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. … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship in Russia, finishing fifth … 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’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth … 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 … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Halifax’s first-round selection, second overall, in the 2016 QMJHL Entry Draft … 2018-19: Reached the Memorial Cup final with Halifax … Sixth in Halifax scoring … Led Halifax defencemen in scoring … Second in scoring among QMJHL defencemen … Named to the QMJHL Second All-Star Team … Tied a career high with four points on Jan. 31 vs. Victoriaville (1G 3A) and Feb. 2 vs. Moncton (2G 2A) … 2017-18: Seventh in Halifax scoring … Led Halifax defencemen in scoring … 10th in scoring among QMJHL defencemen … Set a career high with four points (4A) on Feb. 11 vs. Shawinigan … 2016-17: Eighth in Halifax scoring … Second in Halifax rookie scoring … Second in scoring among Halifax defencemen … Fourth in scoring among QMJHL rookie defencemen … Won the Trophée Raymond-Lagacé as QMJHL defensive rookie of the year … Named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team … Named top defenceman with Halifax … Minor Hockey: Won a bronze medal with Nova Scotia at the 2016 QMJHL Gatorade Excellence Challenge …Named NSMMHL Top Defenceman in 2015-16 … Played for Nova Scotia at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C., finishing fifth … Won a gold medal with the Truro Bearcats at Nova Scotia provincials (Peewee AAA) in 2013

PERSONAL

Son of Jamie and Sandra … Has one sister, Jordan … His cousin, Jon McIsaac, is a referee in the National Hockey League