• He has three generations of NHLers in his family. His father, Greg, was a defenseman for the Washington Capitals in the 1980s, his grandfather, Ron Attwell, played for the St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers in the 1960s and his great-grandfather Aubrey 'Dit' Clapper is a Hockey Hall of Famer who played for the Boston Bruins in the 1930s and '40s – Dit Clapper was the first man to play 20 seasons in the NHL and the first player for whom the Hockey Hall of Fame waived its mandatory three-year waiting period.

• Got his start in hockey at the age of four when his parents started taking him to public skating and he then joined his sister’s team – he played his minor hockey with Algonquin and North Central.

• Patterns his game after Scott Gomez of the Rangers because of his playmaking ability and his defensive reliability.

• Credits his dad for having had the most influence on his career for always looking to make him a better player and his most memorable hockey moment was winning back-to-back Novice championships.

• If he could invite any three people to dinner he would choose: his great-grandfather, Dit Clapper – “I never met him”, the Queen – “because of how much power she has” and Wayne Gretzky – “the best player ever."

• His nickname is “T bar” and if he wasn’t playing hockey he would become a firefighter.

FAVORITES

NHL Team: Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL Player: Ottawa’s Jason Spezza

Shootout move: “Fake backhand, pull forehand and put it in backhand”

Goal celebration: Fist pump

Practice Drill: 1 on 1 full ice

Video Game: NHL 08

Movie: Ladies Man

TV Show: The O.C.

Group: Red Hot Chili Peppers

Website: facebook.com

Book: Thunder and Lightning

Pump-up song: “You Wanna Rock” by Pakito

Food to cook: Steak

Sport (other than hockey): Baseball

Activity away from the rink: Tennis

Toy growing up: Toy cats

Place to shop: Abercrombie

Place to visit: Home

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