2019 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … Played for Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., finishing sixth … Played for Canada at the 2018 World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, B.C. … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada White at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., finishing fourth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2016

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Sault Ste. Marie’s first-round selection, ninth overall, in the 2016 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey … Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 10 vs. Vegas … 2018-19: Captain with Sault Ste. Marie … Fourth in Sault Ste. Marie scoring … Third in the OHL in points per game (1.69) … Set a career high with four points (2G 2A) on Nov. 18 vs. Windsor, March 15 vs. London (3G 1A) and March 25 vs. Owen Sound (1G 3A) … 2017-18: Seventh in Sault Ste. Marie scoring … Won the Bobby Smith Trophy as OHL scholastic player of the year … 2016-17: 14th in Sault Ste. Marie scoring … Led Sault Ste. Marie in rookie scoring … Named scholastic player of the year with Sault Ste. Marie … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Brian, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a gold medal with GTHL Blue at the 2016 OHL Gold Cup … Played in the 2016 GTHL Top Prospects Game … Won the ETA championship with the Peterborough Petes (Minor Midget AAA) in 2015 … Won a bronze medal with Peterborough (Minor Bantam AAA) at the OMHA championship in 2014 … Captained Peterborough (Peewee AAA) in 2013

PERSONAL

Son of Brian and Sharron … Has one sister, Madison … Favourite NHL team growing up: Chicago Blackhawks … Favourite player: Jonathan Toews