The Boston Bruins and Tyler Seguin, the No. 2 pick in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft, reportedly agreed to an entry-level contract on Tuesday.
According to ESPNBoston.com, the three-year deal includes the maximum base salary of $900,000 per season that could max out at $3.75 million annually. The report said the Bruins are expected to announce the deal by the end of this week.
Seguin, a 6-foot-1, 172-pound center, played the past two seasons with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League. Seguin and No. 1 draft choice Taylor Hall finished in a dead heat for the OHL regular-season scoring title with 106 points apiece last season.
Hall signed a three-year entry-level contract with Edmonton on July 5. He had 40 goals in 57 games, while Seguin produced 48 goals in 63 games. It marked the third time in the league's 76-year history that the scoring race was shared. The first stalemate occurred in 1971-72 when Toronto's Dave Gardner tied teammate Bill Harris with 129 points.
According to ESPNBoston.com, the three-year deal includes the maximum base salary of $900,000 per season that could max out at $3.75 million annually. The report said the Bruins are expected to announce the deal by the end of this week.
Seguin, a 6-foot-1, 172-pound center, played the past two seasons with the Plymouth Whalers in the Ontario Hockey League. Seguin and No. 1 draft choice Taylor Hall finished in a dead heat for the OHL regular-season scoring title with 106 points apiece last season.
Hall signed a three-year entry-level contract with Edmonton on July 5. He had 40 goals in 57 games, while Seguin produced 48 goals in 63 games. It marked the third time in the league's 76-year history that the scoring race was shared. The first stalemate occurred in 1971-72 when Toronto's Dave Gardner tied teammate Bill Harris with 129 points.
Seguin was in Wilmington, Mass., last month for Boston's development camp, where fans chanted his name every day when the Bruins' prospects took the ice and seemingly whenever Seguin touched the puck.
"I was surprised, and was like 'Wow! This is a big crowd,'" Seguin said with a laugh. "It just shows this is a good market and there's a lot of support here and the fans are great. Usually if anyone's talking about me it's like 'Seguini' or 'Seegin' or something. These guys, they have it right on point."
Going through team-building exercises in addition to on-ice drills and scrimmages had Seguin bursting at the seams to get to training camp in September.
"Obviously I'm very excited," he said. "This has been my dream my whole life, to get this opportunity. It's right around the corner, training camp. I'm going to come in here and work my hardest and hopefully earn a spot."
Upon being drafted, Seguin was asked who he was most looking forward to playing with in Boston.
"Actually I just ran into Mark Recchi at the hotel a couple times," Seguin said. "He's going to give me a lot of advice, and I'm looking forward to that. And of course, I've seen (Zdeno) Chara play. He was probably the best player I've ever seen on the Bruins this past year, and I think it's going to be quite tough going one-on-one against him if I get that opportunity."
His most inspirational player growing up was Hall of Famer and current Tampa Bay General Manager Steve Yzerman.
"Steve Yzerman, he's always been my idol growing up," Seguin said. "Just the way he was on the ice, he started off as a rookie and had to mature as a player like I did. Getting better in the zone and stuff like that. And he turned into an all-around good guy. He's phenomenal off the ice and a true leader. Something that I want to be like myself."
"I was surprised, and was like 'Wow! This is a big crowd,'" Seguin said with a laugh. "It just shows this is a good market and there's a lot of support here and the fans are great. Usually if anyone's talking about me it's like 'Seguini' or 'Seegin' or something. These guys, they have it right on point."
Going through team-building exercises in addition to on-ice drills and scrimmages had Seguin bursting at the seams to get to training camp in September.
"Obviously I'm very excited," he said. "This has been my dream my whole life, to get this opportunity. It's right around the corner, training camp. I'm going to come in here and work my hardest and hopefully earn a spot."
Upon being drafted, Seguin was asked who he was most looking forward to playing with in Boston.
"Actually I just ran into Mark Recchi at the hotel a couple times," Seguin said. "He's going to give me a lot of advice, and I'm looking forward to that. And of course, I've seen (Zdeno) Chara play. He was probably the best player I've ever seen on the Bruins this past year, and I think it's going to be quite tough going one-on-one against him if I get that opportunity."
His most inspirational player growing up was Hall of Famer and current Tampa Bay General Manager Steve Yzerman.
"Steve Yzerman, he's always been my idol growing up," Seguin said. "Just the way he was on the ice, he started off as a rookie and had to mature as a player like I did. Getting better in the zone and stuff like that. And he turned into an all-around good guy. He's phenomenal off the ice and a true leader. Something that I want to be like myself."
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