2017-18 National Men's Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2017 Spengler Cup in Switzerland, winning the championship … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ottawa, Ont. … Played for Ontario at the 2006 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Regina, Sask., finishing fifth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2017-18: 11th in Stockton (AHL) scoring … Fourth in scoring among Stockton defencemen … 2016-17: Traded from Columbus to Colorado on Nov. 28 … 23rd in Colorado scoring … Eighth in scoring among Colorado defencemen … Split the season between Colorado and Cleveland (AHL) … 2015-16: 21st in Columbus scoring … Seventh in scoring among Columbus defencemen … 2014-15: 17th in Columbus scoring … Sixth in scoring among Columbus defencemen … 2013-14: 12th in Springfield (AHL) scoring … Third in scoring among Springfield defencemen … Played in the AHL All-Star Game … Other: Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first NHL point with Columbus on Feb. 11, 2013 vs. San Jose … Made his NHL debut with Columbus on March 31, 2012 vs. St. Louis … Amateur: Played three seasons (2007-10) of NCAA hockey with the University of Wisconsin … Reached the NCAA Frozen Four championship game with Wisconsin in 2010

PERSONAL

Son of Peter and Laura … Has two sisters, Ashley and Paige … His great uncle, Dick Duff, won six Stanley Cups – two with Toronto (1962, 1963) and four with Montreal (1965, 1966, 1968, 1969) … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite NHL player growing up: Scott Niedermayer