HOCKEY CANADA BACKGROUND
Won a gold medal with Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Championship in the Czech Republic … Helped Canada’s National Men’s Team win the 2012 Spengler Cup in Davos, Switzerland … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s development camp in August 2010 in St. John’s, N.L. … Attended Canada’s National Junior Team selection camp in December 2009 in Regina, Sask. … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Men’s Summer Under-18 Team at the 2009 Memorial of Ivan Hlinka tournament in the Czech Republic and Slovakia … Won a gold medal with Ontario at the 2009 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Port Alberni, B.C.
HOCKEY BACKGROUND
2015-16: His sixth NHL season, third with Dallas … Second in Dallas scoring, with 73 points … Eighth in the NHL in shots (278) … Recorded his 300th NHL point on Nov. 3 vs. Boston … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2014-15: Second in Dallas scoring … Led Dallas with 37 goals and 280 shots on goal, despite missing 12 games due to injury … Ranked fifth in the NHL in goals and seventh in scoring … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2013-14: Led Dallas with career highs in most offensive categories, including goals (37), assists (47), points (84) and shots (294) … Became the third-youngest player in franchise history to scored 4+ goals in a game on Nov. 16 vs. Colorado … Had 21 multi-point games in his first season in Dallas … Acquired by Dallas, along with Rich Peverley, on July 4, in exchange for Loui Eriksson, Matt Fraser, Reilly Smith and Joe Morrow … 2012-13: Reached the Stanley Cup Final with Boston … Third in Boston scoring, with 32 points … Recorded his 100th NHL point on Feb. 26 vs. N.Y. Islanders … 2011-12: Youngest player in franchise history to lead Boston in scoring, with 67 points … Second in the NHL with a +34 plus/minus rating … Tied a franchise record with game-winning goals in three consecutive games from Nov. 5-10 … Registered his first NHL hat trick on Nov. 5 vs. Toronto … Played in the NHL All-Star Game … 2010-11: Won the Stanley Cup with Boston … Had four points (2-2—4) in his first NHL playoff game on May 14 vs. Tampa Bay … Played his first NHL game on Oct. 9 vs. Phoenix … Scored his first NHL goal and point on Oct. 10 vs. Phoenix … Amateur: Played two seasons (2008-10) with the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers … Led OHL in scoring in 2009-10 … Played in the 2010 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game … Finished third in Plymouth scoring as a rookie in 2008-09 … Finished third in OHL rookie scoring in 2008-09, the highest-scoring Canadian rookie … Named to the OHL First All-Rookie Team in 2008-09 … Plymouth’s first-round selection, ninth overall, in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection … Minor Hockey: Lists his father, Paul, as his favourite minor hockey coach … Named Toronto Young Nationals MVP in 2008 … Won the 2007 Tretiak Cup in Russia with Team GTHL … Won two Esso Medals of Achievement with Whitby, in 1998 and 1999
PERSONAL
Son of Paul and Jackie … Has two sisters, Candace and Cassidy … Started a program, Seguin’s Stars, where he donates a suite every Dallas home game with food and beverages to members of the Southwest Wheelchair Athletic Association in honour of a friend who became a paraplegic after a car accident … Favourite NHL team growing up: Toronto Maple Leafs … Favourite player growing up: Henrik Zetterberg … His father, Paul, captained the University of Vermont men’s hockey team, where he was the roommate of future NHLer John LeClair … His mother and both sisters played for the Brampton Canadettes women’s hockey organization … Twitter: @tseguinofficial