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Connor Carrick & Chris Bourqe Named 2016 AHL ALL STARS

January 7, 2016

The American Hockey League announced today the playing rosters for the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic, to take place January 31 and February 1 in Syracuse, N.Y.

Each of the AHL’s four divisions will be represented by 13 players: seven forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all 30 AHL teams are represented by at least one All-Star.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 31 (8 p.m. ET) will keep its traditional format, with All-Stars from the Eastern Conference squaring off against All-Stars from the Western Conference in seven skills events.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Challenge will take place on the evening of Feb. 1 (7 p.m. ET); instead of a traditional 60-minute game, the AHL’s All-Stars will be divided into four teams, one representing each of the league’s divisions (Atlantic, North, Central, Pacific). The teams will then play a round-robin tournament featuring six games of nine minutes each; the first half of each game will be played at 4-on-4, and the second half at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin tournament will face off for the championship, a six-minute game played at 3-on-3.

The 2016 rosters feature 37 first-time AHL All-Stars, nine rookies and 10 former first-round draft choices, including standouts William Nylander of the Toronto Marlies, Michael McCarron of the St. John’s IceCaps, Nick Ritchie of the San Diego Gulls and Mikko Rantanen of the San Antonio Rampage. In addition, 23 of the All-Stars named have appeared in the National Hockey League already this season.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins associate coach Jay Leach, Toronto Marlies head coach Sheldon Keefe, Milwaukee Admirals head coach Dean Evason and Ontario Reign head coach Mike Stothers will serve as coaches for the event.

Tickets for the two-day 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic are on sale now. Ticket prices range from $40-60 and can be purchased either in person at the Syracuse Crunch office located in the War Memorial Arena at 800 South State Street in Syracuse, by calling (315) 473-4444 or through all Ticketmaster outlets.

The 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic in Syracuse will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: Of the 679 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Ben Bishop, Troy Brouwer, Ryan Callahan, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Jiri Hudler, Tyler Johnson, Chris Kunitz, Ryan Miller, Gustav Nyquist, Zach Parise, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Cory Schneider, Patrick Sharp, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, P.K. Subban and Mats Zuccarello.

In operation since 1936 and celebrating its 80th-anniversary season in 2015-16, the AHL continues to serve as the top development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams. More than 88 percent of today’s NHL players are American Hockey League graduates, and for the 14th year in a row, more than 6 million fans attended AHL games across North America in 2014-15.

Atlantic Division All Stars
Matt Murray - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Anthony Stolarz - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Connor Carrick - Hershey Bears
Ryan Graves - Hartford Wolf Pack
Derrick Pouliot - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Ryan Pulock - Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Chris Bourque - Hershey Bears
Nick Cousins - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Seth Griffith - Providence Bruins
Dustin Jeffrey - Springfield Falcons
Rob Schremp - Portland Pirates
Dominik Simon - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Joe Whitney - Bridgeport Sound Tigers

Coach
Jay Leach - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins

North Division All Stars
Yann Danis - Albany Devils
Kristers Gudlevskis - Syracuse Crunch
Mark Barberio - St. John’s IceCaps
T.J. Brennan - Toronto Marlies
Michael Kostka - Binghamton Senators
Matt Taormina - Syracuse Crunch
Mike Angelidis (“C”)- Syracuse Crunch
Josh Leivo - Toronto Marlies
Michael McCarron - St. John’s IceCaps
William Nylander - Toronto Marlies
Cal O’Reilly - Rochester Americans
Hunter Shinkaruk - Utica Comets
Mike Sislo- Albany Devils

Coach
Sheldon Keefe- Toronto Marlies

Central Divsion All Stars
Connor Hellebuyck - Manitoba Moose
Michael Leighton - Rockford IceHogs
Andre Benoit- Chicago Wolves
Trevor Carrick- Charlotte Checkers
Gustav Olofsson - Iowa Wild
Xavier Ouellet - Grand Rapids Griffins
Pat Cannone - Chicago Wolves
Frederick Gaudreau - Milwaukee Admirals
Ryan Hartman - Rockford IceHogs
Jeff Hoggan (“C”) - Grand Rapids Griffins
Vladislav Kamenev - Milwaukee Admirals
Derek Ryan - Charlotte Checkers
Kerby Rychel - Lake Erie Monsters

Coach
Dean Evason - Milwaukee Admirals

Pacific Division All Stars
Laurent Brossoit - Bakersfield Condors
Peter Budaj - Ontario Reign
Brad Hunt - Bakersfield Condors
Esa Lindell - Texas Stars
Vincent LoVerde - Ontario Reign
Brandon Montour - San Diego Gulls
Barclay Goodrow - San Jose Barracuda
Derek Grant - Stockton Heat
Michael Mersch - Ontario Reign
Travis Morin - Texas Stars
Brendan Ranford - Texas Stars
Mikko Rantanen - San Antonio Rampage
Nick Ritchie - San Diego Gulls

Coach - Mike Stothers - Ontario Reign



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