Florida Panthers center Aleksander Barkov won the Selke Trophy on Friday night, but it wasn’t without jubilation for some Minnesota Wild recognition.
No Wild player was named as a finalist for the award given to the best defensive forward, but there was a couple of names on the final voting list.
Just missing out on his chance being named as one of the final three vote-getters, Wild centerman Joel Eriksson Ek finished with the fourth-highest amount of points. Even if it was a clear-cut top-three, it’s nice to see his name amongst some of the defensive stalwarts we have come to know and love such as Patrice Bergeron and Ryan O’Reilly.