2011-12: Drafted eighth overall by Pittsburgh after playing all 72 games in 2011-12 and setting career-highs with 11 goals and 48 assists for 59 points…His 48 assists ranked second among all defensemen in the WHL and his 59 points were fourth…He and teammate Joe Morrow tied for first in scoring among defensemen with 17 points apiece in the playoffs…His 14 postseason assists were first among all defensemen and tied him for fourth overall in the WHL…Posted 18 multi-point games in the regular season, including four assists on Sept. 24 at Seattle…Had a nine-game point streak from Feb. 6 – 24 in which he totaled 14 points…Had seven power play goals and two game-winners…Had four multi-point games in the playoffs, including four assists in Game 2 of the conference final at Tri-Cities…His 90 career points places him 21st all-time among Winterhawks defensemen, while his 21 playoff points are 15th…

Career: Won gold medal with Team Canada at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic in summer of 2010…Had two goals and an assist in five games…Went on to participate in NHL’s Research, Development and Orientation Camp in Toronto…His 30 points tied him for 16th among WHL rookies in 2010-11…Played first full season for the Winterhawks in 2010-11, and had five goals and 25 assists for 30 points…Had four multi-point games… Played for Team West at the 2011 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, and had three assists in five games…Made his WHL debut on Jan.2/10 vs. Saskatoon as a 15-year-old and played seven games…Registered first career point with an assist on Jan. 22/10 vs. Everett… Drafted by Portland first overall in the 2009 WHL Bantam Draft.