AHL All-Star Game with two "Monsters"
Each
team comprises 24 players: 13 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders.
Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all 30 AHL teams are
represented by at least one All-Star. The
2013 squads feature 33 first-time AHL All-Stars, 12 rookies and 12 former
first- and second-round draft choices, including standouts Jason Zucker of the Houston
Aeros, Tyler Toffoli of the Manchester Monarchs, Beau Bennett of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Tim Erixon of the Springfield Falcons, David
Rundblad of the Portland Pirates
and Nino Niederreiter of the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.
Luke Richardson of the Binghamton
Senators and Jon Cooper of the Syracuse Crunch will coach the Eastern
Conference All-Star team; Dallas Eakins
of the Toronto Marlies and Jeff Daniels of the Charlotte Checkers will guide the
Western Conference club.
Beginning
Friday and until Jan. 24, fans will have the opportunity to vote for the
starting lineups for the 2013 AHL All-Star Game by visiting facebook.com/theahl
and completing the official CCM AHL All-Star Fan Ballot. Voters will also be
entered to win prizes of a team-signed 2013 AHL All-Star stick (two) and
team-signed 2013 AHL All-Star commemorative programs (10).
The
2013 Dunkin’ Donuts AHL All-Star Classic in Providence will feature the top
young talent in the American Hockey League. Of the 597 players to take part in
the AHL All-Star Classic since the event was reinstated in 1995, more than 92
percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Daniel Briere, Dustin Brown,
Ryan Callahan, Mike Cammalleri, Zdeno Chara,
Miikka Kiprusoff, Ryan Miller, Zach Parise, Tuukka Rask,
Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis,
Cory Schneider, Jason Spezza and Eric Staal.
Andrew Agozzino and
Michael Sgarbossa will represent Lake Erie Monsters in the game as the members
of the 2013 AHL Western Conference All-Star Team.
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