Alex Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby headline 2015 NHL All-Star Game roster
The rest of the roster for the 2015 NHL All-Star Game has been revealed with Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin headlining the roster for the Jan. 25 game from Columbus.
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We already knew a quintet of Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons were going to be in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game after winning the fan vote and now we know the rest of the All-Stars.
The NHL revealed 36 additional players to join Girgensons who had more fan votes than any other player in the league and Corey Crawford, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews from the Blackhawks with a number of household names making the cut.
Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin made the cut and are the two biggest names for the game that takes place on Jan. 25 from the home of the Columbus Blue Jackets. There will be a fantasy draft two days before the game on Jan, 23 with captains to be determined later responsible for picking the eligible players.
Here is the full list of NHL All-Stars courtesy of Pro Hockey Talk:
Forwards
Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan Johansen, Columbus Blue Jackets
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers
Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings
Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils
John Tavares, New York Islanders
Rick Nash, New York Rangers
Bobby Ryan, Ottawa Senators
Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers
Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers
Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning
Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs
Radim Vrbata, Vancouver Canucks
Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals
Defensemen
Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes
Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames
Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes
Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche
Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks
Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis Blues
Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings
Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers
Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
Rookies
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames
Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers
Tanner Pearson, Los Angeles Kings
Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators
Mike Hoffman, Ottawa Senators
Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning
As with any All-Star Game there will be snubs and at first glance the biggest snub to me is Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury who leads the NHL with six shutouts and is sixth in the league with a 2.20 goals against average.
Who do you think is the biggest snub from the All-Star Game rosters? Let us know in the comments section below
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