2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp virtually in July 2020 … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp in Oakville, Ont., in December 2019 … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sweden, finishing fourth … Played for Canada Black at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C., finishing seventh … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2017

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Mississauga’s first-round selection, 14th overall, in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Third in Mississauga scoring … Led Mississauga defencemen in scoring … Sixth in scoring among OHL defencemen … Named to the OHL Second All-Star Team … Set a career high with four points (2G 2A) on Dec. 20 vs. Barrie … 2018-19: Third in Mississauga scoring … Led Mississauga defencemen in scoring … Eighth in scoring among OHL defencemen … Won the Bobby Smith Trophy as OHL scholastic player of the year … Named to the OHL Third All-Star Team … Finalist for the Max Kaminsky Trophy as OHL defenceman of the year … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … 2017-18: 14th in Mississauga scoring … Third in scoring among Mississauga defencemen … Third in scoring among Mississauga rookies … Seventh in scoring among OHL rookie defencemen … Minor Hockey: Lists Beau Moyer as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a gold medal with GTHL Red at the 2017 OHL Gold Cup … Won a New York state championship with the Syracuse Nationals (Peewee AAA) in 2014

PERSONAL

Son of Brian and Stephanie … Has two brothers, Stuart and Greg, and one sister, Emilie … Favourite NHL team growing up: Buffalo Sabres … Favourite player: Erik Karlsson