• Prior to the 1998 draft, Jonathan was rated the #21 prospect in North America.
• Jonathan’s hockey idols were Chris Simon and Ted Nolan, two Native Americans who had made it in the NHL.
• Jonathan is the first member of the Cree nation to reach the NHL.
• Jonathan’s 28 goals in 2003-04 was second among NHL sophomores to Rick Nash.
• Ten of Jonathan’s 56 goals in 2005-06 were game-winners.
• In 2005-06, Jonathan eclipsed the franchise goal-scoring mark of 44, set by Owen Nolan during the 1999-00 campaign.
• In 2006, the Sharks signed Jonathan to a contract that will keep him a San Jose uniform through the end of the decade.
• Jonathan scored a first-period goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs in his first game on Hockey Night in Canada.
• Jonathan was selected by the Sharks with a draft pick acquired in a trade with the Nashville Predators. His first NHL goal came against the Preds.
• Jonathan’s favorite food is fried moose.
• Whenever Jonathan returns home, he is the focus of multiple parties and celebrations—everyone in Moose Factory is “family.”
• Jonathan had his four front teeth knocked out in a game against the Phoenix Coyotes. He took a Dave Scatchard shot right in the mouth.
• Jonathan’s two siblings are excellent hockey players. He trains with brother Jordan in Toronto in the summers.
  

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