2021 IIHF World Junior Championship

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 … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2019 IIHF U18 World Championship in Sweden, finishing fourth … Attended Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team selection camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2018 … Played for Canada Black at the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C., finishing seventh … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2017

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Niagara’s first-round selection, fifth overall, in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection … 2019-20: Traded from Niagara to Oshawa on Jan. 9 … Led Oshawa in scoring … Fourth in OHL scoring … Tied for fifth in the OHL in assists (60) … Finalist for the Red Tilson Trophy as OHL most outstanding player … Set a career high with six points (3G 3A) on Oct. 4 vs. Kingston … 2018-19: Sixth in Niagara scoring … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … 2017-18: 11th in Niagara scoring … Led Niagara in rookie scoring … Named rookie of the year with Niagara … Minor Hockey: Lists Paul Jackson as his favourite minor hockey coach … Played for GTHL Blue at the 2017 OHL Gold Cup, finishing sixth … Won the GTHL championship (Minor Midget AAA) with the Mississauga Rebels in 2017 … Played in the GTHL Top Prospects Game in 2016 … Won a gold medal with Mississauga at OHF provincials (Bantam AAA) in 2016

PERSONAL

Son of Emanuel and Shannon … Has one sister, Isabella … Favourite NHL team growing up: Pittsburgh Penguins … Favourite player: Sidney Crosby