Tyler Biggs
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Birthday:
1993-04-30 |
Position:
RW |
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Eligible for draft:
2011 |
Shoots:
Right |
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Drafted:
2011 |
Height:
6-2 |
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Acquired:
1st round (22nd overall), 2011 |
Weight:
210 lbs. |
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
- C
History
2008-09: Tyler Biggs played for the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, playing in 72 games for that team. He scored 40 goals and added 46 assists for 86 points. Biggs was chosen in the second round of the 2009 OHL Priority selection by the Oshawa Generals.
2009-10: Played in 24 games for the U.S. NTDP squad that competed in the USHL, scoring 6 goals and adding 5 assists for 11 points. Played 40 games for the US. National U-17 team where he netted 15 goals and added 8 assists for 23 points, and also suited up for the U-18 squad for 13 games, picking up 1 goal and 1 assist for that team. Played for the gold medalist U.S. team at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge, scoring 5 goals and chipping in 1 assist for 6 points in 6 games. Also represented the U.S. at the 2010 U-18 World Junior Championship, where he was scoreless in 7 games.
2010-11: Played for the U.S. NTDP competing in the USHL, appearing in 20 games. Biggs scored 7 goals and chipped in 4 assists for 11 points along with 41 penalty minutes. Playing for the U.S. squad at the 2011 U-18 WJC in Germany. Will play for Miami University starting in the fall of 2011.
2011-12: Biggs skated in 37 of 40 games for Miami University as a freshman. He scored 9 goals with 8 assists and was plus-four with 63 penalty minutes (most amongst Redhawks forwards and second only to defenseman Will Weber (CBJ)). Miami finished fourth in the CCHA and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after defeating Bowling Green in the CCHA third place game. Biggs announced in May that he would not be returning for his sophomore year. He attended USA Hockey's U20 Evaluation Camp and signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Maple Leafs in August 2012.
Future
Biggs left Miami to join the OHL's Oshawa Generals for the 2012-13 season.
