2012 NHL All-Star Game Rosters

Here is a list of the players who have been selected to appear in the 2012 NHL All-Star game in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on January 29. The first six players have already been determined based on fan votes. The remaining 36 players will be unveiled on Thursday, January 12, as well as the 12 NHL rookies who will participate with the NHL All-Stars in the SuperSkills competition. The captains of each team, as well as the alternate captains, will be named at a later date. The team rosters of the All-Star game will be determined a second straight year by the fantasy draft, which will be held on January 26 at 8 PM. Each team will consist of three goalies, six defensemen, and 12 forwards. Here are the six players who received the most fan votes and are now scheduled to appear in the All-Star game:

Erik Karlsson, D - Ottawa Senators (939,591 votes)
Daniel Alfredsson, RW - Ottawa Senators (897,055 votes) (CAPTAIN)
Jason Spezza, C - Ottawa Senators (817,483 votes)
Milan Michalek, LW - Ottawa Senators (743,977 votes) (1st appearance)
Tim Thomas, G - Boston Bruins (626,540 votes)
Dion Phaneuf, D - Toronto Maple Leafs (614,933 votes)

FORWARDS
Jamie Benn, LW - Dallas Stars (1st appearance)
Logan Couture, C - San Jose Sharks (1st appearance)
Pavel Datsyuk, C - Detroit Red Wings
Jordan Eberle, RW - Edmonton Oilers (1st appearance)
Marian Gaborik, RW - New York Rangers
Claude Giroux, C - Philadelphia Flyers
Scott Hartnell, LW - Philadelphia Flyers (1st appearance)
Marian Hossa, RW - Chicago Blackhawks
Jarome Iginla, RW - Calgary Flames
Patrick Kane, RW - Chicago Blackhawks
Phil Kessel, RW - Toronto Maple Leafs
Joffrey Lupul, RW - Toronto Maple Leafs (1st appearance) (ASSISTANT CAPTAIN)
Evgeni Malkin, C - Pittsburgh Penguins
James Neal, LW - Pittsburgh Penguins (1st appearance)
Corey Perry, RW - Anaheim Ducks
Jason Pominville, RW - Buffalo Sabres (1st appearance)
Daniel Sedin, LW - Vancouver Canucks
Henrik Sedin, C - Vancouver Canucks
Tyler Seguin, C - Boston Bruins (1st appearance)
Steven Stamkos, C - Tampa Bay Lightning
John Tavares, C - New York Islanders (1st appearance)

DEFENSEMEN
Brian Campbell, D - Florida Panthers
Zdeno Chara, D - Boston Bruins (CAPTAIN)
Alexander Edler, D - Vancouver Canucks (1st appearance)
Dan Girardi, D - New York Rangers (1st appearance)
Kris Letang, D - Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan Suter, D - Nashville Predators (1st appearance)
Kimmo Timonen, D - Philadelphia Flyers
Shea Weber, D - Nashville Predators
Dennis Wideman, D - Washington Capitals (1st appearance)
Keith Yandle, D - Phoenix Coyotes

GOALTENDERS
Brian Elliott, G - St. Louis Blues (1st appearance)
Jimmy Howard, G - Detroit Red Wings (1st appearance)
Henrik Lundqvist, G - New York Rangers (ASSISTANT CAPTAIN)
Carey Price, G - Montreal Canadiens
Jonathan Quick, G - Los Angeles Kings (1st appearance)

COACHES
Claude Julien, Boston Bruins
Doug Houda, Boston Bruins (assistant coach)
Doug Jarvis, Boston Bruins (assistant coach)
Geoff Ward, Boston Bruins (assistant coach)

John Tortorella, New York Rangers
Todd McLellan, San Jose Sharks

NOTE: Julien, Houda, Jarvis, and Ward get to coach one all-star team because of Boston winning the 2011 Stanley Cup. Tortorella and McLellan will get to co-coach the other team because their respected teams have the highest winning percentages in the Eastern and Western Conferences going into Monday, January 9, 2012.


TEAM ALFREDSSON

Daniel Alfredsson, RW (CAPTAIN)
Henrik Lundqvist, G (ASSISTANT CAPTAIN)
1st - Erik Karlsson, D
2nd - Jason Spezza, C
3rd - Jonathan Quick, G
4th - Claude Giroux, C
5th - Kris Letang, D
6th - Steven Stamkos, C
7th - Brian Elliott, G
8th - Shea Weber, D
9th - Daniel Sedin, LW
10th - Dan Girardi, D
11th - Keith Yandle, D
12th - Milan Michalek, LW
13th - Henrik Sedin, C
14th - James Neal, LW
15th - Alexander Edler, D
16th - John Tavares, C
17th - Scott Hartnell, LW
18th - Jason Pominville, RW
19th - Logan Couture, C (last player picked)


TEAM CHARA
Zdeno Chara, D (CAPTAIN)
Joffrey Lupul, RW (ASSISTANT CAPTAIN)
1st - Pavel Datsyuk, C (first overall pick)
2nd - Tim Thomas, G
3rd - Evgeni Malkin, C
4th - Marian Hossa, RW
5th - Kimmo Timonen, D
6th - Corey Perry, RW
7th - Carey Price, G
8th - Phil Kessel, RW
9th - Ryan Suter, D
10th - Jimmy Howard, G
11th - Brian Campbell, D
12th - Patrick Kane, RW
13th - Dion Phaneuf, D
14th - Jarome Iginla, RW
15th - Dennis Wideman, D
16th - Marian Gaborik, RW
17th - Jordan Eberle, RW
18th - Tyler Seguin, C
19th - Jamie Benn, LW


The following players who were scheduled to play in the 2012 All-Star Game will not be participating:

Dustin Byfuglien, D - Winnipeg Jets (knee injury) (replaced by Kris Letang)
Mikko Koivu, C - Minnesota Wild (left shoulder injury) (replaced by Jordan Eberle)
Alex Ovechkin, LW - Washington Capitals (personal reasons) (replaced by James Neal)
Jonathan Toews, C - Chicago Blackhawks (upper-body injury) (replaced by Scott Hartnell)


The 12 NHL rookies selected to only participate in the NHL SuperSkills Competition:

Luke Adam, C - Buffalo Sabres
Sean Couturier, C - Philadelphia Flyers
Raphael Diaz, D - Montreal Canadiens
Justin Faulk, D - Carolina Hurricanes
Colin Greening, LW - Ottawa Senators
Carl Hagelin, LW - New York Rangers
Cody Hodgson, C - Vancouver Canucks
Ryan Johansen, C - Columbus Blue Jackets
Nick Johnson, RW - Minnesota Wild
Gabriel Landeskog, LW - Colorado Avalanche
Matt Read, RW - Philadelphia Flyers
Craig Smith, C - Nashville Predators

The following rookies who were scheduled to participate in in the NHL SuperSkills Competition and will not be participating:

Adam Henrique, C - New Jersey Devils (sore groin) (replaced by Carl Hagelin)
Adam Larsson, D - New Jersey Devils (sore wrist) (replaced by Raphael Diaz)
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, C - Edmonton Oilers (left shoulder injury) (replaced by Nick Johnson)

2011 NHL All-Star Game Rosters

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)