| Tyler Biggs | |
| Position | Right Wing |
| Shoots | Right |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) |
| ECHL Team F. Teams |
Kalamazoo Wings Toronto Marlies Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins |
| Nationality |  American
|
| Born | April 30, 1993, Binghamton, New York, USA |
| NHL Draft | 22nd overall, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Pro Career | 2013 – present |
Tyler Austin Biggs (born April 30, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player currently under contract with the Kalamazoo Wings in the ECHL. Biggs was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
Playing career[]
The son of former NHL centre Don Biggs, Tyler Biggs was born in Binghamton, New York, and grew up in Loveland, Ohio. He played for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens during the 2008–09 season while enrolled at Loveland High School, then transferred to Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the following fall, to join the USA Hockey National Team Development Program.[2] Biggs played one season with the Miami RedHawks of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)[3] before joining the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2012–13 OHL season.
On July 1, 2015, Biggs was traded to the Pittsburgh Penguins with Phil Kessel, Tim Erixon, and a 2016 2nd round pick for Scott Harrington, Nick Spaling, Kasperi Kapanen, and Pittsburgh's 3rd round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft along with a conditional pick exchange between the teams depending on Pittsburgh's 2016 NHL regular season performance. Toronto also retained 15% of Kessel's salary in this trade.[4]
International play[]
Biggs with Team USA
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for United States
| ||
| World Under-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
| Gold | 2010 WHC U17 | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| Gold | 2010 WJC U18 | |
| Gold | 2011 WJC U18 | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Gold | 2013 Ufa | |
Biggs represented the United States internationally, playing for Team USA in the 2010 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring five goals and adding an assist in six games, helping the U.S. to a gold medal finish. That same season, he competed for Team USA in the 2010 IIHF World U18 Championships, finishing the tournament with no points in seven games. A year later, he played in the 2011 IIHF World U18 Championships and scored two goals and one assist in six games during the tournament,[5] including the overtime goal in the semifinal round against Canada.[6]
Career statistics[]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | GTHL | 80 | 40 | 46 | 86 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | Toronto Jr. Canadiens | OJHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | USNTDP | USHL | 24 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | USNTDP | USHL | 20 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Miami University (Ohio) | CCHA | 37 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 60 | 26 | 27 | 53 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2012–13 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 57 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2014–15 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Orlando Solar Bears | ECHL | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins | AHL | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2015-16 | Wheeling Nailers | ECHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 119 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||||
International[]
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | United States | U17 | 
|
6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2010 | United States | WJC18 |
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2011 | United States | WJC18 |
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 49 | |
| 2013 | United States | WJC |
|
7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| Junior totals | 26 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 63 | ||||
References[]
- ↑ Staff. "Maple Leafs move up to take American forward Tyler Biggs with 22nd overall pick", Fox News, June 24, 2011. Retrieved on June 25, 2011.
- ↑ Cincinnati Cyclones (April 13, 2009). Tyler Biggs To Play For U.S. National Under-17 Development Team. Press release. Retrieved on February 7, 2013.
- ↑ Biggs Commits to Miami University. USHL (December 14, 2009). Retrieved on June 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Penguins Acquires Phil Kessel". Pittsburgh Penguins (2015-07-01). Retrieved on 2015-07-01.
- ↑ Tyler Biggs. eliteprospects.com. Retrieved on June 25, 2011.
- ↑ Allen, Kevin. "U.S. prospect Tyler Biggs continues to fascinate scouts", USA Today, April 24, 2011. Retrieved on June 25, 2011.
External links[]
Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nazem Kadri |
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by Stuart Percy |
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