2018-19 AHL First, Second All-Star Groups unveiled | TheAHL.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League introduced at present the 2018-19 AHL First and Second All-Star Groups, as voted by AHL coaches, gamers and media in every of the league’s 31 member cities.2018-19 AHL First All-Star Group (stats by Apr. 10)G – Alex Nedeljkovic, Charlotte Checkers (50gp, 33-9-5, 2.25gaa, .916sv%, 4so)D – John Gilmour, Hartford Wolf Pack (67gp, 20+34=54pts., 5 GWG, three OTG)D – Zach Redmond, Rochester Individuals (56gp, 21+29=50pts., +14, 10 PPG, 9 GWG)LW – Daniel Carr, Chicago Wolves (52gp, 30+41=71pts., +35, 12 PPG, three GWG)C – Carter Verhaeghe, Syracuse Crunch (73gp, 31+46=77pts., +23, 6 PPG, 6 GWG)RW – Jeremy Bracco, Toronto Marlies (73gp, 21+57=78pts., 7 PPG, 31 PPA)2018-19 AHL Second All-Star Group (stats by Apr. 10)G – Shane Starrett, Bakersfield Condors (41gp, 26-7-5, 2.31gaa, .919sv%, 4so)D – Aaron Ness, Hershey Bears (69gp, 5+46=51pts., +22, three PPG, 23 PPA)D – Ethan Prow, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (72gp, 18+31=49pts., +28, 9 PPG, three GWG)LW – Tyler Benson, Bakersfield Condors (66gp, 14+51=65pts., +22, 22 PPA, three GWG)C – Chris Mueller, Toronto Marlies (59gp, 33+32=65pts., 16 PPG, eight GWG, four OTG)RW – Andrew Poturalski, Charlotte Checkers (72gp, 23+47=70pts., +16, 2 PPG, 6 GWG)Every All-Star Group member will obtain a custom-designed crystal award in recognition of his choice to the 2018-19 AHL First and Second All-Star Groups.Latest First and Second Group AHL All-Star alternatives embrace Cory Schneider (2009), Johnny Boychuk (2009), Ben Lovejoy (2009), P.Ok. Subban (2010), Jonathan Bernier (2010), Kyle Palmieri (2012), Ben Bishop (2012), Tyler Johnson (2013), Jonathan Marchessault (2013), Justin Schultz (2013), Sami Vatanen (2013), Gustav Nyquist (2013), Brett Connolly (2013), Jake Allen (2014), Mike Hoffman (2014), Petr Mrazek (2014), Colton Sceviour (2014), Matt Murray (2015, 2016), Jacob Markstrom (2015), Shane Prince (2015), Jordan Weal (2015), Colin Miller (2015), Brandon Montour (2016), Frank Vatrano (2016), Mikko Rantanen (2016), Travis Boyd (2017), Kenny Agostino (2017), Austin Czarnik (2018) and Andreas Johnsson (2018).The winners of the 2018-19 Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (sportsmanship, dedication, dedication to hockey) and the Yanick Dupre Memorial Award (AHL Man of the 12 months) shall be introduced Friday.2018-19 AHL First All-Star TeamPhoto: Gregg ForwerckAlex Nedeljkovic, Goaltender (Charlotte Checkers):Persevering with to indicate enchancment in his third professional season, Alex Nedeljkovic leads the AHL in wins (33-9-5), goals-against common (2.25) and minutes performed (2,854) whereas serving to Charlotte to one of the best report within the league this season. The 23-year-old native of Parma, Ohio, additionally has a .916 save share and 4 shutouts, manning the crease for the Checkers’ second-ranked group protection and top-ranked penalty killing unit. A second-round decide by Carolina within the 2014 NHL Draft, Nedeljkovic was the CCM/AHL Goaltender of the Month in each January and March, and earned his first profession NHL victory on Jan. 23.JustSports PhotographyJohn Gilmour, Defenseman (Hartford Wolf Pack):Third-year professional John Gilmour has recorded 20 targets and 54 factors in 2018-19 – greater than he produced in his first two seasons mixed – to earn First Group All-Star honors. The 25-year-old Montreal native represented Hartford on the AHL All-Star Traditional for the second consecutive 12 months and skated in 5 NHL contests with the New York Rangers as properly. The primary 20-goal defenseman in Wolf Pack franchise historical past, Gilmour leads all AHL blueliners in factors and has registered a team-high 5 game-winning targets this season, together with three in additional time.Picture: Micheline VZach Redmond, Defenseman (Rochester Individuals):Coming off a Second Group All-Star choice final 12 months, Zach Redmond has notched 21 targets – a franchise report for a defenseman – and 29 assists for 50 factors in 56 video games for Rochester in 2018-19. The veteran blueliner from Traverse Metropolis, Mich., has set profession highs in targets and factors, has struck 10 occasions on the facility play, and has 9 game-winning targets as properly. Redmond, who put collectively a nine-game scoring streak early within the 12 months, has performed 312 AHL video games and 133 NHL contests in his eight-year professional profession, and was a Calder Cup finalist with St. John’s in 2014.Picture: Ross DettmanDaniel Carr, Left Wing (Chicago Wolves):Regardless of being sidelined by damage since early March, Daniel Carr stays among the many AHL’s high scorers with 30 targets and 41 assists for 71 factors in 52 video games with Chicago this season. Carr, who had a four-goal sport on Nov. 7, can be third within the league with a plus-35 ranking, and his 12-game scoring streak from Feb. 1 to Mar. 1 is tied for the AHL’s longest this season. In his first season within the Vegas group, the native of Sherwood Park, Alta., appeared in six video games with the Golden Knights as properly, gathering one aim.Picture: Scott ThomasCarter Verhaeghe, Heart (Syracuse Crunch):Fourth-year professional Carter Verhaeghe is having a profession 12 months in 2018-19, scoring 31 targets and main the playoff-bound Crunch with 46 assists and 77 factors in 73 contests getting into the ultimate weekend of the common season. The Toronto native was initially drafted by the Maple Leafs within the third spherical in 2013, and was acquired by the Tampa Bay Lightning in a commerce with the New York Islanders on July 1, 2017.Picture: Getty ImagesJeremy Bracco, Proper Wing (Toronto Marlies):Jeremy Bracco enters the ultimate weekend of the common season atop the AHL leaderboard with 78 factors (21 targets, 57 assists) in 73 video games for the Toronto Marlies. Bracco, who tallied six targets and 26 assists as a rookie in 2017-18, additionally leads the league in power-play scoring with 38 factors. A 22-year-old native of Freeport, N.Y., Bracco was a second-round alternative by the Toronto Maple Leafs within the 2015 NHL Draft and was a member of the Marlies’ Calder Cup championship group final spring.2018-19 AHL Second All-Star TeamPhoto: Andy NietupskiShane Starrett, Goaltender (Bakersfield Condors):Named to the AHL All-Rookie Group yesterday, Shane Starrett has emerged as one of many high goaltenders within the league whereas serving to Bakersfield attain the Calder Cup Playoffs for the primary time in membership historical past. Starrett has made 41 appearances in web for the Condors and has a report of 26-7-5 – together with a private 14-game profitable streak from Jan. 12 to Feb. 25 – whereas rating third within the AHL with a 2.31 goals-against common and fifth with a .919 save share. A 24-year-old native of Bellingham, Mass., Starrett signed as a free agent with the Edmonton Oilers on Apr. 10, 2017.JustSports PhotographyAaron Ness, Defenseman (Hershey Bears):A veteran of eight AHL seasons, Aaron Ness earns his first postseason All-Star Group nod in 2018-19 after establishing profession highs in assists (46), factors (51) and plus/minus (+22) for a Hershey membership that’s returning to the Calder Cup Playoffs this spring. The native of Roseau, Minn., is first amongst all AHL defensemen in assists and second in factors and power-play factors (26). Ness was initially a second-round draft decide by the New York Islanders in 2008 and joined the Washington Capitals group as a free agent in 2015.JustSports PhotographyEthan Prow, Defenseman (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins):Getting into the 2018-19 season with 34 factors in 104 profession AHL contests, Ethan Prow has had a breakout marketing campaign with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, posting 18 targets and 31 assists for 49 factors in 72 video games and main your entire Penguins roster in factors and plus/minus (+28). A 3rd-year professional from Sauk Rapids, Minn., Prow represented Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on the 2019 AHL All-Star Traditional.Picture: Vince RappleyeaTyler Benson, Left Wing (Bakersfield Condors):Including Second Group All-Star honors to his 2018-19 AHL All-Rookie Group choice, Tyler Benson has tallied a team-leading 65 factors together with a plus-22 ranking whereas skating in all 66 video games for Bakersfield up to now this season. Benson ranks third in your entire AHL with 51 assists – essentially the most by an AHL rookie since 2008 – and has helped tempo a Condors offense that’s averaging a league-best three.53 targets per sport. The 21-year-old native of Edmonton, Alta., was chosen by his hometown Oilers within the second spherical (32nd total) of the 2016 NHL Draft.Picture: Getty ImagesChris Mueller, Heart (Toronto Marlies):That is the primary profession postseason All-Star recognition for Chris Mueller, who has skated in 710 AHL video games over 11 skilled seasons. The 2-time Calder Cup champion leads the league with 33 targets – a private finest – and is tied for sixth with 65 factors in 59 video games with Toronto, and can be one off the AHL lead with 16 power-play markers. A local of West Seneca, N.Y., Mueller surpassed the 500-point plateau earlier this season and has totaled 222 targets and 305 assists in his AHL profession.Picture: Gregg ForwerckAndrew Poturalski, Proper Wing (Charlotte Checkers):With 47 assists and 70 factors in 72 video games, Andrew Poturalski is the factors chief for the AHL’s regular-season champion Charlotte Checkers and sits tied for fourth within the league scoring race. A 3rd-year professional from Williamsville, N.Y., Poturalski has set profession highs in targets (23), assists, factors and plus/minus (+16), and represented the Checkers on the 2019 AHL All-Star Traditional. Poturalski initially signed with the Carolina Hurricanes on Mar. eight, 2016.