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2005-06:
- Won gold medal with Canada at under-18 Junior World Cup in Europe in August.
- Led Regina defenceman in scoring (71-10-35-45) but posted minus-14, second worst on team.
- Finished ninth among all WHL blueliners in scoring.
- Tied for Regina team lead in playoff scoring (6-1-6-7) in first-round loss to Saskatchewan.
- Fourth-place Canada's top-scoring blueliner at world under-18 championship (7-1-3-4, 25 shots).
- Selected by Detroit with the second-to-last pick in the 2006 draft in Vancouver (212th overall).
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2006-07:
- Finished fourth in WHL defensemen scoring with Regina (71-14-48-62).
- Placed sixth in WHL with 31 power-play assists and 12th in total assists with 48.
- Maintained plus-14 rating, second-best on Regina (36-28-2-6, fifth in 11-team conference).
- Enjoyed productive two-round post-season (10-3-6-9, plus-2).
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2007-08:
- Represented Canada in the Canada-Russia Under-20 Super Series (7-2-2-4).
- Appeared in one NHL pre-season game with Red Wings before being sent back to junior.
- Served as captain of Regina in fourth WHL season and had notably strong start (25-11-15-26).
- Finished second in defence goal-scoring (20) and fourth in points (54).
- Scored 13 of 20 goals on power play and was a team-best plus-24.
- Won gold with Canada as third-pairing blueliner at the world junior championship (7-0-1-1, 13 shots).
- Appeared in six playoff games as in six-game first-round loss to Swift Current (6-1-3-4).
- Appeared in two exhibition games at Team Canada's training camp for the IIHF world championship.
- Signed three-year entry-level contract with Red Wings in May.
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2008-09:
- Appeared in one NHL pre-season game before being sent to Grand Rapids (AHL).
- Struggled to find his place in the lineup and was often a healthy scratch.
- Didn't produce much (61-3-11-14) but his struggles were mostly on the defensive end.
- Finished a minus-1 and had 71 shots on goal.
- Pushed out of the lineup completely in the playoffs, getting into just one of 10 games.
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2009-10:
- Appeared in two NHL pre-season games with Red Wings (2-0-0-0, minus-1).
- Returned to AHL with Grand Rapids for a second tour of duty.
- Put together bounce-back year (80-9-21-30, plus-7, 125 shots) with a struggling team.
- One of three 30-plus-point blueliners in Grand Rapids with Doug Janik (37) and Jakub Kindl (33).
- Logged top-four minutes and particularly impressive gains on the defensive end.
- Named to the Red Wings' second round of Black Aces for the NHL playoff run.
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