Torey Krug Torey Steven Krug ( born April 12 , 1991 ) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League . Krug played NCAA hockey with the Michigan State Spartans . Krug also played for the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey League , and helped the team to its first ever Clark Cup . In 2012 , Krug was named the CCHA Player of the Year , and was a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award . Playing career . Amateur . A product of the Belle Tire midget program in Michigan , Krug skated in 59 regular season games for the Indiana Ice of the USHL , notching 47 points . He also skated in 13 Clark Cup playoff games with 7 points before capturing the championship . He was a member of the USHL All - Rookie Team and set the Indiana Ice record for points in a season by a defenseman in 2008 - 09 . Krug arrived at Michigan State in the Fall of 2009 , and was initially slotted as a fifth or sixth defenseman on the roster . During the 2009 - 10 season Krug was voted to the CCHA ' s All - Rookie Team . After skating in all 38 games , Krug finished the season second on the team in rookie scoring and led all CCHA first - year defensemen in scoring . Krug quickly gained a reputation as one of the CCHA ’ s most offensive performers , and in advance of his sophomore season was elected captain of the Spartans . As a sophomore , Krug was named to the First Team All - CCHA , and was voted the CCHA ' s Top Offensive Defenseman ( he was the CCHA ' s top - scoring defenseman that year ) . In 2011 - 12 Krug was named to the All - CCHA Team for the second time , and was named a CCHA Player of the Year and Hobey Baker Award finalist . During this season , Krug was the top scoring defenseman in the CCHA , and shared the CCHA conference scoring title with Notre Dame ' s T . J . Tynan ( 29 points ) , becoming the first defenseman in the league to win a scoring title since WMU ' s Wayne Gagner in 1986 - 87 . For his accomplishments with Michigan State , Krug was among the country ’ s most sought - after free agents when he signed with the Bruins in 2012 . Professional . On March 25 , 2012 Krug was signed to an entry level contract by the Boston Bruins and made his NHL debut on April 3 , 2012 against the Pittsburgh Penguins . Appearing in two games with the Bruins , Krug finished with 1 assist and had an even plus / minus ; averaging just over 17 minutes of ice time per game with the Bruins . 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs . Krug spent the 2012 - 13 season with the Providence Bruins hampered by a sprained ankle until mid - January . After being called up from Providence on an emergency basis Krug scored his first NHL goal during his first NHL playoff game , in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the New York Rangers , becoming the first Bruins defenseman to score in his playoff debut since Glen Wesley in 1988 . Krug followed this by scoring his second NHL goal during game 2 of the same series , becoming the fourth player in Bruins history to score goals in his first two playoff games . At the conclusion of the Rangers series , Krug became the first rookie defenseman in the history of the National Hockey League to score four goals in his first five playoff games . 2013 - 2014 season . Krug started the 2013 - 14 NHL season on the Bruins starting lineup , and scored his first regular season NHL goal on October 5 , 2013 against Jimmy Howard of the Detroit Red Wings . On November 25 , playing against the Pittsburgh Penguins , Torey Krug became the first rookie defenseman in Bruins history to score an overtime goal , which also proved to be his first NHL game - winning goal . Krug was frequently mentioned during the 13 - 14 season as a strong contender for the Calder Memorial Trophy . Personal life . Born April 12 , 1991 in Livonia , Michigan , the son of Cheryl and Kyle Krug . Torey ' s brother , Adam , played college hockey at Adrian College and brother Matt played at Robert Morris University , his brother Zak plays college volleyball at Siena Heights University in Adrian , Mich . Torey admires the play of Pavel Datsyuk because " he ' s the most well - rounded player on the ice " , and models his game after Zdeno Chára . He calls his father his largest hockey influence .