2011 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game
The third edition of the All-Star Game of the Kontinental Hockey League (Russian Матч Всех Звёзд Континентальной Хоккейной Лиги ) took place at the Ice Arena in St. Petersburg on January 5, 2011. Team Jagr sat down with 18:16 against Team Yashin through.
Format
Unlike last year, we changed the format. The All -Star Game in 2011 met a selection of players from the Western Conference to a selection of players from the Eastern Conference. The team captains were already the Czech Jaromir Jagr of Avangard Omsk HK ( for the selection of the Eastern Conference ) and the Russian Alexei Yashin from SKA St. Petersburg ( for the selection of the Western Conference ) as in the two previous sweeps.
Before the actual All- Star Game, the KHL All-Star Skills Competition was held, in which the players competed against each other in various categories, and presented their skills.
Selection of participants
Each of the two teams consisted of two goalkeepers, six defenders and nine strikers. The six players, each of which formed the starting lineup of its teams were selected via the website of the KHL by the fans themselves. The remaining players on each team were chosen by media representatives and the leagues head of the KHL.
Squad
The fans selected the following starting line- of:
- Czech Republic F - Jaromir Jagr ( Avangard Omsk HK ) C
- Russia F - Alexander Radulow ( Salavat Yulaev Ufa )
- Czech Republic F - Roman Červenka (HK Avangard Omsk )
- Russia D - Ilya Nikulin ( Ak Bars Kazan )
- Czech Republic D - Martin Škoula (HK Avangard Omsk )
- Russia G - Mikhail Biryukov (HK Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk )
- Russia F - Alexei Yashin ( SKA St. Petersburg ) C
- Russia F - Maxim Suschinski ( SKA St. Petersburg )
- Russia F - Sergei Mosjakin ( Atlant Mytischtschi )
- Latvia D - Sandis Ozoliòš (Dinamo Riga)
- Russia D - Alexander Guskov ( Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
- Czech Republic G - Dominik Hašek (HK Spartak Moscow)
Through the media and the KHL leagues line following players have been nominated:
- Sweden G - Stefan Liv (HK Sibir Novosibirsk )
- Finland D - Janne Niskala (HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk )
- Canada D - Kevin Dallman ( Barys Astana )
- Russia D - Denis Kuljasch (HK Avangard Omsk )
- Russia D - Konstantin Korneev ( Ak Bars Kazan )
- Czech Republic F - Lukáš Kaspar ( Barys Astana )
- Norway F - Patrick Thoresen ( Salavat Yulaev Ufa )
- Russia F - Alexei Morozov ( Ak Bars Kazan )
- Russia F - Sergei Fedorov ( Metallurg Magnitogorsk HK )
- Finland F - Petri Kontiola (HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk )
- Russia F - Yevgeny Kuznetsov ( HC Traktor Chelyabinsk)
Coach:
- Russia Sinetula Bilyaletdinov ( Ak Bars Kazan )
- Finland Kari Heikkilä (HK Metallurg Magnitogorsk )
- Russia G - Konstantin Barulin ( Atlant Mytischtschi )
- Czech Republic D - Karel Rachunek ( Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
- Russia D - Denis Grebeschkow ( SKA St. Petersburg )
- Russia D - Maxim Soloviev ( OHK Dynamo )
- Slovakia D - Peter Podhradský (HK Dinamo Minsk)
- Czech Republic F - Josef Vašíček ( Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
- Russia F - Maxim Afinogenov ( SKA St. Petersburg )
- Sweden F - Mattias Weinhandl ( SKA St. Petersburg )
- Finland F - Leo Komarov ( OHK Dynamo )
- Canada F - Chris Simon ( Vityaz Chekhov )
- Latvia F - Lauris Dārziņš (Dinamo Riga)
Coach:
- Latvia Oļegs Znaroks ( OHK Dynamo )
- Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek senior ( Lokomotiv Yaroslavl )
Game Stats
The third KHL All-Star Game was held at the Ice Arena in St. Petersburg on January 5, 2011. The game saw a total of 10,127 spectators. The selection of the Eastern Conference Jaromir Jagr to Alexei Yashin defeated the US-led selection of the Western Conference in a very high-scoring game with just under 18:16.