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Letter of Marque
First Holes In The Ship
Article written by french sport journalist Evok
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Colorado Mammoths 3 || Halifax Raiders 1</div>
The tension was palpable in the Scotiabank Centre the night of the game. After a rough pre-season, the Raiders were looking for a fresh start and a chance at redemption. It was the first SMJHL game for many of the Raiders players, but the pressure got the best of them. Their dream sank at the end of the second period as the home team was unable to capitalize on the indiscipline of the Mammoths.
The first period started with a canon’s blow for the Raiders. Yuri Boyka Jr., the second round choice of the raiders in the SMJHL draft, won the first face-off of the game. The two teams went back and forth the ice until a shot by Downski was deflected in the net by Boyka Jr. The Raiders were up by one goal 5 minutes into the game. A few minutes later, Colorado’s Chase Byron was sent for two minutes into the penalty box for hooking. It was the first of many penalties given to the Mammoths that night. Unable to take the opportunity given to them, the Raiders also saw Alexander Zajac deceive the attention of their returning goaltender FourFour Jr and even the score soon after the middle of the period.
Soon after the start of the second period, it was the turn of Teddy Kesler to be sent to the Mammoths penalty box. The center had been saw right it the act of hooking by the referees. The Raiders spent the next two minutes facing the Penalty Kill unit of the Mammoths who prevented them to shoot on the goal more than three times. A few minutes after the end of Kesler penalty, the pressure was too much to take for Raiders’ Werenski who roughed up the Mammoths. The referees not appreciating the act sent the defenseman to the penalty box to reflect on his actions. The situation seems to have fuelled the Mammoths as, despite being unable to score on the following power play, they got enough momentum to quickly score two goals on Jordin FourFour Jr. putting them ahead by two goals before the end of the period. Both Zbyněk’S and Uedo’s shots found the net behind the goaltender in less than 30 seconds apart.
It was now do or die for the Raiders in the third period. They had to take every opportunity given to them in order to even the score and try to win this first regular season game. Unfortunately, three holes in Halifax’s ship was too much for the rookies. Even with the Mammoths’ penalties to Ruggeri for Slashing, Heikennin for Hooking and Von Hammersmark for Roughing in the first 10 minutes of the third period, the Raiders were unable to score even one goal on their power play. They had to go back to the locker room to patch their sinking ship instead of celebrating their plunder.
The unsung hero of the match for the Raiders was Bar Downski. Downski’s shot was at the right place at the right moment to be deflected by Boyka Jr. He also had the most shots on goal of the team with Six and played 21 minutes of the game.
Nevek Kove | RD | Quebec City Citadelles
Player Type: Stay-at-Home Defenseman
Height: 6'1" | Weight: 195 lbs
Number: 49
Birthplace: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Peak TPE: 1811 TPE
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Regular Season Stats :
S66 | QCC | GP:66 | G:07 | A:17 | P:24 | PIMs:18 | +/-:+12 | SB:061 | HIT:115
S67 | QCC | GP:66 | G:05 | A:17 | P:22 | PIMs:30 | +/-:+16 | SB:157 | HIT:099
S68 | QCC | GP:66 | G:04 | A:23 | P:27 | PIMs:26 | +/-:-23 | SB:203 | HIT:102
S69 | QCC | GP:66 | G:04 | A:22 | P:26 | PIMs:32 | +/-:+16 | SB:171 | HIT:079
S70 | MIN | GP:66 | G:04 | A:22 | P:26 | PIMs:29 | +/-:-08 | SB:268 | HIT:069
S71 | MIN | GP:66 | G:05 | A:07 | P:12 | PIMs:32 | +/-:-05 | SB:260 | HIT:041
S72 | MIN | GP:66 | G:07 | A:20 | P:27 | PIMs:40 | +/-:+05 | SB:292 | HIT:050
S73 | MIN | GP:66 | G:02 | A:28 | P:28 | PIMs:40 | +/-:+04 | SB:187 | HIT:069
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Post Season Stats :
S66 | QCC | GP:17 | G:00 | A:03 | P:03 | PIMs:04 | +/-:+00 | SB:024 | HIT:024
S67 | QCC | GP:21 | G:01 | A:07 | P:07 | PIMs:08 | +/-:+09 | SB:052 | HIT:028
S68 | QCC | GP:05 | G:00 | A:03 | P:03 | PIMs:02 | +/-:-05 | SB:015 | HIT:003
S69 | QCC | GP:25 | G:00 | A:07 | P:07 | PIMs:08 | +/-:+20 | SB:072 | HIT:045
S70 | MIN | GP:04 | G:01 | A:00 | P:01 | PIMs:02 | +/-:-07 | SB:019 | HIT:007
S71 | MIN | Did Not Qualify
S72 | MIN | Did Not Qualify
S73 | MIN | GP:05 | G:00 | A:02 | P:02 | PIMs:02 | +/-:-01 | SB:013 | HIT:005
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IIHF/WJC Stats :
S67 | ICE | GP:14 | G:02 | A:04 | P:06 | PIMs:08 | +/-:+10 | SB:018 | HIT:026
S68 | ICE | GP:13 | G:00 | A:00 | P:00 | PIMs:02 | +/-:-03 | SB:022 | HIT:003
S69 | BRI | GP:13 | G:02 | A:05 | P:07 | PIMs:08 | +/-:+02 | SB:014 | HIT:016
S69 | IRL | GP:12 | G:02 | A:03 | P:05 | PIMs:02 | +/-:+08 | SB:036 | HIT:011
S70 | IRL | GP:12 | G:00 | A:01 | P:01 | PIMs:04 | +/-:-06 | SB:027 | HIT:010
S71 | IRL | GP:15 | G:00 | A:08 | P:08 | PIMs:12 | +/-:+10 | SB:059 | HIT:017
S72 | IRL | GP:13 | G:01 | A:01 | P:02 | PIMs:10 | +/-:+00 | SB:048 | HIT:014
S73 | IRL | GP:13 | G:01 | A:04 | P:05 | PIMs:06 | +/-:+02 | SB:045 | HIT:011
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Contracts/Transactions:
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SMJHL Awards/Honors:
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British Isles WJC Medals:
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SHL Awards/Honors:
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Ireland IIHF Medals:
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Draft:
S66 | SMJHL Draft : Selected 28th overall by the Quebec City Citadelles
S67 | SHL Draft : Selected 1st overall by the Minnesota Monarchs
Elizabeth Doyle | G | Buffalo Stampede
Player Type: Goalie
Height: 5'9" | Weight: 179 lbs
Number: 27
Birthplace: Galway, Ireland
Peak TPE: 2145 TPE
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Regular Season Stats :
S50 | STL | GP:37 | W:16 | L:16 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.877 | GAA:3.50 | SO:00
S51 | STL | GP:46 | W:22 | L:18 | OTL:03 | SV%:0.890 | GAA:3.09 | SO:02
S52 | STL | GP:41 | W:23 | L:13 | OTL:04 | SV%:0.888 | GAA:2.84 | SO:01
S52 | BUF | GP:05 | W:02 | L:02 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.875 | GAA:3.22 | SO:00
S53 | STL | GP:38 | W:21 | L:15 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.904 | GAA:2.64 | SO:02
S54 | BUF | GP:44 | W:35 | L:07 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.913 | GAA:1.91 | SO:08
S55 | BUF | GP:44 | W:34 | L:10 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.916 | GAA:2.01 | SO:05
S56 | BUF | GP:44 | W:28 | L:16 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.919 | GAA:2.28 | SO:09
S57 | BUF | GP:53 | W:40 | L:11 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.926 | GAA:2.19 | SO:06
S58 | BUF | GP:54 | W:33 | L:17 | OTL:04 | SV%:0.924 | GAA:2.08 | SO:13
S59 | BUF | GP:54 | W:41 | L:10 | OTL:03 | SV%:0.903 | GAA:2.62 | SO:01
S60 | BUF | GP:55 | W:40 | L:09 | OTL:05 | SV%:0.909 | GAA:2.64 | SO:02
S61 | BUF | GP:54 | W:36 | L:16 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.915 | GAA:2.38 | SO:04
S62 | BUF | GP:52 | W:38 | L:14 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.904 | GAA:2.99 | SO:03
S63 | BUF | GP:54 | W:30 | L:20 | OTL:04 | SV%:0.917 | GAA:2.78 | SO:04
S64 | BUF | GP:54 | W:36 | L:16 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.915 | GAA:2.58 | SO:03
S65 | BUF | GP:55 | W:34 | L:16 | OTL:04 | SV%:0.915 | GAA:2.69 | SO:05
S66 | BUF | GP:54 | W:30 | L:22 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.892 | GAA:3.20 | SO:03
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Post Season Stats :
S50 | STL | GP:13 | W:07 | L:06 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.897 | GAA:3.09 | SO:00
S51 | STL | GP:12 | W:07 | L:03 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.891 | GAA:2.84 | SO:00
S52 | STL | GP:17 | W:09 | L:08 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.882 | GAA:3.18 | SO:02
S53 | STL | GP:14 | W:07 | L:06 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.913 | GAA:2.38 | SO:01
S54 | BUF | GP:13 | W:07 | L:05 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.923 | GAA:2.53 | SO:01
S55 | BUF | GP:17 | W:12 | L:05 | OTL:00 | SV%:.0927 | GAA:1.86 | SO:03
S56 | BUF | GP:23 | W:18 | L:08 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.910 | GAA:2.86 | SO:01
S57 | BUF | GP:17 | W:11 | L:06 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.923 | GAA:2.25 | SO:01
S58 | BUF | GP:21 | W:13 | L:07 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.905 | GAA:2.49 | SO:01
S59 | BUF | GP:19 | W:13 | L:03 | OTL:03 | SV%:0.920 | GAA:2.58 | SO:03
S60 | BUF | GP:22 | W:16 | L:04 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.926 | GAA:2.02 | SO:03
S61 | BUF | GP:09 | W:05 | L:04 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.923 | GAA:2.45 | SO:01
S62 | BUF | GP:09 | W:05 | L:04 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.920 | GAA:2.90 | SO:01
S63 | BUF | GP:12 | W:07 | L:04 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.926 | GAA:2.53 | SO:01
S64 | BUF | GP:11 | W:07 | L:04 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.907 | GAA:3.01 | SO:01
S65 | BUF | GP:18 | W:10 | L:07 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.922 | GAA:2.50 | SO:00
S66 | BUF | GP:16 | W:09 | L:06 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.913 | GAA:2.70 | SO:01
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IIHF/WJC Stats :
S49 | BRI | GP:17 | W:08 | L:09 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.855 | GAA:3.91 | SO:00
S50 | BRI | GP:08 | W:06 | L:01 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.904 | GAA:2.39 | SO:01
S50 | IRL | GP:02 | W:01 | L:01 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.939 | GAA:1.51 | SO:00
S51 | BRI | GP:11 | W:07 | L:04 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.926 | GAA:2.19 | SO:00
S51 | IRL | GP:04 | W:03 | L:01 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.917 | GAA:2.51 | SO:00
S52 | BRI | GP:09 | W:03 | L:01 | OTL:03 | SV%:0.865 | GAA:2.93 | SO:00
S52 | IRL | GP:07 | W:04 | L:02 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.931 | GAA:2.17 | SO:00
S53 | BRI | GP:04 | W:02 | L:01 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.915 | GAA:2.72 | SO:00
S53 | IRL | GP:05 | W:03 | L:02 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.909 | GAA:3.01 | SO:01
S54 | IRL | GP:12 | W:05 | L:06 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.909 | GAA:3.32 | SO:00
S55 | IRL | GP:09 | W:02 | L:04 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.915 | GAA:2.97 | SO:01
S56 | IRL | GP:13 | W:05 | L:06 | OTL:02 | SV%:0.927 | GAA:2.74 | SO:02
S57 | IRL | GP:10 | W:03 | L:07 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.914 | GAA:2.91 | SO:01
S58 | IRL | GP:09 | W:00 | L:09 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.892 | GAA:4.41 | SO:00
S59 | IRL | GP:11 | W:02 | L:09 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.914 | GAA:3.84 | SO:00
S60 | IRL | GP:11 | W:03 | L:07 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.920 | GAA:3.33 | SO:00
S61 | IRL | GP:10 | W:04 | L:06 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.929 | GAA:2.70 | SO:00
S62 | IRL | GP:13 | W:08 | L:05 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.935 | GAA:2.21 | SO:03
S63 | IRL | GP:11 | W:04 | L:06 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.898 | GAA:3.66 | SO:00
S64 | IRL | GP:12 | W:05 | L:06 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.906 | GAA:3.79 | SO:00
S65 | IRL | GP:12 | W:06 | L:06 | OTL:00 | SV%:0.936 | GAA:2.32 | SO:02
S66 | IRL | GP:15 | W:06 | L:08 | OTL:01 | SV%:0.922 | GAA:2.79 | SO:01
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Contracts/Transactions:
S50 | Signed 1y / $4M contract with St. Louis Scarecrows
S51 | Signed 2y / $5M contract with Buffalo Stampede
S53 | Signed 3y / $6M contract with the Buffalo Stampede
S56 | Signed 2y / $6M contract with the Buffalo Stampede
S57 | Opted out of S57 contract with the Buffalo Stampede
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SMJHL Awards/Honors:
1x Oriens Trophy (S52(STL))
1x All-SMJHL Second Team (S52)
2x All-Star Team (S52, S53)
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British Isles WJC Medals:
1x Silver Medal (S49)
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SHL Awards/Honors:
1x All Rookie Team (S54)
4x First All Star Team (S54, S55, S57, S58)
1x Ryan Jesster Trophy (S54)
2x Mike Honcho Trophy (S54, S55)
3x John McBride Trophy (S54, S57, S58)
3x President Trophy (S54(BUF), S55(BUF), S60(BUF))
5x Mathias Chouinard Trophy (S55(BUF), S56(BUF), S58(BUF), S59(BUF), S60(BUF))
1x Anton Razov Trophy (S55)
2x Challenge Cup (S55(BUF), S60(BUF))
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Ireland IIHF Medals:
1x Silver Medal (S65)
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Draft:
S50 | SMJHL Draft : Selected 5th overall by the St. Louis Scarecrows
S51 | SHL Draft : Selected 11th overall by the Buffalo Stampede
Oisín Fletcher | C/LW | "C" | New Orleans Specters
Player Type : Sniper
Height: 6'1" | Weight: 210 lbs
Number: 36
Birthplace: Québec City, Québec, Canada
Peak TPE: 2,048
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Regular Season Stats :
S35 | HAL | GP:50 | G:12 | A:17 | P:29 | PIMs:21 | Shots:129 | +/-:-15
S36 | HAL | GP:50 | G:21 | A:26 | P:47 | PIMs:08 | Shots:152 | +/-:+19
S37 | HAL | GP:50 | G:32 | A:32 | P:64 | PIMs:39 | Shots:162 | +/-:+36
S38 | NEW | GP:50 | G:13 | A:15 | P:28 | PIMs:11 | Shots:129 | +/-:+05
S39 | NEW | GP:50 | G:13 | A:24 | P:37 | PIMs:23 | Shots:127 | +/-:+17
S40 | NEW | GP:50 | G:16 | A:17 | P:33 | PIMs:06 | Shots:146 | +/-:+08
S41 | NEW | GP:50 | G:17 | A:21 | P:38 | PIMs:19 | Shots:239 | +/-:-23
S42 | NEW | GP:50 | G:29 | A:35 | P:64 | PIMs:14 | Shots:227 | +/-:+24
S43 | NEW | GP:50 | G:23 | A:24 | P:47 | PIMs:32 | Shots:161 | +/-:+15
S44 | EDM | GP:50 | G:27 | A:31 | P:58 | PIMs:20 | Shots:210 | +/-:+22
S45 | EDM | GP:50 | G:21 | A:20 | P:41 | PIMs:08 | Shots:184 | +/-:+09
S46 | NOS | GP:50 | G:16 | A:23 | P:38 | PIMs:00 | Shots:151 | +/-:+09
S47 | NOS | GP:50 | G:20 | A:25 | P:45 | PIMs:10 | Shots:231 | +/-:+03
S48 | NOS | GP:50 | G:21 | A:24 | P:45 | PIMs:22 | Shots:145 | +/-:+30
S49 | NOS | GP:50 | G:21 | A:16 | P:37 | PIMs:13 | Shots:224 | +/-:+03
S50 | NOS | GP:50 | G:03 | A:32 | P:35 | PIMs:12 | Shots:083 | +/-:+05
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Post Season Stats :
S35 | HAL | Did Not Qualify
S36 | HAL | GP:13 | G:08 | A:05 | P:13 | PIMs:06 | Shots:054 | +/-:+03
S37 | HAL | GP:06 | G:05 | A:03 | P:08 | PIMs:00 | Shots:025 | +/-:00
S38 | NEW | GP:07 | G:00 | A:01 | P:01 | PIMs:00 | Shots:012 | +/-:-04
S39 | NEW | GP:12 | G:03 | A:02 | P:05 | PIMs:00 | Shots:034 | +/-:+02
S40 | NEW | GP:05 | G:02 | A:00 | P:02 | PIMs:00 | Shots:017 | +/-:-04
S41 | NEW | Did Not Qualify
S42 | NEW | GP:18 | G:09 | A:07 | P:16 | PIMs:11 | Shots:074 | +/-:+01
S43 | NEW | Did Not Qualify
S44 | EDM | GP:11 | G:03 | A:03 | P:06 | PIMs:10 | Shots:029 | +/-:-04
S45 | EDM | GP:18 | G:07 | A:07 | P:16 | PIMs:10 | Shots:067 | +/-:+07
S46 | NOR | GP:20 | G:08 | A:13 | P:21 | PIMs:14 | Shots:089 | +/-:-02
S47 | NOR | GP:07 | G:08 | A:04 | P:12 | PIMs:07 | Shots:028 | +/-:+04
S48 | NOR | GP:13 | G:07 | A:09 | P:16 | PIMs:04 | Shots:060 | +/-:-01
S49 | NOR | GP:11 | G:01 | A:05 | P:06 | PIMs:02 | Shots:031 | +/-:-02
S50 | NOR | GP:10 | G:02 | A:04 | P:06 | PIMs:00 | Shots:014 | +/-:-05
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IIHF Stats :
S35 | IRE | GP:10 | G:00 | A:02 | P:02 | PIMs:00 | Shots:003 | +/-:+02
S36 | IRE | GP:11 | G:00 | A:01 | P:01 | PIMs:00 | Shots:021 | +/-:-07
S37 | IRE | GP:13 | G:03 | A:00 | P:03 | PIMs:02 | Shots:008 | +/-:+01
S38 | IRE | GP:10 | G:05 | A:03 | P:08 | PIMs:02 | Shots:039 | +/-:+01
S39 | IRE | GP:13 | G:04 | A:05 | P:09 | PIMs:00 | Shots:045 | +/-:+07
S40 | IRE | GP:11 | G:04 | A:02 | P:06 | PIMs:02 | Shots:033 | +/-:00
S41 | IRE | GP:13 | G:05 | A:05 | P:11 | PIMs:00 | Shots:042 | +/-:+06
S42 | IRE | GP:13 | G:07 | A:09 | P:16 | PIMs:04 | Shots:053 | +/-:-02
S43 | IRE | GP:13 | G:03 | A:07 | P:10 | PIMs:06 | Shots:039 | +/-:00
S44 | IRE | GP:13 | G:04 | A:06 | P:10 | PIMs:04 | Shots:050 | +/-:+05
S45 | IRE | GP:13 | G:05 | A:09 | P:14 | PIMs:06 | Shots:044 | +/-:+08
S46 | IRE | GP:15 | G:02 | A:06 | P:08 | PIMs:02 | Shots:051 | +/-:-03
S47 | IRE | GP:15 | G:07 | A:05 | P:12 | PIMs:04 | Shots:042 | +/-:+07
S48 | IRE | GP:15 | G:08 | A:06 | P:14 | PIMs:04 | Shots:064 | +/-:+20
S49 | IRE | GP:12 | G:02 | A:03 | P:05 | PIMs:02 | Shots:050 | +/-:-04
S50 | IRE | GP:13 | G:02 | A:09 | P:11 | PIMs:02 | Shots:026 | +/-:+04
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Contracts/Transactions:
S35 | Signed 1y / $2M contract with Halifax Raiders
S36 | Signed 3y / $1.5M contract with New England Wolfpack
S39 | Signed 2y / $4M contract extension with New England Wolfpack
S41 | Signed 2y / $8M contract extension with New England Wolfpack
S43 | Signed 1y / $5M contract extension with New England Wolfpack
S44 | Free Agent Rights Traded to Edmonton Blizzard
S44 | Signed 2y / $10M contract extension with Edmonton Blizzard
S46 | Free Agent Rights Traded to Winnipeg Jets
S46 | Signed 4y / $20M contract with New Orleans Specters
S50 | Signed 1y / $7M contract with New Orleans Specters
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SMJHL Awards/Honors:
2x Elias Armia Trophy (S35, S36)
1x Ron Bolt Trophy (S36)
1x Jared Hanson Trophy (S37)
1x Roberto Martucci Trophy (S37)
1x Zach Miller Trophy (S37)
1x Ideen Fallah Trophy (S37)
1x Raymond Lindsay Trophy (S37)
1x Laurifer Trophy (S37(HAL))
1x First All-Star Team (S37)
1x Second All-Star Team (S36)
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SHL Awards/Honors:
3x Damian Littleton Trophy (S40, S42, S44)
2x First All Star Team (S42, S44)
1x Ron Mexico Trophy (S42)
2x Sergei Karpotsov Trophy (S42, S44)
1x Jay Mcdonald Trophy (S44)
2x President Trophy (S44(EDM), S45(EDM))
2x Cole Reinhart Trophy (S45(EDM), S46(NOR))
1x Mathias Chouinard Trophy (S42(NEW))
1x Challenge Cup (S45(EDM))
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Ireland IIHF Medals:
3x Bronze Medal (S39, S41, S48)
2x Silver Medal (S37, S47)
5x Gold Medal (S42, S43, S44, S45, S46)
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Draft:
S35 | SMJHL Draft : Selected 26th Overall by the Halifax Raiders
S36 | SHL Draft : Selected 3rd Overall by the New England Wolfpack