▁Team ▁Development ▁Program ▁in ▁Ann ▁Ar bor , ▁Michigan , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁U 1 7 ▁and ▁U 1 8 ▁national ▁team . ▁In ▁both ▁age ▁categories , ▁he ▁captured ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁World ▁U 1 8 ▁Championship ▁tournament ▁and ▁has ▁won ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁junior ▁league , ▁the ▁Ontario ▁Hockey ▁League ▁( K itch ener ▁R angers , ▁S arn ia ▁St ing , ▁Mississ aug a ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁Maj ors ). ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season , ▁he ▁played ▁hockey ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gu el ph ▁and ▁also ▁tried ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁Hockey ▁League ▁team , ▁the ▁Ber k ut ▁K iev . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁spent ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁Hockey ▁League , ▁where ▁he ▁captured ▁ 4 0 ▁games ▁for ▁Rö gle ▁B K . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 1 5 ▁season , ▁when ▁he ▁had ▁one ▁for ▁Ut ah ▁G ri zz lies ▁of ▁the ▁E CH L , ▁he ▁was ▁approached ▁by ▁the ▁H C ▁V ít kov ice . ▁Max well , ▁however , ▁despite ▁his ▁good ▁introduction ▁to ▁the ▁O stra va ▁region , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long . ▁He ▁entered ▁five ▁matches ▁with ▁a ▁mean ▁of ▁ 3 . 7 3 ▁and ▁a ▁hit ▁rate ▁of ▁ 8 5 . 3 7