| Alex Burrows | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 Burrows with theVancouver Canucks in October 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-04-11)April 11, 1981 (age 44) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot | Left | |||||||||||||||||||
| Played for | Vancouver Canucks Ottawa Senators | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Canada | |||||||||||||||||||
| NHL draft | Undrafted | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2002–2018 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Alexandre Ménard-Burrows[1] (born April 11, 1981) is a Canadian professionalice hockey coach and former player who is currently working as a player development consultant for theMontreal Canadiens of theNational Hockey League (NHL). Playing as aleft winger, he spent the majority of his career in the NHL with theVancouver Canucks and was known as anagitator,[2][3] before developing into a skilled, top line fixture. Burrows is also regarded for his remarkable ascension to the NHL from being an undrafted player in theECHL.[3][4]
Before making it to the NHL, Burrows also enjoyed a prolificball hockey career, competing in national and international tournaments in the summers.[5] In 2005, he was named the International Ball Hockey Player of the Year. He has also been inducted into the Canadian and International BallHockey Hall of Fame.
As a youth, Burrows played in the 1995Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with aminor ice hockey team from La Presqu'île, nearMontreal.[6]
Burrows played two seasons in theQuebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with theShawinigan Cataractes, beginning in2000–01. He recorded 16 goals and 30 points over 63 regular season games, then added three points over 10 post-season games. Thefollowing season, he improved to 35 goals and 70 points over 64 games, third in team-scoring, behindJonathan Bellemare andJason Pominville.[7] He went on to lead his team in post-season scoring with nine goals and 21 points in 12 games[7] as the Cataractes advanced to the Conference Finals, where they were eliminated in seven games by theVictoriaville Tigres.
Undrafted by aNational Hockey League (NHL) club, Burrows went professional in2002–03 with theGreenville Grrrowl of theECHL, a third-tier minor league. Late in his professional rookie season, he transferred to theBaton Rouge Kingfish and finished with a combined 32 points in 66 games between the two teams. The following season, in2003–04, he returned to the South Division, as he was signed by theColumbia Inferno. Early in the season, he was signed by Columbia'sAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, theManitoba Moose, on October 21, 2003,[8] having been scouted by Moose general managerCraig Heisinger.[9] He appeared in two AHL games for Manitoba before being sent back down to the ECHL. Shortly after his return, he was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount by the league for abusing officials during a game on October 24 against theGreensboro Generals.[10] Later on in the season, he was named to the 2004ECHL All-Star Game for the Eastern Conference and recorded one assist.[8][11] He went on to finish the season with 29 goals and 73 points, second in points among Columbia players to league-scoring championTim Smith.[12]
In the subsequent off-season, Burrows was re-signed by the Moose on August 3, 2004.[8] He was initially sent back down to the ECHL after a training camp both he and head coachRandy Carlyle described as disappointing.[13] Following an injury toWade Brookbank, he was recalled on October 29, 2004.[13][14] He scored his first AHL goal with the Moose five days later, agame-winning goal against goaltenderDavid LeNeveu of theUtah Grizzlies in a 2–1 win.[15] He finished the2004–05 season with Manitoba and posted 26 points over 72 games in a fourth-line role.[16]
Having worked his way up from the ECHL, Burrows' energetic play in the minors earned him atwo-way contract[notes 1] with the Moose's NHL affiliate, theVancouver Canucks, on November 8, 2005.[18] He had appeared earlier in the Canucks' training camp for the 2005–06 season, but was sent back to the Moose.[19] After recording 30 points in 33 games with the Moose, he was recalled by the Canucks on January 2, 2006 and made his NHL debut that day against theSt. Louis Blues.[20] Eight days later, Burrows scored his first career NHL goal againstEd Belfour of theToronto Maple Leafs.[21] He also added an assist as the Canucks won the game 4–3.[21] Establishing himself on the Canucks roster, he added his first NHL careerhat-trick on March 27, 2006, in a 7–4 win against theLos Angeles Kings.[22] He finished with seven goals and 12 points over 43 games in his NHL rookie campaign. Burrows' ascension to the NHL has been attributed to his hard-working and abrasive style of play, generating momentum for his team and aggravating opposing players.[23]
Burrows completed his first full campaign and second altogether with the Canucks the following season in2006–07. He contributed primarily on the team'spenalty kill,[24] which ranked first in the league.[25] Burrows' average shorthanded ice time per game was second among team forwards, behindRyan Kesler.[26] He struggled to produce offensively, however, and recorded a career-low three goals and nine points in 81 games.
In2007–08, Burrows formed an effective duo with centre Ryan Kesler on the third line as defensive forwards, countering opposing teams' top players while contributing offensively, as well.[27][28] During the season, he was fined an undisclosed amount by the league afterspearingDetroit Red Wings forwardAaron Downey at centre ice during the two teams' pre-game skate on February 23, 2008.[29] He finished the campaign with 12 goals, 31 points and a team-highplus-minus of +11 in all 82 games as the Canucks narrowly missed the playoffs as they missed the 2008 playoffs by three points.[30] He was voted by Canucks' fans to receive the team'sMost Exciting Player Award and theFred J. Hume Award, given to the team's "unsung hero" as voted by the Canucks Booster Club.[31]
After remaining on the third line with Kesler at the start of the2008–09 season, Canucks head coachAlain Vigneault separated the two after theAll-Star break, placing Burrows on the first line withDaniel andHenrik Sedin, beginning on February 12, 2009, during a game against thePhoenix Coyotes.[32] Burrows' crash-the-net style—skating hard to the opposing team's goalmouth for rebounds or tip-ins—combined well with the Sedins'cycling plays and as time went on, he would be labeled as the "third Sedin" as a result of the instant chemistry between Burrows and the two Sedin brothers.[33][34] Vigneault's line adjustments were precipitated by a losing streak in January, which Burrows was instrumental in breaking. The Canucks' home winless streak had extended to eight games, a franchise record, when Burrows broke a 3–3 tie with a shorthandedbreakaway goal with 82 seconds remaining in a game against theCarolina Hurricanes.[35] This sparked a resurgence in the Canucks, spearheaded by Burrows, who then immediately followed their record setting home losing streak with a record setting home winning streak, winning their next 10 games at home. Shortly thereafter, the Canucks extended his contract with a four-year, $8 million deal on February 4, 2009,[36] quadrupling his $525,000 salary.[37] Following a game against theEdmonton Oilers on April 4, Burrows received a $2,500 fine from the league for punching Oilers winger and enforcerZach Stortini from the bench.[38] Late in the campaign, he was selected by theProfessional Hockey Writers' Association as the Canucks' nominee for theBill Masterton Memorial Trophy, awarded for perseverance, dedication and sportsmanship.[39] Burrows was not shortlisted to the final three for the award, however.[40] Prior to the last game of the season, he received his second consecutive Most Exciting Player Award.[41] Playing in a more offensive role on the first line for the latter part of the season, Burrows finished his breakout season with 51 points (28 goals, 31 assists) in all 82 games as the Canucks as a team had a bounce-back season having returned to the playoffs and finishing as the third seed in the West. His 28 goals brokeAndrew Brunette's mark for the most in a single season by an ECHL alumnus (27 in 2006–07).[42] In the subsequent first round of the2009 playoffs, Burrows scored the series-winning goal inovertime in game four to sweep the sixth-seeded St. Louis Blues. It was his second goal of the game as he scored a goal earlier in that game, which occurred in the second period.[43] The Canucks advanced to meet the fourth-seededChicago Blackhawks in the second round, who defeated them in six games. Burrows' level of play was noticeably diminished in the Chicago series and it was revealed afterwards that he required surgery to remove bone chips in his left wrist.[44][45] He finished the playoffs with three goals and an assist over 10 games.
The half way into the2009–10 season, Burrows recorded back-to-back hat tricks against theColumbus Blue Jackets andPhoenix Coyotes on January 5 and 7, 2010, respectively.[46] It marked the first time an NHL player notched consecutive three-goal games sinceAtlanta Thrashers forwardIlya Kovalchuk in November 2007 and the first time a Canucks player did so sincePetri Skriko in 1986.[46] With six goals and an assist over two games, Burrows was named the NHL First Star of the Week on January 11, 2010.[47] The night of his first star of the week selection, Burrows and the Canucks played a controversial game against theNashville Predators. With the game tied 2–2 in the third period, Burrows was penalized twice by refereeStéphane Auger—once fordiving and the other forinterference.[48] The latter call was deemed questionable by media sources, includingTSN and theNational Post.[49] The interference penalty along with an additional penalty committed by Henrik Sedin resulted in Nashville's game-winning, 5-on-3 powerplay goal late in the game.[48] With three seconds to go in regulation, Burrows skated by Auger and protested the interference penalty, resulting in an unsportsmanlike minor and a ten-minute misconduct.[48] Following the game, Burrows accused Auger of having a personal vendetta against him for a play against the Predators the previous month that had made him look bad. After Burrows had been hit into the boards by Nashville forwardJerred Smithson during a game on December 8, 2009, Auger assessed Smithson with a five-minute major and a game misconduct. However, the league later rescinded because it was believed Burrows had embellished injury.[50] Burrows claimed that Auger told him before the January 11 game: "you made me look bad [for calling the Smithson penalty] so I'm going to get you back tonight." He went on to tell reporters that Auger "should stay out for the rest of the year making calls like that ... We just blew two points because of his officiating tonight."[48] The following day, the NHL fined Burrows US$2,500 for publicly criticizing Auger and deemed that his claims "cannot be substantiated."[51] Later that week, theCanadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)'sHockey Night in Canada telecast aired an 11-minute segment hosted byRon MacLean and NHL vice-presidentColin Campbell reviewing Burrows' past transgressions, spanning two years. The segment was widely criticized for being biased against Burrows and failing to illustrate both sides of the argument.[52][53] Burrows' parents subsequently issued a formal letter of complaint to the CBC, accusing MacLean of "verbal assassination" and for displaying "no journalistic balance."[54] The following Saturday after the segment aired, the Canucks refused any interviews with the CBC before, during or after their game against the Chicago Blackhawks, which was broadcast onHockey Night in Canada.[55] The boycott was ordered by Canucks general managerMike Gillis after MacLean refused to apologize.[55] CBC and Canucks representatives later agreed in aconference call to "move on" and team players were allowed to resume interviews. MacLean later issued an unofficial apology aimed to clarify the situation.[55] On April 1, Burrows left during a game against the Los Angeles Kings after being hit in the throat by aJarret Stoll slapshot.[56] He was not injured, however, and did not miss any games thereafter. Playing on the Canucks' top line with the Sedins, he had a breakout season as he recorded a career-high 35 goals, 32 assists, 67 points and a +34 rating in all 82 games for the third straight season and the Canucks as a team finished as the third seed in the West for the second straight season and third time in four seasons. His goals total ranked first on the Canucks.[57] Fans voted him as recipient of the team's Most Exciting Player Award for the third consecutive season.[58] While Burrows' offensive numbers increased from playing on the top line, the Sedins' mutually benefitted from playing with him.[59] Daniel and Henrik had not had a constant linemate on the first line sinceAnson Carter played with them in 2005–06. Since then, Vigneault had used a variety of wingers, includingMarkus Näslund,Taylor Pyatt andSteve Bernier, to fill in the unit.[60] In those years, Daniel and Henrik were point-a-game players; with Burrows on their line, they vaulted into top scorers in the league, as Henrik won theArt Ross Trophy as the league's leading point-getter (Daniel scored at a similar pace, but played less due to an early season injury).
In the2010 Stanley Cup playoffs, the Canucks first line struggled to score in the playoffs, but the Canucks managed to defeat the Kings in the first round in six games. The Canucks advanced to the second round and were eliminated by the Chicago Blackhawks for the second consecutive year. In 12 playoff games, Burrows scored three goals and notched three assists.[61] It was revealed in the off-season that Burrows was suffering from a shoulder injury, for which he later received surgery.[61]
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Burrows missed the first ten games of the2010–11 season rehabbing from shoulder surgery. Continuing to play with the Sedins upon his return, he recorded 48 points (26 goals and 22 assists) in 72 games and was sixth on the team in scoring. Winning thePresidents' Trophy for the first time in franchise history, the Canucks entered the2011 playoffs as the first seed in the West, matched up against the Blackhawks for the third consecutive year. With a 3–0 lead in the series, the Canucks lost the next three games. In Game 7, Burrows scored both Canucks goals on Blackhawks goaltenderCorey Crawford, including the overtime winner, to defeat the defending champions. After defeating the Nashville Predators andSan Jose Sharks in rounds two and three, the Canucks reached theStanley Cup Finals for the first time in 17 years. Facing theBoston Bruins, Burrows received much attention in the series for allegedly biting Bruins forwardPatrice Bergeron during a scrum at the end of the first period in Game 1.[62] Burrows appeared to bite down on Bergeron's finger while both players were pushing and shoving each other while being separated by a linesman. The incident was reviewed by the league, but was ruled unsuspendable with "no conclusive evidence that [he] intentionally bit [Bergeron's] finger."[63][64] In Game 2, Burrows had a three-point night, including scoreing his second overtime goal of the playoffs on Bruins goaltenderTim Thomas. Occurring 11 seconds into the extra period, it was the second-fastest overtime goal scored in Stanley Cup Finals history; with the goal, he also tied an NHL record held by 28 other players by scoring two overtime goals in one playoff.[65][66][67] Despite holding 2-0 and 3-2 series leads, the Canucks went on to the Bruins in seven games, losing Game 7 4–0. Burrows finished the postseason with nine goals and eight assists in 25 games.
On February 21, 2012, Burrows played in his 500th NHL game in a 3–1 loss to the Nashville Predators.[68] Burrows recorded 28 goals, 24 assists and 52 points in 80 contests through the2011–12 season, helping Vancouver to a second consecutive Presidents' Trophy. Facing the eventual-champion Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the2012 playoffs, they were defeated in five games. Burrows had one goal and no assists for only one point overall in all five games during the series.
On March 16, 2013, Burrows scored a goal six seconds into a game against the Detroit Red Wings, setting a Canucks record for fastest goal scored to start a game. This surpassed the previous record of nine seconds set byTrevor Linden and was also the fourth-fastest goal scored to start a game in NHL history.[69] Burrows managed 13 goals and 11 assists for 24 points in the lock-out-shortened2012–13 season, leading the team in goals.
Burrows had a forgettable injury-marred2013–14 season. On October 3, 2013, in the season opener against the San Jose Sharks where the Canucks lost the game 4–1, Burrows suffered a broken foot after blocking a shot from Sharks forwardPatrick Marleau, causing him to miss the next 12 games.[70] On December 1, in a 3–2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, Burrows would get re-injured as he would suffer a broken jaw after getting hit in the face with the puck from a clearing attempt from teammateChris Tanev. This injury would require surgery and would sideline Burrows for the next 20 games.[71][72] In the 49 games he played, scoring only five goals and 10 assists for 15 points and did not score his first goal of the season until game 36, where he scored two goals against theWinnipeg Jets.[73] His 15 points on the year were the third-lowest of his career and his lowest since 2006–07. The 2013–14 season was also forgettable for the Canucks as a whole, as they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 2007–08.
The2014–15 season saw the Canucks sign free agentRadim Vrbata, who replaced Burrows as the Sedins' primary linemate for the first half of the season. Burrows played only the second half of the season with the Sedins after playing mainly on the second line withChris Higgins and rookieBo Horvat for the first half of the season.[74] On October 30, 2014, in a 3–2 OT win over his hometown team, theMontreal Canadiens, Burrows delivered an illegal check to the head of Canadiens defencemanAlexei Emelin. Despite Emelin not being injured on the play and returning to the game, Burrows was suspended for three games.[75] Burrows ended the season tallying 18 goals and 15 assists for 33 points in 70 games but then would be held without a goal and would record two assists and points in three games in the2015 playoffs as the Canucks would lose in the opening round in six games. Despite not facing any supplemental discipline from the league after for instigating a fight with Flames defencemanKris Russell with less than five minutes left in Game 3 and receiving an instigation penalty along with a five minute fighting major and 10-minute game misconduct, Burrows didn't play the last three games of the series due to a fractured rib suffered during a morning skate prior to Game 4 of the series, causing him to miss the rest of the series.[76]
Burrows finished the2015–16 season with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points in 79 games, splitting time on the second or third line. Towards the end of the season, it was speculated the Canucks would buy-out the final year of Burrows' contract in favour of playing a younger player. In March 2016, he was reportedly told by Canucks coaching staff "younger players were a roster priority".[77] However, in the ensuing off-season, the Canucks instead bought-out the contract of teammate Chris Higgins and stated they would not be doing the same to Burrows.[78]
After Burrows was asked to waive his no-trade clause, on February 27, 2017, he was traded to theOttawa Senators in exchange forJonathan Dahlén.[79] Ottawa immediately signed Burrows to a two-year contract extension.[80] He made his debut for the Senators on March 2, 2017, scoring both goals in a 2–1 victory over theColorado Avalanche.[81] Burrows played 15 games in the2017 playoffs before suffering an injury in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals on May 17, subsequently ending his season.[82] His Ottawa Senators were eliminated in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup championsPittsburgh Penguins.
On February 7, 2018, Burrows was suspended ten games for kneeingNew Jersey Devils forwardTaylor Hall in the head during a game on February 6, 2018.[83][84] Burrows himself lamented on the incident: "Obviously, I messed up on that one. I let the emotions get the best of me."[85] While serving the suspension, the Senators placed Burrows on waivers, but he went unclaimed by any of the NHL's other 30 teams.[85]
Burrows'first full season in Ottawa was a disappointment, with the forward recording six goals in 71 games. On June 27, 2018, the Senators placed Burrows on unconditional waivers for the purpose of a buyout. Since his contract was signed after he had turned age 35, his salary would still represent a full cap-hit for the team.[86]
On July 6, 2018, it was announced that Burrows had retired from active play and that he would join theLaval Rocket, theAmerican Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of theMontreal Canadiens, as an assistant coach.[87] On February 24, 2021, Burrows was appointed to assistant coach of the Canadiens.[88] After three seasons behind the Canadiens' bench, Burrows transitioned into a player development role beginning in July 2024.[89]
Following his seventh NHL season, Burrows received his first invite to theCanadian national team for the2012 IIHF World Championship, held inFinland andSweden.[90][notes 2] Burrows'Vancouver Canucks had been eliminated in the first round of the2012 playoffs, making him available for selection.[notes 3] At 31 years old, he was the oldest player on the Canadian roster.[59] Making his Team Canada debut againstSlovakia in the first game of the tournament, he fell to the ice and hit his head after colliding with two opposing players. After leaving the ice, he was kept out of the contest with concerns that he had sustained aconcussion. The following day, Burrows' agent, Paul Corbeil, told reporters that while he was symptom free, a return to the line-up would not be possible for four to five days, as per team protocol in scenarios in which a concussion is suspected.[91] Returning to the line-up a week after the hit,[92] he scored his first career international goal againstFinnish goaltenderKari Lehtonen in a 5–3 win.[93] The following contest, he scored ashorthanded goal in an 8–0 win againstKazakhstan to earn player of the game honours for Canada.[94]
Burrows began playing organizedball hockey at the age of 19.[95] In 2001, he won his first national championship with the Montreal Red Lites in Burnaby,British Columbia.[96] Burrows went on to win the national championship in every year he played with the Red Lites.[96] He was the tournament scoring leader in 2002 and 2003 and earned All-Star Team honours from 2002 to 2004.[97][98][99] In 2005, Burrows scored two goals in a 5–2 win against the Toronto Midnight Express in the national final to capture his fifth consecutive Canadian title with the Red Lites.[100] Burrows was named the Tournament MVP by the Canadian Ball Hockey Association (CBHA).[101] He returned the following year to lead the Red Lites to a sixth consecutive title in 2006.[95]
Burrows made his first appearance on the international stage in ball hockey when he was named to Canada's national ball hockey team for the 2003 World Championships inSierre, Switzerland.[102] He helped Canada beat the Czech Republic 6–1 in the final.[96] Tying for the lead in tournament scoring with five goals and 10 points,[5] Burrows was named the Most Valuable Forward.[103] Two years later, in 2005, he won his second World Championship in as many appearances with Canada inPittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[19][100] He capped the season off by being named the 2005 International Player of the Year by the International Street and Ball Hockey Federation (ISBHF).[104] The following year, he was voted in a Canadian poll as the country's greatest ball hockey player ever.[95]
Burrows has credited ball hockey for his fitness and discipline which has carried over to the NHL.[95] Following his first full season with the Canucks in 2006–07, Burrows retired from his ball hockey career. In 2010, he was inducted into the CBHA Hall of Fame, along with national teammate and goaltender Michel Perodeau.[96] He is also a member of the ISBHF Hall of Fame.[105]
Alex Burrows is the president ofThe Alex Burrows Tour[106] which specializes in large-scale ball hockey tournaments. They are renowned for being accessible to everyone and bringing together the largest number of dek hockey players in one place and offering the most prestigious tournaments across Canada. The Alex Burrows Tour is more than 17 categories (men, women and mixed) with teams from all over North America.
In February 2020, Alex Burrows helped launch theLigue Nationale Hockey Balle, a professional ball hockey league.[107]
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Burrows was born inPincourt, Québec, to parents Rodney and Carole.[108] His father emigrated fromLondon, England, at 23, while his mother, a Québec native, is anelementary schoolprincipal. Burrows has two sisters as well—one older and one younger.[108][109] He grew up speaking mostly French and attended French schools.[108] His English has a noticeableQuébecois accent.
In July 2010, Burrows married his longtime girlfriend, Nancy Roy.[110] On April 27, 2011, Nancy gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl named Victoria.[111] Alex became a second-time father on March 4, 2013, to a daughter named Lexie.[112] On November 15, 2015, the couple's third child and first son Jacob was born.[113] They live inMontreal during the off-season.[37]
Burrows was the closest friend on the Canucks to former teammateLuc Bourdon, who died in a motorcycle accident in May 2008.[114] In the hockey season following his death, Burrows occasionally celebrated goals with a bow-and-arrow mime, a gesture that Bourdon himself did after scoring during his junior career.[114] He and his wife (girlfriend at the time) remained close to Bourdon's girlfriend, Charlene Ward.[38]
In the 2009 off-season, Burrows was involved in an assault incident while playing in a summer ice hockey league. Police were called to an arena inKirkland, Québec, on July 21 after Burrows allegedly struck a goaltender, 19-year-old Koray Celik, in the face. No arrests, however, were made at the scene.[115]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2000–01 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 63 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 105 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 2001–02 | Shawinigan Cataractes | QMJHL | 64 | 35 | 35 | 70 | 184 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | ||
| 2002–03 | Greenville Grrrowl | ECHL | 53 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2002–03 | Baton Rouge Kingfish | ECHL | 13 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 64 | 29 | 44 | 73 | 194 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | ||
| 2003–04 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Columbia Inferno | ECHL | 4 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 72 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 107 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 | ||
| 2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 33 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 57 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 27 | ||
| 2005–06 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 43 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006–07 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 81 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 93 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | ||
| 2007–08 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 179 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 150 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | ||
| 2009–10 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 82 | 35 | 32 | 67 | 121 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 22 | ||
| 2010–11 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 72 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 77 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 34 | ||
| 2011–12 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 80 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 90 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2012–13 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 47 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 54 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 49 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 70 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 68 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | ||
| 2015–16 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 79 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 55 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 20 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 18 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 71 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 913 | 205 | 204 | 409 | 1,134 | 85 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 142 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Canada | WC | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Canada | WC | 5th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| All-Star Game | 2004 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Most Exciting Player Award | 2008,2009,2010 |
| Fred J. Hume Award(unsung hero) | 2008 |
| Vancouver Canucks Ring of Honour | Inducted 2019 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| First Star of the Week | January 11, 2010 |
| Award | Year |
|---|---|
| Canadian National Championship(Montreal Red Lites) | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| CBHA All-Star Team | 2002, 2003, 2004 |
| World Championship(Canada) | 2003, 2005 |
| CBHA MVP | 2005 |
| ISBHF International Player of the Year | 2005 |
| Canadian Ball Hockey Hall of Fame inductee | 2010 |
