Linus Ullmark earns another career 1st honor!

Boston Bruins goaltender Linus Ullmark is in the midst of his second season with the Original 6 franchise after spending the first portion of his career with the Buffalo Sabres. And he's easily having the finest campaign of his professional life, enjoying a 21-1-1 record with a sparkling 1.86 goals against average. 

Right how, Ullmark is clear and away the frontrunner for the Vezina Trophy as the National Hockey League's best goaltender. And thanks to his efforts on the ice right now in helping lead the Bruins to the top record in the League, he's been named to his first NHL All-Star game. 

"I think it's kind of surreal. I remember watching when I was young," Ullmark explained. "It was one of the few things that we actually taped when I was younger...it's a little surreal to be here now."

"As I got better, that dream kind of became something that I wanted to go for and here I am."

Under the new NHL format, one player was selected from each team in each division. Ullmark is joined for the Atlantic Division by Detroit Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin, Buffalo Sabres forward Tage Thompson, Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nikita Kucherov, Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk, Montreal Canadiens forward Nick Suzuki, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitch Marner, and Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk.

Meanwhile, fans can select 12 more players to head to the All-Star Festivities next month, which will be taking place at FLA LIVE! Arena, home of the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, FL. The skills competition will happen on February 3 with the All-Star Game following the next day on February 4.

The remainder of the online fan voting runs through January 17, which means that Bruins fans have plenty of time to attempt to send the likes of Brad Marchand or David Pastrnak to South Florida.