ISLANDERS TRANSACTIONS: Selected by the Islanders in the third round (65th overall) of the 2012 National Hockey League Draft.
LAST SEASON: Led all Erie Otters defensemen in scoring with 20 points (2g/18a) in 44 games during his second Ontario Hockey League season...Served as an assistant captain on Team Canada at the Under-18 World Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, earning a bronze medal and being named a top-three player on the team...Won the Ivan Tennant Awards as the OHL top academic high school player...Won the Bobby Smith Trophy as the OHL Scholastic Player of the Year...Skated in the CHL Top Prospects Game.
CAREER: Scored 13 points (1g/12a) in 65 games during his rookie OHL campaign with Erie...Posted a plus-14 rating...Added two assists in seven OHL Playoff games...Won a gold medal with team Canada Ontario at the World Hockey Challenge (Under-17), netting one assist in five games.
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