Second season as a Griffin…Second year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 11/9/10…Assigned by Detroit, 9/26/11…Recalled by Detroit, 4/16/12…Assigned by Detroit, 9/14/12.

2011-12: Served as a “black ace” with Detroit during the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs…Tallied 16 points (5-11—16) in 62 games in his first professional season…Made his professional debut, 10/8/11 at Rockford, and recorded scored his first professional goal against the same team on 11/9/11…Scored goals in back-to-back games, 11/9/11-11/11/11…Posted a three-point night (1-2—3) and was named first star, 12/2/11 vs. Toronto…Tied for the fifth-best shootout percentage in franchise history by capitalizing on two of three attempts (0.667), including a shootout-winning goal on 3/20/11 at San Antonio…Notched six points (1-5—6) in a six-game stretch, 1/17/12-2/12/12. 2010-11: Limited to just 35 appearances for the QMJHL’s Montreal Juniors due to injury…Produced 25 points (13-12—25) during the regular season…Scored at just under a point-per-game pace before injury (11-9—20 in 21 games)…Skated in all 10 playoff games for Montreal, finishing third on the team with five goals (5-1—6)…Represented the QMJHL in Canada-Russia Subway Super Series…Was a teammate of current Griffin Trevor Parkes. 2009-10: Recorded 33 points (15-18—33) in 66 games with the Juniors in draft season…Ranked among team leaders with 15 goals (T5th), 69 PIM (4th) and 124 hits (1st)…Scored a goal for Team Cherry in the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game. 2008-09: Played in 65 games for Montreal as a 16-year-old rookie, chipping in 22 points (10-12—22).

Personal: Lives in Trois-Rivieries, Quebec…Has two older sisters who work in the medical field…His father, Pierre, played in the NHL from 1980-85 for Quebec and Detroit and won a Calder Cup with the Adirondack Red Wings in 1986…Greatest hockey memory is being drafted by the Red Wings…Began playing hockey at the age of four…Hockey idol as a youth was Joe Sakic…Greatest influence on his hockey career is his father, because he played hockey and knows what it takes to succeed…Interested in medicine or finance after his playing career…Greatest personal obstacle he’s overcome was dealing with injuries resulting from a growth spurt that saw him grow eight inches in four years…Favorite charitable cause is helping sick children…Most exciting place he’s visited is Paris…If he could trade occupations for one day, he would be the president of a big company or a doctor…Also speaks French…Played golf and tennis growing up…Favorite food is steak…Favorite music artist is Drake…Favorite movie is The Rocket…Favorite web site is YouTube…Favorite vacation spots are The Bahamas or a cottage on a lake in Quebec…Enjoys watching tennis and playing video games.