KHL Names Their All-Star Picks

The Kontinental Hockey League has named the full rosters for the All-Star week that will be hosted on January 15-16 in Chelyabinsk.

The roster forming took place from November 8th. First, the fans had their say on the first sixteen players, then the media followed up with their 12 picks. The league followed up with the rest of the fill-in spots.

The KHL selected the following players:

Team Eurasia: Goalie Simon Hrubec (Avangard Omsk), Defenseman Lukas Klok (Neftehimik Nizhnekamsk), Forwards Lukas Radil (Dinamo Riga), and Vladislav Kodola (Severstal Cherepovets).

Team Russia: Goalie Ivan Fedotov (CSKA Moscow), Defensemen Nikita Nesterov (CSKA Moscow), and Alexander Nikishin (Spartak Moscow).

Team North America: Goalie Jeremy Smith (Kunlun Red Star), Defenseman Trevor Murphy (Sibir Novosibirsk), Forwards Daniel Audette (Vitjaz Podolsk), Brendan Leipsic (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Reid Boucher (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl).

Team Scandinavia: Goalie Lars Johansson (SKA St. Petersburg), Defensemen Robin Press (Severstal Cherepovets), Theodor Lennstrom (Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod), Forward Nicklas Jensen (Jokerit Helsinki).

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KHL President Alexei Morozov via KHL homepage:

It’s less than a month until the next Fonbet All-Star Week gets underway in Chelyabinsk. Today we’re happy to announce the full rosters for the biggest show in the KHL season. Once again, I’d like to thank our fans and journalists for their active contribution to the voting. This year’s teams have many debutants, who will be looking forward to proving their skills and justifying their nominations. The KHL, the Chelyabinsk regional administration, HK Traktor, and our partners are working hard together to ensure that the 2022 Fonbet All-Star Week is a great festival, and that players and fans have a great time at a truly memorable January weekend in Chelyabinsk.

Full rosters:

Team Eurasia: Goalies Alexei Kolosov (Dinamo Minsk), Simon Hrubec (Avangard Omsk), Defensemen Janis Jaks (HC Sochi), Darren Dietz (Barys Nur-Sultan), Nick Bailen (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Lukas Klok (Neftehimik Nizhnekamsk), Fowards Ilya Usov (Dinamo Minsk), Nikita Mikhailis (Barys Nur-Sultan), Lukas Sedlak (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Vladislav Kodola (Severstal Cherepovets), Lukas Radil (Dinamo Riga)

Team Russia: Goalies Dmitry Shikin (Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg), Ivan Fedotov (CSKA Moscow) Defensemen Grigory Panin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), Nikita Nesterov (CSKA Moscow), Alexander Nikishin (Spartak Moscow), Forwards Vadim Shipachyov (Dynamo Moscow), Ivan Nikolishin (Amur Khabarovsk), Nikita Tertyshny (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Dmitry Rashevsky (Dynamo Moscow), Andrei Kuzmenko (SKA St. Petersburg).

Team North America: Goalies Eddie Pasquale (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl), Jeremy Smith (Kunlun Red Star), Defensemen Mat Robinson (SKA St. Petersburg), Steven Kampfer (Ak Bars Kazan), Trevor Murphy (Sibir Novosibirsk), Forwards Corban Knight (Avangard Omsk), Philippe Maillet (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Kenny Agostino (Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod), Daniel Audette (Vityaz Podolsk), Brendan Leipsic (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Reid Boucher (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl).

Team Scandinavia: Goalies Juha Metsola (Salavat Julaev Ufa), Lars Johansson (SKA St. Petersburg), Defensemen Oliwer Kaski (Avangard Omsk), Robin Press (Severstal Cherepovets), Theodor Lennstrom (Torpedo Nizhny-Novgorod), Forwards Teemu Hartikainen (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), Niko Ojamaki (Vityaz Podolsk), Teemu Pulkkinen (Traktor Chelyabinsk), Jori Lehtera (Spartak Moscow), Martko Anttila (Jokerit Helsinki), Nicklas Jensen (Jokerit Helsinki).