The Facts On ‘Nhl All Star Draft’

by associatedpress on January 27, 2012

  • NHL Capsules: Alfredsson honors homefronts in All-Star draft – GATINEAU, Quebec (AP) — Daniel Alfredsson's kids should be happy. And so should be much of Ottawa and Sweden with the team the Senators captain put together in making his selections in the NHL All-Star draft on Thursday night. (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star Draft 2012: 3 Reasons This All-Star Game Format Is the Best – Last year the NHL decided to change the way the All-Star teams were chosen by using a fantasy draft format, and it's one of the best decisions the league has ever made regarding the All-Star game. This format is the best the NHL has ever used. Others included East vs. West and North America vs. World, but the fantasy draft is clearly the best format. All-Star games are oftentimes a joke due to … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft: Grading Chara and Alfredsson's Picks – The NHL hosted the 2012 All-Star Fantasy Draft tonight. Captains Daniel Alfredsson and Zdeno Chara, along with assistants Henrik Lundqvist (Team Alfredsson) and Joffrey Lupul (Team Chara), went back and forth and selected various players for their squads. Throughout the night was their entertaining favoritism, gamesmanship and humor during the selection process. How did the captains do? Read on … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft: Zdeno Chara's Best and Worst Moves – Upon winning the “faceoff” dropped by TSN’s James Duthie, Boston Bruin and visiting NHL All-Star captain Zdeno Chara was under pressure to make plays with the puck Thursday night. Having a perpetual upper hand over counterpart Daniel Alfredsson in each ensuing round of the fantasy draft, Chara could not afford to let the missed opportunities outnumber those he converted. As one ought to have … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • Live Chat: NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft – Join the Ottawa Sun sports staff for our live blog Thursday night of the NHL All-Star Game Fantasy Draft. The draft is being held at the Casino Lac Leamy in Gatineau, and we're inviting fans to take part online.[...] (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL 2012 All-Star Fantasy Draft: Father vs Son – Well, tonight in the Bojarinov household, my father and I held our own All-Star fantasy draft.  My father (Vasilji), being true to his Toronto heart, wanted to choose the team of Zdeno Chara (captain) and Joffrey Lupul (assistant captain), which left me (Peter) to choose the team for Ottawa ’s Daniel Alfredsson (captain) and Henrik Lundqvist (assistant captain). He then allowed me to choose … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star Preview: 5 Predictions for Tonight's Draft – The NHL All-Star game is finally upon us. Tonight the NHL's best will be selected to either Team Chara or Team Alfredsson for Sunday's matchup in Ottawa . The NHL has changed the way they play the All-Star game in recent years. Rather than just have the teams split up into the Eastern Conference and Western Conference All- Stars , the league decided last year to have the players pick an All-Star … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star fantasy draft: Pick-by-pick – See who was chosen when at the NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft in Gatineau. (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft: Predicting the First Six Picks for Each Team – The NHL All-Star game is arguably the most anticipated event of the weekend. Though hockey is a sport many people in America choose not to follow, it's really an amazing game. Whether you're a casual fan, a diehard fan or not a fan of the sport at all, it's difficult to ignore a weekend-long event that features the biggest and brightest stars in the NHL (save some of Ottawa's players, but that … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

  • 2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Team Chara Roster – Tonight was the NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft in Ottawa for this weekend's NHL All-Star game. Zdeno Chara of Boston and Daniel Alfredsson are captaining the two teams and made the roster selections with their assistant captains, Joffrey Lupul and Henrik Lundqvist , respectively. Wild rookie Nick Johnson will be on Team Alfredsson, so Team Chara provide his opposition. Here is Team Chara's … (Read more breaking news about ‘Nhl All Star Draft’ here)

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