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PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Registered 32 points (four goals, 28 assists) and 306 penalty minutes in 219 NHL games with Atlanta Thrashers have posted 109-83-27 record with him in lineup since 2002-03 season 2005-06: Tied career highs with nine assists and 10 points in 75 games with Atlanta Second among Thrashers defensemen and fourth overall with plus-11 rating Third among team�s defensemen with 75 penalty minutes Set career highs with three assists/points against Florida on March 6 Scored second NHL goal at Washington on April 17 Earned plus or even rating over final nine games, and was plus seven in that span Went plus or even in 57 out of 75 games overall, including plus rating 24 times Owned plus-13 rating over final 43 games after going minus-two through first 32 contests Team went 37-30-8 with him in lineup Topped team with 125 hits Led team or shared first in hits on 22 occasions Skated in 100th NHL game against Pittsburgh on Nov. 9 Missed two games with concussion from March 10-12, and season-opener at Florida Oct. 5 with leg bruise Made season-high six hits against Tampa Bay on Nov. 11Set season highs with 32 shifts against Detroit on Dec. 13, and 24:43 of ice time against New Jersey on Oct. 22 2004-05: Did not play 2003-04: Scored first NHL goal at New Jersey on Feb. 27 (Brodeur) ... Second on team with career-best 134 penalty minutes ... Led NHL rookies, shared 41st in league and set Thrashers rookie record with an average of 28.4 shifts per game ... Set career best with 42 shifts against Carolina on March 15 ... Skated in career-best 28:53 of ice time at Phoenix on Jan. 11 ... Reached at least 20 minutes of ice time on 36 occasions, including 25 or more minutes nine times After hitting the 20-minute mark only twice in the first 28 games, he reached that level in 33 of his final 43 games Skated in 30 or more shifts 32 times, including 40 or more on three occasions Led or shared team lead in shifts 10 times, and topped team in ice time twice ... Team was 32-28-7-4 with him in lineup, and 7-2-0-0 when he recorded a point Club was only 1-9-1-0 in those games without him in lineup Registered career-high, four-game assist/point streak from Dec. 3-10 (five assists) ... Set career highs with two assists/points against Anaheim on Dec. 5 ... Called for career-high 27 penalty minutes against Chicago on Oct. 18 Missed final three games of season from March 29-April 3 with flu-like symptoms; six games with hip contusion from Jan. 24-Feb. 3, and two games with an ankle injury from Feb. 5-10 2002-03: Spent final 15 games of season with Atlanta, notching two assists, 41 penalty minutes and an even rating after being recalled from Chicago (AHL) on March 11 Earned plus or even rating in nine out of final 10 games with Thrashers, and was plus-two in that span Notched first NHL point with assist at Columbus on March 22 Made NHL debut at New Jersey on March 11Thrashers finished 9-4-1-1 with him in lineup Notched one assist and ranked second on Chicago squad with 27 penalty minutes in nine playoff games Had nine points (three goals, six assists), plus-11 rating and 140 penalty minutes in 53 regular-season games for Wolves Missed 12 games from Jan.18-Feb. 12 with broken finger 2001-02: Spent first professional season with Chicago, helping Wolves capture Calder Cup, finishing with four assists and 49 penalty minutes in 25 playoff games Finished second among AHL defensemen, shared second among all league rookies and led all Wolves blue liners with plus-nine playoff rating Shared team and league lead with 17 minor penalties and ranked second on team with 49 penalty minutes in playoffs Finished second on Wolves and 15th in AHL with 257 penalty minutes in regular season Notched seven points (three goals, four assists) in 75 regular-season games, which topped team's rookies | 