International Play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Ice hockey | ||
| IIHF World U20 Championship | ||
| Silver | 2010 Canada | |
| Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament | ||
| Gold | 2008 Slovakia | |
| IIHF World U18 Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Russia | |
| Competitor for Ontario | ||
| World U-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
| Gold | 2008 Canada | |
Hall represented Canada at the 2008 IIHF World U18 Championships in Kazan, Russia as one of five 16-year-olds. He was fifth in tournament scoring, with nine points in seven games, helping Canada to a gold medal. He returned to Canada's under-18 team to earn a second gold medal at the 2008 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Slovakia as an alternate captain to Matt Duchene.
Hall made Canada's national junior team for the 2010 World Junior Championships in Saskatchewan. He was the lone draft-eligible player selected to the final roster. Hall scored a hat-trick against Slovakia, in a game Canada ended up winning 8–2. After the championships, Hall finished tied for third overall in scoring with his Canadian teammate and Alex Pietrangelo along with American, Jerry D'Amigo. He ended up with 6 goals and 6 assists (12 points) in 6 games.
Hall was invited to Hockey Canada's summer evaluation camp for the 2011 World Junior Tournament, but declined to participate, choosing instead to focus on making the Oilers' roster for the upcoming season. According to Hockey Canada policy, Hall would have been ineligible to participate in the tournament even if he was available.
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