Jonathan Drouin Jonathan Drouin ( born March 28 , 1995 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . After a stellar 2012 – 13 season with the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ( QMJHL ) ' s Halifax Mooseheads , in which he was named CHL Player of the Year and won the Memorial Cup , Drouin was selected by the Lightning in the first round , third overall , of the 2013 NHL Entry Draft . Playing career . Halifax Mooseheads . Drouin was selected second overall by the Halifax Mooseheads in the 2011 QMJHL Entry Draft . After starting the 2011 – 12 season at the Midget AAA level with the Lac St . Louis Lions , it was announced on December 9 , 2011 , that Drouin would join the Mooseheads . In his first QMJHL game , against the Acadie - Bathurst Titan , Drouin recorded two assists , including a set - up of the game - winning goal . Drouin was also a key member of Halifax ' s 2012 playoff success , most notably scoring the overtime winning goal in Game 7 against the Quebec Remparts . On November 7 , 2012 , Drouin represented Team QMJHL in Game 2 of the Subway Super Series against Russian junior players ; he scored a goal and added three assists . Drouin missed the first game of the series due to a foot injury . At the conclusion of the 2012 – 13 season , Drouin was named the CHL Player of the Year . He would continue to be an integral player for the Mooseheads during the 2013 playoffs , helping the team win the President ' s Cup and the 2013 Memorial Cup . On June 30 , 2013 , after his highly - successful season , Drouin was drafted by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round , third overall in the NHL entry draft picks . Days later , on July 5 , he was signed to a three - year contract by the Tampa Bay Lightning . Drouin , however , was cut from the Lightning roster at the beginning of the 2013 – 14 season , returning to the Mooseheads for the QMJHL season . Tampa Bay Lightning . During the Lightning ' s 2014 – 15 training camp , Drouin sustained an injury . Days later , on September 9 , 2014 , the Lightning announced that Drouin would miss three - to - four weeks with a slight fracture in his thumb . On October 16 , Drouin was assigned to Tampa Bay ' s American Hockey League ( AHL ) affiliate , the Syracuse Crunch , on a conditioning stint . The rehabilitation assignment was initially slated for a maximum of two weeks , though it was stated that he could be recalled prior to that timeline . Just three days later , however , on October 19 , the Lightning recalled Drouin from his conditioning assignment with the Crunch ; he registered one goal , two assists and a + 4 plus - minus rating during his AHL stint . On October 20 , Drouin made his NHL debut against the Edmonton Oilers . The following day , on October 21 , he picked up his first NHL assist on a Valtteri Filppula goal in Tampa Bay ' s 2 – 1 overtime victory over the Calgary Flames . He then scored his first NHL goal on October 24 against goaltender Ondřej Pavelec of the Winnipeg Jets . International play . Drouin won a gold medal at the 2012 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament as a member of Canada ' s under - 18 team . He later represented Canada ' s junior team , along with Mooseheads teammate Nathan MacKinnon , at the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ufa , Russia , where Canada finished fourth .