2018-19 National Men's U18 Team

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Dylan Cozens
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Position
Forward
Date of Birth
02-09-2001
HT/WT
6'3 / 195
Shoots
R
Hometown
Whitehorse, YT
Club Team
Buffalo (NHL)
NHL Draft
BUF '19 (1, 7)
Teams
2024 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2022 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - White
2020 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - Canada
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship - Canada
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup - Canada
2018-19 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp - Red
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Canada Red
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp - Red
2015 Canada Winter Games (Men's Hockey) - Yukon

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp virtually in July 2020 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2020 IIHF World Junior Championship in the Czech Republic … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sweden, finishing fourth … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alta. … Won a silver medal with Canada Red at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C. … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2017

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Lethbridge’s first-round selection, 19th overall, in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft … 2019-20: Co-captain with Lethbridge … Led Lethbridge in scoring … Seventh in WHL scoring … Tied for fifth in the WHL in goals (38) … Co-led the WHL in shorthanded goals (4) … Named WHL Eastern Conference Player of the Year … Named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team … 2018-19: Second in Lethbridge scoring … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Set a career high with six points (3G 3A) on Nov. 23 vs. Brandon … 2017-18: Fourth in Lethbridge scoring … Led Lethbridge in rookie scoring … Second in WHL rookie scoring … Led WHL rookies in goals … Won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year … Minor Hockey: Lists Martin Lawrie as his favourite minor hockey coach … Led the CSSHL (Midget Prep Division) in scoring in 2016-17 … Won a gold medal with the Whitehorse Mustangs at B.C. provincials (Bantam Tier 3) in 2015 … Played for Yukon at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C., finishing 11th

PERSONAL

Son of Michael and Susan … Has two brothers, Connor and Luke … Favourite NHL team growing up: Chicago Blackhawks … Favourite player: Patrick Kane … Named National/Territorial Male Athlete of the Year by Sport Yukon in 2016

Statistics

GP
P
G
A
PIM
3
2
1
1
0

Tournament Game Log

Date
P
G
A
PIM
Aug 01, 2018
1
1
0
0
Jul 31, 2018
0
0
0
0
Jul 30, 2018
1
0
1
0

Past Events

Event
GP
P
G
A
PIM
2024 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
3
2
2
0
2
2024 IIHF World Championship
20
24
16
8
4
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
4
5
1
4
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship (Pre)
3
0
0
0
2
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
14
25
10
15
8
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
1
0
0
0
0
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship (Pre)
2
5
2
3
0
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
7
9
4
5
4
2018-19 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp
3
2
1
1
0
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Pre)
1
2
1
1
2
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
5
5
2
3
0
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp
3
2
1
1
0
2015 Canada Winter Games (Men's Hockey)
5
3
2
1
2
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
6
7
1
6
0
Videos
Photos
2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: CAN 3 – CZE 2 (Gold Medal)
Spence scored overtime winner to lead Canada to gold.
2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: CAN 7 – USA 2 (Semifinal)
Canada scored five straight to advance to the gold medal game.
2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: CAN 5 – SUI 0 (Preliminary)
Catton scored twice as Canada finished atop Group B.
2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup: CAN 14 – SVK 4 (Preliminary)
Ritchie finished with four three to lead Canada to its first win.