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.

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.