) from 3/2-3/7 … 2006-07: Tallied 12 points (5g, 7a) in 38 games during his CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in junior season at UND ... Scored the only shorthanded goal the ninth round, 269th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 Notre Dame SJHL 50000------10000 2001-02 Notre Dame SJHL 61 14 18 32 77 ------2002-03 Notre Dame SJHL 57 20 36 56 164------616721 2003-04 Notre Dame SJHL 54 30 36 66 133------41126 2004-05 North Dakota WCHA 22 0 4 4 20 ------2005-06 North Dakota WCHA 42 3 5 8 76 ------2006-07 North Dakota WCHA 38 5 7 12 55 ------2007-08 North Dakota WCHA 42 8 7 15 81 ------2008-09 Chicago AHL 42 1 2 3 17 ------

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EVANDER KANE LEFT WING HT: 6-2 WT: 190 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Aug. 2, 1991 Vancouver, British Columbia

2008-09 SEASON: Tallied 96 points (48g, 48a) and a plus- (1g, 2a) in 10 WHL post-season contests … Recorded his 51 rating in 61 games with the of the first-career playoff point (1a) on 3/26 at Chilliwack and Western Hockey League … Set career-highs in points, scored his first-career playoff goal on 4/4 at Spokane … goals, assists, power play goals (23) … Led the WHL in 2006-07: Scored one goal in eight games with Vancouver power play goals, ranked second in goals and game-win- after joining the team from the Greater Vancouver ning goals (10), and was fourth overall in points … Was of the BC Hockey Major Midget League … named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Made his WHL debut on 12/13 vs. Seattle … Scored his Team and appeared in the CHL Top Prospects Game ... first-career WHL goal on 3/18 at Chilliwack … Appeared in Began the season with points in 22 consecutive games, five playoff games, en route to winning the 2007 Memorial posting 38 points (15g, 23a), including a career-high five Cup Championship … Made his WHL post-season debut points (3g, 2a) on 10/10 vs. Kelowna … Tied his career- on 3/27 at Chilliwack. high for points and set a new career-high for goals with five points (4g, 1a) on 12/10 vs. Seattle … Recorded his third INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Represented Canada at the hat trick of the season and added one assist on 1/21 at 2009 World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ontario, Kelowna … Recorded a 10-game point streak from 2/7- recording six points (2g, 4a) in six games while helping his 2/25, earning 17 points (8g, 9a) during that span … Tallied team to a Gold Medal ... Helped lead Canada’s Under-18 his fourth hat trick of the season on 2/21 at Kamloops … team to the Gold Medal at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Added 15 points (7g, 8a) in 17 WHL post-season games Tournament in Slovakia, recording four points (one goal, … Finished third on the Giants in playoff scoring ... Posted three assists) in four games. a playoff high two points seven times during the playoffs. PERSONAL: His father, Perry, is a former amateur boxer AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 138 points (73g, 65a) in and played collegiate hockey at St. Francis Xavier 134 regular-season contests with the Vancouver Giants University in Canada and his mother, Sheri, played profes- (WHL) … Added 18 points (8g, 10a) in 32 WHL post-sea- sional volleyball ... Lists his parents as having the greatest son games … 2007-08: Posted 41 points (24g, 17a) in a influence on his career ... Named after boxing legend and career-high 65 games during his first full-season with the Atlanta resident Evander Holyfield, a favorite of his father Giants … Was nominated for the WHL Rookie of the Year and grandfather ... Was a teammate of Thrashers prospect Award ... Recorded two assists in his season-debut on Spencer Machacek with the Vancouver Giants for two sea- 9/21 at Portland … Scored his first goal of the season on sons, including the year the team captured the Canadian 9/26 at Kelowna and earned his first-career two-goal game Hockey League’s Memorial Cup Championship ... Was a the next night vs. Kelowna … Registered points in three fan of the Vancouver Canucks growing up ... Lists soccer straight games from 12/1-12/7, earning four points (3g, 1a) as his favorite sport other than hockey. in that span … Tallied a season-high three points (2g, 1a) on 12/14 at Chilliwack … Tied his season-high with three CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in points (2g, 1a) 3/16 vs. Chilliwack … Added three points the first round, fourth overall, of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2006-07 Vancouver WHL 8 1 0 1 11------50000 2007-08 Vancouver WHL 65 24 17 41 66 ------101238 2008-09 Vancouver WHL 61 48 48 96 89 ------17 7 8 15 45

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ANDREW KOZEK LEFT WING HT: 5-11 WT: 200 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 26, 1986 Revelstoke, British Columbia

2008-09 SEASON: Tallied 20 points (8g, 12a) in 38 games 2/15 vs. Denver … Scored two goals in the NCAA for the University of North Dakota (WCHA) … Set a career- Tournament … 2006-07: Tied for 12th on North Dakota high and tied for seventh on the team in assists … Ranked with 11 points (5g, 6a) in 41 games … Earned two multi- ninth on the Fighting Sioux in goals … Scored goals in ple-point games … Recorded two assists in the season- back-to-back games on 10/18 and 10/31 … Earned a sea- opening game on 10/6 vs. Quinnipiac … Scored a season- son-high three points (1g, 2a) on 12/5 at Harvard … high two goals on 10/28 at Minnesota State … Earned Registered a season-high four-game point streak from 1/2- points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) on 1/27 and 2/9 … 1/23, recording five points (2g, 3a) during that stretch … Tallied assists in two consecutive games (2a) from 3/9- Earned points in three straight games from 1/31-2/14, 3/10 … 2005-06: Ranked sixth among Fighting Sioux posting four points (2g, 2a) in those contests … Registered freshmen with 13 points (7g, 6a) in a career-high 46 his fourth multiple-point game of the season with two games … Ranked fourth among freshmen in goals … points (1g, 1a) on 3/1 vs. Colorado College … Recorded Made his NCAA debut on 10/8 vs. Miami (Ohio) … Earned one assist in his college finale on 3/28 vs. New Hampshire his first points with two assists on 10/14 vs. Northeastern … Following his collegiate season, joined the Chicago … Scored his first goal on 12/2 at Michigan Tech and Wolves (AHL) … Appeared in five games with the Wolves, scored two goals the next night … Earned assists in back- scoring two goals … Made his professional debut and to-back games (2a) from 12/10-12/16 … Tied his season- scored both of his goals on 4/8 vs. Lake Erie. high with two goals on 3/4 vs. Michigan Tech … 2004-05: Set career highs with 48 goals, 49 assists and 97 points in AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 65 points (38g, 27a) in 60 games with the (BCHL) … Tied for first 167 career games with the University of North Dakota in the BCHL in goals, ranked second in points and was Fighting Sioux … Helped lead North Dakota to the NCAA sixth in assists … Tied for first in the league in power play Frozen Four in three-of-four seasons with the team … goals (16) … 2003-04: Tallied 41 points (19g, 22a) in 58 Appeared in 118 games with Surrey of the British games with Surrey … Added 11 points (7g, 4a) in 13 post- Columbia Hockey League, collecting 138 points (67g, 71a) season games with the Eagles. … 2007-08: Collected a season-high 21 points (18g, 3a) in 42 games with the Fighting Sioux … Helped North Dakota PERSONAL: Was a fan of of the L.A. Kings to the national semifinals … Set a new career-high and growing up ... Resides in Grand Forks, North Dakota in the tied for the team lead in goals … Ranked fourth on the off-season ... Enjoys playing golf in his spare time ... Lists team in power play goals (five) … Tied for fourth on the winning the WCHA tournament with North Dakota in his team in game-winning goals (three) … Scored a goal in his freshman season in 2006 as his most memorable hockey season debut on 10/13 vs. Michigan State … Scored goals moment. in three straight games (3g) from 10/20-10/27 … Earned his first multiple-point game of the season (1g, 1a) on 1/25 CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in vs. Alaska-Anchorage … Collected a season-high four the second round, 53rd overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry points (3g, 1a), including his first hat trick of the season, on Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2003-04 South Surrey BCHL 58 19 22 41 67 ------2004-05 South Surrey BCHL 60 48 49 97 81 ------2005-06 North Dakota WCHA 46 7 6 13 22 ------2006-07 North Dakota WCHA 41 5 6 11 12 ------2007-08 North Dakota WCHA 42 18 3 21 18 ------2008-09 North Dakota WCHA 38 8 12 20 40 ------Chicago AHL 52022------

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JASON KROG CENTER HT: 5-11 WT: 185 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Oct. 9, 1975 Fernie, British Columbia

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 86 points (30g, 56a) in 74 Anaheim Ducks … Tied for 11th on the team in points … games with the (AHL) and scored one goal 2002-03: Recorded career highs with 25 points, 10 goals and in four NHL games with Vancouver … Led Manitoba and 15 assists in 67 games with Anaheim … Helped lead the ranked third overall in the league in points and assists … Led team to the Stanley Cup Finals, registering four points (3g, the Moose in goals, power play goals (10) and plus/minus 1a) in 21 playoff games … 2001-02: Played in two games rating (plus-25) … Added 23 points (8g, 15a) in 22 Calder with the NY Islanders … Ranked second on Bridgeport (AHL) Cup Playoff games … Led Manitoba and tied for second in with 36 assists and 62 points in 64 games … Ranked third on the AHL in playoff points … Ranked third in the league in the team with 26 goals … Led the Sound Tigers to the Calder playoff assists and tied for fifth in playoff goals. Cup Finals, ranking second in the AHL in playoff points and goals … 2000-01: Split the season between the NY PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 202 NHL games Islanders, Lowell (AHL) and Springfield (AHL) … Posted 57 with the NY Islanders, Anaheim, Atlanta, NY Rangers and points (18g, 39a) in 50 AHL games … 1999-2000: Made his Vancouver, recording 59 points (22g, 37a) … 2007-08: NHL debut with the NY Islanders, posting six points (2g, 4a) Recorded 112 points (39g, 73a) in 80 games for the Chicago in 17 games … Made his NHL debut on 12/4 vs. ATL … Wolves (AHL) … Led the AHL in points, goals and assists ... Earned his first NHL point (1a) on 2/10 vs. TB … Scored his Honored with the Les Cunningham Award as the AHL’s Most first NHL goal on 2/13 vs. NYR. Valuable Player … Tallied 38 points (12g, 26a) in 24 post- season games, while leading the Wolves to the 2008 Calder AMATEUR CAREER: Played four seasons at the University Cup Championship … Led the AHL in playoff points, assists of New Hampshire (Hockey East), recording 238 points (94g, and game-winning goals (five), and tied for the league lead in 144a) in 152 games from 1995-96 to 1998-99 … Was a goals (12) … Named Calder Cup MVP … 2006-07: Split the three-time selection to the Hockey East First All-Star Team season between three teams: Atlanta, the NY Rangers and (1997, 1998, 1999) … Was the recipient of the Hobey Baker Chicago (AHL) … Appeared in 14 games with Atlanta, Award Award as the nation’s top college player in 1998-99. recording four points (1g, 3a) … Finished fourth on Chicago and tied for eighth in the AHL with 80 points (26g, 54a) CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the NY Islanders as a despite playing in only 44 games … Added 19 points (5g, free agent on May 14, 2009 … Signed by Anaheim as a free 14a) in 15 Calder Cup Playoff games … 2005-06: Began the agent on July 17, 2002 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free season with Servette Geneve of the Swiss National League agent on July 4, 2006 … Claimed off waivers by the NY before joining Vasta Frolunda of the Swedish Elite League ... Rangers from the Thrashers on Jan. 17, 2007 … Claimed by 2004-05: Recorded 60 points (27g, 33a) in 48 games with the Thrashers off waivers from the NY Rangers on Feb. 27, EC Villacher of the Austrian League … 2003-04: Recorded 2007 … Signed by Vancouver as a free agent on July 14, 2008 18 points (6g, 12a) in an NHL career-high 80 games with the … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on July 6, 2009.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 1995-96 New Hampshire H-East 34 4 16 20 20 ------1996-97 New Hampshire H-East 39 23 44 67 28 ------1997-98 New Hampshire H-East 38 33 33 66 44 ------1998-99 New Hampshire H-East 41 34 51 85 38 ------1999-00 NY Islanders NHL 17 2 4 6 6 -1 1 0 0 22 10:03 ----- Lowell AHL 45 6 21 27 22 ------Providence AHL 11 9 8 17 4------62240 2000-01 NY Islanders NHL 9 0 3304000710:32 ----- Lowell AHL 26 11 16 27 6------Springfield AHL 24 7 23 30 4------2001-02 NY Islanders NHL 2 0 0000000136:40 ----- Bridgeport AHL 64 26 36 62 12 ------20 10 13 23 8 2002-03 Anaheim NHL 67 10 15 25 1210119213:47 213144 Cincinnati AHL 9 3 4 7 6------2003-04 Anaheim NHL 80 6 12 18 16 -4 1 0 1 111 11:58 ----- 2004-05 Villacher SV Austria 48 27 33 60 38 ------30114 2005-06 Geneve Swiss 29 15 14 29 32 ------Frolunda Sweden 7 1 5 6 6------1753810 2006-07 ATLANTA NHL 14 1 34630001413:48 ----- NY Rangers NHL 9 2 024200189:58 ----- Chicago AHL 44 26 54 80 20 ------15 5 14 19 17 2007-08 Chicago AHL 80 39 73 112 30 ------24 12 26 38 2 2008-09 Vancouver NHL 4 1 0102100510:14 ----- Manitoba AHL 74 30 56 86 30 ------22 8 15 23 0 NHL Totals (7 seasons) 202 22 37 59 46731325912:18 213144 Thrashers Totals (1 season) 14 1 34630001413:48 -----

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ARTURS KULDA DEFENSE HT: 6-2 WT: 210 SHOOTS: Left BORN: July 25, 1988 Riga, Latvia

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 57 games during his first- point with an assist on 4/12 vs. Rockford … Recorded six full professional season with the Chicago Wolves (AHL), points (1g, 5a) in 22 Calder Cup Playoff games with the recording 15 points (1g, 14a) … Ranked second among Wolves … Ranked third in the AHL with a plus-12 rating defensemen with a plus-7 rating … Earned his first point of during the post-season … Made his AHL playoff debut on the season with one assist on 10/26 vs. Rockford ... 4/20 at Milwaukee … Recorded his first-career AHL post- Missed 14 games due to injury from 11/19-12/8 … season point with a goal on 4/26 at Milwaukee … Posted Recorded a season-high three-game point/assist streak assists in back-to-back games (2a) on 5/1 and 5/3 … (3a) from 12/27-12/31 … Missed eight games due to injury Collected a post-season high two assists on 6/1 vs. from 1/11-1/30 … Scored his first goal of the season on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Tallied one assist in the Wolves 1/31 vs. Houston … Posted assists in back-to-back games championship-clinching win on 6/10 vs. Wilkes- on 2/6 at Grand Rapids and 2/7 vs. Milwaukee … Tallied Barre/Scranton … 2006-07: Made his North American three assists over a two-game span from 4/5-4/8 … debut with Peterborough, collecting 11 points (2g, 9a) in 58 Collected a season-high two assists on 4/8 vs. Lake Erie. games … Finished sixth on the team with 83 penalty min- utes … Ranked third among team’s defensemen and fifth AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 45 points (9g, 36a) and 170 among rookies in points … Made his OHL debut on 10/5 penalty minutes in 113 career OHL games over two sea- vs. Belleville … Recorded his first OHL point with an assist sons in Peterborough from 2006-07 to 2007-08 … 2007- on 10/19 vs. Erie … Scored his first-career OHL goal on 08: Tallied 34 points (7g, 27a) in 55 games with the 11/4 at Saginaw … Recorded assists in back-to-back Peterborough Petes (OHL) … Ranked second among games (2a) from 12/3-12/28 … Tallied two assists over a team defensemen and seventh overall in points … Ranked three-game span from 1/6-1/13 … Earned a season-high fourth on the team in assists … Set career-highs for points, plus-3 rating and tallied one assist on 1/13 vs. Oshawa … goals and assists … Recorded an assist in his first game Called for a season-high nine penalty minutes on 1/26 at of the season on 10/18 vs. Saginaw … Tallied points in his Kingston. first two games of the season on 10/18 and 10/19 … Scored goals in back-to-back games (2g) on 10/25-10/26 EUROPEAN CAREER: Registered 17 points (5g, 12a) in … Posted three points (2g, 1a) over a four-game stretch 44 games with CSKA’s Second Division team in Russia from 11/16-11/24 … Recorded points in a season-high during the 2005-06 season. five-straight games (2g, 5a) from 1/1-1/10 … Collected a season-high three points (3a) on 1/3 vs. Oshawa … INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Played for Latvia at the 2006 Posted assists in three-straight games (3a) from 1/17-1/19 World Junior Championships, tallying one assist in six … Earned four assists over a two-game stretch from 2/2- games … Ranked second among team defensemen with 2/7 … Earned three points (3a) over two games from 2/14- an even rating … Appeared in five games for Lativa in the 2/16 … Registered assists in three-consecutive contests 2008 World Junior Championships (Division IB), register- (3a) from 2/24-2/29 … Closed out the season with two ing five points (1g, 4a). assists in the final two regular-season games on 3/14 and 3/16 … Added four points (1g, 3a) in five OHL post-season PERSONAL: Lists winning the AHL’s Calder Cup contests … Earned his first assist of the playoffs on 3/20 Championship with the Chicago Wolves during the 2007- vs. Belleville … Recorded a post-season high two points 08 season as his most memorable hockey moment ... Was (1g, 1a) on 3/22 at Belleville … Signed by the Chicago teammates with Thrashers defenseman Zach Bogosian Wolves (AHL) to an Amateur Tryout contract on 3/30 at the with Peterborough of the OHL for two seasons. conclusion of his junior season … Tallied one assist, 10 penalty minutes and a plus-3 rating in five regular-season CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in games with the Wolves … Earned his first professional the seventh round, 200th overall, of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2005-06 CSKA Russia-2 44 5 12 17 ------2006-07 Peterborough OHL 58 2 9 11 83 ------2007-08 Peterborough OHL 55 7 27 34 87 ------51346 Chicago AHL 501110------2215632 2008-09 Chicago AHL 57 1 14 15 59 ------

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JORDAN LAVALLEE LEFT WING HT: 6-3 WT: 225 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 11, 1986 Corvallis, Oregon

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 31 points (19g, 21a) in 64 AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 139 points (72g, 67a) games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) and appeared in and 310 penalty minutes in 225 career games over four two NHL games with the Thrashers last season … Tied for seasons with Quebec (QMJHL) from 2002-03 to 2005-06 the team lead in shorthanded goals (three), ranked third on … 2005-06: Collected 37 points (18g, 19a) in 37 regular- the Wolves in goals and tied for ninth in points … season games with Quebec … Ranked second among Established a season-high with two goals on 1/7 vs. San team’s left wings in points despite missing 33 games due Antonio … Collected five points (4g, 1a) during a three- to injury … Ranked eighth on the team in goals … Was tied game point streak from 2/4-2/7 … Recalled by the for eighth on the team in power play goals (8) … Tied for Thrashers on 2/12 … Made his season debut with the ninth on the team with two game-winning goals … Helped Thrashers on 2/19 at PHX … Reassigned to Chicago on the Ramparts reach the QMJHL Finals with 15 points (7g, 2/25 … Posted a season-high four-game point streak (2g, 8a) in 23 post-season contests … Tied for sixth on the 2a) from 4/3-4/10. team in playoff scoring (15) and was fourth on the team in playoff goals (7) … Led Quebec to the Memorial Cup PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded two points (1g, 1a) Championship, tallying four points (3g, 1a) in four tourna- in four NHL games with the Thrashers … Tallied 107 points ment games … 2004-05: Tallied 66 points (40g, 26a) in 64 (55g, 52a) in 219 career AHL games with Chicago … games with Quebec … Led the team and was tied for sixth Added 16 points (10g, 6a) in 38 career Calder Cup Playoff in the league with a career-high goal total (40) … Ranked contests … 2007-08: Appeared in 76 games with the fourth on the Ramparts in points (66) and was tied for sev- Chicago Wolves, recording a career-high 42 points (20g, enth in assists (26) … Led Quebec and was tied for 19th 22a) … Established new career-highs for goals (20) and in the league with a career-high 12 power play goals ... assists (22) … Recorded two points (1g, 1a) in his first two Led his team and was sixth in the league with eight game- career NHL games with Atlanta … Scored six power play winning goals … Ranked second on his team and tied for goals and two shorthanded goals … Earned his first NHL sixth in the league with four shorthanded goals … recall on 3/30 … Made his NHL debut on 3/31 at TB … Recorded seven points (5g, 2a) in 13 post-season games Recorded his first NHL goal and assist on 4/1 vs. FLA … … Ranked second on the team in playoff goals (5) … Reassigned to Chicago on 4/2 … Added eight points (3g, 2003-04: Ranked seventh on Quebec with 11 goals and 27 5a) in 24 AHL playoff games while helping the Wolves to points … Was tied for seventh on the team with 16 assists the Calder Cup Championship … Posted a playoff high … Played in a career-best 69 games … Finished fourth on two points (1g, 1a) in Game One of the Calder Cup Finals the team with a career-high 111 penalty minutes … Scored on 5/29 vs. Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … 2006-07: Appeared two goals in five playoff games … 2002-03: Made his in 79 games during his rookie season in Chicago, record- QMJHL debut, tallying nine points (3g, 6a) and 54 penalty ing 34 points (16g, 18a) and 90 penalty minutes … Ranked minutes in 55 games. 11th on Chicago and third among team’s rookies in points (34) … Ranked second among Wolves rookies in goals PERSONAL: Lists winning the AHL’s 2008 Calder Cup (16) … Was third among team rookies in assists (18) … Championship with Chicago and the 2006 Memorial Cup Ranked fifth among team rookies in penalty minutes (90) with Quebec as his most memorable hockey moments ... … Recorded his first point (1a) in his AHL debut on 10/7 at Was a teammate of Thrashers prospect Angelo Esposito Peoria … Scored his first AHL goal on 10/28 vs. Iowa … with Quebec of the QMJHL during the 2005-06 Memorial Tallied eight points (7g, 1a) in 14 post-season games … Cup Championship season. Ranked sixth on the Wolves and was second among team rookies in playoff points (8) … Tied for first among AHL CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in rookies in playoff goals (7). the fourth round, 113th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Quebec QMJHL 55 3 6 9 54 ------110110 2003-04 Quebec QMJHL 69 11 16 27 111 ------52026 2004-05 Quebec QMJHL 64 40 26 66 108------1352726 2005-06 Quebec QMJHL 37 18 19 37 34 ------23 7 8 15 30 2006-07 Chicago AHL 79 16 18 34 90 ------147188 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 2 1 1202000111:27 ----- Chicago AHL 76 20 22 42 73 ------2435816 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 6:39 ----- Chicago AHL 64 18 12 30 94 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 4 1 120100029:03 -----

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SCOTT LEHMAN DEFENSE HT: 6-2 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Jan. 6, 1986 Fort McMurray, Alberta

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 50 games with the AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 121 points (15g, 106a) Chicago Wolves (AHL), recording five points (2g, 3a) and and 603 penalty minutes in 244 regular-season games 86 penalty minutes … Saw action in one NHL game with and had 14 points (5g, 9a) and 118 penalty minutes in 51 Atlanta … Scored his first goal of the season for the playoff games with Toronto St. Michael's from 2002-03 to Wolves on 11/7 at Providence … Earned two points (1g, 2005-06 … 2005-06: Ranked fourth among OHL defense- 1a) over a three-game span from 11/7-11/14 … Earned his men with 50 assists and was tied for eighth with 55 points first career NHL recall by Atlanta on 12/18 and made his in career-best 68 games with Toronto St. Michael’s … NHL debut that night vs. PIT … Missed eight games with Ranked third on team and led Majors defensemen in an upper-body injury from 12/20-1/2 … Reassigned to assists and finished sixth in points, both career highs … Chicago on 1/3. Scored five goals to tie career best … Topped team with 175 penalty minutes … 2004-05: Collected 21 points (2g, PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in one NHL game 19a) and career-high tying 189 penalty minutes in 57 with the Thrashers … Recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) and 209 games with Toronto St. Michael's … Registered four points penalty minutes in 93 games with Chicago (AHL) … (2g, 2a) and 31 penalty minutes in 10 playoff games … Registered 16 points (2g, 14a) in 78 career games with Third among team's defensemen in post-season points … Gwinnett (ECHL) … Appeared in four Kelly Cup Playoff Second on club in playoff penalty minutes … Ranked third games with Gwinnett … 2007-08: Appeared in 40 games among OHL defensemen, seventh overall in league and with the Chicago Wolves (AHL), recording seven points led Majors in penalty minutes … Third among team (2g, 5a) and 109 penalty minutes … Posted his first point defensemen in assists and points … 2003-04: Registered of the season with the Gladiators in his season debut on 32 points (5g, 27a) and a career-best 189 penalty minutes 11/1 at Mississippi … Registered his second assist with in 66 games with Toronto St. Michael's … Earned four Gwinnett on 12/1 at Texas … Recorded two assists in six points (2g, 2a) in 18 games with Majors in playoffs … games with the Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL) … Ranked third in OHL with team-best 38 penalty minutes in Reassigned to Chicago on 12/3 … Posted his first point postseason … Ranked second among team defensemen (1a) of the season on 1/12 vs. Toronto … Earned a three- in scoring … Ranked second among club's defensemen in game point streak (1g, 2a) from 3/8-3/12 … Recorded his assists … Topped Majors in penalty minutes … Ranked first-career AHL goal on 3/12 vs. Hamilton … Scored his fifth on club with a career-best plus-12 rating … 2002-03: second goal of the season on 4/6 vs. Quad City … 2006- Recorded 13 points (3g, 10a) and 50 penalty minutes in 53 07: Made AHL debut at Peoria on 10/7 … Played in three games with Toronto St. Michael's … Named to 2002-03 games with Wolves from 10/7-10/14, earning a plus rating OHL Second All-Rookie Team … Tallied his first OHL goal in all three contests (plus-5 in that span) … Reassigned to in his debut on 9/20 vs. Oshawa … Finished with four the Gladiators on 10/15 … Recorded 14 points (2g, 12a) in points (1g, 3a) in 19 playoff games with Majors … Ranked 72 games with Gwinnett as rookie … Among three third on club in penalty minutes in postseason. Gladiators to play in every game … Made ECHL debut on 10/20 vs. South Carolina … Posted first ECHL point (1a) PERSONAL: Born in Fort McMurray, Alberta, but grew up on 10/27 at South Carolina … Set ECHL career highs with in Windsor, Ontario ... Lists winning the AHL Calder Cup two assists/points on 12/8 vs. Augusta and on 11/23 vs. with Chicago in 2008 as his most memorable hockey Charlotte … Scored first ECHL goal on 1/19 vs. Florida … moment. Scoreless in four post-season games … Made ECHL Playoffs debut on 4/14 vs. Texas … Recalled by Chicago CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in on 4/24 for Calder Cup Playoffs, but did not appear. the third round, 76th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 St. Michael’s OHL 53 3 10 13 50 ------1913434 2003-04 St. Michael’s OHL 66 5 27 32 189------1822438 2004-05 St. Michael’s OHL 57 2 19 21 189------1022431 2005-06 St. Michael’s OHL 68 5 50 55 175------402215 2006-07 Chicago AHL 300014------Gwinnett ECHL 72 2 12 14 86 ------400011 2007-08 Chicago AHL 40 2 5 7 109------Gwinnett ECHL 602218------2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 10000000003:03 ----- Chicago AHL 50 2 3 5 86 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 10000000003:03 -----

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GRANT LEWIS DEFENSE HT: 6-4 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Jan. 20, 1985 Pittsburgh,

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 22 assists and a plus-17 rat- defensemen with four goals, three power play tallies and ing in 54 games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) … two game-winning goals … Finished with three multiple- Appeared in one NHL game with Atlanta … Ranked sec- point games … 2004-05: Registered 22 points (5g, 17a) ond overall on the Wolves in plus/minus rating and was and 32 penalty minutes in 33 games with Dartmouth … fourth among team defensemen in assists … Recorded his Ranked third among ECAC defensemen, tied for 38th first assist of the season on 10/17 at Quad City … Tallied overall in the league, second among team's defensemen assists in back-to-back games on 10/25 and 10/26 … and sixth on his club in scoring … Finished third among all Earned a season-high three assists on 1/31 vs. Houston ECAC defensemen, tied for 16th overall in the league, tied … Recorded a season-high three game point streak (3a) for lead among team's defensemen and was tied for third from 2/27-3/6 … Recalled by Atlanta on 3/2 … Made his overall on the Big Green in assists … Ranked second NHL debut on 3/3 vs. FLA. among Big Green defensemen with a career-high five goals … Fourth among ECAC defensemen, tied for 19th in PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 38 points (2g, 36a) league, was second among team's defensemen and third in 97 career AHL games with Chicago … Appeared in one overall on club with career-best five power play goals … NHL game with Atlanta … 2007-08: Appeared in 43 games Matched a career high with six multiple-point games … with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) during his first profession- Collected five multiple-assist contests … Recorded a al season, recording 16 points (2g, 14a) and 44 penalty career-high three points (1g, 2a) on 1/23 at Colgate … minutes … Made his AHL debut on 10/6 at Houston … Posted a three-game assist/point streak during ECAC first- Registered his first-career points (2a) on 11/10 vs. round playoff series against Yale from 3/4-3/6 (6a) … Hamilton … Scored his first professional goal, a short- Notched a career-high three assists and matched career handed, unassisted goal, on 2/2 vs. Rockford … Matched best with three points on 3/6 vs. Yale … 2003-04: Named a season-high with two assists on 2/27 at San Antonio … to the ECAC First All-Star Team, becoming the first fresh- Registered a season-high plus-3 rating on 3/14 vs. Lake man in over 30 years to be chosen for the squad … Erie and 2/13 vs. Houston … Saw action in two Calder Named to 2003-04 ECAC All-Rookie Team … Recorded a Cup Playoff games with the Wolves. career-best 25 points (3g, 22a) and 57 penalty minutes in 34 games … Posted the second-highest season point total AMATEUR CAREER: Collected 77 points (13g, 64a) and by defenseman in Dartmouth history … Ranked third 172 penalty minutes in four seasons with Dartmouth from among ECAC defensemen, finished second among all 2003-04 to 2006-07 … 2006-07: Second among league freshmen, topped team's defensemen and was Dartmouth (ECAC) defensemen with one goal, 14 assists fourth on club in scoring … Tied for lead among ECAC and 15 points in 24 games … Tied for first among ECAC defensemen, was second among league's freshmen, tied defensemen in assists … Tied for sixth among league for seventh overall in ECAC and tied team lead with a defensemen in scoring … Tied for fifth on team with 30 career-high 22 assists … Led Dartmouth defensemen in penalty minutes … Recorded 11-out-of-his-15 points over goals … Was third on club and 13th in ECAC in penalty 14-game span from 1/20-3/16 (1g, 10a) … Posted three minutes … Posted a career-best six multiple-point con- point streaks of at least three games, including a season- tests … Made his collegiate debut on 11/1 vs. Holy Cross high four-game assist/point streak from 1/20-2/2 … … Recorded his first collegiate point (1a) on 11/7 vs. Registered three-game assist/point streak from 2/16-2/23 Brown and tallied his first collegiate goal on 11/23 at Yale. and had a three-game point streak from 3/9-3/16 (1g, 2a) … Scored his lone goal of season in 5-4 loss to Clarkson PERSONAL: Born in Pittsburgh, but grew up in Upper St. in ECAC semifinals in Albany, N.Y., on 3/16 … 2005-06: Clair, Penn. … Lives in Los Angeles in the off-season ... Selected to the ECAC Coaches Preseason All-League and Lists his favorite athlete growing up as . Media Preseason teams … Recorded 15 points (4g, 11a) in 29 games with Dartmouth … Third among team CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in defensemen in assists and points … Led Big Green the second round, 40th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2003-04 Dartmouth ECAC 34 3 22 25 57 ------2004-05 Dartmouth ECAC 33 5 17 22 32 ------2005-06 Dartmouth ECAC 29 4 11 15 53 ------2006-07 Dartmouth ECAC 24 1 14 15 30 ------2007-08 Chicago AHL 43 2 14 16 44 ------20002 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 1 0 0000000115:29 ----- Chicago AHL 54 0 22 22 72 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 1 0 0000000115:29 -----

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SPENCER MACHACEK RIGHT WING HT: 6-1 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Oct. 14, 1988 Lethbridge, Alberta

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 48 points (23g, 25a) in 77 the team lead in post-season goals … Scored three power games with the Chicago Wolves (AHL) during his first pro- play goals during the playoffs … Recorded points (4g, 1a) fessional season … Appeared in his first two career NHL in his first five post-season contests from 3/21-4/4 … games with the Thrashers … Led the Wolves in power play 2006-07: Recorded 45 points (23g, 22a) in 63 games with goals (13), ranked second in goals, was third in points and Vancouver … Ranked third on the Giants in goals and was fourth in plus/minus rating (plus-10) … Made his pro debut seventh in points … Ranked fourth on the team with a with Chicago on 10/11 at Houston … Recorded his first plus-26 rating … Scored two goals in the season-opening point with one assist on 10/18 vs. Peoria and scored his game on 9/23 vs. Portland … Recorded assists in four- first goal in his next game on 10/21 vs. San Antonio … straight games (4a) from 9/30-10/4 … Registered a sea- Earned his first multiple-point game with two assists on son-high six-game point streak from 2/17-3/3, tallying eight 11/1 at Iowa … Registered a season-high seven-game points (3g, 5a) during that stretch … Added 20 points (9g, point streak (5g, 5a) from 2/7-2/18 … Tallied a season- 11a) in 22 post-season contests while helping Vancouver high three points (1g, 2a) on 2/14 at Peoria … Earned his to the 2007 Memorial Cup Championship … Tied for sec- first career NHL recall on 3/16 and made his NHL debut ond on the team in playoff points, was third in assists and with the Thrashers that night vs. WSH … Reassigned to fourth in goals … Scored two goals in his first post-season Chicago on 3/19 … Earned three straight multiple-point game on 3/23 vs. Chilliwack … Registered a post-season games (3g, 3a) from 3/13-3/20, including a season-high high nine-game point streak from 4/4-4/27, tallying 12 two goals on 3/20 vs. Manitoba. points (5g, 7a) in those games …Recorded a post-season high four points (1g, 3a) on 4/10 vs. Seattle … Earned AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 168 points (77g, 91a) and a points in four-straight games from 5/5-5/11, registering four plus-56 rating in 203 career WHL games over three sea- points (1g, 3a) during that span … Ranked seventh over- sons with Vancouver from 2005-06 to 2007-08 … Added all among Memorial Cup skaters with three points (3g) in 41 points (20g, 21a) in 50 WHL post-season contests … five games … 2005-06: Appeared in 70 games during his 2007-08: Recorded a team-high and career-best 78 points rookie season with the Giants, recording 45 points (23g, (33g, 45a) in a career-high tying 70 games with the 22a) and 53 penalty minutes … Tied for fourth on the team Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League … in goals, ranked sixth in points and tied for seventh in Named Vancouver’s team captain prior to the start of the assists … Earned a season-high four points (3g, 1a), season … Honored as the Giants Most Valuable Player … including his first-career WHL hat trick, on 2/15 at Spokane Led his team in goals and tied for the team lead in assists … Recorded two six-game point streaks from 2/12-2/24 … Tied for 14th overall in the WHL in goals and was 14th (5g, 4a) and 12/9-12/27 (6g, 2a) …Tallied 14 points (6g, in points … Was tied for seventh in the WHL in shorthand- 8a) in 18 post-season contests … Posted his first-career ed goals (3) and ranked 11th in power play goals (14) … WHL post-season points with two assists on 3/29 at Prince Tied for fifth in the league with eight game-winning tallies George … Tallied a post-season high four points (3g, 1a) … Scored a season-high two goals on seven occasions … and his first-ever playoff hat trick on 4/1 vs. Prince George Opened the season with a six-game point streak from … Added two assists in five Memorial Cup contests. 9/21-10/5, posting eight points (5g, 3a) in that span … Recorded four-straight multiple-point games from 12/2- PERSONAL: Lists winning the 2007 Candian Hockey 12/14, tallying eight points (2g, 6a) in those games … League’s Memorial Cup Championship with the Vancouver Posted a season-high 10-game point streak (7g, 5a) from Giants as his most memorable hockey moment ... Was 12/29-1/16 … Tallied a season-high five points (2g, 3a) on teammates with Thrashers 2009 first-round selection 2/6 at Portland … Recorded points in eight-consecutive Evander Kane for two seasons with Vancouver ... Was a games from 2/15-2/29, posting 17 points (4g, 13a) in that fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs growing up and idolized for- stretch, including two-consecutive four-point outings on mer Leaf forward Doug Gilmour. 2/17 and 2/20 … Earned a season-high four assists on 2/17 vs. Chilliwack … Ranked seventh on the Giants with CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in seven points (5g, 2a) in 10 WHL playoff games … Tied for the third round, 67th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2004-05 Brooks AJHL 59 16 20 36 41 ------2005-06 Vancouver WHL 70 23 22 45 53 14 - - - - - 18 6 8 14 8 2006-07 Vancouver WHL 63 21 24 45 32 26 - - - - - 22 9 11 20 14 2007-08 Vancouver WHL 70 33 45 78 69 16 - - - - - 105276 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 20000000018:11 ----- Chicago AHL 77 23 25 48 23 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (1 season) 20000000018:11 -----

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DREW MACINTYRE GOALTENDER HT: 6-2 WT: 190 CATCHES: Left BORN: June 24, 1983 Charlottetown, P.E.I.

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 55 games with Milwaukee 3/8 at Toronto … Posted a 1-0 record in one post-season (AHL), posting a 34-15-4 record with four shutouts, a 2.30 appearance with Manitoba … 2006-07: Appeared in 41 GAA and a .921 save percentage … Led the league in games during his first season in Manitoba (AHL), earning wins, ranked fifth in GAA and was sixth in save percentage a 24-12-2 record with three shutouts, a 2.17 GAA and a … Named to the AHL’s Second All-Star Team … Earned .922 save percentage … Ranked third in the AHL in GAA his first shutout of the season with a 27-save performance and fourth in save percentage … Posted a 4-6 record with on 11/21 at Iowa … Posted a six-game winning streak from one shutout and a 1.99 GAA in 11 Calder Cup Playoff 12/26-1/13, registering one shutout, a 1.50 GAA and a games … 2005-06: Split season between Toledo (ECHL) .947 save percentage in those games … Made 32 saves and Grand Rapids (AHL) … Earned a 24-7-2 record with for his third shutout of the season on 1/20 vs. Quad City … two shutouts and a 2.06 GAA in 33 regular-season games Recorded his fourth shutout of the season on 3/6 vs. Iowa with Toledo … Appeared in six ECHL post-season games, … Earned a 7-4 record with one shutout, a 1.65 GAA and earning a 5-1 record … Led ECHL goaltenders in GAA a .931 save percentage in 11 AHL playoff games … (2.00) and tied for third in save percentage (.924) during Posted four straight wins to sweep Rockford in the first the 2006 Kelly Cup Playoffs … Posted an 8-4-0 record with round, from 4/16-4/21, earning a 1.00 GAA and a .963 a 2.91 GAA in 13 regular-season AHL games … Went 3-1 save percentage in those games … Earned a shutout in with a 1.62 GAA in five Calder Cup Playoff games with Game Six of the Western Conference Semifinals on 5/11 Grand Rapids … 2004-05: Played in 24 games with Grand vs. Houston. Rapids (AHL), posting a 7-8-0 record with one shutout and a 2.69 GAA … Also appeared in two ECHL games with PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in two NHL games Toledo … 2003-04: Made his professional debut with with Vancouver, posting a 0-1-0 record with a 2.95 GAA Toledo (ECHL), earning a 6-4-0 record in 11 games … and a .864 save percentage … Earned a 91-49-8 record Missed the majority of the season with a thigh injury. with nine shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and a .919 save percent- age in 155 career AHL games with Grand Rapids, AMATEUR CAREER: Earned a 73-87-13 record with Manitoba and Milwaukee … Posted a 15-11 record with seven shutouts, a 3.29 GAA and a .900 save percentage one shutout, a 1.82 GAA and a .929 save percentage in 28 in 188 career over four QMJHL seasons with Sherbrooke career Calder Cup Playoff games … 2007-08: Registered from 1999-00 to 2002-03. a 25-18-2 record with two shutouts, a 2.32 GAA and a .921 save percentage in 46 appearances with Manitoba (AHL) PERSONAL: Was a fan of current Stars assistant coach … Ranked fifth in the league in save percentage … Named and former NHL goaltender Andy Moog growing up ... Lists an AHL Second Team All Star … Earned his first win of the appearing in his first NHL game as his most memorable season with a 32-save shutout on 10/16 vs. Rochester … hockey moment. Earned his first career NHL recall on 12/11 and made his NHL debut with the Canucks on 12/13 at SJ … Re- CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Detroit in the assigned to Manitoba on 12/17 … Made a season-high 47 fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft … saves on 1/13 at San Antonio … Recalled by Vancouver Acquired by Vancouver from Detroit for future considera- for the second time on 1/28 … Appeared in his second tions on Sept. 12, 2006 … Signed by Nashville as a free NHL game on 1/29 vs. DAL … Returned to Manitoba on agent on July 1, 2008 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free 1/30 … Registered his second shutout of the season on agent on July 6, 2009. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 1999-00 Sherbrooke QMJHL 24 10 7 2 1253 67 0 3.21 ------2000-01 Sherbrooke QMJHL 48 17 22 3 2552 139 4 3.27 4 0 4 238 19 0 4.78 2001-02 Sherbrooke QMJHL 55 15 34 3 3028 201 1 3.98 ------2002-03 Sherbrooke QMJHL 61 31 24 5 3515 161 2 2.75 12 5 7 767 52 0 4.07 2003-04 Toledo ECHL 11 6 4 0 574 25 0 2.61 ------2004-05 Grand Rapids AHL 24 7 8 0 1049 47 1 2.69 ------Toledo ECHL 2 0 1 0 87 6 0 4.12 ------2005-06 Grand Rapids AHL 13 8 4 0 681 33 0 2.91 5 3 1 260 7 0 1.62 Toledo ECHL 33 24 7 2 1981 68 2 2.06 6 5 1 360 12 0 2.00 2006-07 Manitoba AHL 41 24 12 2 2290 83 3 2.17 11 4 6 633 21 1 1.99 2007-08 Vancouver NHL 2 0 1 0 61 3 0 2.95 ------Manitoba AHL 46 25 18 2 2736 106 2 2.32 1 1 0 31 2 0 3.93 2008-09 Milwaukee AHL 55 34 15 4 1419 122 4 2.30 11 7 4 655 18 1 1.65 NHL Totals (1 season) 2 0 1 0 61 3 0 2.95 ------

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PETER MANNINO GOALTENDER HT: 6-1 WT: 190 CATCHES: Right BORN: Feb. 17, 1983 Farmington Hills, Michigan

2008-09 SEASON: Earned a 1-1-0 record in his first three third in wins … Named to the WCHA Third All-Star Team career NHL games with the NY Islanders … Appeared in and the WCHA All-Tournament Team … Recorded a sea- 34 games with Bridgeport (AHL), posting a 17-12-2 record son-high seven-game win streak from 12/7-1/11, posting with one shutout, a 2.94 GAA and a .900 save percentage one shutout with a 2.01 GAA and a .929 save percentage … Appeared in nine ECHL games with Utah, posting a 4- in those games … 2006-07: Registered a 8-6-2 record with 3-2 record with a 2.73 GAA and a .918 save percentage … three shutouts, a 2.29 GAA and a .919 save percentage in Earned his first professional victory on 10/19 vs. 18 games … Ranked second in the WCHA in winning per- Philadelphia … Recorded his first career shutout on 10/25 centage (.667) and third in save percentage … 2005-06: at Worcester … Posted four straight wins from 10/19-11/1, Earned a 12-8-1 record with one shutout, a 2.71 GAA and registering one shutout, a 2.01 GAA and a .937 save per- a .904 save percentage in 22 games for Denver … Was centage … Made his NHL debut with the Islanders on named a preseason Second-Team All-American by the 11/28 at BOS … Made an AHL season-high 43 saves in a College Hockey News … 2004-05: Earned an 18-4-1 4-3 overtime victory on 12/7 at Lowell … Assigned to Utah record with five shutouts, a 2.19 GAA and a .927 save per- (ECHL) on 2/5 and appeared in nine games with the centage in 23 games during his freshman season … Grizzles … Returned to Bridgeport on 2/23 … Posted a Helped lead Denver to the 2005 NCAA National season-high tying four-game win streak from 3/6-3/22, Championship … Named the NCAA Frozen Four Most earning a 3.00 GAA and a .901 save percentage in those Outstanding Player after posting a 1.50 GAA and a .966 games … Appeared in three Calder Cup Playoff games save percentage … Set the school’s all-time freshman with the Sound Tigers, earning a 1-2 record … Collected record for shutouts. his first professional post-season win on 4/19 at Wilkes- Barre/Scranton. PERSONAL: Resides in Michigan during the off-season ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends and playing AMATEUR CAREER: Earned a 63-32-5 record with 15 tennis in his spare time ... Lists earning his first NHL victo- shutouts, a 2.36 GAA and a .917 save percentage in 103 ry and capturing the 2005 NCAA National Championship career games with the University of Denver (WCHA) from with Denver as his most memorable hockey moments ... If 2004-05 to 2007-08 … Holds Denver’s all-time shutout he wasn’t a hockey player, would have liked to have record, ranks second in school history in save percentage, worked in the medical field. and is third in wins and GAA … 2007-08: Posted a 25-14- 1 record with six shutouts, a 2.27 GAA and a .917 save CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by the Islanders as a percentage in a career-high 40 games for the Pioneers … free agent on July 3, 2008 … Signed by the Thrashers as Tied for the NCAA Division I lead in shutouts and tied for a free agent on July 6, 2008.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 2003-04 Tri-City USHL 38 26 7 0 1988 70 5 2.11 ------2004-05 Denver WCHA 21 16 4 1 1224 46 2 2.25 ------2005-06 Denver WCHA 22 12 8 1 1241 56 1 2.71 ------2006-07 Denver WCHA 18 8 6 2 1021 39 3 2.29 ------2007-08 Denver WCHA 40 25 14 1 2302 87 6 2.27 ------2008-09 NY Islanders NHL 3 1 1 0 133 10 0 4.51 ------Bridgeport AHL 34 17 12 2 1959 96 1 2.94 3 1 2 189 10 0 3.18 Utah ECHL 9 4 3 2 133 10 0 2.73 ------NHL Totals (1 season) 3 1 1 0 133 10 0 4.51 ------

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TOMAS POSPISIL RIGHT WING HT: 6-0 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Aug. 25, 1987 Sumperk, Czech Republic

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 48 American Hockey high nine-game point streak (7g, 9a) from 10/20-11/11 … League games with Albany and Chicago, recording six Tied his career-high with four points (2g, 2a) on 3/4 vs. points (2g, 4a) … Also appeared in two ECHL games with Windsor … Tied for the team lead with six points (1g, 5a) Gwinnett, earning three points (2g, 1a) … Tallied two in four post-season games … Led the team in playoff points (1g, 1a) in 31 games with Chicago from 10/11-2/6 … assists ... 2005-06: Made his North American debut with Made his season debut with the Wolves on 10/11 at Sarnia, registering 55 points (25g, 30a) and a career-high Houston … Scored his first goal of the year on 12/14 vs. 61 penalty minutes in a career-best 60 games … Ranked San Antonio … Reassigned to Gwinnett on 3/3 … Made third on the Sting in both goals and assists … Tied for third his ECHL season debut and earned two points (1g, 1a) on among OHL rookies in goals, ranked fourth in points and 3/6 vs. Charlotte … Appeared in 17 games with the Albany was sixth in assists … Ranked second on the team in River Rats from 3/13-4/11, recording four points (1g, 3a). points … Scored a team-high 16 power play goals … Earned three multiple-goal games and three multiple- PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded eight points (2g, assist games … Collected 13 multiple-point games, includ- 6a) in 59 AHL games with Chicago and Albany … Earned ing his first-career OHL hat trick on 9/30 vs. Windsor … 44 points (20g, 24a) in 56 ECHL games with Gwinnett … Registered a career-best five-game goal streak (6g, 2a) Appeared in eight Kelly Cup Playoff (ECHL) games with from 10/9-10/22. Gwinnett, posting five points (2g, 3a) … 2007-08: Posted two assists in 11 games with Chicago … Made his AHL EUROPEAN CAREER: Registered 62 points (33g, 29a) debut on 10/6 at Houston …Earned his first-career AHL and 84 penalty minutes in 85 career games over three point (1a) on 10/19 vs. Rockford … Earned 41 points (18g, seasons with Trinec’s junior team from 2002-03 to 2004-05 23a) in 54 games with Gwinnett during his first profession- … 2004-05: Split season between Trinec of the Czech al season … Made his ECHL debut after being reassigned Republic Extraleague and its junior team, going scoreless from Chicago (AHL) on 11/22 vs. Texas … Registered a in 14 games with the Trinec … Tallied a team-leading 37 season-high three assists on 12/28 at Augusta … Scored points (19g, 18a) and 44 penalty minutes in 38 games with a season-high two goals on 2/2 vs. South Carolina … its junior club … 2003-04: Earned 52 points (24, 28a) in 41 Matched his season-high with three points (1g, 2a) on 3/26 games with Trinec’s Under-17 team. at Florida … Posted five points (2g, 3a) in eight ECHL post-season contests … Recorded his first post-season INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Represented the Czech points with two points (1g, 1a) on 4/8 vs. Charlotte. Republic in International competition twice … Scoreless in five games for the Czech Republic at the 2007 World AMATEUR CAREER: Played two seasons with Sarnia Junior Championships … Helped the Czech Republic to a (OHL), registering 122 points (54g, 68a) and 99 penalty fourth-place finish at the 2005 Under-18 World minutes in 115 games … 2006-07: Finished fifth on the Championships. Sting with 38 assists and 67 points in 55 games … Tied for third on the team with 29 goals … Finished fourth on the PERSONAL: Lists being drafted by the Thrashers as his team in power play goals (12) … Set career-highs in most memorable hockey moment … Jaromir Jagr was his points, goals and assists … Posted 14 multiple-point favorite player growing up … Enjoys playing soccer and games, seven multiple-assist games and four multiple- spending time with his family in his spare time. goal games … Set a career-high with four points (2g, 2a) on 10/28 vs. Brampton … Matched his career-high with CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in three assists on 11/11 at Plymouth … Recorded a career- the fifth round, 135th overall, of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 HC Trinec Czech U-17 41 24 28 52 44 ------20112 HC Trinec Czech Jr. 2 0 0 0 0------20000 2003-04 HC Trinec Czech U-17 3 3 3 6 14 ------552726 HC Trinec Czech Jr. 45 14 11 25 40 ------21120 2004-05 HC Trinec Czech 14 0 0 0 0------HC Trinec Czech Jr. 38 19 18 37 44 ------541527 2005-06 Sarnia OHL 60 25 30 55 61 ------2006-07 Sarnia OHL 55 29 38 67 38 ------41564 2007-08 Chicago AHL 11 0 2 2 2------Gwinnett ECHL 54 18 23 41 18 ------82356 2008-09 Chicago AHL 31 1 1 2 14 ------Albany AHL 17 1 3 4 4------Gwinnett ECHL 2 2 1 3 2------

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PAUL POSTMA DEFENSE HT: 6-3 WT: 190 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Feb. 22, 1989 Red Deer, Alberta

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 84 points (23g, 61a) in 70 to Calgary … Earned a season-high two assists on 10/8 at games for the (WHL) … Set new career Kamloops … Posted three points (2g, 1a) on 11/16 at highs in points, goals, assists and plus/minus (plus-67) … Moose Jaw … Earned a season-high three assists on 12/5 Led the WHL in plus/minus rating, ranked fourth in assists vs. Prince Albert … Collected a career-high four points (2g, and tied for 11th in overall points … Set franchise records 2a) on 1/4 vs. Kootenay … Added 10 points (6g, 4a) in 16 for goals by a defenseman and plus/minus … Nominated WHL playoff games for Calgary … Recorded three points for the Memorial Trophy, given annually to the (1g, 2a) in Calgary’s first post-season game on 3/21 vs. league’s top defenseman and was selected to the WHL’s Moose Jaw … Scored a playoff-high two goals on 4/9 vs. Eastern Conference First All-Star Team … Established a Swift Current … 2006-07: Appeared in 70 games with the season high with three assists on 10/4 vs. Kamloops … , recording 24 points (5g, 19a) … Earned points in five consecutive games from 10/16- Ranked 11th on team and third among defensemen in 10/25, posting seven points (2g, 5a) during that stretch … points … Posted career-high four points (3g, 1a) on 3/16 Recorded six points (2g, 4a) over a three-game stretch vs. Moose Jaw … Recorded seven points (3g, 4a) during from 11/15-11/28 … Earned a nine-game point streak from a four-game point streak from 3/10-3/17 … Added one 12/9-1/3, collecting 11 points (4g, 7a) during that span … assist in six WHL post-season contests … 2005-06: Posted a career-high 14-game point streak from 1/11-2/10, Recorded 11 points (2g, 9a) in 58 games during his rook- earning 28 points (10g, 18a) in those games … Scored a ie season with the Broncos … Posted a season-high two season-high two goals on 1/16 vs. Vancouver … Collected points (2a) on 2/28 vs. Lethbridge … Registered three a career-high tying four points (1g, 3a) on 1/25 vs. Regina points (3a) in two games from 2/26-2/28 … 2004-05: Made … Added 13 points (5g, 8a) in 18 WHL post-season his WHL debut, appeared in four games with Swift Current. games, while helping the Hitmen advance to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive season … PERSONAL: Lists going to the Western Hockey League Scored a playoff-high two goals on 4/3 vs. Lethbridge … Finals with Calgary in 2008 as his most memorable hock- Recorded a post-season high three points (1g, 2a) on 4/17 ey moment ... Resides in Calgary in the off-season ... vs. Brandon. Enjoys camping and fishing in his spare time ... If he was not playing hockey, would like to be a SCUBA instructor ... AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 161 points (44g, 117a) in Was a fan of defenseman Scott Niedermayer growing up. 270 career WHL games with Swift Current and Calgary … Added 24 points (11g, 13a) in 44 WHL post-season con- CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in tests … 2007-08: Began the season with the Swift Current the seventh round, 205th overall, of the 2007 NHL Entry Broncos and appeared in two games before being traded Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2004-05 Red Deer AMHL 36 6 5 11 24 ------Swift Current WHL 40000------2005-06 Swift Current WHL 58 2 9 11 6------40000 2006-07 Swift Current WHL 70 5 19 24 42 ------60110 2007-08 Swift Current WHL 20002------Calgary WHL 66 14 28 42 30 ------16 6 4 10 4 2008-09 Calgary WHL 70 23 61 84 28 ------18 5 8 13 10

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MATT SIDDALL RIGHT WING HT: 6-2 WT: 210 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Sept. 24, 1984 N. Vancouver, British Columbia

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 40 games with the season contests on 3/21 and 3/22 … 2006-07: Tied for Gwinnett Gladiators (ECHL), recording 37 points (17g, third on Northern Michigan with 20 points (4g, 16a) in 37 20a) and 153 penalty minutes … Earned one assist in two games … Ranked third on the club in assists … Led the Kelly Cup Playoff games with Gwinnett … Recorded one Wildcats with 107 penalty minutes … Recorded a three- assist in 20 AHL games with the Chicago Wolves … game point streak (3g, 3a) from 10/14-10/21 … Tallied a Ranked third on the Gladiators in goals and was fifth in season-high three points (1g, 2a) on 10/21 at Nebraska- points … Made his professional debut with Chicago on Omaha … Recorded three multiple-point games, which all 10/17 at Quad City … Reassigned to Gwinnett on 11/10 … came over a four-game span from 10/20-10/28 … Tied his Made his ECHL debut and scored his first-career goal on career-best with two assists on 10/28 vs. Ohio State … 11/14 vs. Charlotte … Recorded points in three straight Earned three assists over a four-game stretch from 2/23- games from 11/19-11/22, recording four points (2g, 2a) 3/3 … 2005-06: Finished with 12 points (6g, 6a) in 36 during that span, including two goals on 11/22 vs. games with the Wildcats … Recorded two power play Mississippi … Earned a season-high three assists on 12/7 goals … Ranked third on the team with 72 penalty minutes vs. Charlotte … Called up to Chicago on 12/11 and … Earned assists in consecutive games from 10/21-10/22 appeared in two games before being reassigned to … Tallied two points (1g, 1a) over consecutive contests Gwinnett on 12/21 … Recorded six points (3g, 3a) over from 11/12-11/18 … Scored two goals over a four-game three games from 1/9-1/17 … Returned to Chicago on 2/11 span from 12/10-12/30 … Recorded his first power play … Recorded his first AHL point with one assist on 3/7 at goal of the season on 1/20 vs. Notre Dame … Set a Houston … Returned to the Gladiators lineup on 3/13 at career-high with two assists on 1/21 vs. Notre Dame … South Carolina … Recorded his first career hat trick and a Earned three points (1g, 2a) during a two-game span from season-high four points (3g, 1a) on 3/15 vs. Florida. 1/20-1/21 … Collected three points (2g, 1a) over a four- game stretch from 2/18-3/10 … 2004-05: Tallied eight AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 76 points (32g, 44a) in 147 points (4g, 4a) and 62 penalty minutes in 33 games at career games over four seasons at Northern Michigan Northern Michigan … Finished fifth on the Wildcats in (CCHA) from 2004-05 to 2007-08 … Played two seasons penalty minutes … Ranked second among team’s fresh- of junior hockey in the British Columbia Hockey League men in games, points, goals and assists … Made his col- (BCHL) from 2002-03 to 2003-04, posting 111 points (47g, legiate debut on 10/15 at St. Cloud State … Scored his 54a) and 325 penalty minutes in 102 games … 2007-08: first collegiate goal on 10/16 at St. Cloud State … 2003-04: Ranked second on Northern Michigan (CCHA) with a Collected 61 points (25g, 36a) and 216 penalty minutes in career-high 36 points (18g, 18a) in 41 games … Was tied 45 games with Powell River (BCHL) … Set BCHL career- for second on the Wildcats in goals and assists, and led highs in points, goals, assists and penalty minutes … the team with 118 penalty minutes … Set career-highs for Ranked third on the team in points … Tied for second on goals and assists … Recorded four power play goals and the team in goals and was fourth in assists … 2002-03: two shorthanded tallies … Tied for the team lead with four Posted 50 points (22g, 28a) and 109 penalty minutes in a game-winning goals … Earned four points (2g, 2a) during career-best 57 games with Langley (BCHL). a five-game stretch from 11/23-12/14 … Earned assists in three-straight games (3a) from 12/29-1/5 … Posted points PERSONAL: Lists being drafted and signed by the (3g, 3a) in five-consecutive games from 2/1-2/15 … Set a Thrashers as his most memorable hockey moment ... Was season-high with two goals on 2/9 vs. Michigan State … teammates with Thrashers defenseman Posted a season-high four points (1g, 3a) on 2/22 vs. for two seasons at Northern Michigan ... Enjoys traveling, Nebraska-Omaha … Matched his season-high with two doing yoga and playing squash in his spare time. goals on 2/23 vs. Nebraska-Omaha …Registered a sea- son-high seven-game point streak (7g, 5a) from 2/22-3/9 CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in … Collected four points (2g, 2a) over the final two regular- the ninth round, 270th overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2002-03 Langley BCHL 57 22 28 50 109------2003-04 Powell River BCHL 45 25 36 61 216------742610 2004-05 Northern Mich. CCHA 33 4 4 8 62 ------2005-06 Northern Mich. CCHA 36 6 6 12 72 ------2006-07 Northern Mich. CCHA 37 4 16 20 107------2007-08 Northern Mich. CCHA 41 18 18 36 118 ------2008-09 Chicago AHL 20 0 1 1 19 ------Gwinnett ECHL 40 17 20 37 153------20116

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TIM STAPLETON CENTER HT: 5-9 WT: 160 SHOOTS: Right BORN: July 9, 1982 La Grange,

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded 79 points (28g, 51a) in 2007-08: Appeared in 55 games with Jokerit Helsinki, 70 games with the (AHL) and scored recording 62 points (29g, 33a) … Led the team in goals one goal in four NHL games with the Toronto Maple and ranked second in points and assists … 2006-07: Leafs … Led the Marlies in points, goals and assists Recorded 48 points (19g, 29a) in 56 games with Jokerit and ranked second on the team with eight power play Helsinki … Tied for second on the team in goals and goals … Tied for sixth in the AHL in assists and seventh assists, and ranked third in points. in points … Scored one goal in his season debut on 10/10 vs. Binghamton … Earned four assists over a AMATEUR CAREER: Played four seasons of college two-game span from 10/26-10/31 … Posted six points hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth from (2g, 4a) over three games from 11/19-11/22 … 2002-03 to 2005-06, posting 152 points (63g, 89a) in Collected a season-high three assists on 12/7 at 162 games ... 2005-06: His senior season at Hamilton … Registered a five-game assist streak (7a) Minnesota-Duluth, recorded 30 points (14g, 16a) in 39 from 1/2-1/23 … Earned a season-high six-game point games ... Led the team in points, tied for first in goals streak (7g, 4a) from 2/7-2/18 … Scored a career-high and tied for second in assists ... 2004-05: In 38 games, four goals on 2/8 vs. Grand Rapids … Earned his first tallied a collegiate career high 19 goals and added 20 NHL recall on 2/26 and made his NHL debut that night assists ... Ranked second on the team in scoring and at NYI … Scored his first NHL goal in his second game assists and tied for first in goals ... 2003-04: In a colle- on 2/28 at OTT … Re-assigned to the Marlies on 3/4 … giate career high 43 games, tallied 16 goals and 25 Tied his season-high with four points (2g, 2a) on 3/4 vs. assists for 41 points for Minnesota-Duluth ... Finished Providence … Earned six points (4g, 2a) over two third on the team in points ... 2002-03: His freshman games from 4/8-4/10 … Scored two goals in six Calder season at Minnesota-Duluth, set career highs with 28 Cup Playoff games with the Marlies. assists and 42 points while adding 14 goals in 42 games ... Led the team in points and assists. PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 84 points (28g, 56a) in 79 career AHL games with Toronto and Portland PERSONAL: Spends his off-seasons in Chicago ... … Appeared in 10 Calder Cup Playoff games, scoring Lists playing in his first NHL game as his favorite hock- two goals … Scored one goal in four NHL games with ey memory ... Enjoys playing golf in his spare time ... Toronto … 2005-06: Made his professional debut at the Lists former Red Wings forward as his conclusion of his collegiate career, recording five favorite player growing up ... Lists The Usual Suspects assists in nine regular-season games with the Portland as his favorite movie. Pirates (AHL) … Also appeared in four post-season games with Portland. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Toronto as a free agent on June 6, 2008 … Acquired by the EUROPEAN CAREER: Tallied 110 points (48g, 62a) in Thrashers from Toronto with Pavel Kubina for Garnet 111 career games with Jokerit Helsinki in Finland … Exelby and Colin Stuart on July 1, 2009.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 Green Bay USHL 52 7 15 22 8------41234 2001-02 Green Bay USHL 61 24 36 60 10 ------7 4 7 11 0 2002-03 Minn-Duluth WCHA 42 14 28 42 6------2003-04 Minn-Duluth WCHA 43 16 25 41 18 ------2004-05 Minn-Duluth WCHA 38 19 20 39 6------2005-06 Minn-Duluth WCHA 39 14 16 30 4------Portland AHL 90554------40002 2006-07 Jokerit Finland 56 19 29 48 24 ------10 6 4 10 8 2007-08 Jokerit Finland 55 29 33 62 36 ------14 9 8 17 8 2008-09 Toronto NHL 41010-3000915:05 ----- Toronto AHL 70 28 51 79 26 ------62022 NHL Totals (1 season) 41010-3000915:05 -----

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BRETT STERLING LEFT WING HT: 5-8 WT: 175 SHOOTS: Left BORN: April 24, 1984 Los Angeles, California

2008-09 SEASON: Scored one goal in six NHL games over AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 184 points (108g, 76a) two stints with the Thrashers … Recorded 39 points (16g, and 210 penalty minutes in 150 games over four seasons 23a) in 52 AHL games with the Chicago Wolves … Tied for with Colorado College … Was the fifth player in Colorado fourth on the Wolves in goals and ranked fifth in points … College history to score 100 goals … His 56 power play Began the season with Atlanta and scored a goal in his goals are the most of any player in WCHA history … 2005- season debut on 10/24 at DET … Appeared in two games 06: Ranked third in the WCHA, fifth in the nation and led with the Thrashers before being assigned to Chicago on Colorado College with 55 points (31g, 24a) in 41 games … 11/7 … Recalled by the Thrashers on 3/14 and appeared in Ranked third in the nation and second in the WCHA in three games before being sent to the Wolves on 3/19. goals … Tied for the NCAA and WCHA lead with 17 power play goals … Set a career-high with eight game-winning PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Tallied four points (2g, 2a) in goals, which ranked second in NCAA and WCHA … 19 NHL games with Atlanta … Recorded 207 points (110g, Recipient of the Thayer Tutt Award as the team MVP, M.B. 97a) in 199 career AHL games with Chicago … 2007-08: Hopper Award as the club’s top scorer and the Van Diest Recorded three points (1g, 2a) in 13 games over two stints Award, given annually to the school’s top student-athlete in with the Thrashers during his first NHL season … Tallied 71 the senior class … Selected to the All-America West First points (38g, 33a) in 70 regular-season contests with the Team … 2004-05: Ranked second among all NCAA Chicago Wolves (AHL) … Ranked second on the Wolves in Division I players with 63 points (34g, 29a) with Colorado regular-season scoring … Ranked second on the team and College … Topped all Division I players in goals and power third in the AHL in goals … Ranked second on Chicago with play goals (18) … Earned the Tigers Tony Frasca Award as 15 power play goals … Led the AHL with 10 game-winning team playoff MVP … Named Outstanding Player of the tallies … Named to the AHL’s Second All-Star Team … WCHA Final Five Tournament … Named to the All-America Made his NHL debut on 10/5 vs. WSH … Recorded his first West First Team … Named a WCHA First-Team All-Star … NHL point (1a) on 10/13 vs. NJ … Scored his first NHL goal One of three finalists for the Hobey Baker Memorial Trophy on 10/20 at TB … Reassigned to the Wolves on 11/5 after … 2003-04: Finished third on Colorado College with 28 beginning the season with the Thrashers … Scored one points (16g, 12a) in 30 games … Led the Tigers with 16 goal in the 2008 AHL All-Star Classic on 1/28 … Appeared goals and was tied for first on the team with seven power in three games for the Thrashers after being recalled on play goals … 2002-03: Ranked fourth among WCHA fresh- 1/31 … Added nine points (4g, 5a) in 16 post-season men and fourth on the team with 38 points (27g, 11a) … games, while helping the Wolves to the 2008 Calder Cup Named to the WCHA All-Rookie Team … Won the Bob Championship … 2006-07: Finished fourth in the AHL, led Johnson Award as Colorado’s top freshman. league rookies and ranked second on Chicago with 97 points (55g, 42a) in 77 games … Selected as an AHL First- INTERNATIONAL CAREER: Led the U.S. to a Gold Medal Team All-Star … Selected to the AHL’s All-Rookie Team … at the 2004 World Junior Championships, tallying three Recipient of the Dudley “Red” Garrett Award as the AHL goals in six games … Helped the U.S. to a fourth-place fin- Rookie of the Year … Led the AHL in goals to become the ish at the 2003 World Junior Championships … Helped the league’s first rookie to do so since 1989 … Earned the U.S. Under-18 team capture its first-ever Gold Medal at the AHL’s Willie Marshall Award as the league’s top goal scor- 2002 Under-18 World Championships. er … Became the fifth rookie in AHL history to score at least 50 goals … Led the league with 25 power play goals … Led PERSONAL: Teammates with Thrashers prospect Joey team with seven game-winning tallies … Made his AHL Crabb at Colorado College … Born in Los Angeles, but debut on 10/7 at Peoria … Scored his first AHL goal on grew up in Pasadena. 10/13 at Milwaukee … Named the AHL Rookie of the Month for November … Named MVP of the 2007 AHL All-Star CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Thrashers in Classic … Recorded 12 points (7g, 5a) in 15 playoff games. the fifth round, 145th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2000-01 USNTDP U-17 60 36 26 62 66 ------2001-02 USNTDP U-18 50 29 19 4 36 ------2002-03 Colorado Coll. WCHA 36 27 11 38 30 ------2003-04 Colorado Coll. WCHA 30 16 12 28 40 ------2004-05 Colorado Coll. WCHA 43 34 29 63 74 ------2005-06 Colorado Coll. WCHA 41 31 24 55 66 ------2006-07 Chicago AHL 77 55 42 97 96 ------15 7 5 12 24 2007-08 ATLANTA NHL 13 1 2 3 14 -2 0 0 0 14 12:23 ----- Chicago AHL 70 38 33 71 116 ------1645918 2008-09 ATLANTA NHL 6 1 0 1 2 -3 0 0 0 11 13:53 ----- Chicago AHL 52 17 22 39 84 ------NHL/Thrashers Totals (2 seasons) 19 2 2 4 16 -5 0 0 0 25 12:51 -----

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ANTHONY STEWART RIGHT WING HT: 6-2 WT: 235 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Jan. 5, 1985 LaSalle, Quebec

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 59 games with the Florida Earned his only NHL point of the year (1a) 1/20 at WSH Panthers, earning seven points (2g, 5a) … Collected his and was re-assigned to Rochester that day … Earned one first point of the season with an assist on 11/2 at ATL … more NHL recall on 1/26 and was returned on 2/5 … Earned his only multiple-point game of the season (1g, 1a) Added two goals in six post-season games with the on 11/6 at LA … Skated in a season-high 12:33 of ice time Amerks … 2005-06: Earned three points (2g, 1a) in 10 on 12/6 vs. BOS … Recorded points in back-to-back games during his first NHL season with the Panthers … games (1g, 1a) on 2/10 and 2/12 … Scored his second Added five points (2g, 3a) in four AHL games with goal of the year on 2/12 at CAR. Rochester … Earned his first-career NHL recall on 10/18 and made his NHL debut that night at NJ, recording one PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Recorded 12 points (4g, 8a) assist … Scored his first career NHL goal in his second in 105 career NHL games with Florida … Appeared in 130 game on 10/20 at FLA … Scored his second NHL goal on career American Hockey League games with San Antonio 11/9 vs. NYR … Missed the majority of the season with a and Rochester, posting 66 points (29g, 37a) … Added two wrist injury … 2004-05: Appeared in 10 AHL games with goals in six AHL post-season games … 2007-08: Earned San Antonio following the completion of his junior career, one assist in 26 NHL games with Florida and posted 31 posting three points (1g, 2a). points (13g, 18a) in 54 AHL games with Rochester … Ranked seventh on Rochester in points … Recorded a AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 238 points (118g, 120a) season-high three points (2g, 1a) in his season debut with in 248 career Ontario Hockey League games with the Americans on 10/5 vs. Syracuse … Earned his first Kingston from 2001-02 to 2004-05 … 2004-05: Posted 67 NHL recall of the season on 10/15 and made his season points (32g, 35a) in 62 games with Kingston … Led the debut with Florida the next night at MTL … Appeared in team in points, tied for the team lead in goals and ranked five games during his first stint with Florida and returned to third in assists … 2003-04: Appeared in 53 games with the Amerks on 10/29 … Recalled by Florida on 11/6 … Kingston, earning 58 points (35g, 23a) … Finished second Returned to the AHL on 11/9 … Collected a season-high on the team in goals and ranked fourth in points … Added five-game point streak (3g, 6a) from 11/16-11/30, record- seven points (3g, 4a) in five post-season contests … ing two points in four of those contests … Earned his third Ranked second on the team in post-season points … NHL recall on 12/1 and appeared in seven games before 2002-03: Registered a career-high 70 points (32g, 38a) in being re-assigned on 12/23 … Recalled by the Panthers 68 games … Led the Frontenacs in points and goals, and for the fourth time on 12/27 … Earned his only NHL point ranked third in assists … 2001-02: Earned 43 points (19g, of the season with one assist on 12/28 vs. MTL … 24a) in 65 games during his rookie OHL campaign … Returned to Rochester on 12/29 … Was recalled by the Ranked second on the team in points, tied for second in Panthers twice more during the regular season (1/3 and goals and ranked third in points. 2/5) … 2006-07: Recorded one assist in 10 NHL games with the Panthers … Appeared in 62 AHL games with PERSONAL: Was a fan of Mario Lemieux growing up in Rochester, posting 27 points (13g, 14a) … Began the sea- Quebec ... Spends his off-seasons in Florida ... Lists win- son with the Amerks, earning his first points (1g, 1a) on ning the World Junior Championships with Canada in 2005 10/21 at Toronto … Earned his first NHL recall of the sea- as his favorite hockey memory. son on 12/19 and made his season debut with the Panthers that night at TOR … Re-assigned to the Amerks CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Florida in the on 12/22 … Recalled by Florida for one game on 1/4 … first round, 25th overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft … Recalled by the Panthers for the third time on 1/15 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free agent on July 13, 2009. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2001-02 Kingston OHL 65 19 24 43 12 ------10000 2002-03 Kingston OHL 68 32 38 70 47 ------2003-04 Kingston OHL 53 35 23 58 76 ------53477 2004-05 Kingston OHL 62 32 35 67 70 ------San Antonio AHL 10 1 2 3 14 ------2005-06 Florida NHL 10 2 1 322100167:13 ----- Rochester AHL 42350------2006-07 Florida NHL 10 0 1 12100086:51 ----- Rochester AHL 62 13 14 27 64 ------62022 2007-08 Florida NHL 26 0 1 1 0 -1 0 0 0 21 6:08 ----- Rochester AHL 54 13 18 31 61 ------2008-09 Florida NHL 59 2 5 7 34 -6 0 0 0 56 7:38 ----- NHL Totals (4 seasons) 105 4 8 12 38 -4 1 0 0 101 7:09 -----

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MIKE VERNACE DEFENSE HT: 6-2 WT: 210 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 26, 1986 Toronto, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 12 NHL games with the AMATEUR CAREER: Recorded 124 points (23g, 101a) in and recorded 17 points (3g, 14a) in 138 career Ontario Hockey League games with the 65 American Hockey League games with the Lake Erie from 2003-04 to 2005-06 … 2005-06: Monsters … Began the season in Lake Erie and earned Set career highs with 72 points and 62 assists in 68 games his first point of the season (1a) in his second game on with Brampton … Scored 10 goals … Led team defense- 10/12 vs. Toronto … Posted his first multiple-point game men and tied for second overall on the team in points … (1g, 1a) on 11/9 vs. Hamilton … Collected a season-high Made his season debut with the Battalion on 9/23 vs. two assists on 2/7 at Grand Rapids … Tied his season- Barrie … Recorded a season-high five points (1g, 4a) on high with two points (1g, 1a) on 2/21 at Grand Rapids … 12/11 vs. Sarnia … Registered a season-high eight-game Earned his first career NHL recall on 3/16 … Made his point streak from 3/4-3/19, earning 16 points (2g, 14a) in NHL debut with the Avalanche on 3/17 at MIN … Finished those contests … Added six points (1g, 5a) in 11 OHL the season with Colorado, appearing in 12 games and post-season games … Earned two assists in his second averaging 19:39 of ice time. playoff game on 3/26 vs. Belleville … Scored his first post- season goal on 3/29 … 2004-05: Earned 50 points (12g, PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 12 games with 38a) in 68 games with Brampton … Led team defensemen the Colorado Avalanche … Earned 58 points (7g, 51a) in and ranked fifth overall in points … Ranked fourth on the 174 career AHL games with Albany and Lake Erie … team in assists … His 12 goals marked an OHL career Tallied 14 points (3g, 11a) in 24 games with the Arizona best … Scored a season-high two goals on 10/8 at Sault Sundogs of the … 2007-08: St. Marie … Tied his season-best with two goals on 10/17 Registered 29 points (3g, 26a) in 79 games with the Lake vs. Barrie … Earned a season-high six-game point streak Erie Monsters during his first full AHL campaign … Made (1g, 7a) from 2/3-2/17 … Added four points (2g, 2a) in six his debut with the Monsters on 10/6 vs. Grand Rapids, post-season contests … 2003-04: Appeared in his first two recording two assists in that game … Earned one assist in career OHL games with Brampton, recording two points his second game with the team on 12/12 vs. Toronto … (1g, 1a) … Earned his first point (1a) in his OHL debut on Recorded a three-game assist streak (3a) from 11/23- 2/29 vs. Kingston … Scored his first OHL goal in his next 11/30 … Tallied a season-high two assists on 12/8 vs. game on 3/14 vs. Belleville … Recorded five points (2g, Rockford … Tied his season-high with two assists on 1/1 3a) in 11 post-season contests with the Battalion … Made at Manitoba … Posted points in back-to-back games (1g, his OHL playoff debut on 3/21 vs. Ottawa and earned one 1a) from 1/9-1/11 … Registered a two-game assist streak assist in that game … Scored his first career OHL playoff (2a) from 1/26-1/31 … Earned points in a season-high goal on 3/28 vs. Ottawa. tying three straight games from 2/8-2/14, tallying four points (1g, 3a) in those games … Tied a season-high with PERSONAL: Resides in Toronto in the off-season ... In his two assists on 2/9 vs. Grand Rapids … Matched his sea- spare time, enjoys reading, watching sports and playing son-high with assists in three straight games (3a) from golf and tennis ... Lists his favorite hockey memory as 3/18-3/21 … 2006-07: Made his professional debut, playing in his first NHL game. appearing in 24 games with the Arizona Sundogs of the CHL, posting 14 points (3g, 11a) … Also tallied 12 points CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by San Jose in the (1g, 11a) in 30 AHL games with the … sixth round, 201st overall, of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft … Made his AHL debut with Albany on 12/29 vs. Hershey … Acquired by Colorado from San Jose for a sixth-round Posted his first AHL points with two assists on 12/31 at selection (Patrick Zackrisson) in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft Bridgeport … Collected points in a career-high five straight on June 1, 2006 … Signed by the Thrashers as a free games from 12/31-1/12, recording six points (1g, 5a) dur- agent on July 30, 2009. ing those contests. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2003-04 Bramalea OPJHL 33 3 12 15 16 ------Brampton OHL 2 1 1 2 0------112358 2004-05 Brampton OHL 68 12 38 50 42 ------62240 2005-06 Brampton OHL 68 10 62 72 54 ------111566 2006-07 Albany AHL 30 1 11 12 35 ------Arizona CHL 24 3 11 14 20 ------2007-08 Lake Erie AHL 79 3 26 29 59 ------2008-09 Colorado NHL 12 0 0 0 8 -5 0 0 0 9 19:39 ----- Lake Erie AHL 65 3 14 17 52 ------NHL Totals (1 season) 12 0 0 0 8 -5 0 0 0 9 19:39 -----

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NOAH WELCH DEFENSE HT: 6-4 WT: 220 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Aug. 26, 1982 Brighton, Massachusetts

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 40 NHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton … Appeared in his first pro game Florida and Tampa Bay, recording two points (1g, 1a) … with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 10/5 vs. Bridgeport … Also tallied three assists in seven American Hockey Earned his first-career NHL recall on 3/24 and made his League games with the Rochester Americans … Began NHL debut that night vs. NYI, recording one assist … the season in Florida, earning two points (1g, 1a) in 23 Scored his first career NHL goal and earned his first multi- contests … Appeared in 14 games during his first stint with ple-point game (1g, 1a) on 3/26 vs. MTL … Collected the Panthers from 10/11-12/4 … Scored his first goal of the points (1g, 3a) in his first three NHL games … Returned to season on 11/2 at ATL … Assigned to Rochester on 12/4 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton for the playoffs and appeared in 11 … Recalled by the Panthers on 12/18 … Acquired by the post-season games, scoring one goal. Tampa Bay Lightning on 3/4 … Made his Lightning debut on 3/6 vs. STL … Appeared in 17 games with Tampa Bay. AMATEUR CAREER: Registered 76 points (23g, 53a) in 129 games with Harvard University (ECAC) from 2001-02 PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 73 career NHL to 2004-05 … 2004-05: Appeared in 34 games with the games with Pittsburgh, Florida and Tampa Bay, recording Crimson, posting 18 points (6g, 12a) … Named to the nine points (4g, 5a) … Tallied 59 points (16g, 43a) in 122 NCAA First All-American Team and the ECAC First All-Star career AHL games with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and Team … Ranked second among Crimson defensemen in Rochester … 2007-08: Appeared in four games with the points, goals and assists … 2003-04: As a junior, recorded Florida Panthers before injuring his shoulder … Missed the 19 points (6g, 13a) in 34 games … Led all Harvard remainder of the regular-season with a shoulder injury … defensemen in points, goals and assists … 2002-03: Set 2006-07: Split the season among four teams: Pittsburgh career highs in points (28) and assists (22) in 34 games … (NHL), Florida (NHL), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) and Scored six goals … Led all team defensemen in points, Rochester (AHL) … Began the season in Wilkes- goals and assists … 2001-02: Recorded 11 points (5g, 6a) Barre/Scranton where he tallied 21 points (5g, 16a) in 27 in 27 games as a freshman … Ranked second among games … Recalled by Pittsburgh on 10/23 and made his team defensemen in points, goals and assists. season debut with the Penguins the next night on 10/24 vs. NJ … Earned his first assist of the season on 10/28 at PERSONAL: Resides in Boston during the off-season ... PHI and scored a goal in his next game on 11/1 at LA … Lists his most memorable hockey moment as assisting on Returned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on 12/4 … Recalled by John LeClair’s 400th NHL goal ... His cousin, Mike Welch, Pittsburgh for the second time on 1/11 … Appeared in four pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1998 sea- games before returning to the AHL on 1/21 … Acquired by son ... Lists Ray Bourque as his favorite player growing up. the Florida Panthers on 2/27 … Made his season debut with Florida’s AHL affiliate, the Rochester Americans, on CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Pittsburgh in the 3/23 at Houston … Recalled by the Panthers on 4/6 and second round, 54th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft … made his debut with the team that night at TB, scoring one Acquired by Florida from Pittsburgh for Gary Roberts on goal … Returned to Rochester for the Calder Cup Playoffs, Feb. 27, 2007 … Acquired by Tampa Bay from Florida with recording two assists in six games vs. the Hamilton a third-round selection (later traded to Detroit – Detroit Bulldogs … 2005-06: Made his professional debut, earn- selected Andrej Nestrasil) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft for ing four points (1g, 3a) in five NHL games with Pittsburgh on March 4, 2009 … Signed by the … Added 29 points (9g, 20a) in 77 AHL games with Thrashers as a free agent on July 13, 2009. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM +/- PP SH GW S ATOI GP G A PTS PIM 2001-02 Harvard ECAC 27 5 6 11 56 ------2002-03 Harvard ECAC 34 6 22 28 70 ------2003-04 Harvard ECAC 34 6 13 19 58 ------2004-05 Harvard ECAC 34 6 12 18 86 ------2005-06 Pittsburgh NHL 513420000517:24 ----- Wikes-Barre AHL 77 9 20 29 99 ------1110118 2006-07 Pittsburgh NHL 22 1 1 2 2210001413:34 ----- Florida NHL 210123000418:08 ----- Wilkes-Barre AHL 27 5 16 21 24 ------Rochester AHL 11 2 4 6 21 ------602212 2007-08 Florida NHL 40007100008:04 ----- 2008-09 Florida NHL 23 1 1 2 11 -5 0 0 0 11 16:45 ----- Tampa Bay NHL 17 0 0 0 14 -4 0 0 0 22 10:56 ----- Rochester AHL 703310------NHL Totals (4 seasons) 73 4 5 9 58 -4 0 0 0 45 12:12 -----

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2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT JIMMY BUBNICK 6th ROUND, 155th OVERALL CENTER HT: 6-2 WT: 195 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Jan. 19, 1991 Esterhazy, Saskatchewan

2008-09 SEASON: Ranked fifth on the (WHL) with 57 points (25g, 32a) in 72 games … Ranked fourth on the team in goals … Tallied his first points of the season with a season-high two goals on 9/20 at Chilliwack … Set a season-high with three points (2g, 1a) on 9/27 at Kelowna … Recorded a career-high 10-game point streak, tallying 16 points (5g, 11a) during that stretch … Posted a season-high three assists on 1/10 at Chilliwack … Tied a season-high with three points (1g, 2a) on 1/17 at Portland … Earned seven points (3g, 4a) over a five-game stretch from 2/27-3/8 … Added one assist in four post-season games with the Blazers.

AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 85 points (34g, 51a) in 138 career WHL games with the Kamloops Blazers … Recorded one assist in eight post-season games … 2007-08: Appeared in 64 games with Kamloops during his first-full WHL season, posting 27 points (9g, 18a) … Scored his first career WHL goal and added an assist for his first WHL multiple-point game on 10/26 vs. Kelowna … Tallied a season-high four points (1g, 4a) on 12/14 at Prince George … Appeared in his first four post-season games with Kamloops … 2006-07: Made his WHL debut, recording one assist in two games with Kamloops … Appeared in his first WHL game on 12/29 vs. Moose Jaw and recorded an assist in that contest … Posted 70 points (33g, 37a) in 41 games with the Saskatoon Contacts of the Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2006-07 Saskatoon SMHL 41 33 37 70 32 ----- Kamloops WHL 20110 ----- 2007-08 Kamloops WHL 64 9 18 27 24 40004 2008-09 Kamloops WHL 72 25 32 57 41 40116

2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT 4th ROUND, 120th OVERALL DEFENSE HT: 6-2 WT: 210 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 9, 1991 Hamilton, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 67 games with the (OHL), earning 12 points (2g, 10a), a plus-11 rating and 111 penalty minutes … Led the team in penalty minutes and ranked second in plus/minus rating … Made his season debut with the Storm on 9/19 vs. Sault St. Marie … Scored his first goal of the year on 10/10 vs. Niagara … Called for a season-high seven penalty minutes on 10/23 at Windsor … Earned a season-high plus-3 rating on 12/12 vs. Plymouth … Recorded two assists over a three-game span from 12/12-12/14 … Registered assists in back-to-back games on 12/30 and 1/2 … Tied a season-high with seven penalty minutes on 2/16 vs. London … Added three assists in four post-sea- son games with Guelph … Made his OHL post-season debut on 3/21 at Saginaw … Recorded assists in each of his first three playoff games (3a) from 3/21-3/24.

AMATEUR CAREER: Earned 12 points (2g, 10a) and 125 penalty minutes in 98 career games with the Guelph Storm (OHL) … 2007-08: Made his OHL debut, appeared in 31 games with the Storm … Appeared in his first career OHL game on 9/21 vs. Sault St. Marie ... 2006-07: Recorded 63 points (21g, 42a) and 166 penalty minutes in 60 games with the Mississauga Reps of the Greater Toronto Hockey League (GTHL).

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2006-07 Mississauga GTHL 60 21 42 63 166 ----- 2007-08 Guelph OHL 31 0 0 0 14 ----- 2008-09 Guelph OHL 67 2 10 12 111 40338

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2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT 2nd ROUND, 34th OVERALL LEFT WING HT: 6-3 WT: 205 SHOOTS: Right BORN: Jan. 28, 1991 Goteborg, Sweden

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 35 games for Frolunda Jr. in Sweden, recording 26 points (13g, 13a) … Appeared in two post-season games with the Junior team … Added three points (2g, 1a) in 10 games with Frolunda’s Swedish Elite League team … Earned five points (4g, 1a) in three games with Frolunda’s Under-18 team and tallied four points (2g, 2a) in five post-season games … Saw action in eight games for Boras HC in Sweden’s Second Division, recording six points (4g, 2a) … Played for Sweden at the 2009 Under-18 World Championships, posting four points (2g, 2a) in six games.

EUROPEAN CAREER: Has spent the last three seasons with the Frolunda (Sweden) organization, mostly splitting time between their Under-18 team and their Junior division team … 2007-08: Recorded 43 points (19g, 24a) in 31 games with the Frolunda Under-18 team … Added three points (2g, 1a) in five post-season contests … 2006-07: Made his Frolunda organization debut, splitting time between the U-18 team and the junior team … Recorded four points (3g, 1a) in seven U-18 games and was held scoreless in two junior contests. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2006-07 Frolunda Swe-U18 73140 ----- Frolunda Swe-Jr. 20000 ----- 2007-08 Frolunda Swe-U18 31 19 24 43 22 52138 2008-09 Frolunda Swe-U18 34150 52242 Frolunda Swe-Jr. 35 13 13 26 34 20004 Boras HC Sweden-2 84262 ----- Frolunda Sweden 102130 -----

2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT LEVKO KOPER 7th ROUND, 185th OVERALL LEFT WING HT: 6-0 WT: 180 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Oct. 5, 1990 Edmonton, Alberta

2008-09 SEASON: Earned 59 points (23g, 36a) and a plus-31 rating in 71 games with the of the Western Hockey League … Tied for the team lead in assists, tied for second in power play goals (eight) and ranked fourth in goals and points … Began the season with a career-high 11-game point streak from 9/18-10/17, recording 13 points (5g, 8a) during that span … Scored a career-high three goals on 11/1 vs. Kootenay … Earned a season-high three assists on 1/31 vs. Kootenay … Recorded a season-high four points (1g, 3a) on 2/14 vs. Edmonton … Added 10 points (3g, 7a) in 12 WHL post-season contests … Ranked second on the team in post-season assists and was third in points … Tied for the team lead with two power play goals … Recorded a playoff-high four points (2g, 2a) on 3/24 at Seattle.

AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 90 points (38g, 52a) in 190 career WHL games with the Spokane Chiefs … Added 19 points (7g, 12a) in 38 WHL post-season games, including winning the 2008 Memorial Cup Championship … 2007-08: Recorded 26 points (12g, 14a) in 69 games during his second season in Spokane … Added nine points (4g, 5a) in 21 post-season contests, while helping the Chiefs capture the 2009 Memorial Cup Championship … 2006-07: Recorded five points (3g, 2a) in 50 games for Spokane during his rookie WHL campaign … Made his WHL debut on 9/23 at Kootenay … Recorded his first career point (1a) on 11/18 vs. Kamloops … Scored his first goal on 2/24 vs. Portland. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2006-07 Spokane WHL 50 3 2 5 14 50000 2007-08 Spokane WHL 69 12 14 26 45 2145914 2008-09 Spokane WHL 71 23 36 59 57 12 3 7 10 6

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2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT 2nd ROUND, 45th OVERALL LEFT WING HT: 6-1 WT: 190 SHOOTS: Right BORN: April 16, 1991 Auburn, New York

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 55 games with the U.S. Under-18 team, recording 59 points (33g, 26a) … Led the team in points, goals, power play goals (13) and tied for the team lead in game-winning goals (five) … Ranked sixth on the team in assists … Appeared in 14 games against International Competition, posting 14 points (8g, 6a) … Earned 10 points (6g, 4a) in seven games with the U.S. at the Under-18 World Championships, helping to lead the team to the Gold Medal … Led the team in tournament goals and tied for second on the team in points … Recorded 27 points (12g, 15a) in 14 games against NAHL competition.

AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 139 points (81g, 58a) in 120 career games with the United States National Team Development Program from 2007-08 to 2008-09 … 2007-08: Split time between the U.S. Under-17 team and the Under- 18 program … Totaled 80 points (48g, 32a) in 65 games, including 12 points (11g, 1a) in seven games with the U-17 team and 34 points (20g, 14a) in 28 games for the U-18 program … 2006-07: Earned 54 points (26g, 28a) in 45 games with the of the Eastern Junior Hockey League … Named the EJHL Rookie of the Year.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2007-08 USNTDP NAHL 30 17 17 34 26 ----- USNTDP U-17 7 11 1 12 4 ----- USNTDP U-18 28 20 14 34 36 ----- 2008-09 USNTDP NAHL 14 12 15 27 28 ----- USNTDP U-18 41 21 11 32 79 -----

2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT ED PASQUALE 4th ROUND, 117th OVERALL GOALTENDER HT: 6-2 WT: 220 CATCHES: Left BORN: Nov. 20, 1990 Toronto, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 61 games with the of the Ontario Hockey League, posting a 32-21-6 record with a 3.02 GAA and a .911 save percentage … Appeared in the 2009 CHL Top Prospects Game and the 2009 OHL All-Star Classic … Named to the OHL’s Third All-Star Team … Ranked sixth in the OHL in wins and was ninth in save percentage … Appeared in eight post-season games, posting a 4-4 record with a 3.85 GAA and a .895 save percentage.

AMATEUR CAREER: Posted a 48-31-8 record with one shutout, a 3.08 GAA and a .908 save percentage in 91 career OHL games with Belleville and Saginaw … 2007-08: Split the season between Belleville and Saginaw, earning a 12-9-2 record with one shutout, a 3.25 GAA and a .894 save percentage in 23 total games … Began the season in Belleville, posting a 4-4-2 record with one shutout, a 2.90 GAA and a .900 save percentage in 10 games … Appeared in 13 games following a mid-season trade to Saginaw, registering an 8-5-0 record with a 3.54 GAA and a .890 save percentage … Saw action in two post-season games with the Spirit … 2006-07: Made his OHL debut with Belleville, posting a 4-1-0 record with a 3.10 GAA and a .917 save percentage. CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L OT MINS GA SO GAA GP W L MINS GA SO GAA 2006-07 Wellington OPJHL 18 13 3 2 1091 35 1 1.92 ------Belleville OHL 7 4 1 0 367 19 0 3.11 ------2007-08 Belleville OHL 10 4 4 2 558 27 1 2.90 ------Saginaw OHL 13 8 5 0 661 39 0 3.54 2 0 1 97 5 0 3.09 2008-09 Saginaw OHL 61 32 21 6 3536 178 0 3.02 8 4 4 - 34 0 3.85

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2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT JORDAN SAMUELS-THOMAS 7th ROUND, 203rd OVERALL LEFT WING HT: 6-3 WT: 200 SHOOTS: Left BORN: May 28, 1990 Hartford, Connecticut

2008-09 SEASON: Appeared in 59 games for the of the United States Hockey League, earning 54 points (32g, 22a) … Led his team in goals and ranked second in points … Tied for third on the team in game-winning goals (four) and power play goals (seven) … Tied for third overall in the USHL in goals and 19th in points … Earned points in four straight games from 10/29-11/7, recording five points (2g, 3a) during that span … Registered a season-high seven game point streak from 11/12-11/28, posting 11 points (5g, 6a) in those contests … Tallied a season-high three points (1g, 2a) on 11/14 at Des Moines … Posted his first hat trick of the season on 1/2 vs. Tri-City … Tied a season-high with three points (2g, 1a) on 2/26 at Des Moines … Matched his season-high seven-game point streak (7g, 2a) from 3/21-4/4 … Added three points (2g, 1a) in three USHL post-season games.

AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied 65 points (40g, 25a) in 115 career USHL games with Waterloo from 2007-08 to 2008-09 … 2007-08: Earned 11 points (8g, 3a) in 56 games during his rookie USHL campaign … Made his USHL debut on 10/12 at Tri-City, scoring one goal in that game … Earned points in back-to-back games (1g, 1a) on 12/14 and 12/15 … Recorded three points (2g, 1a) over a four-game span from 2/23-3/1 … Tallied two assists in 11 post-season games with the Black Hawks … Made his USHL playoff debut on 4/11 vs. Cedar Rapids, earning one assist.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2007-08 Waterloo USHL 56 8 3 11 65 1102210 2008-09 Waterloo USHL 59 32 22 54 59 32132

2009 NHL ENTRY DRAFT CODY SOL 5th ROUND, 125th OVERALL DEFENSE HT: 6-4 WT: 215 SHOOTS: Left BORN: Feb. 11, 1991 Woodstock, Ontario

2008-09 SEASON: Recorded seven points (1g, 6a) and 128 penalty minutes in 66 games with the Saginaw Spirit of the Ontario Hockey League … Eanred one assist in the season-opening game on 9/17 vs. London … Was a plus-5 during the month of November, his best rating for any single month … Called for a season-high nine penalty minutes on 2/11 vs. Plymouth … Scored his lone goal of the season on 2/20 vs. Erie … Matched his season-high with nine penalty minutes on 3/1 at Windsor … Added two assists in eight OHL playoff games … Earned his first career post-season assist on 3/26 at Guelph.

AMATEUR CAREER: Tallied seven points (1g, 6a) and 132 penalty minutes in 78 career OHL games with the Saginaw Spirit … 2007-08: Appeared in 12 games with Saginaw for his first OHL action … Made his OHL debut on 9/19 vs. Sault St. Marie … Made his only post-season appearance on 3/27 vs. Sault St. Marie.

CAREER STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2007-08 St. Mary’s OJHL-B 20 2 2 4 30 ----- Saginaw OHL 12 0004 10000 2008-09 Saginaw OHL 66 1 6 7 128 802214

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CHICAGO WOLVES (AHL) CHICAGO WOLVES AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE 2301 RAVINE WAY GLENVIEW, IL 60025 847- 724-GOAL CHICAGOWOLVES.COM ALLSTATE ARENA

WOLVES STAFF DIRECTORY Chairman of the Board/Governor ...... Don Levin Vice Chairman ...... William “Buddy” Meyers Director ...... Seth Gold President ...... Mike Polisky Executive Vice President of Business Operations ...... Mike Berndt Senior Executive Vice President ...... Wane Messmer General Manager ...... Assistant General Manager ...... Bill Bentley Senior Advisor/Director of Hockey Operations ...... Gene Ubriaco Head Coach ...... Assistant Coach ...... Jason Christie Head Athletic Trainer ...... Kevin Kacer, A.T.C. Head Equipment Manager ...... Craig Kogut Skating and Skills Coach ...... Kenny McCudden Hockey Operations ...... Mike Nardella Hockey Operations Assistant ...... Norine Gillner Director of Media Relations ...... Elizabeth Casey Media Relations Coordinator ...... Justin Skelnik WOLVES 2009-10 SCHEDULE Oct. 3 Milwaukee Admirals Dec. 13 at Lake Erie Monsters Feb. 17 Oct. 9 at Manitoba Moose Dec. 18 at Rockford Ice Hogs Feb. 19 at Peoria Rivermen Oct. 10 at Manitoba Moose Dec. 19 Milwaukee Admirals Feb. 20 Houston Aeros Oct. 14 Rockford Ice Hogs Dec. 26 at Grand Rapids Griffins Feb. 21 San Antonio Rampage Oct. 16 at Rockford Ice Hogs Dec. 27 Rockford Ice Hogs Feb. 26 at Peoria Rivermen Oct. 17 Hamilton Bulldogs Dec. 30 Houston Aeros Feb. 27 at Milwaukee Admirals Oct. 23 Manitoba Bulldogs Dec. 31 at Peoria Rivermen Feb. 28 Rockford Ice Hogs Oct. 24 Jan. 2 Peoria Rivermen Mar. 3 at Toronto Marlies Oct. 28 Rockford Ice Hogs Jan. 6 at Hamilton Bulldogs Mar. 5 at Hamilton Bulldogs Oct. 31 at Jan. 9 Peoria Rivermen Mar. 6 Milwaukee Admirals Nov. 1 Rockford Ice Hogs Jan. 10 Toronto Marlies Mar. 7 Lake Erie Monsters Nov. 4 at Milwaukee Admirals Jan. 13 Milwaukee Admirals Mar. 12 Toronto Marlies Nov. 6 at Grand Rapids Griffins Jan. 14 at San Antonio Rampage Mar. 13 Houston Aeros Nov. 13 at San Antonio Rampage Jan. 15 at San Antonio Rampage Mar. 16 at Milwaukee Admirals Nov. 14 at Texas Stars Jan. 17 Peoria Rivermen Mar. 20 San Antonio Rampage Nov. 15 at Houston Aeros Jan. 22 at Milwaukee Admirals Mar. 21 San Antonio Rampage Nov. 20 at Rockford Ice Hogs Jan. 23 at Peoria Rivermen Mar. 24 at Peoria Rivermen Nov. 21 Peoria Rivermen Jan. 24 Grand Rapids Griffins Mar. 26 Texas Stars Nov. 22 Texas Stars Jan. 27 Houston Aeros Mar. 27 at Rockford Ice Hogs Nov. 25 Grand Rapids Griffins Jan. 29 at Grand Rapids Griffins Mar. 28 Texas Stars Nov. 27 Abbotsford Heat Jan. 30 Hamilton Bulldogs Mar. 31 at Houston Aeros Nov. 28 Manitoba Moose Feb. 4 at Abbotsford Heat Apr. 2 at Houston Aeros Dec. 2 at Rockford Ice Hogs Feb. 5 at Abbotsford Heat Apr. 3 at San Antonio Rampage Dec. 4 Lake Erie Monsters Feb. 9 Peoria Rivermen Apr. 7 Milwaukee Admirals Dec. 5 Texas Stars Feb. 12 at Texas Stars Apr. 9 at Milwaukee Admirals Dec. 11 at Toronto Marlies Feb. 13 at Texas Stars Apr. 14 Grand Rapids Griffins Dec. 12 at Lake Erie Monsters Feb. 14 at Houston Aeros

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WOLVES 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS POS. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW SHOTS SPCT RW 73 29 27 56 -13 82 12 0 4 198 14.6 RW Jeff Hamilton 50 16 37 53 -6 18902 1689.5 RW Spencer Machacek 77 23 25 48 10 23 13 0 2 201 11.4 D 37 6 19 25 -3 10202 817.4 (TOTALS) 70 14 31 45 -5 16703 1748.0 LW Brett Sterling 52 17 22 39 -4 84603 15311.1 D 37 3 20 23 -134200 565.4 (TOTALS) 61 4 31 35 -18 14300 914.4 C 55 13 20 33 -1 58420 7417.6 C Riley Holzapfel 73 13 19 32 8 38203 11411.4 C Matt Anderson 66 13 18 31 20 32022 12510.4 LW Jordan LaVallee 64 18 12 30 -14 94132 15711.5 RW 42 15 14 29 13 62632 11513.0 D Jamie Rivers 69 4 24 28 1 72301 924.3 D Anssi Salmela 2000-200005 0.0 (TOTALS) 40 8 16 24 -8 41301 1017.9 F Josh Soares 3000-220002 0.0 (TOTALS) 45 9 13 22 -4 32402 7112.7 D 54 0 22 22 17 72000 710.0 C 59 10 11 21 -6 31202 10010.0 LW Colin Stuart 42 9 6 15 -9 38211 999.1 D Arturs Kulda 57 1 14 15 7 59000 591.7 RW 41 6 5 11 1 10100 976.2 D Chad Denny 40 4 6 10 -2 24200 527.7 LW Mike Hamilton 30325-829001476.4 (TOTALS) 47 4 6 10 -14 35101 685.9 D Alex Brooks 50 0 10 10 8 58000 450.0 D Brian Sipotz 66257-736100603.3 D Jon Insana 19044416000190.0 (TOTALS) 30167322000224.5 D Tyson Marsh 29156829001166.3 D 50235-486011365.6 C Justin Taylor 14224-170001513.3 RW Mike Hoffman 61224-389000434.7 D Boris Valabik 11123821000911.1 C Rylan Kaip 42123-217001382.6 LW 520222000 1414.3 LW Tomas Pospisil 31112-414000273.7 D Zach Bogosian 5101-50100175.9 F Jordan Fox 100000000 1 0.0 (TOTALS) 6011-100004 0.0 D James Sanford 7011-460008 0.0 RW Matt Siddall 20011-219000210.0 G Ondrej Pavelec 4001104000 0 0.0 D Scott Marchesi 200000000 2 0.0 RW Danick Paquette 40002120004 0.0 G Brent Krahn 1300002000 0 0.0 G Dan Turple 1400000000 0 0.0 G Robert Gherson 1700002000 0 0.0 GOALTENDING GOALIE GP MIN AVG W L OTL SOL SHO GA SVS SPCT Brent Krahn 13 738 2.11 6 6 0 2 3 26 288 .917 Ondrej Pavelec 40 2417 2.58 18 20 2 3 34 104 1101 .914 Robert Gherson 17 966 2.73 9 6 0 0 13 44 392 .899 Dan Turple 14 699 2.92 5 8 0 0 4 34 296 .897

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GWINNETT GLADIATORS (ECHL) GWINNETT GLADIATORS ECHL P.O. BOX 957238 DULUTH, GA 30095 770-497-5100 GWINNETTGLADIATORS.COM THE ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER

GLADIATORS STAFF DIRECTORY Owners ...... Toby Jeffreys, Steve Chapman, Bill Davidson, Jay Gilbertson ...... Dan Hauck, Jim Pinard, Tom Sapitowicz, Gary Adams, Gary Hays Governor...... Toby Jeffreys President & General Manager / Alternate Governor...... Steve Chapman CFO ...... Bill Davidson Head Coach / Director of Hockey Operations ...... Jeff Pyle VP of Sales ...... Joe Gelderman VP of New Media Sales and Communications ...... Dustin Bixby Director of Marketing...... Chris Peace Director of Merchandise ...... Christina Johnson Director of Community Relations ...... Jim Hall Director of Ticket Sales ...... Doug Augis Director of Corporate Sales...... Mike Miller Account Executives ...... Tara Sipma, Jacob Russell, Keith Davis Account Executive/Broadcaster ...... Bob Mills Group Sales Executive ...... Bob McCaffrey Business Manager / Office Coordinator ...... Ashleighe Morgan-Sexton Athletic Trainer...... Danielle Ellis, ATC/L Equipment Manager...... Patrick "Hoops" Houlihan Director of Transportation ...... Joshua "Bubba" Simmons GLADIATORS 2009-10 SCHEDULE Oct. 17 Dec. 18 at Feb. 12 Charlotte Checkers Oct. 18 Wheeling Nailers Dec. 19 at Kalamazoo Wings Feb. 13 Charlotte Checkers Oct. 20 at Dec. 26 South Carolina Stingrays Feb. 14 Oct. 23 at South Carolina Stingrays Dec. 27 Florida Everblades Feb. 19 at South Carolina Stingrays Oct. 24 at South Carolina Stingrays Dec. 29 Florida Everblades Feb. 20 at Charlotte Checkers Oct. 30 Charlotte Checkers Jan. 1 at Charlotte Checkers Feb. 21 Florida Everblades Nov. 1 at Charlotte Checkers Jan. 2 Florida Everblades Feb. 24 at Kalamazoo Wings Nov. 6 Kalamazoo Wings Jan. 8 South Carolina Stingrays Feb. 26 at Kalamazoo Wings Nov. 7 Florida Everblades Jan. 9 South Carolina Stingrays Feb. 27 at Toledo Walleye Nov. 13 South Carolina Stingrays Jan. 10 at South Carolina Stingrays Mar. 4 at Florida Everblades Nov. 14 at South Carolina Stingrays Jan. 13 at Charlotte Checkers Mar. 5 at Florida Everblades Nov. 15 Jan. 15 at Charlotte Checkers Mar. 6 at Florida Everblades Nov. 21 at South Carolina Stingrays Jan. 16 South Carolina Stingrays Mar. 8 Nov. 22 at South Carolina Stingrays Jan. 18 Charlotte Checkers Mar. 11 at Charlotte Checkers Nov. 24 South Carolina Stingrays Jan. 22 at Florida Everblades Mar. 12 at Charlotte Checkers Nov. 26 Charlotte Checkers Jan. 23 at Florida Everblades Mar. 13 at Charlotte Checkers Nov. 28 Charlotte Checkers Jan. 27 at Mar. 19 Trenton Devils Nov. 29 at Charlotte Checkers Jan. 29 at Elmira Jackals Mar. 20 Trenton Devils Dec. 4 Elmira Jackals Jan. 30 at Elmira Jackals Mar. 24 Reading Royals Dec. 6 Charlotte Checkers Jan. 31 at Reading Royals Mar. 27 Florida Everblades Dec. 9 Trenton Devils Feb. 5 Toledo Walleye Mar. 28 Florida Everblades Dec. 11 at Wheeling Nailers Feb. 6 Toledo Walleye Mar. 31 Charlotte Checkers Dec. 12 at Feb. 9 at Florida Everblades Apr. 2 South Carolina Stingrays Dec. 13 at Wheeling Nailers Feb. 10 at Florida Everblades Apr. 3 South Carolina Stingrays

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GLADIATORS 2008-09 REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS POS. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW SHOTS SPCT F Jordan Fox 68 29 38 67 2 68755 17416.7 LW Pat Bateman 72 24 28 52 -11 124710 22410.7 C Dirk Southern 51 14 32 46 7 36611 1648.5 LW Adam Berti 39 10 24 34 2 16421 7713.0 (TOTALS) 68 13 30 43 -2 44521 12910.1 F Matt Siddall 40 17 20 37 -5 153411 15111.3 D Jeff Mason 71 14 22 36 -6 26700 1857.6 F Andy Brandt 72 10 21 31 -30 34230 2304.3 LW Travis Fuller 56 6 14 20 -17 29000 946.4 (TOTALS) 72 8 20 28 -24 47110 1226.6 C Brad Schell 27 9 18 27 -7 32601 1167.8 D Jean-Claude Sawyer 31 5 17 22 1 35100 885.7 (TOTALS) 37 6 19 25 0 41200 1095.5 RW Brandon Kaleniecki 35 12 12 24 -3 22610 9213.0 (TOTALS) 36 12 12 24 -2 24610 9312.9 LW Tom Zanoski 31 8 13 21 -6 47400 978.2 (TOTALS) 37 9 14 23 -10 55400 1038.7 F Daniel Sullivan 70 6 16 22 -32 164102 1025.9 D Scott Marchesi 67 10 11 21 -16 49310 1785.6 C Bruce Graham 29 10 10 20 -14 43601 1049.6 C Adam Hobson 623527010 1118.2 (TOTALS) 32 6 13 19 3 37121 738.2 D Brennan Turner 40 1 13 14 -8 70000 731.4 (TOTALS) 69 3 15 18 -7 157000 973.1 D Josh Engel 36 2 12 14 4 16200 573.5 C Bryson Busniuk 5000-400009 0.0 (TOTALS) 47 2 11 13 0 14000 593.4 D Mike Looby 35134-1430000402.5 (TOTALS) 75 4 8 12 -13 69100 984.1 C Bryan Esner 1636900111 476.4 D Chris Cava 46527-1089200707.1 F Myles Stoesz 43437-14158001537.5 D Jeff Dunne 28257-316000248.3 D Ryan Mahrle 8134-36100147.1 D Jim Jorgensen 2013416000 283.6 RW Tomas Pospisil 221332000 633.3 D Preston Briggs 28123-320000224.5 F Jeff Prough 6202-32100229.1 D Jim Jackson 302200000 6 0.0 D Chad Denny 210112000 714.3 F Marty Mjelleli 201100000 0 0.0 G Dan Turple 801109000 0 0.0 (TOTALS) 1001109000 0 0.0 D Brandon Gentile 13011-480006 0.0 G Charlie Effinger 200000000 0 0.0 G Kevin Regan 200000000 0 0.0 D Ryan Van Buskirk 200002000 1 0.0 D Brian Yandle 300012000 8 0.0 D Phil Youngclaus 11000-315000160.0 G Kevin Nastiuk 1700000000 0 0.0 G Josh Johnson 2500004000 1 0.0 (TOTALS) 2900006000 1 0.0 G Joe Fallon 2200006000 0 0.0 (TOTALS) 3500008000 0 0.0 GOALTENDING GOALIE GP MIN AVG W L OTL SOL SHO GA SVS SPCT Kevin Regan 2 120 2.50 1 0 0 0 0 5 47 .904 Kevin Nastiuk 17 1037 2.95 6 8 0 3 0 51 416 .891 Joe Fallon 22 1246 3.23 10 10 1 0 1 67 608 .901 Josh Johnson 25 1398 3.22 12 10 0 1 0 75 594 .888 Dan Turple 8 441 3.81 2 4 0 1 0 28 194 .874 Charlie Effinger 1 120 5.50 0 2 0 0 0 11 59 .843

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CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM C Bubnick, Jimmy 6-2 195 1/19/91 (Esterhazy, Sask.) Kamloops (WHL) 72 25 32 57 41 D Chiarot, Ben 6-2 210 5/9/91 (Hamilton, Ont.) Guelph (OHL) 67 2 10 12 111 LW Koper, Levko 6-0 180 10/5/90 (Edmonton, Alb.) Spokane (WHL) 71 23 36 59 57 C O’Dell, Eric 6-0 175 6/21/90 (Ottawa, Ont.) Sudbury (OHL) 65 33 30 63 55 RW Paquette, Danick 6-0 210 7/17/90 (Montreal, QC) Lewiston (QMJHL) 61 25 25 50 230 D Sol, Cody 6-4 215 2/11/91 (Woodstock, Ont.) Saginaw (OHL) 66 1 6 7 128

GOALTENDERS Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP W L OTL GAA G Carrozzi, Chris 6-3 185 3/2/90 (Ottawa, Ont.) St. Michael’s (OHL) 47 27 14 3 2.94 G Pasquale, Ed 6-2 220 11/20/90 (Toronto, Ont.) Saginaw (OHL) 61 32 21 6 3.02

EUROPEAN LEAGUES Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM C Enlund, Jonas 6-0 185 11/3/87 (Helsinki, Finland) Tappara Tampere (Finland) 58 11 16 27 26 LW Klingberg, Carl 6-3 205 1/28/91 (Goteborg, Sweden) Frolunda (Swe-U18) 3 4 1 5 0 Frolunda (Swe-Jr.) 35 13 13 26 34 Borus HC (Sweden-2) 8 4 2 6 2 Frolunda (Sweden) 10 2 1 3 0 LW Lasu, Nicklas 5-11 175 9/16/89 (Molndal, Sweden) Boras HC (Sweden) 21 4 6 10 35 HC Indians (Sweden) 14 3 1 4 4 Sweden (WJC) 6 2 0 2 2 C Lucenius, Niklas 6-0 190 5/3/89 (, Finland) Tappara Tampere (Finland) 46 6 5 11 32 Finland (WJC) 6 1 2 3 8 D Nikulin, Ilja 6-3 210 3/12/82 (Moscow, Russia) Ak Bars Kazan (Russia) 53 7 26 33 72 D Zubarev, Andrei 6-1 190 3/3/87 (, Russia) Mytishchi Atlant (Russia) 35 0 4 4 65

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM C Albert, John 5-10 180 1/19/89 (Cleveland, Ohio) Ohio State (CCHA) 41 11 28 39 20 C Leveille, Daultan 5-11 165 8/10/90 (St. Catharines, Ont.) Michigan State (CCHA) 38 9 8 17 12 C Martin, Jesse 5-11 170 9/7/88 (Edmonton, Alb.) Denver (WCHA) 36 10 13 23 34 LW Morin, Jeremy 6-1 190 4/16/91 (Auburn, N.Y.) USNTDP (NAHL) 14 12 15 27 28 USNTDP (U-18) 41 21 11 32 79 D O’Neill, Will 6-0 195 4/28/88 (Boston, Mass.) Maine (HE) 34 4 12 16 82 D Redmond, Zach 6-2 200 7/26/88 (Houston, Tex.) Ferris State (CCHA) 38 3 21 24 48 LW Samuels-Thomas, J. 6-3 200 5/28/90 (Hartford, Conn.) Waterloo (USHL) 59 32 22 54 59 RW Saponari, Vinny 6-0 180 2/15/09 (Powder Springs, Ga.) Boston University (HE) 40 7 8 15 35

GOALTENDERS Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP W L T GAA G Kangas, Alex 6-1 175 5/28/87 (Rochester, Minn.) Minnesota (WCHA) 35 17 11 6 2.79

UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM LW Morin, Jeremy 6-1 190 4/16/91 (Auburn, N.Y.) USNTDP (NAHL) 14 12 15 27 28 USNTDP (U-18) 41 21 11 32 79

UNITED STATES HOCKEY LEAGUE Pos. Player HT WT Birthdate (Birthplace) Team (League) GP G A PTS PIM LW Samuels-Thomas, J. 6-3 200 5/28/90 (Hartford, Conn.) Waterloo (USHL) 59 32 22 54 59

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