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Igor Shesterkin, Jason Robertson and Matty Beniers were among 11 first-time selections for the 2023 Honda NHL All-Star Game at FLA LIVE Arena in Sunrise, Florida, on Feb. 4 (3 p.m. ET; ABC, ESPN+, CBC, SN, TVAS).
Shesterkin, a goalie (New York Rangers), and forwards Robertson (Dallas Stars) and Beniers (Seattle Kraken) were among 32 players selected by the NHL hockey operations department on Thursday to represent their respective divisions. One player was selected from each of the 32 NHL teams.
"The All-Star Game is pretty special, so I'm excited for that," Beniers said. "(Kraken general manager) Ron Francis and (coach) Dave Hakstol pulled me aside probably like a week ago and told me, so that was pretty cool. It was tough to keep it quiet though, it really was."
Goalies Linus Ullmark (Boston Bruins) and Logan Thompson (Vegas Golden Knights) were also chosen for the first time, as were forwards Andrei Svechnikov (Carolina Hurricanes), Kevin Hayes (Philadelphia Flyers), Brock Nelson (New York Islanders), Tage Thompson (Buffalo Sabres) and Kevin Fiala (Los Angeles Kings), and defenseman Josh Morrissey (Winnipeg Jets).
Forward Matthew Tkachuk will represent the hometown Florida Panthers in the Atlantic Division. It will be the second All-Star Game for Tkachuk, who played in 2020 as a member of the Calgary Flames. His brother, Brady Tkachuk, will represent the Ottawa Senators, and the two will be NHL All-Star Game teammates for the first time.
Under the new voting format, the 12 remaining players (two skaters, one goalie per division) will be selected through the 2023 Honda All-Star Fan Vote presented by Guaranteed Rate, which will begin at 9 p.m. Thursday and run through Jan. 17 at midnight ET. In previous seasons, fan-elected captains were voted before hockey operations chose the remaining rosters (not limited to one player per team) and fans chose a final player (Last Men In) for each team.
For the first time, the fan vote will feature a Twitter Vote, which begins Jan. 12 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends Jan. 14 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Each fan tweet must include the complete hashtag "#NHLAllStarVote" followed by a player's full name or a player's Twitter handle. Only referencing a last name will not count. All Twitter votes will be combined with online vote totals.
The three remaining players per team will be announced Jan. 19.
Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin will be playing his eighth All-Star Game, the most among active NHL players. San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Johnny Gaudreau will each be playing his seventh. Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid was selected for the sixth straight time.
"It's always nice to be selected, obviously," Ovechkin told the Capitals website. "You're going to spend time with the best players in the League, talk to them, spend time on the ice and have fun."
The All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format and showcasing teams from each NHL division. Each of the four teams will include nine skaters and two goalies.
The coach whose team has the best points percentage in each division through games of Jan. 11 -- when the NHL hits the official midpoint of the season -- will be the respective All-Star head coaches.
The 2023 NHL All-Stars Skills presented by DraftKings will take place Feb. 3 (7 p.m. ET, ESPN, ESPN+, SN, TVAS).
"It's cool," Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner said. "A couple things you dream of as a kid playing in this league, winning that Stanley Cup, and trying to get to that All Star game. So, it's a cool accomplishment, it wouldn't have happened without a lot of these guys in this room, really everyone in this room. It's not a one-man thing out there; it's all five guys constantly.
"I've got thank my teammates for helping me out getting that. It's a cool accomplishment, but I'm trying to focus on the here and now and when that comes, I'll enjoy it with my family."
Here are the rosters:
Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)
F Sidney Crosby, PIT (5th)
F Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (7th)
F Kevin Hayes, PHI (1st)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (2nd)
F Brock Nelson, NYI (1st)
F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)
F Andrei Svechnikov, CAR (1st)
G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (1st)
Atlantic Division (All-Star appearances)
F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (4th)
F Dylan Larkin, DET (3rd)
F Mitchell Marner, TOR (2nd)
F Nick Suzuki, MTL (2nd)
F Tage Thompson, BUF (1st)
F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (3rd)
F Matthew Tkachuk, FLA (2nd)
G Linus Ullmark, BOS (1st)
Central Division (All-Star appearances)
F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (2nd)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (3rd)
F Jason Robertson, DAL (1st)
F Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (4th)
D Seth Jones, CHI (4th)
D Cale Makar, COL (2nd)
D Josh Morrissey, WPG (1st)
G Juuse Saros, NSH (2nd)
Pacific Division (All-Star appearances)
F Matty Beniers, SEA (1st)
F Kevin Fiala, LAK (1st)
F Nazem Kadri, CGY (2nd)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (6th)
F Elias Pettersson, VAN (3rd)
F Troy Terry, ANA (2nd)
D Erik Karlsson, SJS (7th)
G Logan Thompson, VGK (1st)
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