NHL finalizes ASG roster with plenty of Leafs, Canucks
The NHL finalized the group of All-Stars headed to Toronto for this year's festivities.
Four members of the Vancouver Canucks and three members of the Toronto Maple Leafs were added via the fan vote Saturday night after the first five were revealed in the afternoon.
Here's a look at the full list of players:
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| William Nylander | F | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Mitch Marner | F | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| J.T. Miller | F | Vancouver Canucks |
| Elias Pettersson | F | Vancouver Canucks |
| Brock Boeser | F | Vancouver Canucks |
| Leon Draisaitl | F | Edmonton Oilers |
| Morgan Rielly | D | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Cale Makar | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| Thatcher Demko | G | Vancouver Canucks |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | G | Florida Panthers |
| Alexandar Georgiev | G | Colorado Avalanche |
| Jeremy Swayman | G | Boston Bruins |
Rangers star Artemi Panarin is unable to attend the festivities next month as he and his wife are awaiting the birth of their second child.
The league also named 10 All-Stars set to participate in the revamped Skills Competition.
| Player | Position | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Leon Draisaitl | F | Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Hughes | F | New Jersey Devils |
| Nikita Kucherov | F | Tampa Bay Lightning |
| Connor McDavid | F | Edmonton Oilers |
| David Pastrnak | F | Boston Bruins |
| Nathan MacKinnon | F | Colorado Avalanche |
| Cale Makar | D | Colorado Avalanche |
| Auston Matthews | F | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| William Nylander | F | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Elias Pettersson | F | Vancouver Canucks |
Two more skills competition participants will be added by fan vote. Voting ends Jan. 18.
The All-Star Weekend will run from Feb. 1-3 in Toronto, beginning with a player draft to build the rosters. Instead of a division-based setup, four All-Star captains will select four teams consisting of nine skaters and two goalies.
The NHL revealed the initial 32 players named to the All-Star Game earlier in January, as determined by the department of hockey operations. Rookie Connor Bedard was tabbed as the Chicago Blackhawks' representative, but he is expected to miss out on the action after undergoing surgery to repair his fractured jaw. His replacement has not yet been named.