2018-19 National Men's U18 Team

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Peyton Krebs
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Position
Forward
Date of Birth
01-26-2001
HT/WT
6'0 / 187
Shoots
L
Hometown
Okotoks, Alta.
Club Team
Buffalo (NHL)
NHL Draft
VGK '19 (1, 17)
Teams
2023 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - Red
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 - White
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Canada Red
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp - Red

Biography

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 … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … Captained 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. … Attended pre-tournament camp with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team ahead of the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship in Russia … Captained Canada Red to a silver medal 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

Kootenay’s first-round selection, first overall, in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft … 2019-20: Captain with Winnipeg … Third in Winnipeg scoring … Tied a career high with four points on Jan. 31 vs. Red Deer (4A) and Feb. 12 vs. Swift Current (4A) … 2018-19: Captain with Kootenay … Led Kootenay in scoring … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … 2017-18: Fourth in Kootenay scoring … Led Kootenay in rookie scoring … Led the WHL in rookie scoring … Tied a career high with four points (1G 3A) on Sept. 29 vs. Spokane … Minor Hockey: Lists Mickey Kluner as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a gold medal with Alberta at the 2016 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, and was named to the tournament all-star team … Named AMHL Top Forward in 2016-17 … Named to the AMHL First All-Star Team in 2016-17 … Won a silver medal with the Rocky Mountain Raiders at the 2016 Western Canadian Bantam Championship, and was named Top Forward … Named AMBHL South Division MVP and Top Forward in 2015-16 … Led the AMBHL in goals, assists and points in 2015-16 … Won a silver medal with Rocky Mountain at the 2015 Western Canadian Bantam Championship … Won the AMBHL championship with Rocky Mountain in 2015 … Named AMBHL South Division Rookie of the Year in 2014-15

PERSONAL

Son of Greg and Cindy … Has two brothers, Dakota and Dru, and one sister, Maddison … Favourite NHL team growing up: Edmonton Oilers … Favourite player: Sidney Crosby … His brother, Dakota, has played three WHL seasons with Tri-City and Calgary

Statistics

GP
P
G
A
PIM
7
10
6
4
4

Tournament Game Log

Date
P
G
A
PIM
Apr 28, 2019
0
0
0
0
Apr 27, 2019
1
0
1
2
Apr 25, 2019
2
2
0
0
Apr 23, 2019
1
1
0
2
Apr 21, 2019
2
1
1
0
Apr 19, 2019
2
1
1
0
Apr 18, 2019
2
1
1
0
Photos
Videos
2024-25 NWT: CAN 3 – USA 1 (Game 5)
Gardiner scored the GWG with 6:44 left, giving Canada the series win.
2024-25 NWT: USA 2 – CAN 1 SO (Game 4)
Turnbull tied it late, but Canada fell to the U.S. in a shootout.
2025 U18WWC: CAN 3 – USA 0 (Gold Medal)
Grenier made 14 saves to backstop Canada to its eighth U18 gold medal.
2025 U18WWC: CAN 4 – CZE 2 (Semifinal)
Zablocki and Tiller had 1G 1A apiece to send Canada to play for gold.
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Past Events

Event
GP
P
G
A
PIM
2023 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
1
1
0
1
0
2023 IIHF World Championship
10
6
1
5
2
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
4
1
1
0
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
7
8
3
5
4
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
2
1
0
1
4
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship (Pre)
4
4
1
3
2
2019 IIHF U18 World Championship
7
10
6
4
4
2018-19 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp
3
1
0
1
0
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
5
5
2
3
2
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp
3
3
1
2
4
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (Pre)
1
1
1
0
4
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
5
6
1
5
2