· He was the youngest player in the WCHA and the second youngest in Division I hockey in 2007-08.
· Three of his four goals in 2007-08 were game-winning goals to rank second on the team.
· Played for the Oakville Blades of the Ontario Provincial Junior Hockey League (OPJHL) in 2006-07, where he recorded 22 points (7-15-22) in 19 games in an injury-shortened season.
· Was also a member of Team Ontario at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in 2006 – he was one of only three non-OHL players to be named to the roster.
· His great uncle, Dick Duff, won six Stanley Cups – two with the Maple Leafs (1962, 1963) and four with the Montreal Canadiens (1965, 1966, 1968, and 1969).
· Credits his parents for having the biggest influence on his career – "they've always been there supporting me" as well as former minor hockey coach Dave Gagner for all that he has taught him about the game.
· Patterns his game after Toronto Maple Leafs' defenseman Tomas Kaberle and he wears number 27 at Wisconsin because his favorite number 19 was taken.
· His most memorable hockey moment was winning the OHL Cup (Ontario Minor Midget championship) with the same team (Toronto Marlies) he had been with for four years – "we did it together as one in our last games together".
· If he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose: Bobby Orr – "to talk about his philosophy on D", Tiger Woods – "to understand how he prepares mentally for events" and John Glenn – "to talk about what it took to be the first person in space".
· The most embarrassing song on his iPod is Kelly Clarkson's "Since you've been gone" and if he wasn't playing hockey he would become an accountant.
FAVORITES
NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs
NHL Player: Scott Niedermayer
Shootout move: "Shot high glove"
Goal celebration: Fist pump
Video Game: NHL 2008
Movie: Remember the Titans
TV Show: Lost
Actor: Denzel Washington
Group: Rascal Flatts
Website: NHL.com
Food to cook: Steak
Sport (other than hockey): Golf
Activity away from the rink: Playing cards
Toy growing up: Mini sticks
Place to shop: Hugo Boss
Place to visit: Hawaii