Hamilton Named Second Team All-Star, Nedeljkovic Named to All-Rookie Team

The National Hockey League put a bow on award season with a half-hour special on Tuesday night, during which the winners of the league's final five awards, in addition to All-Star and All-Rookie Teams, were announced.
The Carolina Hurricanes added a pair of accolades to their collection from standout performances during a banner 2020-21 season. Defenseman Dougie Hamilton was named a Second Team All-Star, and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic was named to the All-Rookie Team.

Hamilton is the third player in franchise history to be selected to an end-of-season NHL All-Star Team, joining Mike Liut (1986-87, Second Team) and Eric Staal (2005-06, Second Team). Hamilton, who finished fourth in Norris Trophy voting, totaled 42 points (10g, 32a) in 2020-21. He ranked tied for third on the team in scoring, and only six defensemen in the NHL finished the season with more points.
Victor Hedman joins Hamilton on the 2020-21 Second All-Star Team blue line, which features Auston Matthews, Mikko Rantanen and Jonathan Huberdeau up front and Marc-Andre Fleury in net.

Nedeljkovic is the first Canes player selected to the All-Rookie Team since Justin Faulk in 2011-12 and the franchise's first goaltender to receive that honor since Peter Sidorkiewicz in 1988-89. Nedeljkovic finished the 2020-21 season with a 15-5-3 record and three shutouts. His 1.90 goals-against average and .932 save percentage ranked first in the NHL among goaltenders with at least 20 games played. Nedeljkovic finished third in Calder Trophy voting with four second-place votes and 62 third-place votes.
Joining Nedeljkovic on the 2020-21 All-Rookie Team are K'Andre Miller and Ty Smith on defense and Kirill Kaprizov, Josh Norris and Jason Robertson at forward.