Goligoski: Atlantic Division Rookie of First Half

NHL.com named Alex Goligoski "Rookie of the First Half"

"I thought I could make the team, and that was my focus," Goligoski told NHL.com in October. "Come in, have a good camp, show them what I can do and hopefully make the team. But, being realistic about it, they obviously have a lot of defensemen here and I was prepared to do whatever."

"I guess you tell yourself just keep doing the same things you've been doing, take in as much as you can and learn every day," said Goligoski. "You have to be a quick learner. It's been moving fast."