NHL announces 2023 All-Star Game Selections
The National Hockey League on Thursday announced the first 32 skaters — eight per division — selected to the 2023 All-Star Game.
These selections were chosen by the league’s department of hockey operations and are the first of a two-step player selection process, with fan voting completing the final stage. Online voting will continue until Jan. 17th, while separate Twitter voting will take effect from Jan. 12-14.
One player was selected from each of the 32 NHL franchises to be part of the initial roster. Each division featured seven skaters as well as one netminder.
Atlantic Division
Boston Bruins – Linus Ullmark, G
Buffalo Sabres – Tage Thompson, F
Detroit Red Wings – Dylan Larkin, F
Florida Panthers Matthew Tkachuk F
Montreal Canadiens – Nick Suzuki, F
Ottawa Senators – Brady Tkachuk, F
Tampa Bay Lightning – Steven Stamkos, F
Toronto Maple Leafs, Mitch Marner (F)
Metropolitan Division:
Carolina Hurricanes – Andrei Svechnikov, F
Columbus Blue Jackets – Johnny Gaudreau F
New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes F
New York Islanders – Brock Nelson, F
New York Rangers – Igor Shesterkin, G
Philadelphia Flyers – Kevin Hayes (F)
Pittsburgh Penguins – Sidney Crosby F
Washington Capitals – Alex Ovechkin F
Division Pacific:
Anaheim Ducks – Troy Terry, F
Calgary Flames – Nazem Kadri F
Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid F
Los Angeles Kings – Kevin Fiala, F
San Jose Sharks – Erik Karlsson, D
Seattle Kraken, Matty Beniers F
Vancouver Canucks – Elias Pettersson, F
Vegas Golden Knights – Logan Thompson, G
Central Division
Arizona Coyotes – Clayton Keller, F
Chicago Blackhawks Seth Jones, D
Colorado Avalanche – Cale Makar, D
Dallas Stars – Jason Robertson, F
Minnesota Stars Kirill Kaprizov (F)
Nashville Predators – Juuse Saros, G
St. Louis Blues – Vladimir Tarasenko, F
Winnipeg Jets Josh Morrissey, D
The final rosters and captains for each division will be revealed on January 19.
The 2023 All-Star Game celebrations will be held in Sunrise Florida. It begins with the skills contest on February 3 and ends with the annual 3-on-3 tourney on February 4.
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