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The NHL announced on Tuesday the 104 players who have been named to the ballot for the 2009 All-Star game scheduled for January 25 in Montreal. Voting for the All-Star game will begin on November 12. The ballot features 23 players under the age of 25, with 10 of those players making their first career appearance on the ballot: Dustin Brown, Los Angeles (23); Brent Burns, Minnesota (23); Mike Green, Washington (23); Alexander Semin, Washington (24); Patrick Kane, Chicago (19); Jonathan Toews, Chicago (20); Zach Parise, New Jersey (24); Carey Price, Montreal (21); Mike Richards, Philadelphia (23); and Shea Weber, Nashville (23). All teams have at least two representatives on the ballot, with Montreal and Detroit both having the most representatives with six apiece. The NHL will provide real-time All-Star balloting results from November 12 to January 2 in a first for major league professional sports. Fans will be able to vote for six players from each conference: one goaltender, two defensemen, and three forwards. Fans will also be able to vote as many times as they wish from November 12 to January 2 and can also select write-in candidates if they wish to vote for a player not on the ballot. The three forwards, two defensemen, and one goaltender who receive the most votes from each conference will comprise the starting line-ups for the All-Star game. Below are the 104 players selected to the ballot. I have made notes next to any player who is currently injured and their likelihood of playing in the All-Star Game.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Goaltenders
Martin Biron, Philadelphia Flyers
Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils (elbow surgery, out 3-4 months, won't play)
Rick DiPietro, New York Islanders (knee injury, out 4-6 weeks, should be able to play)
Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins
Kari Lehtonen, Atlanta Thrashers (illness, day-to-day, should be able to play)
Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Vesa Toskala, Toronto Maple Leafs
Tomas Vokoun, Florida Panthers
Defensemen
Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers
Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins
Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh Penguins (shoulder surgery, out until March, won't play)
Mike Green, Washington Capitals
Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs
Mike Komisarek, Montreal Canadiens
Andrei Markov, Montreal Canadiens
Teppo Numminen, Buffalo Sabres
Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators
Wade Redden, New York Rangers
Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers
Ryan Whitney, Pittsburgh Penguins (foot surgery, injured reserve, questionable)
Forwards
Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Daniel Briere, Philadelphia Flyers (torn stomach muscle, injured reserve, questionable)
Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Chris Drury, New York Rangers
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils
Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Gomez, New York Rangers
Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators
Trent Hunter, New York Islanders
Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens
Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers
Alex Kovalev, Montreal Canadiens
Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Markus Naslund, New York Rangers
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Zach Parise, New Jersey Devils
Mike Richards, Philadelphia Flyers
Brian Rolston, New Jersey Devils (sprained right ankle, injured reserve, might be able to play)
Derek Roy, Buffalo Sabres
Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
Marc Savard, Boston Bruins
Alexander Semin, Washington Capitals
Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators
Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes
Alex Tanguay, Montreal Canadiens
Thomas Vanek, Buffalo Sabres
Ray Whitney, Carolina Hurricanes
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Goaltenders
Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild
Ilya Bryzgalov, Phoenix Coyotes
J.S. Giguere, Anaheim Ducks
Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames
Pascal Leclaire, Columbus Blue Jackets (ankle injury, injured reserve, might be able to play)
Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks
Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks
Chris Osgood, Detroit Red Wings
Marty Turco, Dallas Stars
Defensemen
Rob Blake, San Jose Sharks
Dan Boyle, San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns, Minnesota Wild (upper body injury, day-to-day, questionable)
Brian Campbell, Chicago Blackhawks
Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings
Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks
Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames
Chris Pronger, Anaheim Ducks
Brian Rafalski, Detroit Red Wings
Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames (lower body injury, day-to-day, questionable)
Sheldon Souray, Edmonton Oilers
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Forwards
Jason Arnott, Nashville Predators
Brad Boyes, St. Louis Blues
Dustin Brown, Los Angeles Kings
Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings
Shane Doan, Phoenix Coyotes
Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild (lower body injury, injured reserve, questionable)
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche
Ales Hemsky, Edmonton Oilers
Shawn Horcoff, Edmonton Oilers
Marian Hossa, Detroit Red Wings
Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames
Olli Jokinen, Phoenix Coyotes
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Paul Kariya, St. Louis Blues
Mikko Koivu, Minnesota Wild
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks
Mike Modano, Dallas Stars
Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars
Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets
Mike Ribeiro, Dallas Stars
Brad Richards, Dallas Stars
Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche
Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
Paul Stastny, Colorado Avalanche
Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks
Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
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