2016 World Cup of Hockey

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia … Attended Canada’s National Men’s Team orientation camp in Calgary, Alta., in August 2013 … Played for Canada at the 2011 IIHF World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth, and was named Top Defenceman … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Championship in Regina and Saskatoon, Sask., and was named Top Defenceman and to the media all-star team … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ont. … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2007 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, finishing fourth … Captained Ontario to a gold medal at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Yukon

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2015-16: His seventh NHL season, all with St. Louis … Second in scoring among St. Louis defencemen … Sixth in the NHL in average time on ice (26:18) … 2014-15: Led St. Louis defencemen in scoring … Ninth in the NHL in average time on ice (25:24) … Recorded his 200th NHL point on Jan. 30 vs. Carolina … 2013-14: Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team … Set a career high in assists (43) and equaled a career high in points (51) … Ninth in scoring among NHL defencemen … Led St. Louis defencemen in scoring … Eighth in the NHL in average time on ice (25:21) … One of two defencemen (with Shea Weber) to record 50 points and play 200+ minutes on the power play and penalty kill … 2012-13: Led St. Louis defencemen in scoring … Led the NHL in shifts per game (32.4) … 2011-12: Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team … Set a career high in goals (12) and points (51) … Fifth in scoring among NHL defencemen … Led St. Louis defencemen in scoring … Led NHL defencemen in game-winning goals (6) and shifts per game (32.9) … Seventh among NHL defencemen in power-play goals (6) … Fourth among NHL defencemen in power-play points (24) … Eighth among NHL defencemen in shots (202) … 2010-11: Co-led St. Louis defencemen in scoring … 2009-10: Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 24 vs. Dallas … Played nine games before being returned to the OHL … 2008-09: Recorded his first NHL point on Nov. 6 vs. San Jose … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 10 vs. Nashville … Played eight games before being returned to the OHL … Amateur: Played four seasons of Major Junior hockey (2006-10) with the Mississauga/Niagara IceDogs and Barrie Colts … Captain with Niagara in 2008-09 … Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team in 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 … Played in the 2008 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Named to the CHL All-Rookie Team and OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2006-07 … Minor Hockey: Played with the Toronto Jr. Canadiens at the 2006 TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship, finishing fourth … Lists Tyler Cragg as his favourite minor hockey coach

PERSONAL

Son of Joe and Edi … Has one brother, David … His father’s cousin is former NHL goaltender Frank Pietrangelo … Favourite NHL player growing up: Nicklas Lidstrom