2019 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … Played for Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2019 IIHF World Junior Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, B.C., finishing sixth … Played for Canada at the 2018 World Junior Showcase in Kamloops, B.C. … Captained Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2018 IIHF U18 World Championship in Russia, finishing fifth … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2017 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2017 IIHF U18 World Championship in Slovakia, finishing fifth … Captained Canada Black to a silver medal at the 2016 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., and was named to the tournament all-star team … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2016 … Captained Canada to a silver medal at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Lillehammer, Norway

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Spokane’s first-round selection, first overall, in the 2015 WHL Bantam Draft … 2019-20: Captain with Spokane … 2018-19: Co-captain with Spokane … Second in Spokane scoring … Led Spokane defencemen in scoring … Fourth in scoring among WHL defencemen … Named CHL Defenceman of the Year … Won the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as WHL defenceman of the year … Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team … 2017-18: Third in Spokane scoring … Led Spokane defencemen in scoring … Second in scoring among WHL defencemen … Won the Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Memorial Trophy as WHL scholastic player of the year … Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team … Named defenceman of the year and scholastic player of the year with Spokane … Set a career high with seven points (2G 5A) on Feb. 23 vs. Prince George … 2016-17: Sixth in Spokane scoring … Led Spokane defencemen in scoring … 13th in WHL rookie scoring … Third in scoring among WHL rookie defencemen … Named rookie of the year with Spokane … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Wayne, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Played with the Lloydminster Bobcats (Midget AAA) at the 2016 TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship, finishing fourth, and was named Top Defenceman … Won the AMHL championship with Lloydminster in 2016 … Won the Brian Benning Trophy as AMHL Top Defenceman in 2015-16 … Won a gold medal with Alberta at the 2015 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, and was named to the tournament all-star team … Won a silver medal with Alberta at the 2015 Canada Winter Games in Prince George, B.C. … Won the AMBHL championship and a silver medal at the Western Canada Bantam Championship in 2014 

PERSONAL

Son of Wayne and Lorianne … Has one brother, Zack, and one sister, Emma … Favourite NHL teams growing up: Chicago Blackhawks and Ottawa Senators … Favourite players: Duncan Keith and Erik Karlsson