2015 Prospect Tournaments: Move to Pittsburgh a fresh start for Biggs

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Photo: Pittsburgh Penguins forward prospect Tyler Biggs took part in the 2014 Leafs Rookie Tournament as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs, but was dealt in the offseason from the Leafs to the Penguins in the Phil Kessel deal (courtesy of Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images)


</p> It may have been Canada Day, but July 1st marked a momentous occasion for an American hockey player. That was the day Phil Kessel was traded by the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Pittsburgh Penguins. But this isn’t the story of that American hockey player.

For Rochester, NY-born Tyler Biggs, who was part of the package Pittsburgh acquired, it marked an opportunity for a new start with a new club – and maybe one that could better benefit from his talents.… read more

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He was born in Rochester? Interesting if true. His wikipedia page says Binghampton, NY though.