FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE JANUARY 10, 2018
NHL ANNOUNCES FULL ROSTERS FOR 2018 HONDA NHL ALL-STAR GAME
NEW YORK (Jan. 10, 2018) – The National Hockey League announced today the full roster of players for the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend, which will be held Jan. 27-28 at AMALIE Arena in Tampa.
Forty players were selected by the NHL, joining the four division captains elected by fans via the 2018 NHL All-Star Fan Vote: Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning (Atlantic), Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (Metropolitan), P.K. Subban of the Nashville Predators (Central) and Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers (Pacific).
Below are the complete rosters for each division, comprised of six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders per team:
2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game Rosters
Atlantic Division (All-Star appearance) Central Division (All-Star appearance) F Aleksander Barkov, FLA (1st) F Patrick Kane, CHI (7th) F Jack Eichel, BUF (1st) F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (2nd) F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (2nd) F Brayden Schenn, STL (1st) F Brad Marchand, BOS (2nd) F Tyler Seguin, DAL (5th) F Auston Matthews, TOR (2nd) F Eric Staal, MIN (5th) F Steven Stamkos, TBL* (5th) F Blake Wheeler, WPG (1st) D Mike Green, DET (2nd) D John Klingberg, DAL (1st) D Victor Hedman, TBL (2nd) D Alex Pietrangelo, STL (1st) D Erik Karlsson, OTT (5th) D P.K. Subban, NSH* (3rd) G Carey Price, MTL (6th) G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (1st) G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (1st) G Pekka Rinne, NSH (2nd) Head Coach: Jon Cooper, TBL (1st) Head Coach: Peter Laviolette, NSH (3rd)
Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearance) Pacific Division (All-Star appearance) F Josh Bailey, NYI (1st) F Brock Boeser, VAN (1st) F Sidney Crosby, PIT (3rd) F Johnny Gaudreau, CGY (4th) F Claude Giroux, PHI (5th) F Anze Kopitar, LAK (4th) F Taylor Hall, NJD (3rd) F Connor McDavid, EDM* (2nd) F Alex Ovechkin, WSH* (7th) F James Neal, VGK (3rd) F John Tavares, NYI (5th) F Rickard Rakell, ANA (1st) D Noah Hanifin, CAR (1st) D Brent Burns, SJS (5th) D Seth Jones, CBJ (2nd) D Drew Doughty, LAK (4th) D Kris Letang, PIT (4th) D Oliver Ekman-Larsson, ARI (2nd) G Braden Holtby, WSH (3rd) G Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (3rd) G Henrik Lundqvist, NYR (4th) G Jonathan Quick, LAK (3rd) Head Coach: Barry Trotz, WSH (3rd) Head Coach: Gerard Gallant, VGK (2nd)
* Fan-elected captain
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The Lightning, who are celebrating their 25th season, and the city of Tampa will host the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend. The League’s midseason showcase will take place at AMALIE Arena and will include the 2018 GEICO NHL All-Star Skills Competition on Saturday, Jan. 27 (7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS) and 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 28 (3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS).
For the third straight season, the All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, showcasing teams from each NHL division competing for a $1 million winner-take-all prize pool.
Visit NHL.com/fans/all-star for more information.
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