2019 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2018 World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, B.C. … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth … Played for Canada West at the 2016 World Junior A Challenge in Bonnyville, Alta., finishing fifth … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2016 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, finishing fifth … Won a gold medal with Canada White at the 2015 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 August 2015

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Brandon’s second-round selection, 32nd overall, in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft … 2017-18: Fifth in Denver scoring … Led Denver defencemen in scoring … Led Denver freshmen in scoring … Second among NCAA freshmen in assists per game … Third among NCAA freshmen defencemen in points per game … Won the NCHC championship with Denver … Named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team … Named to the NCHC All-Tournament Team … 2016-17: Fourth in Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL) scoring … Led Spruce Grove defencemen in scoring … 12th in scoring among AJHL defencemen … 2015-16: 11th in Spruce Grove scoring … Second in Spruce Grove rookie scoring … Second in scoring among Spruce Grove defencemen … Named to the AJHL North Division All-Rookie Team … Reached the AJHL final with Spruce Grove … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Bill, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a silver medal with Alberta at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. … Captained the Northwest Sharks at the 2014 Alberta Cup … Won a gold medal with Team Brick Alberta at The Brick Invitational in 2009

PERSONAL

Son of Bill and Sara … Has one brother, Sean … Favourite NHL team growing up: Edmonton Oilers … Favourite player: Alexander Ovechkin