All-Star Teams selected
Starting lineups for the 2013 All-Star Game have been decided according to votes given by hockey fans around the world. The fans voted the starting lineup consisting of 1 goaltender, 2 defenseman, 1 left wing, 1 center and 1 right wing for both North America All-Stars and World All-Stars. Here are the final results of the voting:
North America
R Patrick Marleau
C Sidney Crosby
L Bobby Ryan
D Brent Burns
D Duncan Keith
G Roberto Luongo
World
R Evgeni Malkin
C Pavel Datsyuk
L Ales Hemsky
D Nicklas Lidstrom
D Adam Larsson
G Henrik Lundqvist
Traditionally, the coaching staff of the two All-Star teams will selected rest of the players to participate in this most profilic annual sports event. The following players have been selected to the All-Star teams by the coaching staff.
North America
Right wings
R Corey Perry
R Jarome Iginla
R Patrick Kane
Centers
C Ryan Getzlaf
C Brad Richards
C Joe Thornton
Left wings
L Jordan Staal
L Joe Pavelski
L Martin St. Louis
Defensemen
D Jack Johnson
D Drew Doughty
D P.K. Subban
D Mike Green
Goalies
G Steve Mason
G Cory Schneider
World
Right wings
R Linus Omark
R Marian Gaborik
R Daniel Alfredsson
Centers
C Anze Kopitar
C Henrik Sedin
C Nicklas Backstrom
Left wings
L Valtteri Filppula
L Daniel Sedin
L Alexander Ovechkin
Defensemen
D Tomas Kaberle
D Andrei Markov
D Mark Streit
D Erik Karlsson
Goalies
G Ilya Bryzgalov
G Michal Neuvirth
This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 14 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 15 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.