14 Thomas Stajan

• Position: C
• Height: 6.00
• Weight: 177
• Born: Jan. 7, 1989
• Birthplace: Etobicoke, ON
• Home: Mississauga, ON
• OHL Draft: Free Agent

Bio:
Thomas attends Ryerson University in Toronto ... his parents, Bill and Mary, reside in Mississauga ... Bill is CEO and co-owner of ABC Fire Door Manufacturing Ltd. in Mississauga... Thomas is the youngest of four boys ... his three older brothers -- Jason, Marty and Michael -- are all graduates of McMaster University in Hamilton and work in the family business ... Thomas has played competitive soccer and lacrosse ... plays golf and recreational baseball ... participated in high school sports.

Career Highlights:
Overage centre Thomas Stajan played his 250th OHL game on Feb. 28 in a 5-2 win vs. Owen Sound ... returned to the lineup Feb. 25 in a 6-0 win vs. Sudbury after missing seven games with a shoulder injury ... played his 200th game as a Battalion member on Jan. 22 in a 4-1 win at Sault Ste. Marie ... scored the lone Battalion goal on Jan. 3 in a 2-1 OT loss vs. Guelph and it was the 50th of his OHL career ... recorded a pair of assists Nov. 14 in a 4-1 win at Owen Sound, the second his 100th OHL point ... scored two goals and added one assist on Oct. 8 in a 6-3 win at Niagara ... scored 14 goals and added 20 assist for 34 points in 68 games in 2008-09 ... scored 24 goals and added 19 assists for 43 points in 60 games during the 2007-08 season ... had a career-high 10-game points streak (six goals, seven assists) ended Feb. 24, 2008, in a 6-1 win vs. Ottawa ... scored one goal and added three assists on New Year's Eve in an 8-1 home-ice win against Mississauga ... recorded his first OHL three-goal game and added one assist for four points on Oct. 28 in an 8-5 home-ice win against Windsor ... hat trick included shorthanded penalty shot goal ... acquired Jan. 9, 2007, from the Owen Sound Attack with defenceman Dalyn Flatt and several draft choices in exchange for defenceman Phil Oreskovic and forward Howie Martin ... had four goals and four assists for eight points in 41 games with the Attack, and scored three goals and added three assists for six points in 26 games with the Troops ... joined Owen Sound as a free agent in September, 2006, after playing the 2005-06 campaign with the Mississauga Rebels midgets ... started playing organized hockey at the paperweight level in Port Credit ... moved to the Mississauga Rebels AAA program as a novice ... was MVP of the St. Paul Secondary High School hockey team in 2005 and 2006 while also playing for Mississauga Rebels ... was a GTHL midget all-star in 2006 and attended Ontario's under-17 camp ... was hockey MVP and athlete of the year at St. Timothy Grade School in Grade 8 ... cousin of Toronto Maple Leafs' forward Matt Stajan ... Thomas and Matt wear no. 14 in honour of their late uncle, Robert, a former Metro Toronto High School Athlete of the Year who passed away in 1991 at age 21 ... Thomas' cousin Jake LaPlante is graduate of the OHL's Peterborough Petes ... another cousin, Michelle, is an event co-ordinator for the National Hockey League Players' Association ... Thomas' favourite NHL team is the Maple Leafs and favourite player is cousin Matt.