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Third season as a Griffin…Second year pro…Signed to a three-year entry-level contract by Detroit, 4/12/07…Signed to an amateur tryout by Grand Rapids, 4/14/07…Traded to Belleville by Saginaw, 12/9/07….Assigned by Detroit, 10/5/08…Assigned by Detroit, 9/27/09.
 

2008-09: Played first full AHL season with Grand Rapids, earning nine points (2-7—9) and 25 penalty minutes in 51 contests…Scored his first AHL goal, 2/6/09 vs. Chicago. 2007-08: Helped Belleville reach the Memorial Cup semifinals and the OHL finals, where the Bulls rallied from a 3-0 series deficit before losing to Kitchener in seven games…Placed second on the team in all points categories during the postseason and ranked seventh in the OHL with 24 points (9-15—24) in 21 playoff games…Joined Belleville in a December trade and tallied 38 points (11-27—38) in 31 games, finishing in a tie for eighth on the team…Spent the first half of his final OHL season with Saginaw, racking up 26 points (6-20—26) in as many games to rank ninth on the Spirit in scoring and tie for fifth in assists…Helped Slovenia win a bronze medal at the second-tier World Junior Championship in Latvia, tallying three points (1-2—3), two PIM and 31 shots in five games…Finished as runner-up in voting for both the OHL’s most underrated player and best stickhandler in the Eastern Conference coaches’ poll, while ranking third for best playmaker. 2006-07: Made his Griffins/AHL debut during the Calder Cup Playoffs, 4/19/07 at Manitoba…Appeared in all seven of Grand Rapids’ playoff games against the Moose and earned his first AHL point with the first of two assists he tallied during the series, 4/27/07…Named to the OHL’s All-Rookie Second Team…Finished fourth in OHL rookie scoring with 80 points (27-53—80) in 62 games with Saginaw…Ranked among Spirit leaders with 27 goals (T3rd), 53 assists (2nd), 80 points (2nd) and a plus-27 rating (2nd)…Started season with a 22-game scoring streak, during which he registered 40 points (13-27—40)…Named to the OHL All-Academic Team in addition to being recognized as the OHL’s academic player of the month for December…Played for Slovenia at the second-level World Junior Championship in Denmark, logging five points (3-2—5) and 10 PIM in five games. 2005-06: Left his native Slovenia to play for Budejovice of the U20 Czech league, where he ranked fourth on the team with 30 points (15-15—30) in 43 games…Was a member of Slovenia’s silver medal-winning team at the second-tier World U18 Championship in Hungary, notching two points (1-1—2) and eight PIM in five games…Won a bronze medal with Slovenia at the second-level World Junior Championship in Slovenia, contributing five points (3-2—5) and two PIM in five games. 2004-05: Tallied 45 points (16-29—45) in 24 games with Maribor in the Slovenian league…Won a silver medal with Slovenia at the second-level World U18 Championship in Slovenia, tallying three points (1-2—3) and four PIM in five games.
 

Personal: Lives in Maribor, Slovenia…Best friends in hockey are Mitja Robar and Sergei Kolosov…Greatest hockey memory is signing a contract with the Red Wings…Hockey idol as a youth was Peter Forsberg…Greatest influence on his career was his dad…Most exciting place he’s visited is the Dominican Republic…Also speaks Slovenian and Czech…Played soccer and tennis growing up…Favorite foods are salmon, steak and sushi…Favorite music artists are Linkin Park…Favorite movie is Gladiator…Favorite TV shows are Prison Break and Californication…Favorite web site is google.com…Favorite vacation spot is The Bahamas…Favorite sport to watch besides hockey is soccer…Enjoys soccer, fishing and cars.