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36 ALL-STARS, SIX ROOKIES ANNOUNCED FOR 2015 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND

 The National Hockey League announced today the full roster of players named to the 2015 NHL® All-Star Weekend, which will be held Jan. 23-25 in Columbus. A total of 36 All-Stars and six Rookies were selected by the NHL, joining the first six players elected by fans in the 2015 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by SiriusXM™: Zemgus Girgensons of the Buffalo Sabres and Corey CrawfordPatrick KaneDuncan KeithBrent Seabrook and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks.

The 42 All-Stars will play in the 2015 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 25, at Nationwide Arena (5:00 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports). The six Rookies, along with the 42 All-Stars, will participate in the 2015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 24, also at Nationwide Arena (7:00 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, TVA Sports).

Below are the additional 36 All-Stars and six Rookies:

 36 Additional All-Stars

 Forwards

Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks

Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins

Nick Foligno, Columbus Blue Jackets

Ryan Johansen, Columbus Blue Jackets

Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Edmonton Oilers

Anze Kopitar, Los Angeles Kings

Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils

John Tavares, New York Islanders

Rick Nash, New York Rangers

Bobby Ryan, Ottawa Senators

Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues

Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning

Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs

Radim Vrbata, Vancouver Canucks

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

 Defensemen

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Arizona Coyotes

Mark Giordano, Calgary Flames

Justin Faulk, Carolina Hurricanes

Erik Johnson, Colorado Avalanche

Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings

Ryan Suter, Minnesota Wild

Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks

Kevin Shattenkirk, St. Louis Blues

Dustin Byfuglien, Winnipeg Jets

 Goaltenders

Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets

Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers

Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators

 6 Rookies

Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary Flames

Aaron Ekblad, Florida Panthers

Tanner Pearson, Los Angeles Kings

Filip Forsberg, Nashville Predators

Mike Hoffman, Ottawa Senators

Jonathan Drouin, Tampa Bay Lightning

 2015 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft™ presented by DraftKings

The 2015 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft™ presented by DraftKings will be held on Friday, Jan. 23, to divide the All-Stars and Rookies into two teams (8:00 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, TVA Sports). Captains for each squad will be announced next week.

2015 All-Star Game

* Information provided by NHL Press Release