2015-16 National Junior Team

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Brayden Point
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Position
Forward
Date of Birth
03-13-1996
HT/WT
5'10 / 178
Shoots
R
Hometown
Calgary, Alta.
Club Team
Tampa Bay (NHL)
Teams
2017 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2016 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2015 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship - Canada

Biography

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Captained Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2016 IIHF World Junior Championship in Finland, finishing sixth … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Calgary, Alta., in August 2015 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2015 IIHF World Junior Championships in Toronto, Ont., and Montreal, Que. … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Montreal, Que., in August 2014 … Won a bronze medal with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship in Finland … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2013 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Pacific at the 2013 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Victoriaville and Drummondville, Que., finishing fifth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: His rookie NHL season with Tampa Bay … Sixth in Tampa Bay scoring … Eighth in NHL rookie scoring … Fourth among NHL rookie forwards in average time on ice (17:07) … Scored his first NHL goal on Nov. 5 vs. New Jersey … Recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 15 vs. New Jersey … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 13 vs. Detroit … Amateur: Played four seasons of Major Junior hockey (2012-16) with the WHL’s Moose Jaw Warriors … Captain with Moose Jaw from 2014-16 … Led Moose Jaw in scoring in 2013-14 and 2014-15 … Named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team in 2014-15 … Played in the CHL Canada-Russia Series in 2015 … Played in the 2014 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Moose Jaw’s first-round selection, 14th overall, in the 2011 WHL Bantam Draft … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Grant, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a gold medal with Alberta at the 2011 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup … Won the AMBHL championship and a silver medal at the Western Canadian Bantam Championship with the CBHA Bisons in 2009-10 … Named AMBHL South Division most sportsmanlike player and top scorer in 2010-11

PERSONAL

Son of Grant and Janice … Has two brothers, Riley and Kade … Favourite NHL team growing up: Vancouver Canucks … Favourite player: Markus Naslund 

Statistics

GP
P
G
A
PIM
5
4
0
4
0

Tournament Game Log

Date
P
G
A
PIM
Jan 02, 2016
2
0
2
0
Dec 31, 2015
0
0
0
0
Dec 29, 2015
0
0
0
0
Dec 28, 2015
2
0
2
0
Dec 26, 2015
0
0
0
0

Past Events

Event
GP
P
G
A
PIM
2016 IIHF World Junior Championship
14
10
3
7
4
2
1
0
1
2
2014 IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
4
1
0
1
2
2017 IIHF World Championship
10
5
4
1
0
2017 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0