5 added to AHL All-Star rosters

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League in the present day introduced modifications to the taking part in rosters for the 2020 AHL All-Star Traditional introduced by Ontario Worldwide Airport, to be held this Sunday and Monday, January 26-27 in Ontario, Calif.Charlotte Checkers goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic, Hershey Bears goaltender Vitek Vanecek and Hartford Wolf Pack ahead Vinni Lettieri have been added to the Atlantic Division workforce roster; and Belleville Senators ahead Josh Norris and Cleveland Monsters defenseman Adam Clendening have been added to the North Division roster for the occasion.Nedeljkovic, final 12 months’s winner of the Baz Bastien Award because the AHL’s prime goaltender and a 2019 Calder Cup champion with Charlotte, is 12-Eight-1 with a 2.49 goals-against common and a .905 save share in 21 video games this season.Vanecek, 13-7-1 (2.37, .910) for Hershey this 12 months, might be heading to his second consecutive All-Star Traditional.Third-year professional Lettieri leads Hartford in objectives (18) and factors (35) via 42 video games this season and has already appeared in 46 NHL contests in his profession.Norris, a first-round choose within the 2017 NHL Draft, is the top-scoring rookie within the AHL with 22 objectives and 40 factors in 41 video games for Belleville. Norris’s father, Dwayne, was an AHL All-Star in 1995 and 1996.Clendening, a second-time AHL All-Star, ranks fourth amongst AHL defensemen in scoring with 29 factors for Cleveland this season.As well as, the AHL introduced that Hartford’s Igor Shesterkin, Springfield’s Chris Driedger, Hershey’s Mike Sgarbossa, Cleveland’s Nathan Gerbe and Toronto’s Rasmus Sandin might be unavailable for the occasion.Rosters as of Jan. 21Andrew AgozzinoWilkes-Barre/Scranton PenguinsSebastian AhoBridgeport Sound TigersJake BeanCharlotte CheckersPaul CareyProvidence BruinsMorgan FrostLehigh Valley PhantomsJoey KeaneHartford Wolf PackVinni LettieriHartford Wolf PackMatt Moulson (“C”)Hershey BearsAlex NedeljkovicCharlotte CheckersJack StudnickaProvidence BruinsOwen TippettSpringfield ThunderbirdsVitek VanecekHershey BearsKris KnoblauchHartford Wolf PackJoey AndersonBinghamton DevilsRudolfs BalcersBelleville SenatorsAlex Barre-BouletSyracuse CrunchDrake BathersonBelleville SenatorsAdam ClendeningCleveland MonstersCharles HudonLaval RocketJonas JohanssonRochester AmericansKasimir KaskisuoToronto MarliesJosh NorrisBelleville SenatorsLawrence PilutRochester AmericansBrogan RaffertyUtica CometsChris TaylorRochester AmericansAlexandre CarrierMilwaukee AdmiralsLucas ElvenesChicago WolvesMatthew Ford (“C”)Grand Rapids GriffinsJansen HarkinsManitoba MooseConnor IngramMilwaukee AdmiralsKevin LankinenRockford IceHogsJoel L’EsperanceTexas StarsDerrick PouliotSan Antonio RampageChris TerryGrand Rapids GriffinsYakov TreninMilwaukee AdmiralsKarl TaylorMilwaukee AdmiralsTyler BensonBakersfield CondorsJoachim BlichfeldSan Jose BarracudaBrayden BurkeTucson RoadrunnersKyle CapobiancoTucson RoadrunnersGlenn GawdinStockton HeatLane PedersonTucson RoadrunnersCal PetersenOntario ReignAnthony StolarzSan Diego GullsT.J. TynanColorado EaglesChris WidemanSan Diego GullsJay VaradyTucson RoadrunnersTickets for the 2020 AHL All-Star Traditional introduced by Ontario Worldwide Airport, which embody admission to each the AHL All-Star Abilities Competitors on Sunday, Jan. 26, and the AHL All-Star Problem on Monday, Jan. 27, can be found now by visiting ontarioreign.com/allstar.The 2020 AHL All-Star Traditional introduced by Ontario Worldwide Airport will function the highest younger expertise within the American Hockey League: since 1995, greater than 95 % of All-Star Traditional contributors have gone on to compete within the Nationwide Hockey League, together with Cam Atkinson, Patrice Bergeron, Jordan Binnington, Ben Bishop, John Carlson, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Connor Hellebuyck, Braden Holtby, Tyler Johnson, Andreas Johnsson, Martin Jones, Jonathan Marchessault, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Kyle Palmieri, Zach Parise, Mikko Rantanen, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Dylan Strome, P.Okay. Subban and Mats Zuccarello.In operation since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the highest growth league for the gamers, coaches, managers, executives, broadcasters and workers of all 31 Nationwide Hockey League groups. Practically 90 % of in the present day’s NHL gamers are American Hockey League graduates, and greater than 100 honored members of the Hockey Corridor of Fame hung out within the AHL of their careers. In 2018-19, over 7 million followers attended AHL regular-season and playoff video games throughout North America.