Steven Stamkos And Ben Bishop Named To 2016 All-Star Game Roster

The National Hockey League announced the full rosters for the 2016 Honda All-Star Celebration that will take place in Nashville on January 30-31. Four division captains were previously selected through fan voting. The league chose the remaining forty players that will participate.

Representing the Lightning in the event will be captain Steven Stamkos and goaltender Ben Bishop.

Each division roster will be made up of six forwards, three defensemen, and two goaltenders.

2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game Rosters

Atlantic Division	Central Division
F Patrice Bergeron (BOS)	F Jamie Benn (DAL)
F Jaromir Jagr (FLA)*	F Matt Duchene (COL)
F Leo Komarov (TOR)	F Patrick Kane (CHI)*
F Dylan Larkin (DET)	F Tyler Seguin (DAL)
F Ryan O’Reilly (BUF)	F Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
F Steven Stamkos (TBL)	F Jonathan Toews (CHI)
D Aaron Ekblad (FLA)	D Dustin Byfuglien (WPG)
D Erik Karlsson (OTT)	D Roman Josi (NSH)
D P.K. Subban (MTL)	D Shea Weber (NSH)
G Ben Bishop (TBL)	G Devan Dubnyk (MIN)
G Roberto Luongo (FLA)	G Pekka Rinne (NSH)
Metropolitan Division	Pacific Division
F Nicklas Backstrom (WSH)	F Johnny Gaudreau (CGY)
F Claude Giroux (PHI)	F Taylor Hall (EDM)
F Evgeni Malkin (PIT)	F Joe Pavelski (SJS)
F Alex Ovechkin (WSH)*	F Corey Perry (ANA)
F Brandon Saad (CBJ)	F John Scott (ARI)*
F John Tavares (NYI)	F Daniel Sedin (VAN)
D Justin Faulk (CAR)	D Brent Burns (SJS)
D Kris Letang (PIT)	D Drew Doughty (LAK)
D Ryan McDonagh (NYR)	D Mark Giordano (CGY)
G Braden Holtby (WSH)	G John Gibson (ANA)
G Cory Schneider (NJD)	G Jonathan Quick (LAK)
* Fan-elected captain

With the new All-Star format, the players will face off in a three game tournament played in a 3-on-3 format.

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Steven Stamkos And Ben Bishop Named To 2016 All-Star Game Roster

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