2018 IIHF World Junior Championship

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Attended Canada’s National Junior Team Sport Chek Summer Development Camp in Plymouth, Mich., in August 2017 … Won a silver medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship in Montreal, Que., and Toronto, Ont. … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2015 U18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Captained Canada Black at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Sarnia-Lambton, Ont., finishing seventh … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2014

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Brandon’s first-round selection, sixth overall, in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft … 2017-18: Tied a career high with four points on Oct. 20 vs. Vancouver (3G 1A) and Nov. 14 vs. Calgary (4A) … 2016-17: Seventh in Brandon scoring … Led Brandon defencemen in scoring … Named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team … Named defenceman of the year with Brandon … 2015-16 : Won the WHL championship with Brandon, and reached the Memorial Cup … Ninth in Brandon scoring … Third in scoring among Brandon defencemen … Set a career high with four points (2G 2A) on April 5 vs. Edmonton … Played in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … 2014-15: Missed 52 games due to injury … Fifth in Brandon rookie scoring … Sixth in scoring among Brandon defencemen … Scored his first WHL goal on Oct. 11 vs. Red Deer … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Jason, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Named to the AMHL First All-Star Team in 2013-14 … Captained Alberta to a gold medal at the 2013 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup, and was named to the tournament all-star team … Attended the NHLPA Allstate All-Canadians Mentorship Camp in 2013 … Captained the Lloydminster Heat (AMBHL) in 2012-13 … Named AMBHL North Division Top Defenceman in 2012-13 … Won a gold medal with the Lloydminster Blazers at Alberta provincials (Peewee AAA) in 2009

PERSONAL

Son of Jason and Juanita … Has one sister, Sydney … Favourite NHL team growing up: Los Angeles Kings … Favourite player: Drew Doughty … Won the Western Canadian Baseball Championship with the Lloydminster Twins (Peewee AA) in 2010