High School Stats

• First European to play for the Golden Gophers
• A graduate of O’Gorman High School in Sioux Falls, S.D.
• Played three seasons with Sioux Falls of the USHL
• Head coaches were current Golden Gopher assistant coach Bob Motzko and Tony Gasparini
• First-team All-USHL selection in 2001-02 after leading the league in scoring with 46-45--91 in 53 games
• Led the USHL in goals and ranked third in assists
• tied for third in the league with 11 power-play goals
• collected four hat tricks
• tallied 19 points during an 11-game point streak (10/27-11/30/01)
• selected to play in the USHL All-Star Game
• had 19 goals and 10 assists in 20 games with the Stampede in 2000-01
• played with Austria at the 2001 World Junior Championships
• had 5-5--10 in seven games en route to being named the tournament’s top forward.