2021-22 National Junior Team

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 … 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 … Played for Canada White at the 2018 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, N.B., finishing sixth … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2018

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Saginaw’s first-round selection, fifth overall, in the 2018 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Led Saginaw in scoring … Second in OHL scoring … Second in the OHL in assists (74) … Fifth in the OHL in plus-minus (+49) … Named CHL Scholastic Player of the Year … Won the Bobby Smith Trophy as OHL scholastic player of the year … Finalist for the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL most outstanding player … Named to the OHL Second All-Star Team … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with five points on Jan. 4 vs. Oshawa (1G 4A) and Feb. 12 vs. Sault Ste. Marie (5A) … 2018-19: Co-led Saginaw in scoring … Led Saginaw in rookie scoring … Led OHL rookies in goals and points … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team … Finalist for the Emms Family Award as OHL rookie of the year … Minor Hockey: Lists Rico Sirizzotti as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a silver medal with GTHL Red at the 2018 OHL Gold Cup … Named to the 2018 OHL Cup All-Star Team … Won the OMHA championship with the Whitby Wildcats in 2016 (Bantam AAA) and 2017 (Minor Midget AAA) …  Played for Whitby at the 2014 Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec … Won The Brick Invitational Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Bulldogs in 2012

PERSONAL

Son of Angelo and Sandra … Has one sister, Abby … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player: Auston Matthews