• His father, Ed, was selected 110th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1982 NHL Draft and skated in 220 career NHL games with the Capitals and Hartford Whalers from 1985-92. His grandfather, Pat Stapleton, played 635 career NHL games across 10 seasons with the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks from 1961-73. His uncle, Mike Stapleton, was drafted 132nd overall by Chicago in 1984 and appeared in 697 career NHL games with the Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, Atlanta Thrashers, New York Islanders and Vancouver Canucks.

• Lists Kings forward Anze Kopitar as his childhood hockey idol.

STATISTICS

SEASON	TEAM	LEAGUE	GP	G	A	P	PIM
2023-2024	OTTAWA	NHL	63	5	5	10	63
2022-2023	OTTAWA	NHL	65	7	4	11	102
2022-2023	BELLEVILLE	AHL	7	1	4	5	5
2021-2022	BELLEVILLE	AHL	64	14	14	28	87
2021-2022	OTTAWA	NHL	16	2	2	4	14
2020-2021	BELLEVILLE	AHL	31	4	6	10	18
2019-2020	CALGARY	WHL	58	38	30	68	83
2018-2019	CALGARY	WHL	66	47	30	77	122
2017-2018	CALGARY	WHL	71	23	22	45	93
2016-2017	CALGARY	WHL	67	13	22	35	65
2016-2017	USA U18 (Ivan Hlinka Memorial 2016)	ITLTOUR	5	0	0	0	4
2015-2016	CALGARY	WHL	59	5	5	10	39