2019 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2018 World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, B.C. … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, finishing fifth … Played for Canada Red at the 2015 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C., finishing fourth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in August 2015

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Oshawa’s first-round selection, 21st overall, in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection … 2018-19: Captain with Oshawa … Tied a career high with four points on Sept. 30 vs. North Bay (2G 2A) and Nov. 16 vs. Sarnia (1G 3A) … 2017-18: Captain with Oshawa … Led Oshawa in scoring … Named top forward with Oshawa … Co-recipient of the community service award with Oshawa … Set a career high with four points on Sept. 22 vs. Sudbury (2G 2A) and Dec. 1 vs. London (2G 2A) … 2016-17: Fourth in Oshawa scoring … Received the community service award with Oshawa … 2015-16: Seventh in Oshawa scoring … Second in Oshawa rookie scoring … Minor Hockey: Lists Kyle Krug as his favourite minor hockey coach … Played for TPH Thunder at the 2015 OHL Cup … Won a silver medal with Alliance at the 2015 OHL Gold Cup … Captained the Sun County Panthers in 2010-11 (Minor Peewee AAA) and 2011-12 (Peewee AAA)

PERSONAL

Son of Todd and Mary Beth … Has one brother, Sam, and two sisters, Abbey and Madison … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player: Jonathan Toews … Played one year left-handed before switching back