COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2009 DEVELOPMENT CAMP MEDIA GUIDE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS HOCKEY OPERATIONS

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1 a COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS 2009 DEVELOPMENT CAMP MEDIA GUIDE COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS HOCKEY OPERATIONS SCOTT HOWSON, General Manager Scott Howson was named the second general manager in Columbus Blue Jackets history on June 15, 2007 and oversees all aspects of the club s hockey operations efforts. Since his arrival, the Blue Jackets have enjoyed the best two seasons in franchise history. Following an 80 point-season in , the Jackets went for a club record 92 points and earned the first Stanley Cup Playoffs berth in franchise history in Howson came to Columbus after spending seven years with the Edmonton Oilers. He joined the Oilers in June 2000 as assistant to the general manager and was named assistant general manager a year later. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of the club s hockey administration, including player contracts, personnel decisions, the collective bargaining agreement, its American Hockey League affiliates and the salary cap. During his six seasons with the Oilers, the club posted five-straight winning campaigns from , averaged 37 wins and 89 points per season, topped 90 points four times and advanced to the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals, where they were defeated in seven games by the Carolina Hurricanes. Prior to his arrival in Edmonton, Howson spent six years with the Oilers American Hockey League affiliates. As general manager of the Cape Breton Oilers from , he oversaw the franchise s move to Hamilton in 1996 and was the Bulldogs general manager from During that time, he led Hamilton to a pair of berths in the Calder Cup Finals (1997, 2003) and a conference semi-finals appearance in Born on April 9, 1960 in Toronto, Ontario, Howson played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League as a forward with the Kingston Canadiens from , serving as team captain and earning OHL All-Star honors. Following his junior career, he signed a free agent contract with the New York Islanders and spent the next five years playing at various levels throughout the organization. During his rookie season in , he was named the International Hockey League s Rookie of the Year after registering in 71 games with the Toledo Goaldiggers. He was the league s second-leading scorer that year and helped Toledo capture the league championship. Howson also won a Central Hockey League title with the Indianapolis Checkers in He made his NHL debut with the Islanders during the season and tallied and two penalty minutes in eight games. He added and two penalty minutes in 10 games the following season before retiring as a player in Howson earned his bachelor s degree in 1987 from York University and is a 1990 graduate of the university s Osgoode Hall Law School. He and his wife, Antoinette Mongillo, are the parents of a son, Max, and daughters, Rebekah and Joanna. CHRIS MacFARLAND, Assistant General Manager Chris MacFarland has been a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets hockey operations department since prior to the NHL season and was named assistant general manager of the club in July MacFarland is responsible for assisting General Manager Scott Howson in all hockey-related matters including scouting, contract negotiations, salary cap management, collective bargaining agreement administration and salary arbitration. He is also responsible for overseeing the hockey operations efforts of the club s minor league affiliates the Syracuse Crunch of the American Hockey League and Johnstown Chiefs of the ECHL. He originally joined the Blue Jackets in 1999, served as the club s manager of hockey operations from and was promoted to the position of assistant to the general manager in July MacFarland was born on March 28, 1970 in the Bronx, New York. He played college hockey at Pace University, where he received a bachelor s degree in business in 1992 and graduated from the university's law school in MacFarland and his wife, Chandra, are the parents of sons, Jake, Gavin and Sawyer, and daughter, Cara. The family resides in Powell. DON BOYD, Director of Hockey Operations and Player Personnel Don Boyd is the Director of Hockey Operations and Player Personnel for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He has been a member of the organization since 1999 and was named Director of Player Personnel in August In his current role, he works directly with General Manager Scott Howson on all issues related to the club s player personnel including player evaluation and player assignments within the organization, the NHL entry draft, player movement and free agency. He is responsible for the development, implementation and oversight of the club s amateur and pro player evaluation programs in North America and Europe. In addition, he oversees the prospects development program at the minor professional and amateur levels and works with Howson and Ken Hitchcock in the coordination of the club s main training camp, as well as all rookie and development camps. Boyd has three decades of experience as a hockey executive, coach and scout at the college, major junior and professional levels. He spent his first six seasons with the Blue Jackets as the club's director of amateur scouting and was responsible for overseeing all amateur scouting efforts by the club in North America and Europe. He joined the club after serving as an amateur scout with the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Nordiques. He is also a former head coach of Regina of the Western Hockey League ( ), head coach and general manager of London ( ), Sault Ste. Marie ( ) and New Market/Sarnia ( ) of the Ontario Hockey League. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at the University of Michigan ( ) and was an assistant coach at the University of North Dakota ( ). A native of Dryden, Ontario, Boyd is a 1976 graduate of Bowling Green State University, where he played varsity hockey. He also received his master s of education degree from the University of North Dakota in He and his wife, Linda, are the parents of daughter, Melissa, a graduate of Bowling Green State University; and son Josh, who is currently attending BGSU and is a member of the varsity hockey team. The family resides in Columbus.

2 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS DEVELOPMENT CAMP COACHING STAFF KEN HITCHCOCK, Head Coach Ken Hitchcock was named the fourth head coach in Columbus Blue Jackets history on Nov. 22, He has compiled a record in 983 regular season games with the Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Dallas Stars during his NHL coaching career. In 11 full seasons behind the bench, he has led his teams to nine Stanley Cup Playoffs appearances, six division titles (Dallas, Central Division: ; Philadelphia, Atlantic Division: ) and a pair of second place finishes, while recording at least 40 wins nine times and 100 points on eight occasions. He has also led his teams to a record in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, including a 16-7 mark in when he guided the Stars to the Stanley Cup. Hitchcock has compiled a record in 226 games since joining the Blue Jackets, leading the club to its first Stanley Cup Playoffs appearance with a franchise-best record (92 pts.) in He became the 13th coach in NHL history to record 500 wins when the Jackets earned a 4-3 shootout win at Toronto on Feb. 19, 2009 and currently stands 11th on the all-time wins list. On Apr. 5, 2008 at St. Louis, he became the 20th coach in NHL history to coach in 900 or more games. Hitchcock began his professional coaching career as an assistant coach with the Flyers from before spending two-plus seasons as the head coach of the Kalamazoo Wings/Michigan K-Wings, Dallas International Hockey League affiliate. He took over as head coach of the Stars midway through the season and in led them to the Central Division title. That year, Dallas became just the ninth team in NHL history to go from last place to first place in one season. The club s 38-point improvement from 66 to 104 was tied for the fifth-best in league history. Hitchcock spent parts of five seasons in Dallas, compiling a regular season record and playoff mark. He led his teams to five Central Division titles, two President s Trophies ( , ) and two Western Conference championships (1999, 2000) in addition to the 1999 Stanley Cup. He holds Stars franchise records for wins (277), playoff wins (47), playoff winning percentage (.588) and in led the club to franchise single season records for wins, points and highest winning percentage with a mark and 114 points (.695). He was nominated for the Jack Adams Award three times (1997, 1998, 1999) and served as the Western Conference s head coach in three All-Star Games (1997, 1998, 1999). On May 14, 2002, he was named Flyers head coach and led the club to a record and a mark in the playoffs. Philadelphia posted three-straight 100-point seasons from , captured the Atlantic Division title in and advanced to the 2004 Eastern Conference Finals. On Mar. 21, 2006, Hitchcock guided the Flyers to a 2-1 win over New Jersey, becoming the fifthfastest coach in NHL history to record 400 wins (736 games). He served as an assistant coach at the 2003 and 2004 All-Star Games. Hitchcock has also represented Canada at numerous international competitions. He was named head coach of Team Canada for the 2008 World Championships and led the squad to the silver medal. He also served as an associate coach for Team Canada at the 2002 and 2006 Olympic Games, winning the gold medal at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. He helped Team Canada win the World Cup of Hockey Tournament in 2004 as an associate coach and was an assistant on gold medal-winning squads at the 2002 World Championships and the 1987 World Junior Championships. Prior to joining the professional ranks, Hitchcock was one of the winningest coaches in the history of the Western Hockey League. From , he led the Kamloops Blazers to a record with his.693 winning percentage ranking second in WHL history. He was the league s Coach of the Year in and and was also named the Canadian Major Junior Coach of the Year in after leading Kamloops to the WHL championship and a third place finish in the Memorial Cup Tournament. A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Hitchcock was born on December 17, He resides in Columbus. KEN HITCHCOCK S CAREER COACHING RECORD REGULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS Year Team League GP W L O/T Pts. Pct. Finish GP W L Pct. Result Kamloops WHL st -West Lost Finals Kamloops WHL st -West Won Finals Kamloops WHL st -West Lost Div. Finals Kamloops WHL st -West Lost Finals Kamloops WHL rd -West Lost Div. Finals Kamloops WHL st -West Won Finals Philadelphia NHL Assistant Coach Kalamazoo IHL / st -Atlantic Lost 1 st round Kalamazoo IHL / nd -Northern Lost Conf. Finals Michigan IHL / Dallas NHL th -Central Dallas NHL st -Central Lost 1 st round Dallas NHL st -Central Lost Conf. Finals Dallas NHL st -Central Won Stanley Cup Dallas NHL st -Central Lost Finals Dallas NHL st -Central Lost 2 nd round Dallas NHL Philadelphia NHL nd -Atlantic Lost 2 nd round Philadelphia NHL st -Atlantic Lost Conf. Finals Philadelphia NHL Season Cancelled Philadelphia NHL nd -Atlantic Lost in 1 st round Philadelphia NHL COLUMBUS NHL th -Central COLUMBUS NHL th -Central COLUMBUS NHL th -Central Lost in 1 st round NHL TOTALS

3 CLAUDE NOEL, Assistant Coach Claude Noel joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as an assistant coach on June 28, 2007, after spending four seasons as the head coach of the Milwaukee Admirals, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Nashville Predators. During that time, he led the club to a regular season record, three 100-point seasons and two West Division titles. He also compiled a record in the Calder Cup Playoffs, including two appearances in the Finals (2004, 2006). During the season, the club compiled a record and went 16-6 in the playoffs en route to capturing the organization s first Calder Cup championship. That year, Noel was named the AHL s Coach of the Year. Noel, 51, made his coaching debut in the ECHL with the Roanoke Valley Rebels in and served as the head coach and director of hockey operations of the ECHL s Dayton Bombers from In 1993, he joined the Kalamazoo Wings (later Michigan K-Wings), International Hockey League affiliate of the Dallas Stars, as an assistant coach to current Blue Jackets Head Coach Ken Hitchcock. He succeeded Hitchcock behind the bench during the season and served in that capacity through the campaign. From , he was an assistant coach with the Admirals and in was named ECHL Coach of the Year with the Toledo Storm before returning to Milwaukee as head coach prior to the season. A native of Kirkland, Ontario, Noel appeared in seven games as a forward with the Washington Capitals during the season. He spent most of his playing career in the AHL and IHL and was named the latter s Most Valuable Player in after leading the Toledo Goaldiggers to the Turner Cup championship. He wrapped up his playing career with Milwaukee in Noel and his wife, Lynda, are the parents of sons, Christopher and Sheldon. TYLER WRIGHT, Development Coach Former Columbus Blue Jackets center Tyler Wright rejoined the organization s hockey operations department in July 2007 when he was named development coach for the club. In his role he primarily will work with young players throughout the organization, assisting with the development of prospects playing in the professional minor leagues, various major junior leagues and college hockey. Wright was selected by Columbus in the 2000 Expansion Draft and spent four-plus seasons with the club. He registered 57 goals and 51 assists for 108 points with 436 penalty minutes in 309 games as a Blue Jacket and ranks second on the club in career penalty minutes and fourth in games played. He also served as an alternate captain during the , and seasons. His best campaign was the inaugural season when he posted a career-high and a teamleading 140 penalty minutes. He appeared in 613 games in 13 NHL seasons, tallying and 854 penalty minutes with the Blue Jackets, Anaheim Ducks, Pittsburgh Penguins and Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton s first pick, 12 th overall, in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, he also represented Team Canada at the 1992 and 1993 (gold medal) World Junior Championships and 2002 World Championships. Wright was born on April 6, 1973 in Kamsack, Saskatchewan. He and his wife, Christina, are the parents of daughters, Kennady and Ava, and son, Tanner. BARRY BRENNAN, Strength and Conditioning Coach Barry Brennan joined the Columbus Blue Jackets as strength and conditioning coach prior to the season. He is responsible for designing, implementing and monitoring the team s training programs, while overseeing off-ice training and physical testing sessions with potential draft prospects. He joined the club after spending four years as a strength and conditioning coach with the Syracuse Crunch, where he worked under current Blue Jackets Assistant Coach Gary Agnew. Prior to joining the organization, he held the position under Hall of Fame Head Coach and General Manager Brian Kilrea of the Ottawa 67s (OHL). During his tenure, the 67s won numerous division, conference and league championships and made two Memorial Cup Appearances. A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Brennan is a Certified Specialist in Sport Conditioning (SSC) through the International Sports Science Association. In addition, he is a registered coach with Boxing Ontario and the Canadian Boxing Association and is also recognized by the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP), Hockey Canada's Trainer Certification Program (HTCP) and a professional member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He resides in Columbus.

4 2009 COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS DEVELOPMENT CAMP ROSTER FORWARDS 19 HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACESHOOTS LAST SEASON LGE GP G A PTS +/- PIM ACQUIRED 83 Archibald, Darren Newmarket, ON L Barrie OHL Camp Invite 82 Atkinson, Cam Riverside, CT R Boston College HEA Entry Draft 91 Boyd, Josh London, ON L Bowling Green CCHA Camp Invite 69 Calvert, Matt Brandon, MB L Brandon WHL Entry Draft 74 Caria, Matt Sault Ste. Marie, ON L Sault Ste. Marie OHL Camp Invite Plymouth OHL Collins, Sean Saskatoon, SK L Cornell ECAC Entry Draft 77 Geoffrey, Kelly Newmarket, ON L Kingston OHL Camp Invite Erie OHL Hansen, Jake St. Paul, MN R Minnesota WCHA Entry Draft 72 Harvey, Kevin Hamilton, ON L Syracuse AHL Camp Invite Reading ECHL Higgins, Chris Lynnfield, MA L Boston HEA Camp Invite 94 Jordan, Tayler Wynyard, SK R Portland WHL Camp Invite 68 Kubalik, Tomas Plzen, CZE R Plzen CZE Entry Draft 57 Legein, Stefan Oakville, ON R Syracuse AHL Entry Draft 56 Lynch, Kevin Gross Pointe, MI R USA U-18 USDP n/a Entry Draft 64 McBride, Brock Cornwall, ON R Hartford AHL Camp Invite St. Lawrence ECAC Miller, Tim Davisburg, MI L Michigan CCHA Camp Invite Syracuse AHL Neuber, Kyle Sarnia, ON R Mississauga OHL Entry Draft 81 Sucharski, Nick Oakville, ON L Michigan State CCHA Entry Draft 76 Vogelhuber, Trent Cleveland, OH R Miami CCHA Entry Draft DEFENSE 13 HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACESHOOTS LAST SEASON LGE GP G A PTS +/- PIM ACQUIRED 85 Baldwin, Lee Victoria, BC L Victoria BCHL N/A 79 Camp Invite 73 Delisle, Steven Levise, QUE R Gatineau QMJHL Entry Draft 65 Edwards, Maury Rocky Rapids, AB R UMass-Lowell HEA Camp Invite 86 Filangieri, Tim Islip Terrace, NY L Boston College HEA Camp Invite Syracuse AHL Goloubef, Cody Mississauga, ON R Wisconsin WCHA Entry Draft 60 Larkin, Thomas London, UK R Exeter (NH) USHS n/a 0 09 Entry Draft 89 McAvoy, Spencer St. Albert, AB R Swift Current WHL Camp Invite 49 Moore, John Winnetka, IL L Chicago USHL Entry Draft 87 Olson, Drew Brainerd, MN L Omaha USHL Entry Draft 63 Regner, Brent Westlock, AB R Vancouver WHL Entry Draft 84 Roeder, Kevin Glenview, IL R Miami CCHA Camp Invite 67 Ruth, Theo Naperville, IL R Notre Dame CCHA Trade (WSH) 58 Savard, David St. Hyacinthe, QC R Moncton QMJHL Entry Draft GOALTENDERS 2 HT WT DOB BIRTHPLACE CATCHES TEAM LGE GP MINS W-L-OT GAA SV% ACQUIRED 35 Lalande, Kevin Kingston, ON L Quad-City AHL Trade (CGY) Syracuse AHL Las Vegas ECHL 21 1, York, Allen Wetaskiwin, AB R R.P.I. ECAC Entry Draft NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Player Pos. 35 Kevin Lalande Goaltender 49 John Moore Defense 56 Kevin Lynch Forward 57 Stefan Legein Forward 58 David Savard Defense 59 Kyle Neuber Forward 60 Thomas Larkin Defense 63 Brent Regner Defense 64 Brock McBride Forward 65 Maury Edwards Defense 67 Theo Ruth Defense 68 Tomas Kubalik Forward 69 Matt Calvert Forward 70 Cody Goloubef Defense 71 Allen York Goaltender 72 Kevin Harvey Forward 73 Steven Delisle Defense 74 Matt Caria Forward 75 Sean Collins Forward 76 Trent Vogelhuber Forward 77 Kelly Geoffrey Forward 78 Jake Hansen Forward No. Player Pos. 79 Will Weber Defense 80 Tim Miller Forward 81 Nick Sucharski Forward 82 Cam Atkinson Forward 83 Darren Archibald Forward 84 Kevin Roeder Defense 85 Lee Baldwin Defense 86 Tim Filangieri Defense 87 Drew Olson Defense 89 Spencer McAvoy Defense 90 Chris Higgins Forward 91 Josh Boyd Forward 94 Tayler Jordan Forward PLAYERS BY DRAFT CLASS 2009 Rd. Pick John Moore 1 21 Kevin Lynch 2 56 David Savard 4 94 Thomas Larkin Kyle Neuber Rd. Pick Cody Goloubef 2 37 Steven Delisle Drew Olson Matt Calvert Tomas Kubalik Brent Regner Cam Atkinson Sean Collins Rd. Pick Stefan Legein 2 37 Will Weber 2 53 Jake Hansen 3 68 Allen York Trent Vogelhuber Rd. Pick Nick Sucharski 5 136

5 2009 DEVELOPMENT CAMP PLAYER BIOS DARREN ARCHIBALD 83 Height: 6-3 Weight: 195 Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Ranked fourth on the club in goals, points and plus/minus rating Led club in playoff scoring (tied) Barrie OHL 68 n/a OHL Totals CAM ATKINSON 82 Height: 5-8 Weight: 165 Birthplace: Riverside, Connecticut Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: 8 th pick, 157 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his freshman season at Boston College Ranked fourth on the club in points, assists (tied) and was third in shots (85) His first collegiate goal was the game-winning goal Oct. 10 vs. Wisconsin : Ranked mong team leaders in goals, assists and points Was one of three team captains Helped Avon Old Farms win their second-straight New England Ice Hockey Championship Avon Old Farms USHS 28 n/a n/a Boston College HEA 36 n/a NCAA Totals USHS Totals LEE BALDWIN 85 Height: 6-3 Weight: 190 Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia Position: Defense Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Spent his third season in the BCHL setting career highs in goals, assists, points and penalty minutes Ranked second on the club in assists, was fifth in points and third in penalty minutes : Ranked seventh on the club in points and assists and was fifth in power play goals (5) Was fifth on the club in playoff scoring and third in assists : Played his first season in the BCHL Burnaby BCHL 59 n/a n/a Burnaby BCHL 35 n/a n/a Victoria BCHL 56 n/a n/a BCHL Totals JOSH BOYD 91 Height: 5-6 Weight: 159 Birthplace: London, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Played his junior season at Bowling Green Set career highs in goals, assists and points : Tallied an assist on the game-winning goal of the first game he saw action in Nov. 30 at Wayne State : Played his freshman season at Bowling Green Bowling Green CCHA 12 n/a Bowling Green CCHA 8 n/a Bowling Green CCHA 35 n/a NCAA Totals

6 MATT CALVERT 69 Height: 5-10 Weight: 175 Birthplace: Brandon, Manitoba Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: 5 th pick, 127 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Led the team in power play goals (12), was second in plus/minus rating, fourth (tied) in goals, third in assists and sixth in points Named the Boston Pizza WHL Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 2-8 ( in three games) Scored his first career hat trick Feb. 7 vs. Edmonton Led the club in playoff goals, while ranking second in plus/minus rating (+11), third in points and penalty minutes (tied) : Led the club in plus/minus rating, while ranking second in goals, assists and points Led the team and ranked seventh (tied) in the WHL in shorthanded goals (3) Ranked fourth among WHL rookies in points Had three power play goals Added and two penalty minutes in six playoff games Brandon WHL 72 n/a Brandon WHL 58 n/a WHL Totals MATT CARIA 74 Height: 6-0 Weight: 201 Birthplace: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Tied for fourth in the OHL in points, while ranking fifth in assists Led Plymouth in assists, second in goals and points Named Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending Feb. 22 ( in three games) Led the Whalers in playoff goals, power play goals (6), while ranking third in points and penalty minutes : Split the season between Mississauga and Sault Ste. Marie Led the Greyhounds in playoff goals and points while ranking second in assists and power play goals (3) : Was tops on the club in goals, assists (tied), points and shorthanded goals (3) Toronto OHL 67 n/a Toronto OHL 59 n/a Mississauga OHL 20 n/a Sault Ste. Marie OHL 26 n/a Sault Ste. Marie OHL 30 n/a Plymouth OHL 37 n/a OHL Totals SEAN COLLINS 75 Height: 6-2 Weight: 186 Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: 9 th pick, 187 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his freshman season at Cornell : Won the MJHL s award for Hockey Ability and Sportsmanship Named MVP of the MJHL All-Star Game Selected to the MJHL s First Team All-Star line-up Waywayseecappo MJHL 60 n/a n/a Cornell ECAC 33 n/a NCAA Totals MJHL Totals

7 STEVEN DELISLE 73 Height: 6-6 Weight: 209 Birthplace: Levise, Quebec Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: 3 rd pick, 107 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Ranked fourth among Gatineau defensemen in points : Led club defensemen in goals, ranked second in assists and points Helped the Olympiques win the QMJHL championship : Played his first season in the QMJHL Gatineau QMJHL 56 n/a Gatineau QMJHL 70 n/a Gatineau QMJHL 63 n/a QMHL Totals MAURY EDWARDS 65 Height: 5-11 Weight: 176 Birthplace: Rocky Rapids, Alberta Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Named Hockey East First Team All-Star Named to Hockey East All-Tournament Team Named to the New England Div. I Men s Hockey All-Star team Led Hockey East defensemen in scoring, while ranking third among Hockey East defensemen in scoring Was second on the club in points : Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team... Led team rookies in goals and points, tied for the team-lead among freshmen in assists Led team with seven power play goals and tied for the team-lead with 14 power play points Named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team UMass-Lowell HEA 37 n/a UMass-Lowell HEA 38 n/a NCAA Totals TIM FILANGIERI 86 Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Birthplace: Islip Terrace, New York Position: Defense Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Made his professional debut, playing in one game with Syracuse Led the club in plus/minus rating : Finished the season ranked second among BC defensemen in plus/minus rating... Helped BC reach the Frozen Four : Finished the season first (tied) on the team in plus/minus rating : Earned Hockey East Rookie of the Week for the week ending Oct : Played for Team World in the USHL s 2005 Prospects/All-Star Game : Helped the Black Hawks captured the Clark Cup title Waterloo USHL 47 n/a Waterloo USHL 54 n/a Boston College HEA 42 n/a Boston College HEA 37 n/a Boston College HEA 43 n/a Boston College HEA 35 n/a Syracuse AHL 1 n/a AHL Totals NCAA Totals USHL Totals

8 KELLY GEOFFREY 77 Height: 5-9 Weight: 176 Birthplace: Newmarket, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Split the season between Erie and Kingston : Ranked fourth on the club in assists and was fifth in points : Was sixth on the Otters in points Erie OHL 54 n/a Erie OHL 67 n/a Erie OHL 9 n/a Kingston OHL 54 n/a OHL Totals CODY GOLOUBEF 70 Height: 6-1 Weight: 195 Birthplace: Mississauga, Ontario Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: 2 nd pick, 37 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Won gold at World Juniors for Team Canada... Was one of five Wisconsin defensemen with double digit points... Five of his nine career goals are game-winning goals : Was the youngest player in the WCHA and the second youngest in Division I hockey Ranked second on the club with three game-winning goals Wisconsin WCHA 40 n/a Wisconsin WCHA 36 n/a NCAA Totals JAKE HANSEN 78 Height: 6-2 Weight: 182 Birthplace: St. Paul, Minnesota Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: 4 th pick, 68 th overall, in 2007 Entry Draft CAREER: : Earned his first varsity letter during his freshman season at Minnesota : Led the team in goals and power play goals (10), while ranking second in points and game-winning goals (5) and third in assists and plus/minus rating Ranked third in the league in goals, game-winning goals (tied) and shots (208), while ranking seventh (tied) in power play goals and ninth (tied) in points : Split the season between White Bear Lake (USHS-MN) and Sioux Falls (USHL) White Bear (MN) USHS 25 n/a n/a 42 Sioux Falls USHL 15 n/a Sioux Falls USHL 60 n/a Minnesota WCHA 33 n/a NCAA Totals USHL Totals

9 KEVIN HARVEY 72 Height: 6-2 Weight: 196 Birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Split the season between Syracuse (AHL) and Reading (ECHL) Was eighth (tied) in the AHL and ranked second on the Crunch in penalty minutes Led the Royals in penalty minutes : Was fifth in the CHL in penalty minutes : Ranked tops in penalty minutes for New Mexico Kingston OHL 2 n/a Owen Sound OHL 59 n/a New Mexico CHL 58 n/a New Mexico CHL 51 n/a Syracuse AHL 54 n/a Reading ECHL 23 n/a AHL Totals ECHL Totals CHL Totals OHL Totals CHRIS HIGGINS 90 Height: 5-11 Weight: 185 Birthplace: Lynnfield, Massachusetts Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Finished third on the team in scoring, also setting a career high... His assists ranked fifth in the country and second among Hockey East players... Was a Hockey East Honorable Mention All-Star... Helped Boston win the National Championship : Was named the Hockey East Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award winner... Ranked fourth on team in goals and assists : One of seven Terriers to appear in all 39 contests... Was second on team in goals and assists... Led BU and ranked among the best in Hockey East in plus/minus rating : One of eight Terriers to play in all 40 games... Ranked third among BU rookies in points... Was tied for fourth on the squad in plus/minus rating Set NCAA regionals record for fastest hat trick, tallying three goals against Nebraska-Omaha in a span of just 5:31... Named to NCAA Northeast Regional All-Tournament Team Boston HEA 40 n/a Boston HEA 39 n/a Boston HEA 38 n/a Boston HEA 42 n/a NCAA Totals TAYLER JORDAN 94 Height: 6-6 Weight: 195 Birthplace: Wynyard, Saskatchewan Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Led the Winter Hawks in penalty minutes Ranked ninth in the WHL in penalty minutes : Was limited to eight games : Played his first season in the WHL Portland WHL 52 n/a Portland WHL 8 n/a Portland WHL 49 n/a OHL Totals

10 TOMAS KUBALIK 68 Height: 6-2 Weight: 194 Birthplace: Plzen, Czech Republic Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: 6 th pick, 135 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played the entire season with Plzen of the Czech Elite League : Split the season between the Czech and Czech-2 Leagues : Split the season between the Czech and Czech-2 Leagues : Spent the season with Plzen in the Czech-2 League Plzen Czech-2 5 n/a Plzen Czech 23 n/a Plzen Czech-2 34 n/a Plzen Czech 20 n/a Plzen Czech-2 22 n/a Plzen Czech 32 n/a Czech Totals Czech-2 Totals KEVIN LALANDE 35 Height: 6-0 Weight: 175 Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario Position: Goaltender Catches: Left Drafted: Calgary s 5 th pick, 128 th overall, in 2005 Entry Draft CAREER: : Named Reebok/AHL Player of the Week for the week ending Mar. 15 Acquired by Columbus from Calgary in exchange for a fourth round pick in 2009 Entry Draft on Mar : Led Las Vegas to a Kelly Cup championship : Ranked third in the OHL in save percentage : Named to the OHL All-Star Team Ranked second in the OHL in save percentage : Ranked fourth in the OHL in save percentage. Year Team League GP W-L-T MIN GA SO GAA GP W-L MIN GA SO GAA Belleville OHL Belleville OHL Belleville OHL Belleville OHL Quad City AHL Las Vegas ECHL Quad City AHL Syracuse AHL Las Vegas ECHL AHL Totals ECHL Totals OHL Totals THOMAS LARKIN 60 Height: 6-5 Weight: 206 Birthplace: London, England Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: 4 th pick, 137 th overall, in 2009 Entry Draft CAREER: : Named team Most Valuable Player Received All-New England honors Was team captain Set a single season record for goals and assists by a defenseman Helped Exeter reach the New England championship final Has committed to attend Colgate University in the fall Exeter (NH) USHS 29 n/a n/a Exeter (NH) USHS 31 n/a n/a 0 USHS Totals

11 STEFAN LEGEIN 57 Height: 5-10 Weight: 185 Birthplace: Oakville, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: 2 nd pick, 37 th overall, in 2007 Entry Draft CAREER: : Spent the season with Syracuse (AHL) : Ranked second on the club in shorthanded goals (4), was third in power play goals (8) and fourth in goals Missed 22 games due to a shoulder injury Led the OHL in playoff shorthanded goals (tied 3) Led the IceDogs in playoff assists and plus/minus rating (+6), while ranking second in points and penalty minutes and third in goals Was an alternate captain for Team Canada at the World Junior Championships Helped Canada win gold for the fourth-consecutive year Appeared in two playoff games for Syracuse (AHL) Made professional debut Apr. 26 at Manitoba : Set career highs in goals, assists, points, penalty minutes, plus/minus rating and games played Led the OHL with nine shorthanded goals Was selected to play in the 2007 CHL Top Prospects Game and represented the Eastern Conference at the OHL All-Star Game Won the fastest skater competition at the event Mississauga OHL 49 n/a Mississauga OHL 59 n/a Mississauga OHL 64 n/a Niagara OHL 30 n/a Syracuse AHL Syracuse AHL 26 n/a AHL Totals OHL Totals KEVIN LYNCH 56 Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Birthplace: Grosse Pointe, Michigan Position: Center Shoots: Right Drafted: 2 nd pick, 56 th overall, in 2009 Entry Draft CAREER: : Had , six penalty minutes and was +9 in seven games at the World Under-18 Championships, helping Team USA win the gold medal Has committed to play at the University of Michigan this fall USA U-18 USDP 63 n/a n/a 54 USDP Totals SPENCER McAVOY 89 Height: 6-3 Weight: 187 Birthplace: St. Albert, Alberta Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Was fifth on the team in assists : Played his third full season in the WHL : Tied a career high in goals : Split the season between Medicine Hat and Swift Current Medicine Hat WHL 1 n/a Medicine Hat WHL 4 n/a Swift Current WHL 52 n/a Swift Current WHL 59 n/a Swift Current WHL 57 n/a Swift Current WHL 71 n/a OHL Totals

12 BROCK McBRIDE 64 Height: 5-10 Weight: 192 Birthplace: Cornwall, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Was second on the club in points : Was the Saints leading scorer Was named team MVP : Ranked fifth on the Saints in scoring Had his first collegiate hat trick in a win over Boston College : Scored his first collegiate goal in the season opener at Wisconsin St. Lawrence ECAC 35 n/a St. Lawrence ECAC 35 n/a St. Lawrence ECAC 37 n/a St. Lawrence ECAC 34 n/a Hartford AHL 8 n/a AHL Totals NCAA Totals TIM MILLER 80 Height: 6-1 Weight: 200 Birthplace: Davisburg, Michigan Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Named CCHA Best Defensive Forward... Tied for second on the team in game-winners (4)... Set the Michigan record for consecutive games played (166) alongside teammate Travis Turnbull Recipient of the Michael Comrie Endowed Hockey Scholarship : Served as alternate captain from start of season through Dec Was named to the CCHA Championship All-Tournament team and MVP Helped Michigan reach NCAA Frozen Four... Recipient of the Dekers Club Scholarship for Men s Ice Hockey and the G.L. Teitelbaum Scholarship for Men s Ice Hockey : Recipient of the Al and Gerry Walk Scholarship for Men s Ice Hockey : Received the U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award... Recipient of the Ralph and Susan Garlick Scholarship for Men s Ice Hockey River City USHL 58 n/a Omaha USHL 59 n/a Michigan CCHA 41 n/a Michigan CCHA 41 n/a Michigan CCHA 43 n/a Michigan CCHA 41 n/a Syracuse AHL 1 n/a AHL Totals NCAA Totals USHL Totals JOHN MOORE 49 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 Birthplace: Winnetka, Illinois Position: Defense Shoots: Left Drafted: 1 st pick, 21 st overall, in 2009 Entry Draft CAREER: : Named USHL Defenseman of the Year Ranked fourth among league defenseman in scoring Was fourth on the club and tops among defensemen in points : Won a gold medal with Team USA at the World Junior A Challenge Played his first season in the USHL Chicago USHL 56 n/a Chicago USHL 57 n/a USHL Totals

13 KYLE NEUBER 59 Height: 6-5 Weight: 206 Birthplace: Sarnia, Ontario Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: 6 th pick, 197 th overall, in 2009 Entry Draft CAREER: : Led Mississauga in penalty minutes Ranked 18th in the OHL in penalty minutes : Ranked second on the club in penalty minutes Toronto OHL 26 n/a Mississauga OHL 54 n/a Mississauga OHL 59 n/a OHL Totals DREW OLSON 87 Height: 6-0 Weight: 206 Birthplace: Brainerd, Minnesota Position: Defense Shoots: Left Drafted: 4 th pick, 118 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his first season in the USHL : Notched and 34 penalty minutes in 25 games with Brainerd (MN) High School Was a finalist for Minnesota High School s Mr. Hockey Award Brainerd (MN) USHS 25 n/a n/a Omaha USHL 39 n/a USHL Totals USHS Totals BRENT REGNER 63 Height: 6-0 Weight: 170 Birthplace: Westlock, Alberta Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: 7 th pick, 137 th overall, in 2008 Entry Draft CAREER: : Ranked second in the WHL in plus/minus rating and was 12 th (tied) in assists Led club defensemen and was third overall in points Was second (tied) in playoff assists : Was second among club defensemen in goals (tied), assists and points Scored six power play goals : Ranked fifth on the club in plus/minus rating Helped the Giants win the Memorial Cup Vancouver WHL 1 n/a Vancouver WHL 64 n/a Vancouver WHL 72 n/a Vancouver WHL 70 n/a WHL Totals

14 KEVIN ROEDER 84 Height: 5-9 Weight: 205 Birthplace: Glenview, Illinois Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: N/A CAREER: : Helped the Red Hawks advance to the National Championship team : Led club in plus/minus rating... Member of the top penalty kill in the country : Was fourth on the team in plus/minus rating... Served as an assistant captain : Ranked 14 th in the CCHA in plus/minus rating... Scored his first collegiate goal in Miami s game versus Ohio State that clinched the CCHA regular-season title : Served as team captain for Chicago (USHL) Was voted to the league s All-Star team Chicago USHL 60 n/a Chicago USHL 60 n/a Miami CCHA 25 n/a Miami CCHA 36 n/a Miami CCHA 42 n/a Miami CCHA 39 n/a NCAA Totals USHL Totals THEO RUTH 67 Height: 6-1 Weight: 210 Birthplace: Naperville, Illinois Position: Defense Shoots: Right Drafted: Washington s 2 nd pick, 46 th overall, in 2007 Entry Draft CAREER: : Ranked fourth (tied) on the club in plus/minus rating : Ranked second on the club (tied) in plus/minus rating Helped the Fighting Irish reach the National Championship game Acquired by Columbus from Washington in exchange for Sergei Fedorov on Feb : Played for the United States National Development Program (Under-18) : Played for the United States National Development Program (Under-17) USNDP U n/a n/a 22 USNDP NAHL 36 n/a n/a USNDP U n/a n/a 52 USNDP NAHL 9 n/a n/a Notre Dame CCHA 42 n/a Notre Dame CCHA 36 n/a NCAA Totals USNDP Totals DAVID SAVARD 58 Height: 6-2 Weight: 189 Birthplace: St. Hyacinthe, Quebec Position: Defense Shoots: Left Drafted: 3 rd pick, 94 th overall, in 2009 Entry Draft CAREER: : Led the club in plus/minus rating Was second among Wildcats defensemen in scoring Tied for 10th in scoring among QMJHL defensemen Ranked second on the team in playoff scoring : Split the season between Baie-Comeau and Moncton Baie-Comeau QMJHL 35 n/a Moncton QMJHL 32 n/a Moncton QMJHL 68 n/a QMJHL Totals

15 NICK SUCHARSKI 81 Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthplace: Oakville, Ontario Position: Forward Shoots: Left Drafted: 6 th pick, 136 th overall, in 2006 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his senior season at Michigan State Appeared in just six games due to a season-ending shoulder injury suffered in November : Set career highs in goals (tied), assists, points, penalty minutes (tied) and games played (tied) : Helped the Spartans claim the National Championship Scored the game-winning goal in the national semifinal win over Maine : Collected and 18 penalty minutes in 36 games for Michigan State Michigan State CCHA 36 n/a Michigan State CCHA 41 n/a Michigan State CCHA 41 n/a Michigan State CCHA 6 n/a NCAA Totals TRENT VOGELHUBER 76 Height: 6-2 Weight: 185 Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio Position: Forward Shoots: Right Drafted: 7 th pick, 211 th overall, in 2007 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his freshman season at Miami Helped the Red Hawks advance to the National Championship game : Registered in two games with Des Moines (USHL) : Tallied with 24 penalty minutes in 31 games with St. Louis (NAHL) St. Louis NAHL 31 n/a n/a Des Moines USHL 2 n/a Miami CCHA 29 n/a NCAA Totals USHL Totals NAHL Totals ALLEN YORK 71 Height: 6-4 Weight: 185 Birthplace: Wetaskiwin, AB Position: Goaltender Catches: Right Drafted: 6 th pick, 158 th overall, in 2007 Entry Draft CAREER: : Played his freshman season at R.P.I. Was named the team s co-most Improved Player Award : Ranked third in the AJHL in wins (tied), goals-against average and shutouts (tied), while ranking fourth in save percentage Helped the Kodiaks win the Enerplex Cup Ranked first in the league in playoff wins and goals-against average, while ranking second in save percentage and shutouts : Helped the Kodiaks win the AJHL Cup. Year Team League GP W-L-T MIN GA SO GAA GP W-L MIN GA SO GAA Camrose AJHL Camrose AJHL R.P.I. ECAC NCAA Totals AJHL Totals