ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst jˈɪɹ ɪnðə wˈɛstɚn hˈɑːki lˈiːɡ dˌʌbəljˌuːˌeɪtʃˈɛl, hiː skˈoːɹd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː pˈɔɪnts, wˌɪtʃ pˌʊt hˌɪm ɪn fˈɪfθ ɪnðə lˈiːɡ fɔːɹ pˈɔɪnts skˈoːɹd baɪ ɐ ɹˈʊki.
In his first year in the Western Hockey League (WHL), he scored 42 points, which put him in fifth in the league for points scored by a rookie.