To hear him speak, you'd never guess that Sean Couturier is a son of the desert (he's really not). To watch him play his first seven seasons, you'd never know "Coots," as his Flyers teammates call him, could be an offensive force. To witness his ferocity as a long-haired, physical centerman, you'd probably not figure him to be a cat guy, but he has two (and a dog).
He landed with the Flyers in 2011, the eighth overall selection in the National Hockey League draft made with a pick they acquired in an offseason trade with Columbus that also made Jake Voracek a Flyer.