2002-03: Appeared in six games with the Penguins...Went scoreless with two penalty minutes...Made his Pittsburgh and NHL debut Dec. 10 at Toronto...Recalled by the Penguins on Dec. 9...Played in six games before being re-assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL) on Dec. 30.

2003-04: Appeared in 79 games with the Penguins during rookie season, recording 10 points (1+9) and 127 penalty minutes...Led all NHL rookies in short-handed assists (3) and tied for second among NHL rookies in short-handed points (4)...Named to the Eastern Conference Young Guns roster during NHL All-Star Weekend in St. Paul, MN...
Led the Penguins in penalty minutes...Recorded first NHL point, an assist, Oct. 25 at NY Islanders...Scored his first NHL goal, Jan. 24 vs. Colorado (Philippe Sauve).

2005-06: Physical defenseman had nine points (2+7) and 124 penalty minutes in 64 games...Missed multiple games with a broken foot and a shoulder injury in the middle of the season...Appeared in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 9 against Atlanta...Finished the season with a plus or even rating in 43 of the 64 games in which he played...Selected to play for Team USA at the World Championships in Latvia...Did not record a point, but had 10 penalty minutes in seven games.

2006-07: Tallied six assist and registered a career-high +4 rating...Led the Penguins with 186 hits...Ranked third on the club with 82 penalty minutes...Fourth on the Penguins with 114 blocked shots...Was a plus or even player in 53 of 70 games played...Played in his 200th NHL game on Mar. 1 vs. NY Rangers. PLAYOFFS: Made Stanley Cup playoff debut going scoreless in five games played.

2007-08: Rugged defenseman ranked fifth in NHL with 239 hits during regular season...Registered career best +/- rating (+12) and also set career-highs in assists (10) and points (11)...Twice had nine hits in a game - Nov. 30 vs. Dallas and Mar. 20 vs. Tampa Bay...239 hits were second among NHL defensemen...Ranked third on team with 125 blocked shots...Scored a goal Feb. 14 vs. Carolina, his first goal since October 22, 2005 - a span of 180 games...Had two assists Nov. 5 vs. New Jersey, his first multiple-point game since April 5, 2006. PLAYOFFS: Recorded his first career playoff point with an assist in Game 1 of conference semifinals against NY Rangers...Imposing physical force during Stanley Cup playoffs...Led NHL playoffs in hits (102) and blocked shots (61).

2008-09: Set new single-season career highs with 19 points and 17 assists...Ranked second in the NHL in hits with 309...Placed second on team with 152 blocked shots...
Recorded a career single-season high four multi-point games...Netted his first career power-play goal Oct. 14 vs. Philadelphia...Played in his 300th game Oct. 11 vs. New Jersey...Leveled a career-high 12 hits Feb. 6 vs. Columbus. PLAYOFFS: Led NHL with 112 postseason hits (44 more than second place Brent Seabrook of Chicago, 68) while adding four assists and 22 penalty minutes in 24 games...Was second in league with 51 blocked shots in playoffs.

2009-10: Physically imposing defenseman led team and ranked sixth in the NHL with 255 hits...Broke 200 hits for fourth time in last five seasons...Placed third on team with 117 blocked shots...Established career highs with 25 points and 23 assists...Played six games and earned a silver medal with Team USA at the 2010 Olympic Games...
Named Penguins Defensive Player of the Year...Second among team defensemen with an average of 2:53 shorthanded minutes per game...Set a single-game career high with three assists Mar. 28 vs. Toronto...Played in his 400th NHL game Nov. 30 at NY Rangers...Notched his 50th career assist Oct. 17 vs. Tampa Bay. PLAYOFFS: Rugged blueliner paced team with 50 hits (tied) and 30 blocked shots...Had a plus or even rating in 11 of 13 playoff games...Valuable member of team's penalty killing units...
Chipped in two assists.

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