Jonathan Huberdeau has dominated for the Florida Panthers. Now, he’s an All-Star again
Jonathan Huberdeau has been one of the NHL’s top playmakers all season.
He’s getting recognized for it.
The Florida Panthers’ winger is among the 11 players who will represent the Atlantic Division at the NHL’s All-Star Game on Feb. 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Huberdeau was the only Panthers player selected, although Florida interim coach Andrew Brunette will serve as the head coach of the Atlantic team for the All-Star Game.
This is the second All-Star Game selection for Huberdeau, who also earned the recognition in 2020.
“One of the premier playmakers in the National Hockey League, Jonathan’s production is matched only by his consummate professionalism,” Panthers general manager Bill Zito said in a press release. “He is an all-star leader and teammate, making those around him better in every way. We are proud that he has earned this tremendous opportunity and are looking forward to him bringing the growing excitement surrounding the Florida Panthers to Las Vegas.”
Through games played Wednesday, Huberdeau is tied for second in the NHL with 34 assists and is fifth in the league with 47 total points. He had two separate five-points games in the month of December — tallying one goal and four assists in both matchups against the Buffalo Sabres on Dec. 2 and the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 30.
He has nine total multi-point outings compared to just seven games when he was held without a goal or an assist.
The All-Star Game consists of a four-team, three-on-three tournament consisting of one team for each of the league’s four division: Atlantic, Metropolitan, Central and Pacific.
Ten players from each division were announced Thursday. One was voted in as the fan-elected captain. The other nine were selected by NHL hockey operations. The final player for each team will be selected through a “Last Men In” voting process, which runs through 11:59 p.m. on Monday. Aleksander Barkov is the Panthers’ representative on this ballot.
Defenseman Aaron Ekblad and goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky were the other Panthers who were on the All-Star ballot but did not make the team.
The All-Star rosters as announced Thursday are below:
Atlantic Division (All-Star Appearance)
F Drake Batherson, Ottawa (1st)
F Patrice Bergeron, Boston (3rd)
F Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida (2nd)
F Dylan Larkin, Detroit (2nd)
F Auston Matthews, Toronto (4th)*
F Nick Suzuki, Montreal (1st)
D Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo (1st)
D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (3rd)
G Jack Campbell, Toronto (1st)
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay (4th)
Central Division (All-Star Appearance)
F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg (1st)
F Alex DeBrincat, Chicago (1st)
F Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota (1st)
F Clayton Keller, Arizona (2nd)
F Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis (1st)
F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado (4th)*
F Joe Pavelski, Dallas (4th)
D Cale Makar, Colorado (1st)
G Juuse Saros, Nashville (1st)
G Cam Talbot, Minnesota (1st)
Metropolitan Division (All-Star Appearance)
F Sebastian Aho, Carolina (2nd)
F Claude Giroux, Philadelphia (7th)
F Jack Hughes, New Jersey (1st)
F Chris Kreider, New York Rangers (2nd)
F Alex Ovechkin, Washington (8th)*
D Adam Fox, New York Rangers (1st)
D Adam Pelech, New York Islanders (1st)
D Zach Werenski, Columbus (2nd)
G Frederik Andersen, Carolina (2nd)
G Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh (2nd)
Pacific Division (All-Star Appearance)
F Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton (3rd)
F Jordan Eberle, Seattle (2nd)
F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary (6th)
F Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles (1st)
F Connor McDavid, Edmonton (5th)*
F Timo Meier, San Jose (1st)
F Mark Stone, Vegas (1st)
D Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas (3rd)
G Thatcher Demko, Vancouver (1st)
G John Gibson, Anaheim (3rd)
This story was originally published January 13, 2022 at 6:53 PM.
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