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Kopitar po drugi put na NHL All-Staru
Rukovodstvo NHL lige u utorak je objavilo konačan spisak hokejaša koji će poslednjeg vikenda u januaru sudelovati na All Star utakmici u Raleighu, domu Carolina Hurricanesa.
Drugi se put u karijeri na spisku učesnika našao 23-godišnji slovenski centar Los Anđeles Kingsa Anže Kopitar, trenutno deseti najučinkovitiji hokejaš lige (15 golova, 30 asistencija). Prvi je put nastupio 2008. godine, a igrao je i godinu dana ranije, ali na utakmici novajlija.
Šest od ukupno 42 hokejaša na All Staru izabrali su navijači. Njihovu idealnu šestorku čine golman Marc-Andre Fleury (Pittsburgh), bekovi Kris Letang (Pittsburgh) i Keith Duncan (Chicago), te napadači Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh), Jevgenij Malkin (Pittsburgh) i Jonathan Toews (Chicago).
Ostalih 36 igrača odabrala je NHL liga.
Spisak svih učesnika All Star utakmice NHL lige:
Golmani: Marc-Andre Fleury* (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jonas Hiller (Anaheim Ducks), Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins), Cam Ward (Carolina Hurricanes), Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens), Henrik Lundqvist (New York Rangers)
Braniči: Duncan Keith* (Chicago Blackhawks), Kris Letang* (Pittsburgh Penguins), Dustin Byfuglien (Atlanta Thrashers), Tobias Enström (Atlanta Thrashers), Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins), Niklas Lidström (Detroit Red Wings), Brent Burns (Minnesota Wild), Shea Weber (Nashville Predators), Marc Staal (New York Rangers), Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators), Dan Boyle (San Jose Sharks), Mike Green (Washington Capitals)
Napadači: Sidney Crosby* (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jevgenij Malkin* (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jonathan Toews* (Chicago Blackhawks), Corey Perry (Anaheim Ducks), Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames), Eric Staal (Carolina Hurricanes), Patrick Kane (Chicago Blackhawks), Patrick Sharp (Chicago Blackhawks), Matt Duchene (Colorado Avalanche), Rick Nash (Columbus Blue Jackets), Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars), Brad Richards (Dallas Stars), Aleš Hemsky (Edmonton Oilers), Anže Kopitar (Los Angeles Kings), Patrik Eliaš (New Jersey Devils), Claude Giroux (Philadelphia Flyers), David Backes (St. Louis Blues), Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning), Martin St. Louis (Tampa Bay Lightning), Phil Kessel (Toronto Maple Leafs), Ryan Kesler (Vancouver Canucks), Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks), Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks), Aleksandr Ovečkin (Washington Capitals).
*izbor navijača