Forward Eric Staal has been selected to represent the Minnesota Wild in the 2020 NHL All-Star Game. Staal, 35, currently leads the Wild in both points (32) and goals (15) in 40 games. This is the Staal’s sixth trip to the All-Star Game in his NHL (second as a member of the Wild).
Below is a complete list of the players selected to play in the All-Star Game:
Atlantic Division (All-Star appearance)
F Tyler Bertuzzi, DET (1st)
F Anthony Duclair, OTT (1st)
F Jack Eichel, BUF (3rd)
F Jonathan Huberdeau, FLA (1st)
F Auston Matthews, TOR (4th)
F David Pastrnak, BOS (2nd)*
D Victor Hedman, TBL (3rd)
D Shea Weber, MTL (7th)
G Frederik Andersen, TOR (1st)
G Tuukka Rask, BOS (2nd)
Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearance)
F Mathew Barzal, NYI (2nd)
F Jake Guentzel, PIT (1st)
F Kyle Palmieri, NJD (2nd)
F Artemi Panarin, NYR (1st)
F Travis Konecny, PHI (1st)
D John Carlson, WSH (2nd)
D Dougie Hamilton, CAR (1st)
D Seth Jones, CBJ (3rd)
G Braden Holtby, WSH (5th)
G Joonas Korpisalo, CBJ (1st)
Central Division (All-Star appearance)
F Patrick Kane, CHI (9th)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (4th)*
F Ryan O’Reilly, STL (3rd)
F Mark Scheifele, WPG (2nd)
F Tyler Seguin, DAL (6th)
F Eric Staal, MIN (6th)
D Roman Josi, NSH (3rd)
D Alex Pietrangelo, STL (2nd)
G Jordan Binnington, STL (1st)
G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (2nd)
Pacific Division (All-Star appearance)
F Logan Couture, SJS (2nd)
F Leon Draisaitl, EDM (2nd)
F Anze Kopitar, LAK (5th)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (4th)*
F Elias Pettersson, VAN (2nd)
F Jakob Silfverberg, ANA (1st)
F Matthew Tkachuk, CGY (1st)
D Mark Giordano, CGY (3rd)
G Marc-Andre Fleury, VGK (5th)
G Darcy Kuemper, ARI (1st)
* Fan-elected captain
There is still a possibility Wild defenseman Ryan Suter could join Staal in the All-Star Game thanks to the Last Men In vote. Voting for the Last Men In begins Wednesday at noon ET and closes Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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