1st season with 3ICE...spent the past six seasons playing overseas, including the last four with HC Bolzano in the Italian League (ICEHL)...led team to the playoffs in each of the last four years, tallying 154 points in 171 total games...played the previous seven seasons in the AHL and ECHL, the last five with the Hershey Bears...totalled 117 points in 249 games with the Bears...started his pro career with two seasons in Elmira (ECHL), winning ECHL Rookie of the Year in 2011 and All-Star honors in both seasons..the Michigan-native played four years collegiately at Michigan State, appearing in 153 games for the Spartans.