2007-2008 ... Scored first two career goals with one being the game-winner, causing his first career multi-point game in 4-2 win in exhibition game against Southern Alberta IT on Oct. 7 ... scored two goals in the Governor Cup Series ... Scored two third-period goals in the final four minutes on Nov. 24 to force a 4-4 tie against UNO.

Prior to Alaska ... played three seasons in the Alberta Junior Hockey League and was an assistant captain for the Brooks Bandits ... in 49 regular season games (2006-07), he had 28 goals and 23 assists for 51 points with 104 penalty minutes ... Novotney was named to the South Division Team for the 2007 AJHL All-Star Game and finished third overall in the AJHL Source for Sports Cup for compiling the most Player of the Game points during the season ... in 2005-06, he had 21 goals and 23 assists for 44 points with 89 penalty minutes in 60 games ... he was MVP for the South Team in the Alberta Junior Hockey League Prospects Game and also played on the AJHL South team in the 2006 Viking Cup ... Novotney was co-winner of Brooks' Team Hustler Award ... He played 2004-05 for Fort McMurray (AJHL), totaling 5 goals and 13 assists for 18 points with 58 penalty minutes in 52 games ... Novotney played 2003-2004 for the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs in the Alberta Midget Hockey League, scoring 24 goals and 21 points for 45 points in 32 games good for seventh in league scoring ... he had six assists in 10 playoff games ... was captain of the South All-Star Team in the 15th AMHL All-Star Game for the 2003-04 season ... played two games with Red Deer in the 2002-03 season.

Personal ... son of Ken and Mary Ann Novotney ... has two brothers, Kris and Garret and one sister Michelle ... majoring in petroleum engineering ... 20 years old.