2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

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Justin Barron
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Position
Defence
Date of Birth
11-15-2001
HT/WT
6'2 / 201
Shoots
R
Hometown
Halifax, N.S.
Club Team
Montréal (NHL)
COL '20 (1, 25)
Teams
2023 IIHF World Championship - Canada
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship - Canada
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp - Red
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp - Canada
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup - Canada
2018-19 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp - Red
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge - Canada Red
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp - Green

Biography

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 Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2019 … 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. … Won a silver medal with Canada Red 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

Halifax’s first-round selection, 13th overall, in the 2017 QMJHL Entry Draft … 2020-21: Captain with Halifax … 2019-20: Fifth in Halifax scoring … Led Halifax defencemen in scoring … 2018-19: Reached the Memorial Cup final with Halifax … Eighth in Halifax scoring … Second in scoring among Halifax defencemen … Set a career high with four points (4A) on Dec. 7 vs. Saint John … 2017- 18: 12th in Halifax scoring … Fourth in scoring among Halifax defencemen … Third in Halifax rookie scoring … Sixth in scoring among QMJHL rookie defencemen … Named to the QMJHL All-Rookie Team … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Gerard, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Played for Nova Scotia at the 2017 QMJHL Gatorade Excellence Challenge, finishing fourth … Named NSMMHL Top Rookie Defenceman in 2016-17 … Captain of the Halifax Hawks (Major Bantam) in 2015-16 … Named NSMBHL Top Defenceman in 2015-16 … Named to the NSMBHL First All-Star Team in 2016-17 … Captain of the Halifax Hawks (Peewee AAA) in 2013-14 … Played with the Halifax Jr. Mooseheads at the Tournoi international de hockey pee-wee de Québec in 2014

PERSONAL

Son of Gerard and Jennifer … Has one brother, Morgan … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player: Erik Karlsson 

Statistics

Games Played
P
G
Assists
PIM
4
4
3
1
0

Tournament Game Log

Date
Points
Goals
Assists
PIM
Dec 10, 2020
2
1
1
0
Dec 09, 2020
1
1
0
0
Nov 22, 2020
0
0
0
0
Nov 21, 2020
1
1
0
0

Past Events

Event
GP
P
G
A
PIM
2023 IIHF World Championship (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2023 IIHF World Championship
10
3
0
3
2
2020 National Junior Team Sport Chek Selection Camp
4
4
3
1
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2021 IIHF World Junior Championship
7
2
0
2
0
2019 National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp
3
3
0
3
4
2018-19 National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team Selection Camp
3
1
0
1
4
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (Pre)
1
0
0
0
2
2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
5
5
0
5
0
2017 National Under-17 Development Camp
3
0
0
0
2
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge (Pre)
1
0
0
0
0
2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge
6
1
0
1
2
Videos
Photos
2024-25 NWT: CAN 5 – USA 4 SO (Game 2)
Primerano scored the SO winner to help Canada even the series in Utah.
2024-25 NWT: USA 7 – CAN 2 (Game 1)
Turnbull and Nurse scored, but Canada dropped the Rivalry opener.
2024 IPH: USA 5 – CAN 3 (Gold)
Halbert, Cozzolino and Dunn scored in the final game of the IPH Cup.
2024 IPH: CAN 3 – CZE 2 (Preliminary)
McGregor and Dixon scored for Canada in the IPH Cup prelim finale.