2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

HOCKEy CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Toronto, Ont., and Plymouth, Mich., in August 2016 ... Attended Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in Toronto, Ont., in December 2015 ... 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 ... Won a bronze medal with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Switzerland ... Played for Canada Black at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sarnia- Lambton, Ont., nishing seventh ... Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2014

HOCKEy BACKGROUND

Cape Breton’s rst-round selection, fth overall, in the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft ... 2015-16: Led Cape Breton in assists and points ... Third in QMJHL scoring ... Named CHL Top Prospect ... Won the Michael Bossy Trophy as top NHL prospect in the QMJHL ... Won the Paul Dumont Trophy as QMJHL personality of the year ... Named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team ... Played in the CHL Canada-Russia Series ... Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game ... 2014-15: Sixth in Cape Breton scoring ... Second in Cape Breton rookie scoring ... Ninth in QMJHL rookie scoring ... Led the QMJHL in scoring by a 16-year-old ... Set a career high with four points (4A) on Dec. 13 vs. Quebec ... Minor Hockey: Lists Vincent Chénard as his favourite minor hockey coach ... Led the Albatros du Collège Notre-Dame in scoring in 2013- 14... Won a silver medal with Quebec White at the 2014 QMJHL Gatorade Excellence Challenge ... Captained TGV Pentagone to a gold medal at Coupe Dodge provincials (Bantam AA) in 2011 ... Started playing minor hockey in Schwenningen, Germany

PERSONAL

Son of Eric and Jill ... Has one sister, Daphnée ... Favourite NHL team growing up: Philadelphia Flyers ... Favourite player: Claude Giroux ... His father, Eric, played ve QMJHL seasons (1986-91) with Laval, had an 11-year professional career (1991-2002) in the AHL, IHL, CHL, Germany and England, and is an assistant coach with the QMJHL’s Oceanic de Rimouski