Third season as a Griffin...Second year pro…Signed to a two-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 3/25/11…Signed to an amateur tryout, 3/25/11…Assigned by Detroit, 10/2/11…Recalled by Detroit, 10/31/11…Assigned by Detroit, 11/2/11…Recalled by Detroit, 12/29/11...Assigned by Detroit, 1/8/12...Recalled by Detroit, 3/7/12...Assigned by Detroit, 3/11/12...Recalled by Detroit, 3/12/12...Assigned by Detroit, 3/15/12...Recalled by Detroit, 3/18/12…Assigned by Detroit, 9/14/12...Recalled by Detroit, 1/22/13...Assigned by Detroit, 1/22/13...Recalled by Detroit, 2/15/13...Assigned by Detroit, 2/16/13...Recalled by Detroit, 3/12/13...Assigned by Detroit, 3/17/13...Recalled by Detroit, 3/20/13.

2011-12: Enjoyed the highest-scoring rookie season in franchise history with 58 points (22-36—58) in 56 games…Recorded five points (3-2—5) over the Griffins’ first four games…Tied with Jamie Johnson and Tomas Tatar for the team scoring lead…Ranked among team leaders with 22 goals (2nd), 36 assists (3rd), a plus-seven rating (4th), seven power play goals (T1st), 13 power play assists (1st), a 0.145 shooting percentage (T2nd), four shootout goals (1st) and a 0.571 shootout percentage (3rd)…Led the team with 17 multi-point games, including five three-point games…Finished the season fifth in AHL rookie scoring despite being limited to 56 games…Tallied a career-high three assists, 11/11/11 at Hamilton…Racked up six points (1-5—6) over a three-game span, 11/25/11-11/29/11…Represented Grand Rapids at the AHL All-Star Classic, becoming the first Griffins rookie forward to do so since Chris Bala (2002)…Notched his first career two-goal game, 2/4/12 vs. Hamilton…Surpassed Glen Metropolit for the franchise’s all-time rookie scoring record in his last AHL game of the season, with three points (2-1—3), 3/17/12 vs. Hamilton…Became the fourth player in franchise history to be named to the AHL All-Rookie Team…Also skated in 18 games with Detroit, recording seven points (1-6—7)…Made his NHL debut, 11/1/11 vs. Minnesota, notched his first assist, 1/3/12 at Dallas, and scored his first goal, 3/26/12 vs. Columbus…Racked up points in six of seven games, 3/9/12-3/26/12…Appeared in four of Detroit’s five postseason games against Nashville. 2010-11: Topped Maine in scoring for a third consecutive season with 51 points (18-33—51) in 36 games…Tied for fifth in the NCAA with 33 assists…Earned his second straight Hobey Baker Award nomination…Named an NCAA Second-Team All-American and a Hockey East First-Team All-Star…Led the Black Bears with two shorthanded goals…Recorded his first collegiate hat trick, 2/4/11 at New Hampshire…Tallied points in each of his first 10 games, putting up 15 points (4-11—15) in that span…Registered at least two points in each of his team’s last eight games, collecting 15 points (5-10—15)…Joined the Griffins on a tryout following his college season and recorded an assist in his debut, 3/25/11 at Texas…Beat Texas’ Richard Bachman the following night for his first professional goal…Appeared in eight contests with Grand Rapids and contributed four points (1-3—4). 2009-10: Led the NCAA in scoring as a sophomore at Maine with 61 points (19-42—61) in 39 games…Nominated for the Hobey Baker Award, finishing second to Wisconsin’s Blake Geoffrion…Named an NCAA First-Team All-American and a Hockey East First-Team All-Star, and finished second in voting for Hockey East Player of the Year…Set a career high for points when he notched five (1-4—5) in a 2/19/10 contest against Massachusetts-Lowell, part of a five-game span that saw him amass 14 points (3-11—14)…Registered points in 32 of 39 games. 2008-09: Skated in 38 contests and led Maine in scoring with 32 points (13-19—32)…Earned a spot on the Hockey East All-Rookie Team…Named Hockey East Rookie of the Month for December…Finished second in Hockey East rookie scoring and 13th in overall conference scoring.

Personal: Lives in Malmo, Sweden…Studied business finance at the University of Maine…Has one sister and one brother, Oscar, who plays hockey for the AJHL’s Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights…Best friend in hockey is Ryan Hegarty…Greatest hockey memory is playing his first NHL game with the Red Wings…Began playing hockey at the age of four…Hockey nicknames are Gus, Goose and Nike…Hockey idol as a youth was Peter Forsberg…Greatest influences on his hockey career are his parents for putting in a lot of time for his  hockey when he was younger…Plans to go into business after his playing career…Favorite charities are children’s hospitals…If he could trade occupations for one day, he would be a golfer…Also speaks Swedish…Played golf, soccer and tennis growing up…Once met Dirks Bentley…Favorite food is steak…Favorite movies are The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather and Forrest Gump…Favorite TV shows are Entourage and Suits…Favorite vacation spot is France…Roots for AC Milan, the Italian soccer club…Enjoys watching golf and tennis.