2008-09: Made his National Hockey League debut with Tampa Bay on Dec. 2 at Philadelphia and recorded an assist for his first NHL point … Recorded one assist and ten penalty minutes in six regular-season games with the Lightning … Established career-bests and ranked third on the club in goals (24), fifth in assists (25), and fifth in points (49) in 71 regular-season games with AHL’s Norfolk Admirals … Finished fourth on the team with a career-high 165 penalty minutes … Recorded his first professional hat trick on Jan. 30 against Albany … Compiled nine multi-point games during the season, including a pair of three-point efforts … Tallied goals in four consecutive games from Oct. 11 to 24, the first of two four-game point streaks during the year.