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There have been injuries and players who have chosen to sit the game out in exchange for a suspension day. There are good sports who are hurt but here anyway, and there are a lot of first timers this year who are excited about the experience.
All of this is just a long-winded way to say that this year’s final rosters for the 2020 NHL All-Star Game don’t have a lot of the usual suspects, and that’s fine. Give some new blood a chance. Or, in Max Pacioretty case, old blood.
Players listed in italics are All-Star Game rookies
Metropolitan Division:
Celebrity Captain: Jon Hamm
Coach: Todd Reirden, Washington Capitals
Line-Up:
- D Kris Letang, PIT (Captain)
- F Mathew Barzal, NYI
- F Nico Hischier, NJD
- F Travis Konecny, PHI
- F T.J. Oshie, WSH
- F Chris Kreider, NYR
- D John Carlson, WSH
- D Jaccob Slavin, CAR
- D Seth Jones, CBJ
- G Braden Holtby, WSH
- G Tristan Jarry, PIT
Atlantic Division:
Celebrity Captain: Jenna Fischer
Coach: Bruce Cassidy, Boston Bruins
Line-up:
- F David Pastrnak, BOS (Captain)
- F Tyler Bertuzzi, DET
- F Anthony Duclair, OTT
- F Jack Eichel, BUF (3rd)
- F Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA
- F Mitchell Marner, TOR
- F Brady Tkachuk, OTT
- D Victor Hedman, TBL
- D Shea Weber, MTL
- G Frederik Andersen, TOR
- G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL
Central Division:
Celebrity Captain: Brett Hull
Coach: Craig Berube (St. Louis Blues)
Line-up:
- F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (Captain)
- F Patrick Kane, CHI
- F Ryan O’Reilly, STL
- F David Perron, STL
- F Mark Scheifele, WPG
- F Tyler Seguin, DAL
- F Eric Staal, MIN
- D Roman Josi, NSH
- D Alex Pietrangelo, STL
- G Jordan Binnington, STL
- G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG
Pacific Division:
Celebrity Captain: Wayne Gretzky
Coach: Rick Tocchet (Arizona Coyotes)
Line-up:
- F Connor McDavid, EDM (Captain)
- F Leon Draisaitl, EDM
- F Tomas Hertl, SJS
- F Anze Kopitar, LAK
- F Max Pacioretty, VGK
- F Elias Pettersson, VAN
- F Matthew Tkachuk, CGY
- D Mark Giordano, CGY
- D Quinn Hughes, VAN
- G Jacob Markstrom, VAN
- G David Rittich, CGY