Tyler Seguin

**Tyler Seguin** (born Tyler Paul Seguin on January 31, 1992 in Brampton, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and alternate captain for the Dallas Stars of the NHL.

Seguin was selected second overall in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft by the Boston Bruins where he won the 2011 Stanley Cup during his rookie season.

## Playing Career

### Amateur

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

He was selected ninth 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.

Tyler struggled to begin his OHL career, scoring just one goal in his first 17 games before a coaching change in Plymouth helped him find his place in the league. Looking for an improved start to his 2009–10 season, he 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.

Tyler's 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 eventually selected first overall by the Edmonton Oilers).

Tyler captained Team Orr at the 2010 CHL Top Prospects Game. He jointly won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy by finishing the 2009–10 season with the highest number of points in the OHL; he scored 106 points (48 goals and 58 assists) alongside Taylor Hall (106 points from 40 goals and 66 assists).

With a strong finish to the year, he finished as the top ranked North American skater in the draft class of 2010.

### Professional

**Boston Bruins**

Tyler was drafted second overall on June 25, 2010 by the Boston Bruins using a pick the team had previously acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs in a trade for Phil Kessel. He then signed an entry-level contract with the Bruins on August 3 and later made his NHL debut on October 9 in a 5–2 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes.

Tyler scored his first career NHL goal on October 10, also against Phoenix, midway through the game's third period, receiving the puck on a pass from teammate Michael Ryder and scoring on a breakaway backhand goal past goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov in a 3–0 shutout of the Coyotes.

Tyler participated in the 2011 All-Star festivities during the Rookie Skills Competition. Late in the 2010–11 season, he 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 Stanley Cup playoffs, Tyler was included in the Boston lineup to start Round 3, the Eastern Conference Finals, against the Tampa Bay Lightning after Patrice Bergeron sustained a mild concussion.

He scored a goal and added an assist in his first game played, then followed that up with two goals and two assists in his second game. He became the first teenager to score four points in a Stanley Cup playoff game since Trevor Linden did so for the Vancouver Canucks in 1989.

On June 15, 2011, Boston won the Stanley Cup in the Finals, prevailing over Vancouver in a 4–3 series victory.

On November 5, 2011, Tyler scored his first career NHL hat-trick against the team that traded the draft pick to the Bruins, the Toronto Maple Leafs.

On November 14, Seguin was named NHL's First Star of the Week for his four goals and two assists that helped the Bruins to three wins in the week. On December 8, he played in his 100th career NHL game against the Florida Panthers.

On April 22, 2012, Tyler scored in overtime 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 Tyler in Game 7, the Bruins would go on to lose the game in overtime and were thus eliminated from the playoffs. He finished the 2011–12 season as the Bruins' leading scorer.

Tyler played for EHC Biel of the Swiss National League A (NLA) during the 2012–13 NHL lockout. In 29 NLA games, he scored 25 goals and 15 assists, playing alongside fellow NHL star Patrick Kane.

Tyler also played for Team Canada at the 2012 Spengler Cup in December 2012, where he won a gold medal with the team. When the lockout ended, the NHL played a shortened, 48-game season in 2013; he finished the regular season with 32 points (16 goals and 16 assists).

The Bruins went on to reach the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals, but ultimately lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in the six-game series. He scored one goal and seven assists in the 2013 playoffs.

**Dallas Stars**

On July 4, 2013, the Bruins traded Tyler (along with Rich Peverley and Ryan Button) to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Loui Eriksson, Reilly Smith, Matt Fraser and Joe Morrow.

Due to the jersey number 19 being retired by the Stars in honour of the late Bill Masterton, he changed his number to number 91 upon joining Dallas (which is the reverse of his previous number).

Tyler would break-out as an offensive force in the League as a member of the Stars, developing excellent chemistry with team captain Jamie Benn. He recorded a five-point performance (four goals and one assist) in a dominant 7–3 victory over the Calgary Flames on November 14, 2013.

On March 16, 2014, he reached the 30-goal mark in a season for the first time in his career after scoring against goaltender Al Montoya of the Winnipeg Jets.

Tyler would end the 2013–14 season ranked fourth in total points scored, setting a new career-high in goals (37) and points (84) from 80 games. At the end of the 2013–14 season, he was nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy (which eventually went to Andrew Ference).

Seguin was named to the NHL All-Star Game for the fifth time on January 10, 2018. He was previously selected for the 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2017 NHL All-Star games. At the end of the 2017-18 season, he was nominated for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy for the second time.

On September 13, 2018, Tyler signed an eight-year, $78.8 million contract extension to remain with the Stars.

## Career Statistics

### International

 Junior totals
 Senior totals

## International Play

Tyler 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 then 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.

Tyler attended Canada's World Junior selection camp in Regina, Saskatchewan, for the World Junior Championships, the under-20 level, but once again, he failed to make the team. In 2015, he was a member of Canada's gold medal-winning team at the World Hockey Championships.

## Personal Life

Tyler is the son of Jackie and Paul Seguin. He has two younger sisters, Candace and Cassidy. He was born on Brampton, but grew up in Whitby, Ontario, Canada.

He grew up in a hockey household; both of his parents and both of his sisters play hockey, with his father, Paul having played college ice hockey for the University of Vermont.

Tyler attended St. Michael's College School in Toronto prior to being drafted by the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League. His favorite hockey player as a child was Steve Yzerman (to whom his playing style has been compared).

Tyler is sponsored by Dunkin Donuts, Adidas, Bauer Hockey and BioSteel Sports Supplements. In 2014, he bought Mike Modano's Dallas home. In 2017, he made a cameo appearance in the movie, "Goon: Last of the Enforcers."

As the result of one of his best friends suffering a severe spinal cord injury in December 2012, Tyler founded Seguin's Stars upon arriving in Dallas. At every Stars home game during the season, he donated a luxury suite, along with food and beverage, for individuals with spinal cord injuries.

Seguin's Stars (along with Dallas Stars Foundation) also donated a luxury suite to the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization in 2015 and 2017. At the end of every game, he meets his special guests outside of the Stars' locker room for autographs and pictures, often with other members of the team.