• White averaged one point per game with the U.S. Under-18 team in 2014-15, finishing sixth on the club with 54 points (23-31—54) despite missing 11 games with mononucleosis and a wrist injury.

• In his first season with the United States National Team Development Program in Ann Arbor, Mich., White paced the under-17 team in goals (33) and ranked second in points (33-30—63) behind Jeremy Bracco (No. 60 NA Skater).

• White scored the gold medal-clinching goal in overtime at the 2015 Under-18 World Junior Championship to lift the U.S. over Finland for its sixth title in seven years. He finished with nine points (6-3—9) in seven games, aided by a hat trick against Canada in the semifinal, and tied for second on the club in goals behind Auston Matthews (eligible for 2016 NHL Draft).

• At the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge, White averaged three points per game and paced the tournament in goals (10), assists (8 – tied) and points (18) to help the U.S. capture gold.

• White’s parents both hail from Pittsburgh and have athletic backgrounds – his father, Mark, played football and track and field at Georgia Tech and his mother, Christine, played tennis at Florida State.

• He grew up idolizing Mario Lemieux and his favorite piece of sports memorabilia is his Lemieux - Pittsburgh Penguins jersey.

• White has committed to Boston College for the fall of 2015.

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FAVORITES

NHL team: Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL player: Sidney Crosby
Shootout move: "Little deke to my backhand"
Goal celebration: "Just put my hands up"
Video game: NHL 15
Movie: The Internship
TV show: Two and a Half Men
Actor: Adam Sandler
Musician: Avicii
Website: NHL.com
Sport (other than hockey): Football
Athlete (non-hockey): Tom Brady