The former Saint John Sea Dogs captain played in all 48
games for the Florida Panthers in this lockout shortened National Hockey League
season, registering 14 goals and 17 assists for 31 points.
Huberdeau’s 31 points tie him with Edmonton's Nail Yakupov for most
amongst first year players. He led rookies in goals for much of the year but
was passed by Yakupov (17) and Montreal’s Brendan Gallagher (15) on Saturday.
This is a good rookie class. Hopefully Huberdeau will - at
least - get nominated for the Calder Trophy.
Also impressive is the fact that Huberdeau finished
second on the Panthers in scoring, just four points back of team leader Tomas Fleischmann.
His 14 goals were tied for second most on the team.
Via the Panthers website, here’s Huberdeau speaking to
the media on locker cleanout day:
Florida, who had unlimited injuries this year, finished the season with the worst record in the
NHL at 15-27-6. They have a good group of young players moving forward and have
a good chance at selecting first overall in this year’s draft. So, that's a positive.
Despite not playing with the Sea Dogs since December, the
19-year old still finished as their leading scorer with 16 goals and 29
assists in 30 games.
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