2018-19 National Men's U18 Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

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. … Named to Canada White for the 2017 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, B.C., but was injured and unable to participate … Attended Canada’s national under-17 development camp in Calgary, Alta., in July 2017

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

Kitchener’s second-round selection, 33rd overall, in the 2017 OHL Priority Selection … 2018-19: Seventh in Kitchener scoring … Led Kitchener defencemen in scoring … Tied a career high with three points on Feb. 6 vs. Erie (1G 2A) and March 8 vs. Erie (3A) … 2017-18: 20th in Kitchener scoring … Seventh in scoring among Kitchener defencemen … Second in Kitchener rookie scoring … Named rookie of the year with Kitchener … Set a career high with three points (3A) on April 23 vs. Sault Ste. Marie … Started the season with the Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) … Minor Hockey: Lists Paul Jackson as his favourite minor hockey coach … Won the GTHL championship (Minor Midget AAA) with the Mississauga Rebels in 2017 … Won a gold medal with Mississauga at OHF provincials (Bantam AAA) in 2016 … Won the GTHL championship (Bantam AAA) with Mississauga in 2016 … Played in the 2016 GTHL Top Prospects Game … Won a silver medal with Mississauga at the 2014 Ontario Winter Games … Won the Brick Invitational with the Toronto Bulldogs in 2011

PERSONAL

Son of Miroslav and Ana … Has one brother, Matthew, and one sister, Rebecca … Favourite NHL team: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player: Erik Karlsson