The primary 32 gamers named to the 2023 NHL All-Star Sport had been revealed on ESPN throughout Thursday evening’s sport between the Washington Capitals and the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The NHL All-Star Sport and All-Star Abilities competitors shall be held at FLA Reside Enviornment, house of the Florida Panthers, in Dawn, Fla, on Feb. 3-4. The All-Star Sport will as soon as once more characteristic a 3-on-3 match between 11-player groups representing the League’s 4 divisions.
Listed here are the preliminary 32 gamers chosen by the NHL Division of Hockey Operations:
Metropolitan Division
Andrei Svechnikov, RW, Carolina Hurricanes
Johnny Gaudreau, LW, Columbus Blue Jackets
Jack Hughes, C, New Jersey Devils
Brock Nelson, C, New York Islanders
Igor Shesterkin, G, New York Rangers
Kevin Hayes, C, Philadelphia Flyers
Sidney Crosby, C, Pittsburgh Penguins
Alex Ovechkin, LW, Washington Capitals
Atlantic Division
Linus Ullmark, G, Boston Bruins
Tage Thompson, C, Buffalo Sabres
Dylan Larkin, C, Detroit Red Wings
Matthew Tkachuk, LW, Florida Panthers
Nick Suzuki, C, Montreal Canadiens
Brady Tkachuk, LW, Ottawa Senators
Nikita Kucherov, RW, Tampa Bay Lightning
Mitch Marner, RW, Toronto Maple Leafs
Central Division
Clayton Keller, RW, Arizona Coyotes
Seth Jones, D, Chicago Blackhawks
Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche
Jason Robertson, LW, Dallas Stars
Kirill Kaprizov, LW, Minnesota Wild
Juuse Saros, G, Nashville Predators
Vladimir Tarasenko*, RW, St. Louis Blues
Josh Morrissey, D, Winnipeg Jets
(* Tarasenko is at present on injured reserve with a hand damage and is anticipated to get replaced because the Blues’ consultant.)
Pacific Division
Troy Terry, RW, Anaheim Ducks
Nazem Kadri, C, Calgary Flames
Connor McDavid, C, Edmonton Oilers
Kevin Fiala, LW, Los Angeles Kings
Erik Karlsson, D, San Jose Sharks
Matty Beniers, C, Seattle Kraken
Elias Pettersson, C, Vancouver Canucks
Logan Thompson, G, Vegas Golden Knights
The NHL modified the format for choosing All-Star Weekend contributors this season. In earlier seasons, followers voted for 4 captains and the NHL chosen the remainder of the gamers. For this season’s All-Star Sport, the followers will vote within the ultimate 12 gamers.
The NHL Division of Hockey Operations chosen the preliminary eight-player rosters for every division, which included a minimum of one goaltender. The three remaining gamers for every divisional workforce — two skaters, one goalie — shall be chosen as a part of an All-Star fan vote that started at 9 p.m. on Jan. 5 and runs by way of Jan. 17.
Followers will vote on the NHL’s web site and on Twitter. From Jan. 12 by way of Jan. 14, followers can vote on Twitter utilizing the hashtag “#NHLAllStarVote” adopted by a participant’s full identify or a participant’s Twitter deal with. These votes shall be mixed with the official website votes to elect the ultimate three gamers for every workforce.
Followers can solely vote for “energetic and eligible NHL gamers.” Eligible gamers should have been on an NHL workforce’s energetic roster as of Dec. 1, 2022. Gamers who weren’t on energetic rosters on account of damage or particular circumstances might be added to the poll as soon as they’re added to the workforce’s energetic roster.
The NHL has additionally taken measures to make sure there is not one other controversy just like the one involving John Scott in 2016, when the veteran winger was voted in by followers and performed within the All-Star Sport regardless of having been demoted to the AHL by the Montreal Canadiens.
The league stated that “if a participant is assigned/loaned to the AHL or every other minor league workforce between December 1st and 5pm on February 1st, the participant isn’t eligible in All-Star balloting.” That does not embody minor league demotions for conditioning stints.
If a participant voted in by followers is disqualified for any purpose, the following participant/goaltender with essentially the most votes in that division shall be named to the All-Star workforce.