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At 17, it含羞草研究社檚 Jordan Gavin含羞草研究社檚 second WHL season playing with the Tri-City Americans, who are based out of Kennewick, Washington. It was also a historic season for him, as he recorded 68 points (23-45-68) in 68 games, and did so while not taking a single minor penalty.

含羞草研究社淣ever in the history of the Western Hockey League has a player recorded a point-per-game season with zero penalty minutes,含羞草研究社� a release on the Tri-City Americans website states.

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He hadn含羞草研究社檛 really thought about his stats during the regular season, he said.

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During hockey season, he lives with his billet family in Washington, but his family 含羞草研究社� parents, sisters and often, grandparents 含羞草研究社� come and see him play as much as possible 含羞草研究社� in Vancouver, all over Washington State and places like Portland, Oregon.

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Of course, he含羞草研究社檚 happy for his son含羞草研究社檚 trophy nomination.

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Kevin and his father grew up playing hockey, which is why Jordan said he likely started playing as a youngster.

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The 2025 NHL Draft-eligible forward was selected by Tri-City second overall in the 2021 WHL Prospects Draft, and he also represented Team Canada Black at the 2022 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he netted a goal and an assist in six games.

For the Brad Hornung Memorial Trophy, he含羞草研究社檚 up against three other nominees: Jordan Keller with the Kamloops Blazers, the Edmonton Oil King含羞草研究社檚 Gavin Hodnett and Brayden Yager with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The winner will be revealed on Thursday, May 2.

Jordan, who has adjusted to living in the U.S. during hockey season, credits his billet family for making the transition easy for him.

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Growing up skating out of Centennial Arena in White Rock, Jordan still has fond memories of the place.

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While many of his teammates and other players in the WHL will be eligible for the NHL Draft this year, Jordan含羞草研究社檚 November birthday means he must wait until next year to see if 含羞草研究社� and where 含羞草研究社� he might be drafted.

含羞草研究社淚 think it would be special getting drafted anywhere in the NHL,含羞草研究社� he said.

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