BLUE JACKETS STAR RYAN JOHANSEN SELECTED FIRST OVERALL
AT 2015 NHL ALL-STAR FANTASY DRAFT PRESENTED BY DRAFTKINGS
Team Foligno and Team Toews Select Rosters for 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend
Forward Ryan Johansen of the All-Star host Columbus Blue Jackets was the first overall selection at the 2015 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft™ presented by DraftKings, conducted at the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
The 2015 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft™ presented by DraftKings divided the All-Stars and rookies into two teams for the 2015 NHL All-Star Weekend in Columbus, Jan. 23-25: Team Foligno, led by captain Nick Foligno of the All-Star host Blue Jackets along with assistant captains Drew Doughty (Los Angeles Kings) and Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks); and Team Toews, featuring captain Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks with assistant captains Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) and Rick Nash (New York Rangers).
Team Foligno won a ‘puck toss’ to select first overall, with Foligno selecting linemate and first-time All-Star Johansen, the Blue Jackets’ top pick, fourth overall, in the 2010 NHL Draft.
The 22-year-old Vancouver native leads Columbus in assists and points (17-26–43) in 45 games. Johansen’s 13-game point streak from Dec. 18 – Jan. 17 is the longest in the NHL this season.
Team Toews chose Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel as its first choice and the second overall pick. The Maple Leafs’ scoring leader in each of his first five seasons with the club and first this season at the All-Star break with 19-25–44 in 48 games, Kessel was later traded to Team Foligno for Dallas Stars forward Tyler Seguin. Making his third All-Star appearance, Kessel was the last player selected in the 2011 All-Star Fantasy Draft at Raleigh.
The teams alternated drafting the remaining All-Stars through 18 rounds. In addition, the four rookies participating in the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition were divided into two groups of two and placed on each All-Star Team roster by captains’ selections.
The finalized teams will compete in the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 24 (7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports) and the 2015 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 25 (5 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports), both at Nationwide Arena.
ROSTERS FOR 2015 HONDA NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION
AND 2015 HONDA NHL ALL-STAR GAME
TEAM FOLIGNO
— 2014-15 STATS —
# Pos Goaltender Team GP W L OT Pick #
1 G Brian Elliott St. Louis 22 13 5 2 19th
29 G Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh 37 22 9 5 17th
31 G Carey Price Montreal 36 24 10 2 11th
# Pos Player Team GP G A PTS Pick #
2 D Duncan Keith Chicago 46 6 21 27 3rd
6 R Bobby Ryan Ottawa 43 12 21 33 25th
8 D Drew Doughty [A] Los Angeles 47 4 24 28 n/a
8 R Alex Ovechkin Washington 46 27 16 43 33rd
11 C Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 44 11 26 37 5th
17 R Radim Vrbata Vancouver 42 18 13 31 27th
19 C Ryan Johansen Columbus 45 17 26 43 1st
22 D Kevin Shattenkirk St. Louis 46 8 31 39 23rd
23 D Oliver Ekman-Larsson Arizona 46 12 9 21 29th
28 C Zemgus Girgensons Buffalo 47 13 9 22 31st
28 C Claude Giroux Philadelphia 47 16 35 51 13th
33 D Dustin Byfuglien Winnipeg 48 12 19 31 15th
71 L Nick Foligno [C] Columbus 44 18 24 42 n/a
81 R Phil Kessel* Toronto 48 19 25 44 2nd
88 D Brent Burns San Jose 48 11 24 35 21st
88 R Patrick Kane [A] Chicago 47 22 29 51 n/a
91 C Steven Stamkos Tampa Bay 48 26 19 45 7th
93 C Ryan Nugent-Hopkins Edmonton 45 12 17 29 34th
Coaches: Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter and his staff
TEAM TOEWS
— 2014-15 STATS —
# Pos Goaltender Team GP W L OT Pick #
1 G Roberto Luongo Florida 36 17 10 8 12th
41 G Jaroslav Halak NY Islanders 34 25 9 0 20th
50 G Corey Crawford Chicago 30 18 10 2 8th
# Pos Player Team GP G A PTS Pick #
5 D Aaron Ekblad Florida 44 6 19 25 22nd
5 D Mark Giordano Calgary 47 11 29 40 28th
6 D Shea Weber Nashville 45 10 20 30 4th
7 D Brent Seabrook Chicago 47 7 18 25 14th
9 C Filip Forsberg Nashville 45 15 25 40 35th
9 C Tyler Johnson Tampa Bay 46 17 31 48 32nd
15 C Ryan Getzlaf [A] Anaheim 46 15 35 50 n/a
19 C Jonathan Toews [C] Chicago 47 14 28 42 n/a
20 D Ryan Suter Minnesota 42 1 24 25 26th
26 C Patrik Elias New Jersey 37 6 14 20 24th
27 D Justin Faulk Carolina 46 8 18 26 30th
37 C Patrice Bergeron Boston 47 11 21 32 18th
61 L Rick Nash [A] NY Rangers 44 28 15 43 n/a
91 C Tyler Seguin* Dallas 46 28 24 52 9th
91 R Vladimir Tarasenko St. Louis 46 24 23 47 16th
91 C John Tavares NY Islanders 46 21 24 45 10th
93 R Jakub Voracek Philadelphia 48 17 39 56 6th
Coaches: Nashville Predators head coach Peter Laviolette and his staff
* Acquired via trade
TEAM FOLIGNO ROOKIES
(For 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™)
# Pos Rookie Team GP G A PTS
26 L Jiri Sekac Montreal 38 7 8 15
27 L Jonathan Drouin Tampa Bay 37 2 16 18
TEAM TOEWS ROOKIES
(For 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™)
# Pos Rookie Team GP G A PTS
13 L Johnny Gaudreau Calgary 46 13 22 35
68 L Mike Hoffman Ottawa 43 16 9 25
* Information provided via NHL Press Release
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