The NHL released their 2016-17 All-Star Game rosters Tuesday which will take place which will take place on January 29th in Los Angeles.
Austin Matthews of the Maples Leafs and Patrik Laine of the Winnipeg Jets who each lead the pack among rookie goal scorers (21) were among the 40 selected for their respective squads.
And in case you forgot, like last year the 2016-17 game will be played in a 3-on-3 format consisting of two 10-minute periods. The two winners of the first round will play each other in the finals to determine the champion. Seeding for the tournament will be determined by the All-Star Competition on January 28th from the Staples Center.
The captains for each of the four teams include Connor McDavid of the Oilers for the Pacific Division, Sidney Crosby of the Penguins for the Metropolitan Division, P.K. Subban of the Predators for the Central Division and Carey Price of the Canadiens for the Atlantic Division. The coaches while comprise of Michel Therrien of the Montreal Canadiens (Atlantic), Bruce Boudreau of the Minnesota Wild (Central), John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets (Metropolitan) and Peter DeBoer of the San Jose Sharks (Pacific).
Below are the full rosters:
ATLANTIC DIVISION
Forwards
Nikita Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning
Brad Marchand, Boston Bruins
Auston Matthews, Toronto Maple Leafs
Frans Nielsen, Detroit Red Wings
Kyle Okposo, Buffalo Sabres
Vincent Trocheck, Florida Panthers
Defensemen
Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning
Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
Shea Weber, Montreal Canadiens
Goaltenders
Carey Price (C), Montreal Canadiens
Tuukka Rask, Boston Bruins
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Forwards
Sidney Crosby (C), 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 Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes
Seth Jones, Columbus Blue Jackets
Ryan McDonagh, New York Rangers
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets
Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
CENTRAL DIVISION
Forwards
Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks
Patrik Laine, Winnipeg Jets
Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche
Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks
Defensemen
P.K. Subban (C), Nashville Predators
Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild
Goaltenders
Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
PACIFIC DIVISION
Forwards
Connor McDavid (C), 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
