Tyler Seguin is a professional hockey player who currently plays the center forward position for the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. He is also the team’s alternate captain. Interestingly, Tyler started playing ice hockey from the age of 7 and played for several ice hockey teams. He also won a few tournaments and championships.
Seguin was born into a family of ice hockey players. First child, he followed in the footsteps of his parents, as well as his younger sisters. Let us look into the life and career of the 2012 Spengler Cup winner.
Biography of Tyler Seguin (Age)
Tyler Seguin’s full name is Tyler Paul Seguin. He was born on January 31, 1997 in Whitby, Southern Ontario, Canada to the family of Jackie and Paul Seguin, former ice hockey players. He is their first child and the older brother of his two sisters – Candice and Cassidy, who like him attacked their parents and also pursued a career in ice hockey.
The hockey star attended St. Michael’s College School but traded his opportunity to continue his education at the university level to become a member of the Plymouth Whalers ice hockey team. He is a very close friend of Michael Stud, the famous American musician.
Ice Hockey
Seguin started playing ice hockey as a child, precisely at the age of 7. He first played for the Whitby Wildcats of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA) before joining the Toronto Young Nationals in Brampton, Ontario. He joined the team when he was 13 and played there for three years under coach Rick Vaive.
In 2008, Tyler joined the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), dropping out of college. He joined the Plymouth Whalers after being selected 9th in the OHL Priority Selection Draft. His 2008-2009 season was unimpressive, as he could only score one goal in 17 matches. He improved next season, however, after the Whalers appointed a new coach. In this season, he scored 36 points in 18 games, a huge improvement from his first season.
Tyler’s hard work and eventual success led to him being selected as the second on the prospect list for the 2010 NHL Draft. He also played for Team Orr in 2010 and was named team captain. . The same year, he won the Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy alongside Taylor Hall. He won this trophy by scoring 106 points at the end of the 2009-10 season.
2010 marked the end of his amateur career as the next season saw him start his professional career. His first professional team was the Toronto Maple Leafs, but he was traded for another player, Phil Kessel, when he joined the Boston Bruins in the 2010 National Hockey League draft. With Boston, he made his NHL debut on October 9 and scored his first NHL goal the following day, October 10, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
He won the Stanley Cup in 2011 while improving his goals-per-game ratio and also as a player. He scored his first hat trick for the Boston Bruins on November 5, 2011 and, incidentally, it was against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs. Seguin will join the Dallas Stars on July 4, 2013, where he continues to play as center captain and alternate captain.
Apart from playing for professional teams, Tyler has also played overseas for his home country of Canada. In 2009, he participated in the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in British Columbia with Team Ontario and the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament the same year. He won a goalscoring medal in both competitions. He has also participated in other tournaments over the years.
Tyler Seguin’s Sisters and Girlfriend
Tyler Seguin was born into the family of Jackie and Paul Seguin, both ice hockey players. They helped their son play ice hockey and he was able to make a career out of it. They also had two more children, Candice and Cassidy. No other information is known about Tyler’s sisters other than that they also play ice hockey.
His love life has been in the news tabloids as he recently reunited with his new girlfriend, Ali Nugent. Ali is a model who won the Miss Texas USA beauty pageant in 2013. She also participated in the Miss USA pageant. It’s unclear exactly when the couple started dating, however, it was shortly after Tyler broke up with fellow model girlfriend, Ciara Price.
His salary and net worth
Dallas Stars player, Tyler Seguin has been enjoying a booming career. Having started his ice hockey career at the age of 7, he has played in several teams. During his transitions, he won medals, tournaments, etc., and it all added to his wealth.
It’s unclear exactly what his salary is over the years, although it was revealed that in 2018 he signed an eight-year contract worth $78.8 million with his current team. He is estimated to have a net worth of $25 million.