2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge

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 Selection Camp in Oakville, Ont., in December 2019 … 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 … Won a bronze medal with Canada West at the 2018 World Junior A Challenge in Bonnyville, Alta. … 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

Halifax’s third-round selection, 41st overall, in the 2017 QMJHL Entry Draft … 2019-20: Led Boston College in scoring … Led Boston College freshmen in scoring … Second in scoring among NCAA freshmen … Led NCAA freshmen in goals (19) … Seventh in NCAA scoring … Tied for ninth in the NCAA in points per game (1.24) … Co-led the NCAA in shorthanded goals (3) … Named NCAA Rookie of the Year … Named Hockey East Rookie of the Year … Named to the Hockey East Second All-Star Team … Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team … 2018-19: Led the Victoria Grizzlies (BCHL) in scoring … Led the BCHL in assists … Named CJHL MVP … Named CJHL Top Forward … Won the Vern Dye Memorial Trophy as BCHL MVP … Won the Brett Hull Trophy as BCHL scoring leader … Named to the BCHL First All-Star Team … Set a career high with eight points (3G 5A) on Feb. 22 vs. Nanaimo … 2017-18: Second in Victoria scoring … Led Victoria in rookie scoring … Eighth in BCHL scoring … Led the BCHL in rookie scoring … Named CJHL Rookie of the Year … Won the Bruce Allison Memorial Trophy as BCHL rookie of the year … Was the Island Division nominee for BCHL MVP … Named to the BCHL First All-Star Team … Named to the BCHL All-Rookie Team … Minor Hockey: Lists Mike De Pellegrin as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won a bronze medal with Newfoundland & Labrador at the 2017 QMJHL Gatorade Excellence Challenge … Named ETA Player of the Year (Minor Midget AAA) in 2016-17 … Captained the York-Simcoe Express in 2015-16 (Major Bantam AAA) and 2016-17 (Minor Midget AAA) … Won a gold medal with the St. John’s Ice Breakers at Newfoundland & Labrador provincials (Bantam AAA) in 2015

PERSONAL

Son of Shawn and Paula … Has one sister, Abby … Favourite NHL team growing up: Calgary Flames … Favourite player: Johnny Gaudreau … His sister, Abby, played for Newfoundland & Labrador at the 2019 Canada Winter Games, and for Team Atlantic at the 2019 National Women’s Under-18 Championship