MacKinnon Will Represent Avalanche In NHL All-Star Game
DENVER (The Sports Xchange/CBS4) - Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan MacKinnon will play in this season's NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
MacKinnon and 43 other players were selected by a mixture of fan voting and NHL Hockey Operations.
The Jan. 29 game at the Staples Center will feature three 20-minute games. There are 11 players from each of the four divisions -- six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders.
ROSTERS
Atlantic
Forwards: Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay), Brad Marchand (Boston), Auston Matthews (Toronto), Frans Nielsen (Detroit), Kyle Okposo (Buffalo), Vincent Trocheck (Florida). Defensemen: Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa), Shea Weber (Montreal). Goaltenders: Carey Price (Montreal), Tuukka Rask (Boston).
Central
Forwards: Patrick Kane (Chicago), Patrik Laine (Winnipeg), Nathan MacKinnon (Colorado), Tyler Seguin (Dallas), Vladimir Tarasenko, Jonathan Toews (Chicago). Defensemen: Duncan Keith (Chicago), P.K. Subban (Nashville), Ryan Suter (Minnesota). Goaltenders: Corey Crawford (Chicago), Devan Dubnyk (Minnesota).
Metropolitan
Forwards: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Taylor Hall (New Jersey), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh), Alex Ovechkin (Washington), Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia), John Tavares (New York Islanders). Defensemen: Justin Faulk (Carolina), Seth Jones (Columbus), Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers). Goaltenders: Sergei Bobrovsky (Columbus), Braden Holtby (Washington).
Pacific:
Forwards: Jeff Carter (Los Angeles), Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary), Bo Horvat (Vancouver), Ryan Kesler (Anaheim), Connor McDavid (Edmonton), Joe Pavelski (San Jose). Defensemen: Brent Burns (San Jose), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles), Cam Fowler (Anaheim). Goaltenders: Martin Jones (San Jose), Mike Smith (Arizona).
