- Born: March 16, 1979 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Father: Chuck Arnason
- Position: Center
Selected by Chicago Blackhawks 7th round (#183) in 1998 NHL Entry Draft
Career Statistics[]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1995-96 | Winnipeg Warriors | MMHL | 39 | 19 | 25 | 44 | 20 | |||||||
| 1996-97 | Winnipeg South Blues | MJHL | 50 | 35 | 50 | 85 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
| 1997-98 | Fargo-Moorhead Ice Sharks | USHL | 52 | 37 | 45 | 82 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1998-99 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 38 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 16 | |||||||
| 1999-00 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 39 | 19 | 30 | 49 | 18 | |||||||
| 2000-01 | St. Cloud State Huskies | WCHA | 41 | 28 | 28 | 56 | 14 | |||||||
| 2001-02 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 60 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 42 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 21 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2002-03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003-04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 22 | 33 | 55 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004-05 | Brynäs IF | SEL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005-06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 60 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 40 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Ottawa Senators | NHL | 19 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2006-07 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 82 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 26 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| United States | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2007-08 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 70 | 10 | 21 | 31 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2008-09 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 71 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 14 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009-10 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 11 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Dinamo Riga | KHL | 26 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2010-11 | EHC Biel | NLA | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| EHC Visp | NLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| Blues Espoo | SM-liiga | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||
| 2011-12 | Texas Stars | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NHL Totals | 487 | 88 | 157 | 245 | 140 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | ||||
Awards & Achievements[]
- selected to MJHL All-Star Game (1997)
- Vince Leah Memorial Trophy MJHL Rookie of the Year (1997)
- USHL First All-Star Team (1998)
- WCHA All-Rookie Team (1999)
- Western Collegiate Hockey Association Championship (2001)
- WCHA All-Tournament Team (2001)
- WCHA Tournament MVP (2001)
- WCHA Second All-Star Team (2000)
- Played in AHL All-Star Game (2002)
- AHL Rookie of the Year (2002)
- AHL All-Rookie Team (2002)
- 2X NHL Rookie of the Month
- Played in NHL Youngstars Game (2003)
- NHL All-Rookie Team (2003)
- Played in World Championship (2007)