Milan Lučić Milan Lučić ( born June 7 , 1988 in Vancouver , British Columbia ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was drafted out of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ) 50th overall by the Bruins in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . He captured a Memorial Cup with the Vancouver Giants in 2007 during his major junior career . Early life . Lučić was born on June 7 , 1988 in Vancouver to Serbia n parents Dobrivoje Lučić and Snežana Kesa with a younger brother named Nikola and an older brother named Jovan . His maternal uncle , Dan Kesa , played for the Vancouver Canucks , Pittsburgh Penguins , Tampa Bay Lightning , and Dallas Stars . His father , a longshoreman , immigrated from Serbia when he was 27 , while his mother arrived in Canada with her family at the age of two . Lučić was diagnosed with Scheuermann ' s disease , a condition that causes the upper back to curve , at the age of 15 . He played minor hockey in Vancouver , but nearly quit hockey all together after being passed up in the 2003 WHL Bantam Draft . He was invited to play for the Coquitlam Express of the Junior A British Columbia Hockey League ( BCHL ) , but was further demoralized when he initially failed to make the team out of rookie camp . He agreed to play , instead , for the Junior " B " Delta Ice Hawks , but later played his way onto the Express during the season . Playing career . Junior . Lučić began playing junior with the Coquitlam Express of the BCHL in 2004 – 05 . In the same season , he made his major junior debut with the Vancouver Giants , his hometown WHL team , playing one game . After Lučić ' s first full season with the Giants in 2005 – 06 , in which he helped the team to a WHL title , he was selected 50th overall by the Boston Bruins in the second round of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft . The following season , Lučić emerged as one of the Giants ' leaders , finishing first in team scoring with 68 points . He helped take the Giants to game seven of the WHL finals , eventually losing to the Medicine Hat Tigers . However , as Vancouver was chosen to host the 2007 Memorial Cup , Lučić and the Giants met Medicine Hat once more in the tournament final , capturing the CHL title on home ice . He finished the tournament tied for the lead in scoring with teammate Michal Řepík ( Řepík , with more goals , was awarded the Ed Chynoweth Trophy ) and earned the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as tournament MVP . Boston Bruins . In the off - season , Lučić signed an entry - level contract with the Bruins on August 2 , 2007 . He had been chosen as the Giants ' next team captain , but made the Bruins 2007 – 08 opening roster out of training camp . He played in his first NHL game on October 5 , 2007 , a 4 - 1 loss to the Dallas Stars in which he fought Brad Winchester . His first goal came against the Los Angeles Kings a week later , on October 12 . After speculation that he would be returned to the Giants for further development , Lučić made enough of an impression during his first set of games with the Bruins , showing grit and consistent willingness to fight ( he recorded 13 fighting majors in his rookie season ) , that they decided to keep him in the lineup . He was chosen to participate in the 2008 NHL YoungStars Game and finished his rookie campaign with 8 goals and 27 points . Matched up against the first - seeded Montreal Canadiens in the opening round , Lučić scored his first NHL playoff goal in game three on April 13 , 2008 . Early into the 2008 – 09 season , Lučić recorded his first NHL hat trick and added an assist in a 5 - 4 win against the Atlanta Thrashers on October 25 , 2008 . Later that week , Lučić made a much - publicized return to his hometown in a game against the Vancouver Canucks , which featured a picture of him as a baby on the back page of the Vancouver Province newspaper . Earlier in the year , Lučić ' s 2007 Memorial Cup ring was stolen from his home in East Vancouver on July 10 , 2008 . In a private ceremony before the game , he was presented with a replacement ring by the Vancouver Giants ownership . Lučić was chosen to his second YoungStars Game in January , however , he did not compete for the sophomores in Montreal due to an undisclosed upper body injury . Near the end of the season , on April 4 , 2009 , Lučić was awarded the Bruins ' Eddie Shore Award for hustle and determination . Entering the playoffs with the Bruins as the first seed in the Eastern Conference , Lučić received a one - game suspension after delivering a cross - check to the head of Montreal Canadiens forward Maxim Lapierre in game two of the first round . While the Bruins argued that Lučić used predominantly his glove , rather than his stick , the league held to its decision . On October 6 , 2009 , it was announced that Lucic was signed to a three - year contract extension with the Bruins , to go through the 2012 - 13 NHL season . International play . In the off - season following Lučić ' s Memorial Cup MVP performance , he was named captain of Team Canada for the 2007 Super Series against Russia . The series , an eight - game competition between Canada and Russia ' s under - 20 teams , commemorated the 35th anniversary of the historic 1972 Summit Series . He recorded three assists as Team Canada won the series 7 - 0 - 1 . Awards . Major Junior NHL