2016-17 National Men's Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2013 IIHF World Championship in Sweden and Finland, finishing fifth … Played for Canada at the 2012 IIHF World Championship in Finland and Sweden, finishing fifth … Played for Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in August 2010 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Won a gold medal with Ontario at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C.

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: His seventh NHL season , all with Carolina … Led Carolina in scoring … Set a career high in goals (37) … Tied a career high in points (63) … Seventh in the NHL in shots (281) … Recorded his 300th NHL point on Jan. 13 vs. Buffalo … 2015-16: Led Carolina in scoring … Second in the NHL in takeaways (77) … Played in his 400th NHL game on Feb. 28 vs. St. Louis … 2014-15: Fifth in Carolina scoring … Recorded his 200th NHL point on Dec. 16 vs. Montreal … Scored his 100th NHL goal on Nov. 10 vs. Calgary … 2013-14: Second in Carolina scoring … Eighth in the NHL in power-play goals (11) … Ninth in the NHL in shots (274) … Recorded his first NHL hat trick on Dec. 5 vs. Nashville … Played in his 200th NHL game on Nov. 23 vs. Boston … 2012-13: Fourth in Carolina scoring … 11th in the NHL in shots (159) … 2011-12: Third in Carolina scoring … Recorded his 100th NHL point on March 7 vs. Buffalo … Played in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 14 vs. Philadelphia … 2010-11: Won the Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL rookie of the year, the youngest player to ever win the award … Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team … Second in Carolina scoring … Led NHL rookie scoring … Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 20 vs. Los Angeles … Recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 8 vs. Minnesota … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 7 vs. Minnesota … Played in the NHL All-Star Game, the youngest all-star ever (18 years, 259 days) … Amateur: Played two seasons of Major Junior hockey (2008-10) with the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers … One of just two OHLers to score 50 goals in 2009-10 … Played in the 2010 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Minor Hockey: Lists Bill Bowler as his favourite minor hockey coach … Captained the Toronto Young Nationals in 2007 (Bantam) and 2008 (Midget) … Won the 2007 Tretiak Cup in Russia with Team GTHL

PERSONAL

Son of Andrew and Elisabeth … Has one brother, Benjamin, and four sisters, Jennifer, Andrea, Erica and Jillian …Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player growing up: Sidney Crosby … Four of his siblings, Jennifer (Harvard), Andrea (Cornell), Erica (Carleton) and Ben (Wilfrid Laurier) all played NCAA/U Sports hockey … His youngest sister, Jillian, played for Ontario Blue at Canada’s National Women’s Under-18 Championship in November 2011 … Won a bronze medal at the 2004 Canadian National Junior Figure Skating Championships … His charity involvement includes Head Strong, a brain injury awareness organization