2016-17 National Men's 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, finishing sixth … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Calgary, Alta., in August 2015 … Captained Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team to a gold medal 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 … Captained Ontario at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Cape Breton, N.S., finishing fifth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: His rookie NHL season with Philadelphia … Ninth in Philadelphia scoring … Scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 25 vs. Buffalo … Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 14 vs. Los Angeles … Amateur: Played three seasons of Major Junior hockey (2013-16) with the OHL’s Ottawa 67’s and Sarnia Sting … Captain with Ottawa in 2014-15 and 2015-16, until trade to Sarnia … Played in the CHL Canada-Russia Series in 2015 … Played in the 2015 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Named OHL Rookie of the Year in 2013-14 … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2013-14 … Minor Hockey: Named Minor Hockey Alliance of Ontario Player of the Year (Minor Midget AAA) in 2012-13 … Won Alliance championships with the Elgin-Middlesex Chiefs in 2008 (Atom AAA), 2012 (Bantam AAA) and 2013 (Minor Midget AAA) … Won a gold medal at Ontario provincials (Atom AAA) with Elgin-Middlesex in 2008

PERSONAL

Son of Robert and Terri … Has one brother, Chase … Favourite NHL team growing up: Edmonton Oilers … Favourite player: Jonathan Toews … Is a second cousin of Bo Horvat, member of Canada’s National Junior Team in 2014 and first-round NHL draft pick of the Vancouver Canucks in 2013