2018 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2017 … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, N.D., finishing fourth … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2015 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada White at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sarnia-Lambton, Ont., finishing fifth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Sarnia’s second-round selection, 38th overall, in the 2014 OHL Priority Selection … 2017-18: Captain with Sarnia … Leads the OHL in assists and scoring … Set a career high with six points (2G 4A) on Nov. 2 vs. Peterborough … 2016-17: Led Sarnia in scoring … Sixth in OHL scoring … Fifth in the OHL in assists … 2015-16 : Fourth in Sarnia scoring … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … 2014-15: Sixth in Sarnia scoring … Led Sarnia in rookie scoring … Eighth in OHL rookie scoring … Minor Hockey: Lists Johnny Winstanley as his favourite minor hockey coach … Led the Mississauga Senators (Minor Midget AAA) in scoring in 2013-14 … Helped Mississauga reach the quarter-finals of the 2014 OHL Cup … Played in the 2014 GTHL Prospects Game … Won a silver medal with GTHL Blue at the 2014 OHL Gold Cup … Won the GTHL championship (Minor Peewee AAA) with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens in 2010

PERSONAL

Son of Aki and Roula … Has one brother, Christian, and one sister, Martina … Favourite NHL team: Colorado Avalanche … Favourite player: Nathan MacKinnon