Canadian ice hockey player
Made his international hockey debut for Team Canada at the 2008 World Hockey Championships.He contributed 7 points in 9 games, helping Canada to win a silver medal.
Won his second and third Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009 and 2016.
Previously played for the Atlanta Thrashers and Anaheim Ducks, the latter with whom he won a Stanley Cup in 2007.
Played Junior A in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) with the Melville Millionaires for two seasons before joining the NCAA college ranks with the Ferris State Bulldogs in 1999-2000.
Married Chicago native Maureen Pfeiffer in July 2008.
Has 3 children with his wife - Zachary James, born on 15 April 2009, Payton Marie, born on 5 April 2011 and Aubrey Ann, born on 26 January 2014.
Was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on 1 April 2003.
Earned a degree in marketing and business from Ferris State. While attending the school, he became a fan of Major League Baseballs Detroit Tigers.
Won one gold Olympic medal in 2014 in Sochi.
Attended Michael A. Riffel High School, graduating in 1997.
After a 79-point campaign in his senior year, he was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2003 (given to Peter Sejna), the same year Ferris State made it to the Division I Regional Finals, just missing out on the Frozen Four.
Is a professional ice hockey left winger and alternate captain for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL).
