HURRICANES' WARD SELECTED FIRST OVERALL AT NHL ALL-STAR PLAYER FANTASY DRAFT POWERED BY CISCO
RALEIGH, N.C. (January 28, 2011) -- Goaltender Cam Ward of the Carolina Hurricanes was the first overall selection at the augural NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft powered by Cisco, conducted from NHL Fan Fair™ at the Raleigh Convention Center.
The National Hockey League, working in conjunction with the National Hockey League Players' Association, created tonight's player draft to determine the team rosters for Team Staal and Team Lidstrom for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover as well as the Honda NHL SuperSkills®.
The selectors for Team Staal -- captain Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes and alternate captains Mike Green of the Washington Capitals and Ryan Kesler of the Vancouver Canucks -- won a coin toss to select first overall prior to the event and nabbed Ward, who teamed with Staal to capture the 2006 Stanley Cup for the hometown Hurricanes.
The Team Lidstrom executive -- captain Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings and alternate captains Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning -- chose Steven Stamkos of the Lightning as their first choice and the second overall pick. Stamkos leads all NHL players in goals (38) and points (67).
The teams alternated drafting the remaining All-Stars through 18 rounds. Each team consists of three goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards.
The last player selected was Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel. The NHL Foundation and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) Goals & Dreams fund each will donate $10,000 on behalf of Kessel to the grassroots hockey program of his choice.
In addition, the 12 rookies participating in the Honda NHL SuperSkills® were divided into two groups of six and assigned to each All-Star Team.
The 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover marks he first time Carolina has hosted NHL All-Star activities. On Saturday, Jan. 29, the players will take the ice in the Honda NHL SuperSkills® at the RBC Center. The League’s mid-season spectacular concludes with the 58th NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover at the RBC Center on Sunday, Jan. 30. Live television coverage of both nights will be provided by VERSUS in the U.S. and CBC and RDS in Canada, with the Honda NHL SuperSkills at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday and the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover at 4 p.m. ET on Sunday. Fans in Raleigh are encouraged to take part in the festivities at NHL Fan Fair™, a three-day fan festival at the Raleigh Convention Center, January 28-30.
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ROSTERS FOR 2011 NHL ALL-STAR GAME
TEAM ERIC STAAL
#
P
Goalie
Team
GP
W
L
OT
Pick #
30
G
Henrik Lundqvist
NY Rangers
40
21
16
3
11
30
G
Cam Ward
Carolina
43
22
15
5
1
31
G
Carey Price
Montreal
45
24
16
5
19
#
P
Player
Team
GP
G
A
PTS
Pick #
8
L
Alex Ovechkin
Washington
51
19
32
51
3
10
R
Corey Perry
Anaheim
52
25
26
51
29
10
L
Patrick Sharp
Chicago
49
26
20
46
15
12
C
Eric Staal 'C'
Carolina
50
25
27
52
N/A
17
C
Ryan Kesler 'A'
Vancouver
50
27
20
47
N/A
18
D
Marc Staal
NY Rangers
52
6
13
19
13
22
D
Dan Boyle
San Jose
50
5
27
32
17
22
L
Daniel Sedin
Vancouver
50
27
37
64
5
26
L
Patrik Elias
New Jersey
48
13
24
37
31
26
C
Paul Stastny
Colorado
48
17
26
43
35
28
R
Claude Giroux
Philadelphia
50
19
28
47
25
33
D
Zdeno Chara
Boston
50
10
16
26
7
42
R
David Backes
St. Louis
49
16
21
37
33
52
D
Mike Green 'A'
Washington
44
8
14
22
N/A
53
C
Jeff Skinner
Carolina
50
18
22
40
21
58
D
Kris Letang
Pittsburgh
50
7
34
41
23
61
R
Rick Nash
Columbus
48
23
20
43
9
65
D
Erik Karlsson
Ottawa
48
8
20
28
27
Coaches: Joel Quenneville (Chicago), Mike Haviland (Chicago)
TEAM NICKLAS LIDSTROM
#
P
Goalie
Team
GP
W
L
OT
Pick #
1
G
Jonas Hiller
Anaheim
46
25
16
3
20
29
G
Marc-Andre Fleury
Pittsburgh
38
23
11
2
18
30
G
Tim Thomas
Boston
36
24
5
6
10
#
P
Player
Team
GP
G
A
PTS
Pick #
2
D
Duncan Keith
Chicago
50
3
25
28
4
3
D
Keith Yandle
Phoenix
51
8
36
44
24
5
D
Nicklas Lidstrom 'C'
Detroit
49
11
31
42
N/A
6
D
Shea Weber
Nashville
50
9
21
30
8
8
D
Brent Burns
Minnesota
47
14
17
31
26
9
C
Matt Duchene
Colorado
50
20
25
45
32
11
C
Anze Kopitar
Los Angeles
50
16
33
49
30
19
C
Jonathan Toews
Chicago
48
17
23
40
16
21
L
Loui Eriksson
Dallas
49
17
32
49
34
24
R
Martin Havlat
Minnesota
49
14
30
44
28
26
R
Martin St. Louis 'A'
Tampa Bay
51
20
40
60
N/A
33
D
Dustin Byfuglien
Atlanta
52
16
25
41
14
33
C
Henrik Sedin
Vancouver
50
11
50
61
6
48
R
Danny Briere
Philadelphia
47
26
19
45
12
81
R
Phil Kessel
Toronto
49
19
15
34
36
88
R
Patrick Kane 'A'
Chicago
41
13
24
37
N/A
91
C
Brad Richards
Dallas
50
20
37
57
22
91
C
Steven Stamkos
Tampa Bay
51
38
29
67
2
Coaches: Peter Laviolette (Philadelphia), Alain Vigneault (Vancouver)
TEAM STAAL ROOKIES
#.
P
Rookie
Team
GP
G
A
PTS
4
D
Jamie McBain
Carolina
50
3
14
17
19
C
Tyler Seguin
Boston
48
7
9
16
39
C
Logan Couture
San Jose
49
22
11
33
40
R
Michael Grabner
NY Islanders
45
15
6
21
63
L
Tyler Ennis
Buffalo
49
12
16
28
75
D
P.K. Subban
Montreal
45
5
14
19
TEAM LIDSTROM ROOKIES
#.
P
Rookie
Team
GP
G
A
PTS
4
L
Taylor Hall
Edmonton
49
16
15
31
4
D
Cam Fowler
Anaheim
46
5
21
26
8
D
Kevin Shattenkirk
Colorado
38
7
19
26
21
C
Derek Stepan
NY Rangers
52
14
16
30
23
R
Evgeny Dadonov
Florida
23
4
7
11
69
D
O. Ekman-Larsson
Phoenix
35
1
9
10
