The 2016 NHL All-Stars Announced

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When the fan vote ended, there were four players left, the four division captains for the 2016 NHL All-Star game. The team captains for the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star game are Florida Panthers’ Jaromir Jagr for the Atlantic Division,  Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane for the Central Division, Washington Capitals’ Alex Ovechkin for the Metropolitan Division, and Arizona Coyotes’ John Scott for the Pacific Division.  While the team captains were announced earlier, the full roster for the All-Star game was announced on Wednesday morning.

Representing the Atlantic Division, being led by Jagr, are: forwards Patrice Bergeron from Boston,  Leo Komaroc from Toronto,  Dylan Larkin from Detroit, Ryan O’Reilly from Buffalo, and Steven Stamkos from Tampa Bay; defensemen Aaron Ekblad from Florida, Erik Karlsson from Ottawa, and P.K. Subban from Montreal; and goalies  Ben Bishop from Tampa Bay and  Roberto Luongo from Florida.

For the Central Division, being led by Kane, are: Forwards Jamie Benn from Dallas, Matt Duchene from Colorado, Tyler Seguin from Dallas, and Vladimir Tarasenko from St.Louis, defensemen Dustin Byfuglien from Winnipeg, Roman Josi from Nashville, and Shea Weber from Nashville, and goalies Devan Dubnyk from Minnesota and Pekka Rinne from Nashville.

The Metropolitan Division, being led by Ovechkin, will have: forwards Nicklas Backstrom from Washington, Claude Giroux from Philadelphia, Evgeni Malkin from Pittsburgh, Brandon Saad from Columbus, and John Tavares from New York( Islanders); defensemen Kris Letang from Pittsburgh, Ryan McDonagh from New York(Rangers), and Justin Faulk from Carolina; and goalies Braden Holtby from Washington and Cory Schneider from New Jersey.

As for the Pacific Division, being led by Scott, are: forwards Johnny Gaudreau from Calgary, Taylor Hall from Edmonton, Joe Pavelski from San Jose, Corey Perry from Anaheim, and Daniel Sedin from Vancouver; defensemen Bren Burns from San Jose, Ddrew Doughty from Los Angeles, and Mark Giordano from Calgary; and goalies John Gibson from Anaheim and Jonathan Quick from Los Angeles.

The four head coaches for the All-Star game were also announced. Florida Panthers’ Gerard Gallant will serve as the head coach for the Atlantic Division, Dallas Stars’ Lindy Ruff  will serve as coach for the Central Division, LA Kings’ Darryl Sutter will coach the Pacific Division, and Washington Capitals’ Barry Trotz will coach the Metropolitan Division.

The 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game will take place in Nashville, the city’s first time hosting the event, at the Bridgestone Arena. The skills competition and the game will be broadcast live on NBCSN in the U.S and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada. The 2016 Honda NHL All-Stars Skills Competition will take place at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday Jan.30 with the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game taking place at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, Jan.31.