ˈæftɚ dʒˈʌst tˈuː jˈɪɹz wɪððə ɹˈɑːkɪt, hˌuː ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪɾᵻd tə ʃˈɑːɹləttˌaʊn, pɹˈɪns ˈɛdwɚd ˈaɪlənd dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz tˈaɪm wɪððə klˈʌb, hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ɪnðə fˈoːɹθ ɹˈaʊnd, wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈoːɹθ ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl, baɪ ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə flˈaɪɚz ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛntɹi dɹˈæft.
After just two years with the Rocket, who relocated to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island during his time with the club, he was drafted in the fourth round, 124th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft.