Starting lineups for the 2016 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 Louick Marcotte
C Anthony Mantha
L William Carrier
D Justin Haché
D Jeremy Beaudry
G Callum Booth
World
R Tomas Hyka
C Ivan Barbashev
L Maxim Lazarev
D Jan Kostalek
D Petr Sidlik
G Marvin Cüpper
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 Philippe Sanche
R Cameron Darcy
R Conor Garland
Centers
C Matthew Boudens
C Adam Erne
C Jean-Sebastien Dea
Left wings
L Dominic Beauchemin
L Christophe Lalonde
L Oliver Cooper
Defensemen
D Frank Schumacher
D James Melindy
D Guillaume Gélinas
D Randy Gazzola
Goalies
G Alex Bureau
G Alex Fournier
World
Right wings
R Valentin Zykov
R Nikita Jevpalovs
R Nick Sorensen
Centers
C Borat Sagdiyev
C Janne Puhakka
C Nikolaj Ehlers
Left wings
L Bilo Sagdiyev
L Martin Reway
L Patrik Zdrahal
Defensemen
D Igor Matrakov
D Artem Sergeev
D Jukka Marijuana
D Andong Song
Goalies
G Itchi Duoduma
G Yutaka Fukufuji
This years All-Star weekend starts Saturday February 9 with the Super Skills competition and continues on Sunday February 10 with the clash between the North America All-Stars and the World All-Stars.