This weekend, Miro Heiskanen will be representing the Dallas Stars at the 2019 NHL All Star Game in San Jose. He is one of only two rookies to achieve that honor this year, along with fellow 2017 NHL Draft pick Elias Pettersson of the Vancouver Canucks.
It should go without saying that Heiskanen deserved this recognition. The Finnish defenseman has 20 points in 49 games and is third on the team in average time on ice with 23:06, behind only John Klingberg and Esa Lindell. Heiskanen already looks he’ll be a franchise defenseman for Dallas, and he’s only 19 years old.