Selected in the first round of the 2011 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs with the 22nd overall pick.
Prior to Miami
Played for the U.S. National Development Team in 2009-10 and 2010-11 ... in USHL action had 11 points both seasons, playing 24 games in 2009-10 and 20 games in 2010-11, when he scored seven goals ... racked up 95 penalty minutes over the two seasons ... served as team captain in 2010-11, totaling 28 points in 48 games competing for the U.S. U-18 Team, including 17 goals ... led the U.S. to two IIHF U-18 World Championships in 2010 and 2011, scoring the overtime goal in the semifinals of the 2011 tournament to push the U.S. to the gold medal game ... also won a gold with the U.S. U-17 team at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
Personal
Born on April 30, 1993 in Binghamton, N.Y. ... son of Leigh and Don Biggs ... father, Don, played 16 years of professional hockey in the AHL and IHL, including six years with the Cincinnati Cyclones, and also played briefly in the NHL for the Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota North Stars ... wears No. 22 in honor of his father ... enjoys playing golf off the ice ... a sport studies major.
SINGLE-GAME HIGHS:
Points: 2, Notre Dame, Feb 17, 2012
Goals: 1, 9 times
Assists: 1, 8 times
Shots: 5, at Michigan State, Jan 07, 2012 ; Northern Michigan, Jan 28, 2012
Power-play goals: 1, Alabama-Huntsville, Feb 10, 2012
Short-handed goals: 1, Lake Superior State, Oct 28, 2011
Penalties: 4, at Northern Michigan, Dec 03, 2011
Penalty minutes: 19, at Northern Michigan, Dec 03, 2011
Plus/minus: 2, Notre Dame, Feb 17, 2012 ; Bowling Green, Nov 18, 2011 ; Bowling Green, Nov 19, 2011