2017-18 National Men's Team

HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND

Played for Canada at the 2017 Karjala Cup in Switzerland and Finland, finishing fourth … Played for Canada at the 2017 Sochi Hockey Open in Russia, finishing third … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2004 Junior World Cup in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Won a silver medal with Pacific at the 2004 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in St. John’s, N.L.

HOCKEY BACKGROUND

2017-18: Leads Kunlun Red Star (KHL) in goals and points … Joined Kunlun Red Star from Traktor Chelyabinsk (KHL) on Sept. 5 … 2016-17: Third in Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk (KHL) scoring … Joined Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk from Medvescak Zagreb (KHL) on Oct. 12 … 2015-16: Fifth in Medvescak Zagreb (KHL) scoring … 2014-15: Eighth in Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg (KHL) scoring … 2013-14: 17th in Portland (AHL) scoring … Played just 14 games with Phoenix and Portland due to injury … Other: Set NHL career highs in games played, goals, assists and points with Edmonton in 2009-10 … Scored his first NHL goal with Columbus on Nov. 20, 2005 vs. Phoenix … Made his NHL debut and recorded his first NHL point with Columbus on Oct. 5, 2005 vs. Washington … Amateur: Played three seasons (2003-06) of Major Junior hockey with the Vancouver Giants (WHL) … Won the Ed Chynoweth Award as Memorial Cup leading scorer in 2006 … Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team in 2006 … Won the WHL championship with Vancouver in 2006 … Named WHL playoff MVP in 2006 … Named CHL Scholastic Player of the Year in 2004-05 … Won the Daryl K. Seaman Trophy as WHL scholastic player of the year in 2004-05 … Named to the CHL Second All-Star Team in 2004-05 … Named to the WHL Western Conference First All-Star Team in 2004-05 … Won the Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy as WHL rookie of the year in 2003-04 … Named to the CHL All-Rookie Team in 2003-04 … Named BCHL Interior Division Rookie of the Year in 2002-03 … Selected 1st overall by Vancouver in the 2002 WHL Bantam Draft … Played for British Columbia at the 2003 Canada Winter Games in Bathurst, N.B., finishing fourth

PERSONAL

Son of Chris and Lori … Favourite NHL team growing up: Edmonton Oilers … Favourite player growing up: Joe Sakic