All-Star Rosters Set

Yesterday, the NHL released the additions to the 2009 All-Star starting rosters for both the Eastern and Western conferences.

The roster additions were selected by the NHL’s Hockey Operations Department, after consultation with League General Managers.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
FORWARDS:
Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks) - starter
Jonatan Toews (Chicago Blackhaws) - starter
Ryan Getzlaf (Anaheim Ducks) - starter
Dustin Brown (Los Angeles Kings)
Pavel Datsyuk (Detroit Redwings)
Shane Doan (Phoenix Coyotes)
Milan Hejduk (Colorado Avalanche)
Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames)
Mike Modano (Dallas Stars)
Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets)
Joe Thornton (San Jose Sharks)
Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis Blues)

DEFENSEMEN:
Brian Campbell (Chicago Blackhawks) - starter
Scott Niedermayer (Anaheim Ducks) - starter
Dan Boyle (San Jose Sharks)
Niklas Lidstrom (Detroit Redwings)
Sheldon Souray (Edmonton Oilers)
Shea Weber (Nashville Predators)

GOALKEEPERS:
Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Anaheim Ducks) - starter
Niklas Backstrom (Minnesota Wild)
Roberto Luongo (Vancouver Canucks)

EASTERN CONFERENCE
FORWARDS:
Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins) - starter
Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins) - starter
Alexei Kovalev (Montreal Canadiens) - starter
Jeff Carter (Philadelphia Flyers)
Dany Heatley (Ottawa Senators)
Ilya Kovalchuk (Atlanta Thrashers)
Vincent Lecavalier (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Alex Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
Zach Parise (New Jersey Devils)
Marc Savard (Boston Bruins)
Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes)
Thomas Vanek (Buffalo Sabres)

DEFENSEMEN:
Andrei Markov (Montreal Canadiens) - starter
Mike Komisarek (Montreal Canadiens) - starter
Jay Bouwmeester (Florida Panthers)
Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)
Tomas Kaberle (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Mark Streit (New York Islanders)

GOALKEEPERS:
Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens) - starter
Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)