Matt Rust Class: Junior Hometown: Bloomfield Hills, Mich. Height / Weight: 5-10 / 190 Position: F Birthdate: 03/23/1989 Experience: CBJ S/G: L

Through March 15, 2010

Junior (2009-10)... Leads team in plus-minus rating (+16) and shorthanded goals (2); ranks second in assists (22); third in points (35) and tied for third in goals (13). ... Has won 51.9% of 782 faceoffs faceoffs this season ... Has set career highs for assists (22), points (35), goals (13) and power-play goals (5) ... Hit 80-point career benchmark with goal at Michigan State (March 13) ... Reached single-season 30-assist plateau for first time in career (Feb. 20) ... Hit 40-assist career benchmark with helper at Nebraska-Omaha (Feb. 12) ... Scored third career shorthanded goal and first of the season vs. Michigan State (Jan. 30) ... Set career-best three-game assist streak with four assists from Jan. 9-16 ... Reached 30-goal benchmark with marker vs. Michigan Tech in GLI (Dec. 30) ... Hit 60-point plateau with assist vs. Notre Dame (Dec. 11) ... Matched career-high, five-game point streak (2-4-6) from Nov. 27-Dec. 11 ... Reached 30-assist benchmark with pair of helpers at Ohio State (Dec. 4-5) ... Set career-best, five-game point streak (4-4-8) from Oct. 10-31 ... Recorded his 50th career point by scoring his 25th career goal at Boston University (Oct. 24) ... Registered his 25th career assist vs. Niagara (Oct. 22) ... Recorded first goal, two assists and multi-point game of the season at Alaska Anchorage (Oct. 10) ... Voted to the Kendall Hockey Classic All-Tournament Team (Oct. 10) ... Recipient of the Alice M. & Thomas J. Haverbush, M.D. Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Sophomore (2008-09)... Helped Michigan earn runner-up in both CCHA regular season and CCHA tournament, qualify for NCAA Tournament ... Equaled single-season career high in assists (11) ...Tied for third on the team in plus/minus rating (+19) ...Missed Great Lakes Invitational on Dec. 27-28 to play for Team USA at World Junior Championship; posted two goals and two assists as U.S. finished in fifth place ... Recipient of the Al & Gerry Walk Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Freshman (2007-08)... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Helped Michigan win CCHA regular season, CCHA tournament and reach NCAA Frozen Four ... First career game-winning goal vs. Boston University(Oct. 26) ... Notched game-tying goal at Michigan State (Jan. 26) ... Tallied first assist of career at Northern Michigan (Oct. 20) ... Scored first two career goals and points vs. Minnesota (Oct. 13) ... Made his career debut against Boston College in Ice Breaker on Oct. 12, 2007... Recipient of the Joe Lunghamer Scholarship for Men's Ice Hockey.

Junior Team... Played the 2005-06 and 2006-07 seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program ... Skated with the U.S. NTDP Under-18 Team in 2006-07, recording 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points in 57 regular-season games ... Had 85 penalty minutes, three power-play goals and two game-winning markers ... Played for the U.S. NTDP Under-17 Team in 2005-06, tallying a 16-13-29 line with 58 PIM in 68 games.

National/International... Played for Team USA at 2009 World Junior Championship; posted two goals and two assists as U.S. finished in fifth place ... Participated in 2008 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp ... Placed fourth with Team USA at 2008 IIHF World Junior Championship; did not record a point in six contests ... Participated in 2007 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp ... Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2007 International Ice Hockey Federation's World Under-18 Championship ... Accumulated a 2-2-4 line and +3 rating ... Earned a silver medal at the 2005 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge.

Personal... Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology, majoring in sport management ... Graduated from Ann Arbor Huron High School in 2007 ... Drafted in the fourth round (No. 101 overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, rights traded to Columbus Blue Jackets in March 2010.