EVENT - HOCKEY, GOALTENDER

HEIGHT 6'2" WEIGHT 166 lbs

OLYMPIC HIGHLIGHTS

2014 Olympic Winter Games - 4th place
2010 Olympic Winter Games - silver medalist

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

2002-03: Made his third consecutive appearance on a U.S. Men’s National Team
Appeared in four games and posted a 2.49 goals-against average at the 2003 IIHF Men’s World Championship
2001-02: Led all goaltenders with a .949 save percentage at the 2002 IIHF Men’s World Championship
Was second in the tournament with a 1.76 goals-against average
2000-01: Member of the U.S. Men’s National Team at the 2001 IIHF Men’s World Championship

2008-09: Appeared in 59 games during his sixth season with the National Hockey League’s Buffalo Sabres and posted a 34-18-6 record
Recorded a career-high five shutouts
Ranked eighth in league in save percentage (.918)
Registered 2.53 goals-against average
2007-08: Skated in career-high 76 games
Posted 36-27-10 record with three shutouts
Recorded a .906 save percentage and 2.64 goals-against average
Logged third-most minutes (4,474) among goaltenders. 2006-07:Appeared in 63 regular-season games and posted a 40-16-6 record
Tied for third in league with career-high wins (40)
Posted a .911 save percentage and 2.73 goals-against average
Skated in 16 playoff games and compiled 9-7 record. 2005-06: Posted a 30-14-3 record with the Sabres in 48 regular-season games
Had a .914 save percentage and 2.60 goals-against average
Appeared in 18 playoff games
Posted a 11-7 record
Collected one playoff shutout
2003-04: Played in three games

2002-03: Played in 15 games and compiled a 6-8-1 record, a 2.63 goals-against average and .902 save percentage in 15 games
Played in the NHL YoungStars Game

Played the 2004-05 season for the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League
Posted a 41-17-4 record and eight shutouts in 63 regular-season games
Won five of nine postseason games with a 2.63 goals-against average and .909 save percentage
Appeared in 60 regular-season games for Rochester in 2003-04 and recorded a 2.21 goals-against average and .925 save percentage
Helped lead Rochester to the AHL Western Conference Finals
Began the 2002-03 season with Rochester, playing in 47 games and leading the team to the postseason
Posted a 2.34 goals-against average and .920 save percentage
Played three seasons at Michigan State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (1999-2002)
Compiled a 73-19-12 record and a 1.54 goals-against average in 106 career games
Recipient of the 2001 Hobey Baker Memorial Award as the nation’s top collegiate player, becoming just the second goaltender to be honored, and was a finalist for the 2002 Hobey Baker Award
Also garnered the 2001 USA Hockey College Player of the Year award
Was named the CCHA Player of the Year and Best Goaltender in both 2001 and 2002
Earned a spot on the JOFA/American Hockey Coaches Association West All-America First Team both seasons
Led Michigan State to three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths (2000-02), as well as the CCHA regular-season and tournament titles in 2001
Holds the NCAA record for career shutouts (26)
Played two seasons (1997-99) with the Soo Indians of the North American Hockey League and compiled a 52-28-1 record
In 1998-99, named league MVP, as well as Michigan Hockey Magazine’s Junior Player of the Year
Posted a 31-14-1 record with 8 shutouts and a 2.30 goals-against average
Compiled a 2-2 record with one shutout in four playoff games
In 1997-98, posted a 21-14-0 record with three shutouts
Appeared in two playoff games

PERSONAL

Catches: Left
2008-09 Team: Buffalo Sabres

Selected in the fifth round (138th overall) by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft … Third-generation Michigan State hockey player, as his grandfather (Butch), father (Dean), uncle (Lyle) and five cousins (Kip, Kevin and Kelly Miller, and Curtis and Taylor Gemmel) all played hockey for the Spartans … Cousin Kip won the 1990 Hobey Baker Memorial Award, and cousin Kevin was a member of the 2003 U.S. Men’s National Team … Born in 1980, in East Lansing, Mich.

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