San Jose Sharks go for right winger

STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks have had good luck in the past with their draft picks. Several of their top forwards, Patrick Marleau, Devin Setoguchi, Ryane Clowe, Logan Couture, Joe Pavelski, Torrey Mitchell, Douglas Murray, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Jason Demers were all taken in the NHL Entry Draft. During the regular season of 2010-11, Jamie McGinn and Justin Braun were also Sharks draftees. When the Sharks take a look at the pool of guys remaining on the board in PHN’s mock draft, when their first round pick, twenty-eighth overall, came up, they still have some very talented young players to select from.

Out of the players selected in the past by the Sharks management, most were of dominating size and stature. It would be a good assumption that the player drafted in this year’s draft will also be a big guy, which is why the Sharks may choose Tyler Biggs, a right-wing from the USHL under-18 league. Biggs is a 6’2”, 210 pound right winger with experience and power. Biggs represented the U.S. in two Under-18 World Championships, winning the gold in 2010 and 2011. In the 2011 game, he scored two goals; one was the winning overtime goal in the semi-finals. In the 2009 World Junior A Challenge, he was the only goal scorer of the game for Team USA in A 2-1 win in the final over Team Ontario. Last season, he competed in 48 games with the USHL, in the National Team Development Program, scoring 17 goals and 28 points. The 18 -ear-old lives in Loveland, Ohio, and is the son of a former 1983 NHL draftee, Don Biggs. Don was selected 156 overall and played in eleven games with the Philadelphia Flyers. His number #22 jersey was retired by the Cincinnati Cyclones in the IHL. He is currently the head coach and General Manager for the Junior A Queen City Steam in the CSHL. B iggs is known for his leadership and competitive nature. His size makes him an intimidating force, who reminds some in the hockey world of NHL player Mike Keane. Biggs is not afraid to get into a scrum and is known for being tough, but willing to get in and be in good positions to score goals too. Biggs is committed to playing NCAA hockey at Miami University. “With the 28^th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, the San Jose Sharks select, from the USA hockey program, Tyler Biggs.” Contact the writer at Shellie.Lima@prohockeynews.com
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