2016-17 National Men's Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Team North America at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, finishing fifth … Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2016 IIHF World Championship in Russia … Played for Canada at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in Belarus, finishing fifth … Played with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2013 IIHF World Junior Championship in Ufa, Russia, finishing fourth … Played for Canada’s National Junior Team in the 2012 Canada-Russia Challenge in Halifax, N.S., and Yaroslavl, Russia … Won a bronze medal with Canada’s National Junior Team at the 2012 IIHF World Junior Championship in Calgary and Edmonton, Alta. … Played with Canada’s National Men’s Under-18 Team at the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship in Germany, finishing fourth

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2016-17: His fourth full NHL season, all with Winnipeg … Led Winnipeg in scoring … Seventh in NHL scoring … Set career-highs in goals (32), assists (50) and points (82) … Led Winnipeg in plus/minus (+18) … Eighth among NHL forwards in average time on ice (20:33) … Recorded his 200th NHL point on Feb. 14 vs. Dallas … 2015-16: Second in Winnipeg scoring … Led Winnipeg in goals and plus/minus (+16) … Co-led Winnipeg in power-play goals (7) … Played in his 200th NHL game on Feb. 13 vs. Edmonton … Recorded his 100th NHL point on Dec. 2 vs. Toronto … 2014-15: Fourth in Winnipeg scoring … Played in his 100th NHL game on Dec. 3 vs. Edmonton … 2013-14: Eighth in Winnipeg scoring … Scored twice in 36 seconds on Dec. 17 vs. Buffalo, the fastest two road goals by one player in franchise history … 2012-13: Played four games with Winnipeg following the IIHF World Junior Championship … 2011-12: Started the season with Winnipeg … Scored his first NHL goal and recorded his first NHL point on Oct. 19 vs. Toronto … Made his NHL debut on Oct. 9 vs. Montreal … Amateur: Played three seasons of junior hockey (2009-13) with the OHL’s Barrie Colts and GOJHL’s Kitchener Dutchmen … Led the OHL in playoff scoring in 2013 … Played in the 2011 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Named to the OHL Second All-Rookie Team in 2010-11 … Named GOJHL rookie of the year in 2009-10 … Saginaw’s seventh-round selection, 134th overall, in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection … Minor Hockey: Lists Todd Hoffman as his favourite minor hockey coach … Led Kitchener Rangers (Major Midget) in scoring in 2008-09 … Won Oshawa tournament with Kitchener (Minor Midget) in 2008

PERSONAL

Son of Bradley and Mary Lou … Has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Janelle … Favourite NHL team growing up: Detroit Red Wings … Favourite player growing up: Pavel Datsyuk … Is a sport ambassador for KidSport Winnipeg