2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp virtually in July 2020 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada Black at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B., finishing fifth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2018

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Sudbury’s first-round selection, first overall, in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Led Sudbury in scoring … Finalist for the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL most outstanding player … Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with five points on Dec. 6 vs. Flint (1G 4A) and Jan. 10 vs. North Bay (2G 3A) … 2018-19: Second in Sudbury scoring … Led Sudbury in rookie scoring … Third in OHL rookie scoring … Named CHL Rookie of the Year … Won the Emms Family Award as OHL rookie of the year … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team … Minor Hockey: Lists Lance Crandles as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a bronze medal with OMHA Black at the 2018 OHL Gold Cup … Won the OMHA championship (Minor Midget AAA) with the York-Simcoe Express in 2018 … Named ETA Player of the Year (Minor Midget AAA) in 2017-18 … Led the ETA in goals, assists and points in 2017-18 … Won the OMHA championship (Bantam AAA) with York-Simcoe in 2017 … Won the OMHA championship (Minor Bantam AAA) with York-Simcoe in 2016 … Captained York-Simcoe from 2012-18

PERSONAL

Son of Clinton and Nicole … Has one sister, Chloe … Favourite NHL team growing up: Tampa Bay Lightning … Favourite player: William Nylander