2016-17 National Junior Team

HOCKEy CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Toronto, Ont., and Plymouth, Mich., in August 2016 ... Played for Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland, nishing sixth ... Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Calgary, Alta., in August 2015 ... Won a bronze medal with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2015 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Switzerland ... Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2014 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 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Finland

HOCKEy BACKGROUND

Seattle’s rst-round selection, rst overall, in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft ... 2015-16: Led Seattle in scoring ... Tied for 11th in WHL scoring ... Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team ... Recorded a career-high ve points on Oct. 27 vs. Brandon (5A) and March 1 vs. Tri-City (3G 2A) ... Played in the CHL Canada-Russia Series ... 2014-15: Second in Seattle scoring ... Led Seattle in assists ... 2013-14: Fourth in Seattle scoring ... Led Seattle rookies in scoring ... Sixth in WHL rookie scoring ... Minor Hockey: Lists John Batchelor as his favourite minor hockey coach ... Co-winner (with Jansen Harkins) of the B.C. Minor Hockey Player of the Year Award in 2012-13 ... Led the B.C. Major Midget League in scoring in 2012-13 ... Won a gold medal at the Western Canadian Bantam Championship with the Burnaby Winter Club in 2011 and 2012, captaining the team in 2012 ... Named Top Forward at the 2012 Western Canadian Bantam Championship ... Won a gold medal at B.C. provincials (Bantam AAA) with the Burnaby Winter Club in 2011 and 2012 ... Captained British Columbia to a gold medal at the 2012 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup ... Attended the NHLPA Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Camp in 2012 ... Won a bronze medal at the Western Canadian Bantam Championship with the Burnaby Winter Club in 2010 ... Won a silver medal with the Burnaby Winter Club at the 2010 Quebec International Peewee Hockey Tournament

PERSONAL

Son of Mike and Nadia ... Has one sister, Liana ... Favourite NHL team growing up: Calgary Flames ... Favourite player: Jonathan Toews