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Meet NHL's proud Pinoy MVP candidate Jason Robertson

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Steve Angeles | TFC News Los Angeles

<div class="iwantbar"><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KjD2TO8xJFA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div></div><p>One of professional hockey&#x27;s best players is a Filipino American winger for the Dallas Stars.</p><p>Now entering his third full season, 23-year-old Jason Robertson has steadily improved his game.</p><p>Robertson is now among the league leaders in goals, assists, and total points. His play has helped the Stars rise to the top spot in their conference. He&#x27;s already been awarded the NHL&#x27;s Star of the Week three times this season, and was November&#x27;s Star of the Month.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="eu">Jason Robertson: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLAllStar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NHLAllStar</a> ⭐️ <a href="https://t.co/l40HPKSoFS">pic.twitter.com/l40HPKSoFS</a></p>— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) <a href="https://twitter.com/DallasStars/status/1611176120669581314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 6, 2023</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>On Thursday, he was named an NHL All Star, making him the first Filipino to receive the honor. All Star Weekend will take place from February 3rd to 4th in Sunrise, Florida.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just trying to stay confident, build off of last year, take even more strides in my game, just really be a better player for our team and they trust me to do that every night and that&#x27;s what I&#x27;m gonna do and whatever happens, happens. That&#x27;s my goal,&quot; the athlete said.</p><p>In the NHL&#x27;s history, it is believed that there have only been four Filipino American players. Tim Stapleton was the first, playing from 2008 to 2012 with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Atlanta Thrashers, and Winnipeg Jets.</p><p>Jason Robertson&#x27;s brother, Nick, plays for Toronto while Matthew Dumba plays for Minnesota.</p><p>All three, except for Stapleton, are currently active.</p><p>Robertson hopes that this could lead to more Filipinos lacing the skates and picking up the sticks.</p><p>&quot;Definitely, it&#x27;s a lot of responsibility for me and I&#x27;m embracing it, and my family loves it and I also have my little brother too. It&#x27;s all good,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;When they see me being a role model for the team, and for the league being an Asian American, Filipino hockey player, it&#x27;s inspiring and hopefully we see a new wave of kids coming along.&quot;</p><p>On his recent road trip to Southern California, the players&#x27; dads came along, including Robertson&#x27;s father, Hugh.</p><p>Robertson&#x27;s mother, Mercedes, has roots in Bohol and Zambales in the Philippines.</p><p>Hugh takes great pride in seeing how his sons have inspired more Filipinos to take an interest in hockey.</p><p>&quot;He started to bring the awareness of the sport to the community,&quot; Hugh said of his son.</p><p>Before the season started, the 2017 second round draft pick inked a four-year $31 million contract extension with the Stars, making sure his kick for scoring continues in the Lone Star state and hoping to win its first Stanley Cup since 1999.</p><p>Meanwhile, Robertson will have a chance to celebrate his Filipino heritage on the ice when the Stars return to Los Angeles for the Kings Filipino Heritage Night Celebration.</p>

Now entering his third full season, 23-year-old Jason Robertson has steadily improved his game and is early favorite for MVP honors of the National Hockey League.