2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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 … Captained Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team to a silver medal at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sweden, finishing fourth … Captained 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

Erie’s first-round selection, fourth overall, in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Third in Erie scoring … Led Erie defencemen in scoring … Named to the OHL First All-Star Team … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with five points (1G 4A) on Sept. 21 vs. Hamilton … 2018-19: Third in Erie scoring … Led Erie in rookie scoring … Led Erie defencemen in scoring … Led OHL rookie defencemen in scoring … Finalist for the Emms Family Award as OHL rookie of the year … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team … Minor Hockey: Lists Jean-Marc MacKenzie and Richard Power as his favourite minor hockey coaches … Won a silver medal with GTHL Red at the 2018 OHL Gold Cup … Captained the Toronto Marlboros (Minor Midget AAA) in 2017-18 … Named GTHL Player of the Year (Minor Midget AAA) in 2017-18 … Named to the OHL Cup All-Star Team in 2018 … Won a gold medal at OHF provincials with Toronto (Bantam AAA) in 2017 … Won a gold medal at OHF provincials with Toronto (Peewee AAA) in 2015, and was named Top Defenceman … Won GTHL championships with Toronto in 2018 (Minor Midget AAA), 2017 (Bantam AAA), 2016 (Minor Bantam AAA), 2015 (Peewee AAA) and 2014 (Minor Peewee AAA)

PERSONAL

Son of Gary and Tina … Has one brother, Charlie … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player: Erik Karlsson