2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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