Tyler Seguin Tyler Seguin ( born January 31 , 1992 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . He was a draft pick of the Bruins , selected second overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft . Seguin signed an entry level contract with the Bruins on August 3 , 2010 . Playing career . OHL Career . Tyler Seguin played part of his minor hockey career with the Whitby Wildcats of the OMHA before relocating to Brampton , Ontario . While in Brampton , he played up a year , playing for the Minor Midget Toronto Young Nationals in his Bantam year , and then again in his Minor Midget year coached by Rick Vaive , before moving on to the OHL . His favorite player while growing up was Steve Yzerman . Seguin was selected 9th overall in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection Draft by the Plymouth Whalers . He considered playing for a National Collegiate Athletic Association school like his father Paul did , 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 . After new coach Mike Vellucci moved Seguin to the top line , the 17 - year - old forward broke out offensively , scoring 58 points in his final 41 games and helped Plymouth reach the second round of the OHL playoffs . 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 Entry Draft in its November rankings . He then slipped to second , behind Taylor Hall , who was selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers . Seguin was drafted 2nd overall by the Boston Bruins , due to an earlier trade between Boston and Toronto . He captained Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game . The Boston Bruins signed Seguin to an entry - level contract on August 3 , 2010 . His coach has praised Seguin not only for his skill , but his desire . His playing style has been compared to that of Steve Yzerman . 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 Career . 2010 - 11 . Seguin made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins on October 9 , 2010 in a 5 - 2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes . Seguin notched his first NHL goal with the Bruins 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 . The assists went to Ryder and Tim Thomas . At the beginning of December 2010 , another comparison was made between Seguin ' s emerging style of play with the Bruins , and the rookie year of the Tampa Bay Lightning ' s star forward Steven Stamkos , who was the leading goal scorer in the NHL at the time , in how it was developing . Seguin participated at the 2011 All Star festivities during the Rookie Skills Competition , and late in the 2010 - 11 Boston Bruins season , Seguin was quoted as having a desire to model his NHL playing style on that of fellow team - mate 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 , the Eastern Conference Finals , against the Tampa Bay Lightning . Seguin scored a goal and added an assist in his first game , and followed that up with 2 goals and 2 assists in his second game . He is the first teenager to score 4 points in a NHL playoff game since Trevor Linden in 1989 . On June 15 , 2011 Seguin and his Boston Bruin teammates captured the Stanley Cup , defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4 - 0 in game 7 . 2011 - 12 . On November 5th 2011 , Tyler Seguin scored his 1st career hat trick against the very team that traded the draft pick to the Boston Bruins that acquired him , the Toronto Maple Leafs . International . 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 .