hiː wʌz dɹˈæftᵻd ˈæftɚ dʒˈʌst wˈʌn sˈiːzən wɪððə wˈaɪldkæts ɪnðə θˈɜːd ɹˈaʊnd, nˈaɪnti fˈɜːst ˌoʊvɚɹˈɔːl, ɪnðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ˌɛnˌeɪtʃˈɛl ˈɛntɹi dɹˈæft baɪ ðə fɪlɐdˈɛlfiə flˈaɪɚz.
He was drafted after just one season with the Wildcats in the third round, 91st overall, in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers.