Here is a list of the players who have been selected to appear in the 2011 NHL All-Star game in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 30. The first six players have already been determined based on fan votes. The remaining 36 players will be unveiled on January 11, as well as the 12 NHL rookies who will participate with the NHL All-Stars in the SuperSkills competition. In approximately two weeks, the captains of each team will be named, as well as the alternate captains. Here are the six players who received the most fan votes and are now scheduled to appear in the All-Star Game, followed by the rest of the players in alphabetical order:
FORWARDS
Jonathan Toews, C - Chicago Blackhawks (407,676 votes)
David Backes, RW - St. Louis Blues (1st appearance)
Danny Briere, C - Philadelphia Flyers
Matt Duchene, C - Colorado Avalanche (1st appearance)
Patrik Elias, LW - New Jersey Devils
Loui Eriksson, LW - Dallas Stars (1st appearance)
Claude Giroux, RW - Philadelphia Flyers (1st appearance)
Martin Havlat, RW - Minnesota Wild
Patrick Kane, RW - Chicago Blackhawks (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Ryan Kesler, C - Vancouver Canucks (1st appearance) (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Phil Kessel, RW - Toronto Maple Leafs (1st appearance)
Anze Kopitar, C - Los Angeles Kings
Rick Nash, RW - Columbus Blue Jackets
Alex Ovechkin, LW - Washington Capitals
Corey Perry, RW - Anaheim Ducks
Brad Richards, C - Dallas Stars (1st appearance)
Daniel Sedin, LW - Vancouver Canucks (1st appearance)
Henrik Sedin, C - Vancouver Canucks
Patrick Sharp, LW - Chicago Blackhawks (1st appearance)
Jeff Skinner, RW - Carolina Hurricanes (1st appearance)
Martin St. Louis, RW - Tampa Bay Lightning (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Eric Staal, C - Carolina Hurricanes (CAPTAIN)
Steven Stamkos, C - Tampa Bay Lightning (1st appearance)
Paul Stastny, C - Colorado Avalanche
DEFENSEMEN
Kris Letang, D - Pittsburgh Penguins (477,960 votes) (1st appearance)
Duncan Keith, D - Chicago Blackhawks (382,162 votes)
Dan Boyle, D - San Jose Sharks
Brent Burns, D - Minnesota Wild (1st appearance)
Dustin Byfuglien, D - Atlanta Thrashers (1st appearance)
Zdeno Chara, D - Boston Bruins
Mike Green, D - Washington Capitals (1st appearance) (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Erik Karlsson, D - Ottawa Senators (1st appearance)
Nicklas Lidstrom, D - Detroit Red Wings (CAPTAIN)
Marc Staal, D - New York Rangers (1st appearance)
Shea Weber, D - Nashville Predators
Keith Yandle, D - Phoenix Coyotes (1st appearance)
GOALTENDERS
Marc-Andre Fleury, G - Pittsburgh Penguins (426,305 votes) (1st appearance)
Jonas Hiller, G - Anaheim Ducks (1st appearance)
Henrik Lundqvist, G - New York Rangers
Carey Price, G - Montreal Canadiens
Tim Thomas, G - Boston Bruins
Cam Ward, G - Carolina Hurricanes (1st appearance)
COACHES
Joel Quenneville, Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Haviland, Chicago Blackhawks (assistant coach)
Alain Vigneault, Vancouver Canucks
Peter Laviolette, Philadelphia Flyers
NOTE: Quenneville and Haviland get to coach one all-star team because of Chicago winning the 2010 Stanley Cup. Vigneault and Laviolette get to co-coach the other team because their respected teams have the highest winning percentages in the Western and Eastern Conferences going into Saturday, January 8, 2011.
TEAM LIDSTROM
Nicklas Lidstrom, D (CAPTAIN)
Patrick Kane, RW (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Martin St. Louis, RW (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
1st - Steven Stamkos, C
2nd - Duncan Keith, D
3rd - Henrik Sedin, C
4th - Shea Weber, D
5th - Tim Thomas, G
6th - Danny Briere, C
7th - Dustin Byfuglien, D
8th - Jonathan Toews, C
9th - Marc-Andre Fleury, G
10th - Jonas Hiller, G
11th - Brad Richards, C
12th - Keith Yandle, D
13th - Brent Burns, D
14th - Martin Havlat, RW
15th - Anze Kopitar, C
16th - Matt Duchene, C
17th - Loui Eriksson, LW
18th - Phil Kessel, RW (last player picked)
Coaches: Alain Vigneault, Peter Laviolette
TEAM STAAL
Eric Staal, C (CAPTAIN)
Mike Green, D (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
Ryan Kesler, C (ALTERNATE CAPTAIN)
1st - Cam Ward, G (first player picked)
2nd - Alex Ovechkin, LW
3rd - Daniel Sedin, LW
4th - Zdeno Chara, D
5th - Rick Nash, RW
6th - Henrik Lundqvist, G
7th - Marc Staal, D
8th - Patrick Sharp, LW
9th - Dan Boyle, D
10th - Carey Price, G
11th - Jeff Skinner, RW
12th - Kris Letang, D
13th - Claude Giroux, RW
14th - Erik Karlsson, D
15th - Corey Perry, RW
16th - Patrik Elias, LW
17th - David Backes, RW
18th - Paul Stastny, C
Coaches: Joel Quenneville, Mike Haviland
The following players who were scheduled to play in the 2011 All-Star Game will not be participating:
Sidney Crosby, C - Pittsburgh Penguins (635,509 votes) (concussion) (replaced by Martin Havlat)
Tobias Enstrom, D - Atlanta Thrashers (broken hand) (replaced by Keith Yandle)
Ales Hemsky, RW - Edmonton Oilers (concussion) (replaced by Jeff Skinner)
Jarome Iginla, RW - Calgary Flames (family reasons) (replaced by Danny Briere)
Evgeni Malkin, C - Pittsburgh Penguins (376,887 votes) (sore knee/sinus infection) (replaced by Paul Stastny)
The 12 NHL rookies selected to only participate in the NHL SuperSkills Competition:
Logan Couture, C - San Jose Sharks
Evgeny Dadonov, RW - Florida Panthers
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, D - Phoenix Coyotes
Tyler Ennis, LW - Buffalo Sabres
Cam Fowler, D - Anaheim Ducks
Michael Grabner, RW - New York Islanders
Taylor Hall, LW - Edmonton Oilers
Jamie McBain, D - Carolina Hurricanes
Tyler Seguin, C - Boston Bruins
Kevin Shattenkirk, D - Colorado Avalanche
Derek Stepan, C - New York Rangers
P.K. Subban, D - Montreal Canadiens
The following rookies who were scheduled to participate in the NHL SuperSkills Competition and will not be participating:
Jordan Eberle, RW - Edmonton Oilers (sprained left ankle/appendectomy) (replaced by Jamie McBain)
Jeff Skinner, RW - Carolina Hurricanes (replacing Ales Hemsky in the All-Star Game) (replaced by P.K. Subban)
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