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Tyler Seguin

Born	(1992-01-31) January 31, 1992 (age 21) Brampton, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	182 lb (83 kg; 13 st 0 lb)
Position	Centre/Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Dallas Stars Boston Bruins
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	2nd overall, 2010 Boston Bruins
Playing career	2010–present

Tyler Paul Seguin (born January 31, 1992) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player and centre who plays for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League (NHL). Seguin was selected second overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins and went on to win the 2011 Stanley Cup in his rookie season. He finished the 2011–2012 season in Boston with a plus-minus of +34, the second highest in the NHL. During the 2012–13 NHL lockout he played for EHC Biel of the Swiss National League and finished the season with 25 goals, the most on the team. In 2013, Seguin played in his second Stanley Cup Finals in three seasons. On July 4, 2013, Seguin was traded by the Bruins to the Dallas Stars.

Early life

Tyler Seguin grew up in Brampton, Ontario, Canada with his two younger sisters Candace and Cassidy. His parents are Jackie and Paul Seguin. He grew up in a hockey household, both of his parents and both sisters play hockey. His father played for the University of Vermont.

He attended St. Michael's College School prior to being drafted by the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

His favorite player as a kid was Steve Yzerman, to whom his playing style has been compared.

Playing career

Minor hockey

Seguin played the first seven years of his minor hockey career with the Whitby Wildcats of the OMHA before relocating to Brampton, Ontario at age 13. While in Brampton, he played 3 years for the Toronto Young Nationals, coached by Rick Vaive before moving on to the OHL.

Junior hockey

Seguin was selected 9th overall in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Plymouth Whalers. He considered playing for a NCAA school like his father, but chose to forgo his American college eligibility by joining the Whalers in 2008–09. He struggled to begin his OHL career, scoring one goal in his first 17 games before a coaching change in Plymouth helped Seguin find his place in the league.

Looking for an improved start to his 2009–10 OHL season, Seguin spent his summer working on his game. His dedication paid off, as he opened the season with 36 points in 18 games, until sidelined by a hip pointer. His early season success led NHL Central Scouting to name him the top prospect for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He then slipped to second, behind Taylor Hall, who was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers.

He captained Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game.

Seguin won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy, by finishing the 09-10 season with the highest amount of points in the OHL. He scored 106 points on 48 goals and 58 assists, alongside Taylor Hall (106 points on 40 goals and 66 assists). With a strong finish to the year, Seguin finished as the top ranked North American skater in the draft class of 2010.

NHL

Boston Bruins (2010-2013)

Seguin was drafted second overall by the Boston Bruins using a pick acquired from Toronto in a trade for Phil Kessel. Seguin signed an entry level contract with the Bruins on August 3, 2010. He made his NHL debut on October 9, 2010 in a 5-2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Seguin notched his first NHL goal on October 10, 2010, midway through the third period, getting the puck on a feed from Michael Ryder and scoring on a breakaway backhand goal against Phoenix goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, in a 3-0 shutout of the Coyotes. Seguin participated in the 2011 All Star festivities during the Rookie Skills Competition. Late in the season, Seguin was quoted as having a desire to model his NHL playing style on that of teammate Patrice Bergeron. After being a healthy scratch for the first two rounds of the 2011 NHL Playoffs, Seguin was put into the lineup to start round 3, after Patrice Bergeron sustained a mild concussion. Seguin scored a goal and added an assist in his first game, and followed that up with 2 goals and 2 assists in the second. He became the first teenager to score 4 points in a NHL playoff game since Trevor Linden in 1989. On June 15, 2011, the Boston Bruins captured the Stanley Cup, winning the series 4-3, and 4-0 in Game 7.

On November 5, 2011, Seguin scored his 1st career hat trick against the very team that traded the draft pick to the Boston Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs. On November 14, 2011, Seguin was named NHL's "First Star of the Week" for his 4 goals and 2 assists that helped the Bruins to 3 wins. On December 8, 2011, Tyler played in his 100th Career NHL game against the Florida Panthers. On April 22, 2012, Seguin scored in OT of Game 6 of the Bruins' Eastern Conference Quarterfinals series against the Washington Capitals that sent the series to a Game 7. However, despite another goal from Seguin in Game 7, the Bruins would go on to lose the game in OT, and were eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He finished the 2011–2012 season as the Bruins' leading scorer.

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, the NHL played a shortened season in 2013. Seguin finished the regular season with 32 points (16 goals, 16 assists). In May of 2013, Seguin and the rest of the Bruins made a historic come-from-behind overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals. Trailing by two goals with less than 90 seconds left in their season, the Bruins scored twice in a span of 31 seconds to tie the game and then eliminated the Maple Leafs in overtime. The Bruins went on to the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals but lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in a six game series. Seguin only scored 1 goal and 7 assists in the playoffs. His under-performance led to him eventually being traded to the Dallas Stars on July 4, 2013.

Dallas Stars (2013- )

On July 4, 2013, the Boston Bruins traded Seguin, along with Rich Peverley, and Ryan Button in exchange for Loui Eriksson, along with Reilly Smith, Matt Fraser, and Joe Morrow.

International play

Medal record

Competitor for Canada
Ice hockey
Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament
Gold	2009 Slovakia
Competitor for Ontario
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Gold	2009 British Columbia

Junior

Seguin competed for Canada at the 2009 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in the Czech Republic, where he led the team in scoring with ten points in four games as Canada won the gold medal. He attended Hockey Canada's selection camp for the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in December 2009, but did not make the team. Previously, he won gold with Team Ontario in the 2009 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, British Columbia, and finished second in tournament scoring with 11 points in six games. Seguin attended Canada’s World Junior selection camp in Regina for the World Junior Championships (U20), but failed to make the team.

Men's

Seguin played for EHC Biel for the duration of the 2012–13 NHL lockout. In 29 NLA games Seguin scored 25 goals and had 15 assists beside Patrick Kane, the other lockout player in Biel. He played for Team Canada at the 2013 Spengler Cup.

Personal life

He is sponsored by Dunkin Donuts, Under Armour, AT&T, Bauer Hockey, and BioSteel Sports Supplements Inc.

Career statistics

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2008–09	Plymouth Whalers	OHL	61	21	46	67	28	11	5	11	16	8
2009–10	Plymouth Whalers	OHL	63	48	58	106	54	9	5	5	10	8
2010–11	Boston Bruins	NHL	74	11	11	22	18	13	3	4	7	2
2011–12	Boston Bruins	NHL	81	29	38	67	30	7	2	1	3	0
2012–13	EHC Biel	NLA	29	25	15	40	24	—	—	—	—	—
2012–13	Boston Bruins	NHL	48	16	16	32	16	22	1	7	8	4
NHL totals			203	56	65	121	64	42	6	12	18	6