2014 Olympic Winter Games (Men)

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia … Attended Canada’s National Men’s Team’s orientation camp in August 2013 in Calgary, Alta. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, B.C., and was named to the media all-star team … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2009 IIHF World Championship in Switzerland, and was named Top Defenceman … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2005 IIHF World Junior Championship in Grand Forks, N.D.

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: Traded to Montreal, in exchange for P.K. Subban, on June 29 … 2015-16: His 11th NHL season, all with Nashville … His sixth season as Nashville captain … Fourth among NHL defencemen in goals (20) … Led NHL defencemen in power-play goals (14) … Ninth in the NHL in average time on ice (25:22) … Won the Mark Messier Leadership Award … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … Won the hardest shot contest at the NHL Skills Competition … Nashville’s all-time leader in goals, assists and points by a defenceman … 2014-15: Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team … Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in goals (15) and shots (237) … Fifth in the NHL in average time on ice (26:22) … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … Won the hardest shot contest at the NHL Skills Competition … 2013-14: Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team … Finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy, given to the NHL defenceman of the year … Led the NHL in goals by a defenceman (23) … Third among NHL defencemen in scoring … Led NHL defencemen in power-play goals (12) … Fourth in the NHL in average time on ice (26:54) … 10th among NHL defencemen in blocked shots (173) … 2012-13: Led Nashville in scoring … Tied for 10th among NHL defencemen in scoring … Tied for fifth among NHL defencemen in goals (9) … Sixth in the NHL in average time on ice (25:55) … 2011-12: Named to the NHL First All-Star Team … Finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy … Co-led the NHL in goals by a defenceman (19) … Led NHL defencemen in power-play goals (10) … Fifth in the NHL in average time on ice (26:09) … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2010-11: Named to the NHL First All-Star Team … Finalist for the James Norris Memorial Trophy … Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in goals (16) … 10th among NHL defencemen in scoring … Sixth among NHL defencemen in hits (211) … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2009-10: Tied for second among NHL defencemen in goals (16) … Tied for fourth among NHL defencemen in power-play goals (7) … 2008-09: Tied for second among NHL defencemen in goals (23) … Tied for eighth among NHL defencemen in points … Eighth among NHL defencemen in hits (192) … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2007-08: Scored his first career overtime goal on Feb. 16 vs. St. Louis … 2006-07: Led Nashville defencemen in goals (17) … 2005-06: Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first NHL point on April 6 vs. St. Louis … Made his NHL debut on Jan. 6 vs. Detroit … Played most of the season with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals … Amateur: Played three seasons of Major Junior hockey (2002-05) with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets … Won the Memorial Cup with Kelowna in 2004 … Won the WHL championship and reached the Memorial Cup with Kelowna in 2003 and 2005 … Won the airBC Trophy as WHL playoff MVP in 2005 … Named to the CHL Second All-Star Team and WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team in 2004-05 … Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 2004 … Named to the WHL Western Conference Second All-Star Team in 2003-04 … Played one season of Junior B hockey (2001-02) with the Sicamous Eagles … Won the KIJHL championship, Cyclone Taylor Cup as provincial champions and Keystone Cup as Western Canada champions with Sicamous in 2002 … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, James, as his favourite minor hockey coach

PERSONAL

Married to wife Bailey … Has one son, Beckett … Favourite player growing up: Rob Blake … Helps host the Sicamous Shootout every summer, benefiting the B.C. Cancer Society