- Scored 17 points (7g/10a) in 45 games during his first full NHL season

- Posted career highs in games played, goals, assists, points, penalty minutes (32) and power-play goals (1)

- Recorded three, two-point games

- Placed second on the team in hits (120)

- Notched his first career assist on Jan. 24 at Toronto

- Was suspended for two games by the NHL for boarding Ben Lovejoy on Jan. 29 at Pittsburgh

- Scored his first goal as an Islander on Feb. 9 vs. Buffalo

- Signed a two-year, one-way contract extension on March 15

- Recorded his first fighting major (S Hartnell) and his first two-goal game on March 28 at Philadelphia

- Recorded his first career multi-assist game (2a) on Apr. 9 vs. Philadelphia

EJHL - MVP (2003) Hockey East All-Rookie Team (2004) Willie Marshall Award (AHL Top Goal-scorer) (2011) Signed as a free agent by Oklahoma City (AHL). July 9, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh, July 1, 2011. Signed as a free agent by NY Islanders, July 2, 2012.