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., where he was named Top Forward … Became the youngest Canadian in history to earn gold medals in the World Junior Championship, the World Championship and the Olympics … Joined the IIHF Triple Crown Club, having won the Olympics, a World Championship and a Stanley Cup … Attended Canada’s National Men’s Team’s orientation camp in August 2009 in Calgary, Alta. … Won a silver medal with Canada at the 2008 IIHF World Championship in Quebec City, Que./Halifax, N.S. … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Championship in Russia … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2007 IIHF World Junior Championship in Sweden, where he was named Top Forward by the IIHF Directorate and to the tournament all-star team … Scored three shootout goals in a semifinal victory over the United States … First Canadian player to win gold at the IIHF World Championship and IIHF World Junior Championship in the same season … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2006 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver, B.C. … Captained Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team to a gold medal at the 2005 Junior World Cup in the Czech Republic … Captained Team West to a gold medal at the 2005 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Lethbridge, Alta. … One of three players (joining Chris Gratton and Joe Thornton) to win a World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, summer under-18 event and IIHF World Junior Championship in one year (12-month period)
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
2015-16: His eighth NHL season, all with Chicago … His seventh season as Chicago captain … Third in Chicago scoring, with 58 points … Led the NHL in face-off percentage (58.6%) and overtime goals (5) … Played in his 600th NHL game on Dec. 20 vs. San Jose … 2014-15: Won the Stanley Cup with Chicago … Led Chicago in goals (28) and points (66) … Fourth in the NHL in face-off wins (947) … Played in his 500th NHL game on Nov. 11 vs. Tampa Bay … Scored his 200th NHL goal on Nov. 4 vs. Montreal … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2013-14: Registered his 400th career NHL point, an assist, on Dec. 10 at Dallas … 2012-13: Won the Stanley Cup with Chicago … Won the Frank Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward … Ranked second in the NHL with a 59.9% faceoff win percentage … Tied for first in the league with 56 takeaways … Ranked third in the NHL with a career-high +28 plus/minus rating … 2011-12: Ranked second on team with 29 goals … Became one of three players in franchise history with 20 or more goals in each of his first five NHL seasons (Kane, Savard) … Led the NHL with a 59.4% winning percentage on face-offs … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2010-11: Led team and ranked 10th in the NHL with 76 points … Scored his 100th NHL goal on Jan. 16 vs. Nashville … 2009-10: Won the Stanley Cup with Chicago … Won the Conn Smythe Trophy as NHL playoff MVP … Finished second on the team with 25 goals, and third with 43 assists and 68 points … Ranked 12th among all NHL forwards with a +23 rating … Tied for the NHL lead with eight shootout goals … 2008-09: Recorded his first NHL hat trick on Feb. 27 vs. Pittsburgh … Registered his 100th NHL point on Feb. 17 vs. Tampa Bay … Named Chicago captain, making him the third-youngest captain in NHL history … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2007-08: His rookie NHL season with Chicago … Named to the NHL All-Rookie Team … Set a career high with three assists on Feb. 24 vs. Anaheim … Made his NHL debut, recorded his first NHL point and scored his first NHL goal on Oct. 10 vs. San Jose, scoring on his first shot on goal … Recorded a 10-game point streak to start his career, the second longest such streak in NHL history … Third in Chicago scoring, with 54 points … Tied for third among NHL rookies in scoring … Led NHL rookies in goals, with 24 … Tied for the lead among NHL rookies in power play goals, with seven … Second among Chicago forwards in ice time, at 18:40 per game … Amateur: Helped the University of North Dakota to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2006 and 2007 … Named an NCAA West First Team All-American in 2006-07 … Named to the WCHA Second All-Star Team in 2006-07 … Led Shattuck-St. Mary’s in scoring, with 118 points, in 2005-06 … Led Shattuck-St. Mary’s in scoring, with 110 points, in 2004-05 … Selected first overall by the Tri-City Americans in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft … Minor Hockey: Names Thom Gross as his favourite minor hockey coach
PERSONAL
Son of Bryan and Andrée … Has one brother, David … Bilingual … Favourite NHL player growing up: Joe Sakic … His younger brother, David, was selected by the New York Islanders (3rd round, 66th overall) in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft