International Experience

  • Earned a silver medal with the 2010 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Also played on the 2014 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, three U.S. Men’s National Teams (2005, 2007, 2008), two U.S. National Junior Teams (2003, 2004-gold medal) and one U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team (2002-gold medal)

2014

  • Captained the U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team
  • Tallied one goal in six games at the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia

2010

  • Silver medalist with the U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Tied for the U.S. lead with eight points (4-4) in six games

2008

  • Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team that competed in the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and Quebec City, Quebec
  • Appeared in all seven games for the U.S. and tallied five goals and three assists

2007

  • Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team during the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Moscow and Mytischi, Russia
  • Appeared in one game

2005

  • Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team that participated in the IIHF Men’s World Championship in Vienna and Innsbruck, Austria
  • Recorded two assists in three games

2004

  • Gold medalist with the U.S. National Junior Team that played in the IIHF World Junior Championship in Helsinki and Hameenlinna, Finland
  • Named Most Valuable Player and earned the directorate award as the tournament’s Best Forward after posting 11 points (5-6)
  • Selected to the Media All-Star Team

2003

  • Member of the U.S. National Junior Team at the IIHF World Junior Championship in Halifax and Sydney, Nova Scotia
  • Led Team USA with eight points (4-4) in seven games

2002

  • Gold medalist with the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team at the IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship in Trnava and Piestany, Slovakia
  • Ranked fourth on the team with 10 points (7-3)

Professional Hockey

  • Has played a combined total of 850 career regular season and Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Minnesota Wild and New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League

2015-16

  • Led Minnesota in goals, game-winning goals and shots, and ranked second in scoring and power-play goals
  • Ranked first in the NHL with three hat tricks
  • Became the first player in Wild history to tally three goals in a period, also setting a franchise record for fastest three goals

2014-15

  • Paced all Wild skaters in scoring (62 points) and goals (33)

2013-14

  • Contributed 29 goals, 27 assists and 56 points in 67 regular season games
  • Led the Wild in post season scoring with 14 points (4-10) in 13 games

2012-13

  • Played in all 48 regular-season games with Minnesota
  • Led the Wild in goals (18), points (38), power-play goals (7) and game-winning goals (4)

2011-12

  • Skated in all 82 regular-season games for New Jersey
  • Tallied 31 goals and 69 points
  • Helped the Devils to the Stanley Cup Final with eight goals and 15 points in 24 playoff games

2010-11

  • Appeared in 13 games, recording three goals and three assists

2009-10

  • Played in 81 regular-season games for the Devils
  • Collected 38 goals and 44 assists

2008-09

  • Skated in 82 regular-season games and set career-highs in goals (45), assists (49) and points (94)
  • Selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team

2007-08

  • Played 81 regular-season games
  • Led the Devils in goals (32) and points (65)

2006-07

  • Appeared in all 82 regular-season games and led the team with 31 goals
  • Finished second on New Jersey with 62 points

2005-06

  • Played in 81 regular-season games as a rookie and tallied 32 points (14-18)

2004-05

  • Spent time with the Albany River Rats of the American Hockey League
  • Finished second on the team in assists (40) and points (58)

College Hockey

  • Played two seasons (2002-04) with the University of North Dakota of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association

2003-04 (Sophomore)

  • Finished second on the team with 55 points (23-32)
  • Named to the AHCA All-America West First Team and All-WCHA First Team

2002-03 (Freshman)

  • Led the nation in freshman scoring with 61 points (26-35)
  • Named to the All-WCHA Third Team and All-WCHA Rookie Team

Additional Notes

  • Selected by the New Jersey Devils in the first round (17th overall) of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft
  • Born July 28, 1984, in Minneapolis, Minn.

On The Ice