KHL All Star Game 2010

http://www.khlallstar.ru/en/

The new website is launched today. There is a few more options in russian version such as
rosters voting
http://www.khlallstar.ru/composition/votes.php
and tickets preorder
http://khlallstar.khl.ru/index.do

just voted)

Me too...

Not very original:

Yashin:

Ilya Proskuryakov, Sergei Zubov - Vitaly Vishnevski, Aleksei Yashin - Sergei Zinoviev - Maksim Sushinsky

Jagr:

Jeff Glass, Kevin Dallman - Joel Kwiatkowski, Marcel Hossa - Patrick Thoresen - Jaromir Jagr

I would love to see there Anisin, Kulyash, Knyazev and Irgl, Radivojevic, Vasicek, Hudler or Nemirovsky, but no space for them all...

I voted for Tarasenko and Filatov))

I voted for Tarasenko and Filatov))

Yeah, it would be awesome to got some youngsters in the All Star Game...

Such an interesting concept to name the teams after two of your leagues best players. We should do the Ovechkin team Vs. the Crosby Team...REVENGE MATCH lol

First lines (as voted by internet users) have been revealed (http://www.khlallstar.ru/en/composition/teams.php):
Team Yashin:
Goalkeeper: Georgi Gelashvili
Defense: Ilya Nikulin, Sergei Zubov
Attack: Maksim Sushinsky, Alexander Radulov, Alexei Morozov

Team Jagr:
Goalkeeper: Karri Ramo
Defense: Sandis Ozolinsh, Kevin Dallman
Attack: Branko Radivojevic, Mattias Weinhandl, Marcel Hossa

The second line will be voted by the press.

2nd lines (as voted by the press):
Team Yashin:
Goalkeeper: Andrei Mezin
Defense: Dmitri Kalinin, Anton Babchuk
Attack: Danis Zaripov, Sergei Fedorov, Sergei Mozyakin

Team Jagr:
Goalkeeper: Michael Garnett
Defense: Martin Štrbák, Lasse Kukkonen
Attack: Patrick Thoresen, Josef Vašíček, Chris Simon

Third lines will be announced by the league on January 28, 2 days before the all-star game.

The only thought of why simon is in the roster comes to my mind. At least 1 player from each team?

The only thought of why simon is in the roster comes to my mind. At least 1 player from each team?
He's a decent player in the KHL

He's a decent player in the KHL

Yup, decent player but not a star. There are dozens of foreigners who could and should have made it to Jagr team instead.

It took them as long to name Sergei Fedorov to the ASG as Chris Simon....

It took them as long to name Sergei Fedorov to the ASG as Chris Simon....

Well, first line is a public vote. And Fedorov was in the top 10 and Simon wasn't. Second line is up to press, so I guess they've just trolled the KHL. :laugh:

isn't team yashin a russian team? how can mezin be on that team?

isn't team yashin a russian team? how can mezin be on that team?

the game is in Minsk and they probably figured that having Mezin playing on the foreigners team would look wrong...He's also born in Russia, just plays for Belorus'.

Mezin also has russian citizenship. Look at minsk´s roster here http://en.khl.ru/clubs/dinamo_mn

Mezin has russian citizenship, therefore he is in Yashin´s team. look at site of khl.

isn't team yashin a russian team? how can mezin be on that team?

Well it's sometimes a bit complicated with some of the players from the former USSR republics excluding Russia. Some may have dual citizenship, some may have for example a Belarusian or Lithuanian citizenship but were born in Russia or vice versa. It depends.

i see.... it just looked strange to have a belarusian on team yashin but a latvian on team jagr. but it makes sense if he's a russian citizen. or maybe it's just politics like with the olympic team :sarcasm:

i see.... it just looked strange to have a belarusian on team yashin but a latvian on team jagr. but it makes sense if he's a russian citizen. or maybe it's just politics like with the olympic team :sarcasm:

I am not sure but... If you look at khl.ru, Ozolins has latvian citizenship and Mezin russian. I think that Ozolins has ONLY latvian citizenship and Mezin has double one (belorussian and russian) But I am not sure

Team Yashin is for Russians AND Belarusians.

Team Yashin is for Russians AND Belarusians.

Thanks for explanation , I did not know it

The Kontinental Hockey League has chosen the players who will form the third line of the two competing teams in the All-Star Game, taking place on January 30th in Minsk. (http://en.khl.ru/news/2010/1/27/23791.html)

Completing the line-up of Team Yashin will be defensemen Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA) and Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), plus attackers Sergei Zinovyev (Salavat Yulaev), Denis Parshin (CSKA) and Alexei Tereshchenko (Ak Bars).

Added to Team Jagr are defensemen Karel Rachunek (Dynamo Moscow) and Jaroslav Obsut (Spartak), plus the forwards Jiri Hudler (Dynamo Moscow), Ville Peltonen (Dinamo Minsk) and Jozef Stumpel (Barys).

And so selection of players for Teams Yashin and Jagr in the Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game is completed in full, and further changes to the teams before the game can only take place in the event of injury to a player.

Team rosters for the KHL All-Star Game 2010 (30th January 2010, Minsk)
(http://www.khlallstar.ru/en/composition/teams.php)

Team Yashin

Goaltenders: Georgy Gelashvili (Lokomotiv), Andrei Mezin (Dinamo Minsk).

Defense: Sergei Zubov (SKA), Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars), Dmitry Kalinin (Salavat Yulaev), Anton Babchuk (Avangard), Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA),
Vitaly Atyushov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)

Forwards: Alexei Yashin (SKA), Alexei Morozov (Ak Bars), Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev), Maxim Sushinsky (SKA), Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars), Sergei Fedorov (Metallurg Magnitogorsk), Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant), Alexei Tereshchenko (Ak Bars), Sergei Zinovyev (Salavat Yulaev), Denis Parshin (CSKA)


Team Jagr

Goaltenders: Karri Ramo (Avangard), Michael Garnett (HC MVD)

Defense: Kevin Dallman (Barys), Sandis Ozolins (Dinamo Riga), Lasse Kukkonen (Avangard), Martin Strbak (HC MVD), Karel Rachunek (Dynamo Moscow), Jaroslav Obsut (Spartak)

Forwards: Jagomir Jagr (Avangard), Marcel Hossa (Dinamo Riga), Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo Moscow), Branko Radivojevic (Spartak), Patrick Thoresen (Salavat Yulaev), Josef Vasicek (Lokomotiv), Chris Simon (Vityaz), Jiri Hudler (Dynamo Moscow), Ville Peltonen (Dinamo Minsk), Jozef Stumpel (Barys).

Spartak´s Jaroslav Obšut broke his hand and will miss the KHL ASG.

Spartak´s Jaroslav Obšut broke his hand and will miss the KHL ASG.

already been replaced by Platt. Obsut broke his farm in a fight during the game that his team lost 3:9)))

how does Mezin make the team over Proskuryakov for Team Yashin? and how does Esche not make Team Jagr? Proskuryakov is arguably the best goaltender in the KHL up to this point and he doesnt make the All-Star game. how does that happen?

and then how does Fedorov make the team, but his teammate who is having the better season, Stanislav Chistov, not make the squad? and i agree with everyone else, Chris Simon should not be on that team. Hyvonen, Cajanek, Immonen, & like 10 other foreigners are far more deserving of that spot. are these players declining spots or does the russian press and fans that are voting not actually follow the KHL? or are they doing like the NHL and having at least one player from each team at the game?

Yeah I am not too happy with some of the selections too jlavaia

how does Mezin make the team over Proskuryakov for Team Yashin? and how does Esche not make Team Jagr? Proskuryakov is arguably the best goaltender in the KHL up to this point and he doesnt make the All-Star game. how does that happen?

and then how does Fedorov make the team, but his teammate who is having the better season, Stanislav Chistov, not make the squad? and i agree with everyone else, Chris Simon should not be on that team. Hyvonen, Cajanek, Immonen, & like 10 other foreigners are far more deserving of that spot. are these players declining spots or does the russian press and fans that are voting not actually follow the KHL? or are they doing like the NHL and having at least one player from each team at the game?
Simon is popular between the fans for his scoring and ability to fight, that's why he's there, plain and simple.

As for Mezin, are you forgetting the geographical locations of the game?

Simon is popular between the fans for his scoring and ability to fight, that's why he's there, plain and simple.

really? he has 12 goals. Martin Cibak can fight and can score better, and he's more deserving of a spot on Team Jagr. and Simon was a press vote, not a fan vote.

as for Mezin, i get that the game is at his home arena and his hometown, but Proskuryakov really should be on the All-Star team. take 3 goalies then, 1 for each period. when the top 2 goalies in the league dont make the All-Star game something is wrong. they really need to do something about the selection process.

Skills Competition. Live right now.
http://www.justin.tv//velliton_78#r=ZwwThHE
http://www.khl.ru/tv/

Parshin did fly! :clap:

Wow, Oleg Gazmanov just song his "USSR song".

Well, the KHL is one way of bringing the land of Rus (Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and hopefully Ukraine) closer and back together.

I see Gretzky returned back to his homeland (Gretzky's family is from Belarus)

Messier and Gretzky, kudos!

11-8 team Jagr won. Well, that was a lot of fun to watch. Lol at Gelashvili and Mezin. :) I loved it.

Jagr - 1+4 - nice game by the captain...

link 1 (http://www.nhltorrents.co.uk/torrents.php),2 (http://torrents.ru/forum/viewforum.php?f=2007)

it's cool that the video is available right away, but it's so damn slow and choppy..

highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7EgfuUSwTw

really? he has 12 goals. Martin Cibak can fight and can score better, and he's more deserving of a spot on Team Jagr. and Simon was a press vote, not a fan vote.

as for Mezin, i get that the game is at his home arena and his hometown, but Proskuryakov really should be on the All-Star team. take 3 goalies then, 1 for each period. when the top 2 goalies in the league dont make the All-Star game something is wrong. they really need to do something about the selection process.

Simon has 12 goals in 23 games. Cibak has 17 in 45. Questions?

Skills Competition highlights http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V1qlkrNUsg

Avs fan wondering how Parshin did in the game? Saw that he flew around in the speed skating competition.

ESPN 360 had a broadcast of the game - it's disappointing how Levy and Melrose were absolutely not ready to work that game and how espn360 called Omsk the last KHL's winner...On the good side, espn36 signed a 2 year contract with the KHL to broadcast games starting this february

Avs fan wondering how Parshin did in the game? Saw that he flew around in the speed skating competition.

is that relevant how a player did in an all-star game? In my mind it shows nothing.

A who's who of 1990s hockey stars at the game, playing or as guests: Jagr & Yashin (obviously), Fedorov, Zubov, Gretzky, Messier, Mogilny, Ozolinsh, Stumpel.

BTW, anyone know if Bykov & Zubov/Smith had a chance to bury the hatchet at the game?

espn36 signed a 2 year contract with the KHL to broadcast games starting this february

could you write a source?

could you write a source?

per Melrose and Leavy, watch the all-star game. they are showing two games on the third and the fifth.