Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Tyler Toffoli was born April 24, 1992 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada. He is a right wing in the National Hockey League.

Toffoli was later drafted 47th overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft and signed a three-year entry-level contract with the Kings on April 19, 2011. On March 16, 2013, Toffoli made his NHL debut and scored his first career NHL goal on goaltender Mike Smith in his second NHL game in a 4–0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on March 18, 2013. On April 12, 2013, Toffoli was named the recipient of the AHL's Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award for rookie of the year in the 2012–13 season.

In the final season of his contract, Toffoli was traded by the Kings to the Vancouver Canucks on February 17, 2020 and On October 12, 2020, Toffoli signed a four-year, $17 million contract with the Montreal Canadiens. On February 14, 2022, Toffoli was traded to the Calgary Flames. Making his Flames debut on February 15, he scored his first goal with the team that night. On December 7, 2022, Toffoli scored his 200th career NHL goal in a loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.