Avalanche Center Nathan Mackinnon Will Represent Colorado at the 2017
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All-Star Spotlight Central Division Standings MacKINNON HEADS TO HOLLYWOOD: Avalanche center Nathan Team GP W L OT PTS MacKinnon will represent Colorado at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles Jan. 28-29, the first all-star selection for the fourth-year pro. Minnesota Wild 46 30 11 5 65 MacKinnon leads the Avs with 21 assists and 32 points this season. The Chicago Blackhawks 49 30 14 5 65 weekend’s festivities include the All-Star Skills Competition and the All- Nashville Predators 47 23 17 7 53 Star Game, which will be a three-game tournament with a $1 million St. Louis Blues 47 23 19 5 51 winner-take-all prize. Winnipeg Jets 50 22 24 4 48 THE FORMAT: The 2017 NHL All-Star Game will be a three-game Dallas Stars 48 19 20 9 47 tournament played in a 3-on-3 format. The tournament will feature four Colorado Avalanche 45 13 30 2 28 teams, one from each division, made up of 11 players each. Each game in the tournament will be 20 minutes in length, and games that are tied Avalanche Leaders after 20 minutes will be decided by a shootout. The winners of each semifinal game will square off in a winner-take-all $1 million matchup. Category Player Number Goals Matt Duchene 15 THE SKILLS COMPETITION: This year, each division’s All-Star team will Assists Nathan MacKinnon 21 compete for the right to select both their first opponent of the tournament Points Nathan MacKinnon 32 and when their semifinal game will be played — first or second on Power-Play Goals Mikko Rantanen 3 Sunday. Matt Duchene 3 AVS AT THE ALL-STAR GAME: MacKinnon is the 39th all-star selection Gabriel Landeskog 3 in Avalanche history and the 65th selection in the history of the franchise Jarome Iginla 3 (25th player). Joe Sakic is the franchise’s all-time leader in all-star Penalty Minutes Nikita Zadorov 58 selections with 13. Of players currently on Colorado’s roster, center Matt Time on Ice/Game Tyson Barrie 23:43 Duchene and defenseman Erik Johnson have previously represented the Avs, as Duchene was selected in 2010-11 and 2015-16 and Johnson was GWG Nathan MacKinnon 4 chosen to play in 2014-15 but missed the game due to injury. SHG Nathan MacKinnon 2 Goals Against Avg. Calvin Pickard 3.01 Upcoming Games Save Percentage Calvin Pickard .904 Wednesday, January 25 vs. Vancouver Canucks Pepsi Center, 7:30 p.m. MT, TV: Altitude, Radio: 950 AM Colorado plays its last game before the All-Star Break on AHL All-Star Lowdown Wednesday, hosting the Vancouver Canucks at Pepsi Center. It will San Antonio Rampage forward A.J. Greer and be the third and final meeting of the season between the former goaltender Spencer Martin were selected to Northwest Division rivals. The Avs are 0-1-1 in the first two games, the Pacific Division roster for the 2017 AHL falling 3-2 in a shootout at home on Nov. 26 and by the same All-Star Classic, which will be held Jan. 29-30 score in regulation on Jan. 2 at Vancouver. Eleven different players in Allentown, Pa. It's the first time in franchise have registered a point against the Canucks in the 2016-17 history that San Antonio has had two rookie campaign. players selected to represent the team in the All-Star Classic. Martin is the first Rampage Community Highlights goaltender in the history of the franchise to be selected. On Tuesday afternoon, Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg and defenseman Patrick Wiercioch will play games, take photos and sign autographs with Similar to the NHL’s game, the AHL All-Star children who are undergoing treatment at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes (BDC). The BDC is one of the largest diabetes Game will also be a 3-on-3 tournament. Each division will be represented by a team institutes in the world and specializes in Type 1 Diabetes research and care for children and adults. The Children’s Diabetes Foundation (CDF) is comprised of 10 skaters and two goaltenders. a community partner of the Avalanche Charity Brunch hosted by the Avs The teams will play a round-robin tournament Better Halves, which is set to take place on March 12, 2017. featuring six 10-minute games. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round- robin will face off for the championship, a six- Practice Schedule minute game also played at 3-on-3. Day Date Location Time Tuesday January 24 Family Sports 11 a.m. Quotable Wednesday January 25 Pepsi Center TBD "To be honest, it's a little bit more relaxed than Game #46 vs. Vancouver Canucks 7:30 p.m. I would have expected. Thinking about your Thursday January 26 All-Star Break first NHL game, you expect to have a ton of Friday January 27 All-Star Break nerves, but so far I'm just really happy and really excited I get a chance to play in this Saturday January 28 All-Star Break league." Sunday January 29 All-Star Break —Avalanche goaltender Spencer Martin on Monday January 30 TBD TBD making his NHL debut *All practice dates/times are subject to change, all times Mountain .