As a kid, Mathias Seger did not dream of becoming an SHL star player, in fact for the longest time, he did not even consider being a pro hockey player. He always thought, he would become a teacher like his parents. Hockey was his passion though and it was what he wanted to do in every free minute. At some point, he became the most hard working kid in his junior team, simply because he had so much fun playing hockey. Only with about 15 years old, the coaches started to tell him, that he could actually become a very good hockey player and it started to show that not only did he enjoy playing a lot, but he also actually had a ton of talent. Soon after that some scouts from North America showed up at his games and it quickly became apparent, that he actually could play in the junior league over seas.