59th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 59th National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 29, 2012 at Scotiabank Place , the home ground of the Ottawa Senators , in the Canadian capital Ottawa in the province of Ontario .

Choice of participants

The first six participating players for the All-Star Game were determined by means of a fan vote. Erik Karlsson , defender of the host Ottawa Senators, received the most votes with 939,591 votes and was elected to the event along with his teammates, the two wingers Milan Michálek and Daniel Alfredsson, and center forward Jason Spezza . Goalkeeper Tim Thomas from the Boston Bruins and Toronto Maple Leafs defender Dion Phaneuf completed the six players who participated by fan vote.

The other 36 players for the All-Star Game were determined by the National Hockey League and announced on January 12, 2012 together with twelve rookies who will take part in the Skills Competition on January 28, 2012 . The two teams in the All-Star Game each have three goalkeepers, six defenders and twelve forwards. The captains were determined in a player election, which took place on January 18, 2012. Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chára were chosen as captains . In the so-called “Player Fantasy Draft” on January 26, 2012, the two captains and assistant captains put together the teams from the remaining eligible players. In the NHL All-Star Game, the two teams therefore competed under the name Team Alfredsson vs. Team Chára on.

Teams

Team Alfredsson Head Coach : John Tortorella ( New York Rangers ), Todd McLellan ( San Jose Sharks ) # country player Item team goalkeeper 30th Henrik Lundqvist - A. New York Rangers 32 Jonathan Quick Los Angeles Kings 1 Brian Elliott St. Louis Blues defender 65 Erik Karlsson Ottawa Senators 58 Kristopher Letang Pittsburgh Penguins 6th Shea Weber Nashville Predators 5 Daniel Girardi New York Rangers 3 Keith Yandle Phoenix Coyotes 23 Alexander Edler Vancouver Canucks attacker 11 Daniel Alfredsson - C. RW Ottawa Senators 19th Jason Spezza C. Ottawa Senators 28 Claude Giroux C. Philadelphia Flyers 91 Steven Stamkos C. Tampa Bay Lightning 22nd Daniel Sedin LW Vancouver Canucks 9 Milan Michálek LW Ottawa Senators 33 Henrik Sedin C. Vancouver Canucks 18th James Neal LW Pittsburgh Penguins 91 John Tavares C. New York Islanders 19th Scott Hartnell LW Philadelphia Flyers 29 Jason Pominville RW Buffalo Sabers 39 Logan Couture C. San Jose Sharks

Team Chára Head coach : Claude Julien ( Boston Bruins ) Assistant coach : Doug Houda , Doug Jarvis , Geoff Ward (all Boston Bruins) # country player Item team goalkeeper 30th Tim Thomas Boston Bruins 31 Carey Price Montréal Canadiens 35 Jimmy Howard Detroit Red Wings defender 33 Zdeno Chára - C. Boston Bruins 44 Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia Flyers 20th Ryan Suter Nashville Predators 51 Brian Campbell Florida panthers 3 Dion Phaneuf Toronto Maple Leafs 6th Dennis Wideman Washington Capitals attacker 19th Joffrey Lupul - A. RW Toronto Maple Leafs 13 Pavel Datsyuk C. Detroit Red Wings 71 Yevgeny Malkin C. Pittsburgh Penguins 81 Marián Hossa RW Chicago Blackhawks 10 Corey Perry RW Anaheim Ducks 81 Phil Kessel RW Toronto Maple Leafs 88 Patrick Kane RW Chicago Blackhawks 12 Jarome Iginla RW Calgary Flames 10 Marián Gáborík RW New York Rangers 14th Jordan Eberle RW Edmonton Oilers 19th Tyler Seguin C. Boston Bruins 14th Jamie Benn LW Dallas Stars

All-star game

January 29, 2012 4:00 p.m. (local time)

Team Alfredsson Jason Spezza (10:36) Henrik Sedin (12:51) John Tavares (13:49) Jason Pominville (27:17) Daniel Alfredsson (34:33) Daniel Alfredsson (36:04) Milan Michálek (45:21 ) Claude Giroux (49:40) Daniel Sedin (54:20)

9:12 (3: 3, 3: 3, 3: 6) game report

Team Chára Marián Gáborík (4:34) Jewgeni Malkin (5:38) Marián Gáborík (10:09) Marián Gáborík (21:23) Joffrey Lupul (23:33) Patrick Kane (38:24) Phil Kessel (44:12 ) Jarome Iginla (47:45) Marián Hossa (52:04) Zdeno Chára (52:20) Corey Perry (53:26) Joffrey Lupul (55:33)

Scotiabank Place , Ottawa Spectators: 20,510

SuperSkills Competition

The Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Competition took place on January 28, 2012. Zdeno Chára of the Boston Bruins set the record for the hardest shot at 108.8 miles per hour (mph) (175.10 kilometers per hour (km / h) ). The shootout was won by Tampas Steven Stamkos , who put all three attempts in goal. Carl Hagelin of the New York Rangers was the fastest runner, while Ottawa's Colin Greening finished second. The American Patrick Kane won the Breakaway Challenge , replacing series winner Alexander Ovetschkin .

Rookies

Team Alfredsson # country player Item team defender 28 Justin Faulk Carolina Hurricanes attacker 14th Sean Couturier C. Philadelphia Flyers 62 Carl Hagelin LW New York Rangers 25th Nick Johnson RW Minnesota Wild 24 Matt Read RW Philadelphia Flyers 15th Craig Smith C. Nashville Predators

Team Chára # country player Item team defender 61 Raphael Diaz Montréal Canadiens attacker 72 Luke Adam C. Buffalo Sabers 14th Colin Greening LW Ottawa Senators 9 Cody Hodgson C. Vancouver Canucks 19th Ryan Johansen C. Columbus Blue Jackets 92 Gabriel Landeskog LW Colorado Avalanche

Other nominated players

The following players were unable to take part in the All-Star Game due to injury or personal reasons:

striker

• Mikko Koivu - Minnesota Wild
• Alexander Ovechkin - Washington Capitals
• Jonathan Toews - Chicago Blackhawks

defender

• Dustin Byfuglien - Winnipeg Jets

Rookies

• Adam Henrique - New Jersey Devils
• Adam Larsson - New Jersey Devils
• Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Edmonton Oilers

Web links

• Official website of the NHL All-Star Game

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NHL: NHL names remainder of All-Star Game roster
2. ↑ nhl.com, Chara sets record while keeping Hardest Shot title
3. ↑ nhl.com, Goal leader Stamkos prevails in Elimination Shoot Out