2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp virtually in July 2020 … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2019 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Captained Canada Red at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B., finishing fourth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2018

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Prince Albert’s first-round selection, first overall, in the 2017 WHL Bantam Draft … 2019-20: Sixth in Prince Albert scoring … Led Prince Albert defencemen in scoring … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with four points (1G 3A) on Oct. 5 vs. Regina … 2018-19: Won the WHL championship with Prince Albert … 15th in Prince Albert scoring … Fifth in scoring among Prince Albert defencemen … Third in Prince Albert rookie scoring … Eighth in scoring among WHL rookie defencemen … Minor Hockey: Lists Tony Orsini as his favourite minor hockey coach … Named CSSHL Top Defenceman (Midget Prep) in 2017-18 … Named CSSHL Top Freshman (Midget Prep) in 2017-18 … Won a silver medal with Alberta at the 2017 WHL Cup, and was named to the tournament all-star team … Named CSSHL Top Defenceman (Bantam Prep) in 2016-17 … Captained OHA Edmonton (Bantam Prep) in 2016-17

PERSONAL

Son of Mark and Carrianne … Has one brother, Brendan … Favourite NHL team growing up: Edmonton Oilers … Favourite player: Erik Karlsson … His brother, Brendan, played for Pacific at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and plays for the Anaheim Ducks