Najboljši slovenski hokejist Anže Kopitar bo po letu 2008 še drugič zaigral na članski tekmi vseh zvezd najmočnejše hokejske lige na svetu. All Stars NHL bo na programu 30. januarja v Raleighu v Severni Karolini. Kopitar je na lestvici strelcev v tej sezoni na 10. mestu (45 točk, 15 golov in 30 podaj).
Šesterico igralcev so izbrali gledalci, med njimi so kar štirje hokejisti Pittsburgh Penguins, preostala pa sta člana ekipe Chicago Blackhawks. Največ glasov je prejel prvi strelec lige Sidney Crosby (635.509), sledili so branilec Kris Letang (477.960), vratar Marc-Andre Fleury (462.305), napadalec Jonathan Toews (407.676), obrambni igralec Duncan Keith (382.162) in napadalec Jevgenij Malkin (376.887). NHL je nato določila in v torek objavila še preostalih 36 igralcev, med katerimi bo na tekmi zvezd kar 21 debitantov.
Seznam igralcev:
Napadalci:
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jevgenij Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks), Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks), Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames), Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes), Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks), Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks), Matt Duchene (Colorado Avalanche), Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets), Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars), Brad Richards (Dallas Stars), Ales Hemsky (Edmonton Oilers), Anže Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings), Patrik Elias (New Jersey Devils), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers), David Backes (St. Louis Blues), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning), Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning), Phil Kessel (Toronto Maple Leafs), Ryan Kesler (Vancouver Canucks), Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks), Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks), Aleksander Ovečkin (Washington Capitals)
Branilci:
Duncan Keith (Chicago Blackhawks), Kris Letang (Pittsburgh Penguins), Dustin Byfuglien (Atlanta Thrashers), Tobias Enstrom (Atlanta Thrashers), Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins), Niklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings), Brent Burns (Minnesota Wild), Shea Weber (Nashville Predators), Marc Staal (New York Rangers), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators), Dan Boyle (San Jose Sharks), Mike Green (Washington Capitals)
Vratarji:
Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jonas Hiller (Anaheim Ducks), Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins), Cam Ward (Carolina Hurricanes), Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens), Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers).
Liga NHL, tekme 11. 1.:
Boston Bruins : Ottawa Senators 6:0
Bergeron tri, Wheeler, Marchand, Seguin
Carolina Hurricanes : Calgary Flames 6:5 (po kazenskih strelih)
Jokinen, Ruutu, Cole, Staal; Bouwmeester, Iginla, Hagman, Glencross, Bourque
New York Islanders : Vancouver Canucks 3:4 (v podaljšku)
Hillen, Tavares, Comeau; Burrows, Kessler, Bieksa
New York Rangers : Montreal Canadiens 1:2
Dubinski; Spacek, Pouliot
Columbus Blue Jackets : Phoenix Coyotes 3:4
Boll, Klesla, Huselius; Fiddler, Belanger, Vrbata, Morris
Buffalo Sabers : Philadelphia Flyers 2:5
Gaustad, McCormick; Hartnell dva, Briere, Leino, Richards
Florida Panthers : Washington Capitals 3:4 (v podaljšku)
Santorelli, Reasoner, Booth, Wideman; Johansson dva, Knuble
Nashville Predators : Minnesota Wild 5:1
Spaling dva, Legwand, Ward, Goc; Koivu
Dallas Stars : Edmonton Oilers 3:2
Morrow, Benn, Neal; Jacques, Jones
San Jose Sharks : Toronto Maple Leafs 2:3
Marleau dva; Kessel, MacArthur, Gunnarsson