KHL reveals all-star starters
A total of 142,636 fans cast their votes online to determine the starting line-ups for Team Alexei Yashin and Team Jaromir Jagr that will compete in the Kontintental Hockey League’s (KHL) inaugural All-Star Game on Saturday, 10 January, in Red Square in Moscow.
Goaltender Alexander Eremenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa), defensemen Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars Kazan) and Vitaly Proshkin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) and forwards Alexei Morozov, Danis Zaripov (both – Ak Bars Kazan) and Maksim Sushinsky (SKA St. Petersburg) have been selected to Team Yashin, which will feature the best Russian KHL players.
The starting lineup for Team Jagr, representing top non-Russian KHL players, will consist of goalie Robert Esche (SKA St. Petersburg), defensemen Ray Giroux (SKA St. Petersburg) and Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana) and forwards Pavel Brendl (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod), Tony Martensson (Ak Bars Kazan) and Jan Marek (Metallurg Magnitogorsk).
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It was a tough break for Ben Clymer, edged out at the last minute by Dallman. Here are the final vote totals (recent former NHLers in bold):
Team Yashin
Goaltenders
1. Alexander Eremenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 18,738
2. Konstantin Barulin (CSKA Moscow) – 8,227
3. Georgi Gelashvili (Traktor Chelyabinsk) – 6,429
4. Maksim Sokolov (Metallurg Novokuznetsk) – 4,845
Defensemen
1. Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars Kazan) – 24,854
2. Vitaly Proshkin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 23,026
3. Konstantin Korneev (CSKA Moscow) – 19,936
4. Igor Schadilov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 17,886
5. Kirill Koltsov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 12,369
6. Darius Kasparaitis (SKA St Petersburg) – 9,649
7. Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) – 8,486
8. Alexei Zhitnik (Dynamo Moscow) – 7,490
9. Alexander Guskov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) – 6,778
10. Dmitri Yushkevich (Sibir Novosibirsk) – 5,461
Forwards
1. Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars Kazan) – 44,549
2. Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars Kazan) – 37,279
3. Maksim Sushinsky (SKA St Petersburg) – 25,839
4. Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 23,652
5. Alexander Perezhogin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 23,106
6. Sergei Brylin (SKA St Petersburg) – 12,806
7. Alexei Tereschenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa) – 11,762
Team Jagr
Goaltenders
1. Robert Esche (SKA St Petersburg) – 32,712
2. Ray Emery (Atlant Moscow reg.) – 24,160
3. Rostislav Stana (Severstal Cherepovets) – 3,500
Defensemen
1. Ray Giroux (SKA St Petersburg) – 28,548
2. Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana) – 26,869
3. Ben Clymer (Dynamo Minsk) – 24,161
4. Magnus Johansson (Atlant Moscow reg.) – 11,353
5. Karel Rachunek (Dynamo Moscow) – 10,707
6. Mark Popovic (SKA St Petersburg) – 9,426
7. Miroslav Blatak (Salavat Yulaev) – 9,323
8. Rodrigo Lavins (Dynamo Riga) – 6,275
9. Filip Novak (Dynamo Riga) – 6,226
10. Joel Kwiatkowski (Severstal Cherepovets) – 2,197
Forwards
1. Pavel Brendl (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod) – 41,570
2. Tony Martensson (Ak Bars Kazan) – 35,266
3. Jan Marek (Metallurg Magnitogorsk) – 34,032
4. Oleg Antonenko (HC MVD Moscow reg.) – 31,167
5. Alexei Kalyuzhny (Dynamo Moscow) – 30,620
6. Nils Ekman (SKA St Petersburg) – 18,159
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Former NHLers
Some of those non-bolded names had cups of coffee in the NHL, too:
Maksim Sushinsky: 30 NHL Games (MIN)
Filip Novak: 17 NHL Games (OTT, CMB)
Tony Martensson: 6 NHL Games (ANA)
Rastislav Stana: 6 NHL Games (WAS)
I’m a nerd for these things, sorry. Also… Dmitri Yushkevich is still playing? Whoa.
"Sweet Zarley Zalapski, Batman!"
by ZarleyZalapski on Dec 22, 2008 5:51 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Kevin Dallman? Kvein “I can’t beat out Jaroslav Modry for a spot” Dallman? Maybe I need to head over to Russia and try out.
The West Coast is the Best Coast.
by RudyKelly on Dec 22, 2008 7:11 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
I could’ve sworn Kirill Koltsov was a former NHLer, but I see now he had just 102 games in the “A” and otherwise has spent his career at home.
by Doogie2K on Dec 22, 2008 7:52 PM CST reply actions 0 recs
Sergei Brylin was robbed!
I think it’s cool that Ray Giroux got more votes than Karel Rachunek. Go ex-Devils!
Devils in my heart! Devils in my mind! Devils in my eyes! Devils until I die!
by John Fischer on Dec 22, 2008 8:15 PM CST reply actions 0 recs

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