NHL All Star Game Rosters Announced

The National Hockey League announced the rosters for the four All Star teams for the January 29 event. Here are the rosters as announced:

Atlantic Division Roster:

Forwards- Nikita Kucherov (Tampa Bay Lightning), Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins), Auston Matthews (rookie, Toronto Maple Leafs), Frans Nielsen (Detroit Red Wings), Kyle Okposo (Buffalo Sabers), Vincent Trocheck (Florida Panthers)

Defenseman- Victor Hedman (Tampa Bay Lightning), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators), Shea Weber (Montreal Canadiens)

Goaltenders- Carey Price (captian, Montreal Canadiens), Tukka Rask (Boston Bruins)

Metropolitan Division Roster:

Forwards- Sidney Crosby (captian, Pittsburgh Penguins), Taylor Hall (New Jersey Devils), Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals), Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers), John Tavares (New York Islanders)

Defensemen- Justin Falk (Carolina Hurricanes), Seth Jones (Columbus Blue Jackets), Ryan McDonagh (New York Rangers)

Goaltenders- Sergi Bobrovsky (Columbus Blue Jackets), Braden Holtby (Washington Capitals)

Central Division Roster:

Forwards- Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks), Patrik Laine (rookie, Winnipeg Jets), Nathan McKinnon (Colorado Avalanche), Tyler Seguin (Dallas Stars), Vladimir Tarasenko (St. Louis Blues), Jonathan Towes (Chicago Blackhawks)

Defensemen- P.K Subban (captian, Nashville Predators), Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks), Ryan Suter (Minnesota Wild)

Goaltenders- Corey Crawford (Chicago Blackhawks), Devan Dubnyk (Minnesota Wild)

Pacific Division Roster:

Forwards- Connor McDavid (captian, Edmonton Oilers), Jeff Carter (Los Angeles Kings), Johnny Gaudreau (Calgary Flames), Bo Horvat (Vancouver Canucks), Ryan Kesler (Anaheim Ducks), Joe Pavelski (San Jose Sharks)

Defensemen- Brent Burns (San Jose Sharks), Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings), Cam Fowler (Anaheim Ducks)

Goaltenders- Martin Jones (San Jose Sharks), Mike Smith (Arizona Coyotes)

Photo Credit: NHL.com