More from Dubas:"He competed as a center in a really difficult division against Winnipeg, against Regina, against Saskatoon - all really high-quality teams. They won a playoff series and they fell to Winnipeg along the way in the second round, but he had to go against really difficult competition. He doubled his assists total year to year, but I think more importantly, in addition to his production, it was the way that he played defensively, the way that he drove possession out of his own zone, played the whole rink, skated through the middle of the rink, able to make plays, able to be the defensive conscience of his line while also still producing offensively."