ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Islanders in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2012 National Hockey League Draft.

LAST SEASON: Led Edmonton Oil Kings defensemen with 12 goals in 58 games during his second season in the Western Hockey League...Added 24 assists for 36 points and a plus-23 rating...Scored eight points (2g/6a) in 20 WHL Playoff games as Edmonton won the WHL Championship...Added two points (1g/1a) in four Memorial Cup games, as Edmonton lost in the Championship game...Played in the CHL Top Prospects Game.

CAREER:
2010-11: Scored 25 points (6g/19a) in 45 games as a rookie with Edmonton...Posted a plus-7 rating...Won a bronze medal with Team Pacific at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring seven points (1g/6a).

2009-10: Won a British Columbia Major Midget League Championship with the Vancouver Northwest Giants...Scored 34 points (3g/25a) in 32 regular season games and added eight points (3g/5a) in five playoff games...Also appeared in two WHL games with Edmonton, going scoreless with a plus-3 rating.