18-1-2016 All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2016 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:
North America
R Phil Kessel
C Sidney Crosby
L Rick Nash
D P.K. Subban
D Duncan Keith
G Carey Price
World
R Mats Zuccarello
C Pavel Datsyuk
L Alex Ovechkin
D Erik Karlsson
D Victor Hedman
G Frederik Andersen
Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North America
Right wings
R Corey Perry
R James Neal
R T.J. Oshie
Centers
C Tyler Seguin
C Derek Stepan
C Steven Stamkos
Left wings
L Taylor Hall
L Zach Parisé
L Max Pacioretty
Defensemen
D Cam Fowler
D Mike Green
D Drew Doughty
D Kris Letang
Goalies
G Michael Hutchinson
G Marc-André Fleury
World
Right wings
R Marian Gaborik
R Jakub Voracek
R Vladimir Tarasenko
Centers
C Mikko Koivu
C Evgeni Malkin
C Nicklas Bäckström
Left wings
L Henrik Zetterberg
L Thomas Vanek
L Daniel Sedin
Defensemen
D Sami Vatanen
D Niklas Kronwall
D Dmitry Kulikov
D Andrei Markov
Goalies
G Semyon Varlamov
G Jaroslav Halak
This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 14 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 15 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.