Tyler Biggs
| Tyler Biggs | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
April 30, 1993 Binghamton, NY, USA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| NHL team (P) Cur. team |
Pittsburgh Penguins WBS Penguins (AHL) | ||
| NHL Draft |
22nd overall, 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 2013–present | ||
Tyler Austin Biggs (born April 30, 1993) is an American professional ice hockey player. He is currently playing for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League (AHL). Biggs was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs.[1]
Early life
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.
International play
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
Competitor for  United States
| ||
| World Under-17 Hockey Challenge | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2010 WHC U17 | |
| IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
| | 2010 WJC U18 | |
| | 2011 WJC U18 | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| | 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,[4] including the overtime goal in the semifinal round against Canada.[5]
Professional career
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.[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 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| AHL totals | 108 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
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 (June 24, 2011). "Maple Leafs move up to take American forward Tyler Biggs with 22nd overall pick". Fox News. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ↑ "Tyler Biggs To Play For U.S. National Under-17 Development Team" (Press release). Cincinnati Cyclones. April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ↑ "Biggs Commits to Miami University". USHL. December 14, 2009. Retrieved June 24, 2011.
- ↑ "Tyler Biggs". eliteprospects.com. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ↑ Allen, Kevin (April 24, 2011). "U.S. prospect Tyler Biggs continues to fascinate scouts". USA Today. Retrieved June 25, 2011.
- ↑
External links
- Career statistics and player information from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- USHL player profile
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nazem Kadri |
Toronto Maple Leafs first round draft pick 2011 |
Succeeded by Stuart Percy |