2018 Olympic Winter Games (Men)

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2017 Channel One Cup in Russia, finishing fifth … Played for Canada at the 2017 Tournament of Nikolai Puchkov in Russia, finishing third … Played for Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship in Fargo, N.D., and Moorhead, Minn., finishing fourth … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2008 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Played for Pacific at the 2008 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in London, Ont., finishing fourth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2017-18: Eighth in HV71 (SHL) scoring … Second in scoring among HV71 defencemen … 2016-17: 15th in Ak Bars Kazan (KHL) scoring … Fourth in scoring among Ak Bars Kazan defencemen … 2015-16: Traded from Arizona to Nashville on Jan. 15 … Traded from Colorado to Arizona on Sept. 9 … 14th in Milwaukee (AHL) scoring … Fifth in scoring among Milwaukee defencemen … 2014-15: Second in Lake Erie (AHL) scoring … Led Lake Erie defencemen in scoring … Ninth in scoring among AHL defencemen … Led AHL defencemen in goals … Played in the AHL All-Star Game … 2013-14: Sixth in Lake Erie scoring … Third in scoring among Lake Erie defencemen … Other: Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point and scored his first NHL goal with Colorado on Nov, 25, 2011 vs. Edmonton … Amateur: Played four seasons (2007-11) of Major Junior hockey with the Saskatoon Blades (WHL) … Won the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy as WHL defencemen of the year in 2010-11 … Named to the WHL Eastern Conference First All-Star Team in 2010-11 … Led WHL defencemen in scoring in 2010-11 … Led WHL defencemen in goals in 2009-10 and 2010-11 … Named CHL Scholastic Player of the Year in 2008-09 … Won the Daryl K. Seaman Trophy as WHL scholastic player of the year in 2008-09 … Played for the Vancouver NW Giants at the 2007 TELUS Cup, Canada’s National Midget Championship, finishing fourth … Won the BCMML championship with Vancouver NW … Played for British Columbia at the 2007 Canada Winter Games in Whitehorse, Y.T., finishing fourth … Named B.C. minor hockey player of the year in 2006 … Won the Western Canadian Bantam Championship with the North Shore Winter Club in 2006

PERSONAL

Son of Kent and Carole … Has one brother, Justin, and two sisters, Elise and Claire…  Favourite NHL team growing up: Vancouver Canucks … Favourite player growing up: Scott Niedermayer