NHL All-Star Voting – Have You Voted?
December 3, 2008 by Jeanne Dupuis
Filed under All-Star Game, Fan Fare, NHL
I cast my vote several weeks ago and I’m urging you to do the same, if you haven’t already. Fans are voting to select the lineups for the 2009 NHL All-Star Game in Montreal January 25, 2008. Here are the results as of December 3, 2008.
In the East
Top 3 Forwards: Alexei Kovalev, Saku Koivu and Alex Tanguay (all Montreal) but Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin, are starting to catch up.
Top 3 Defensemen: Andrei Markov, Mike Komisarek (both Montreal) and Sergei Gonchar (Pittsburgh).
Goaltender: Carey Price (Montreal). His votes are almost double his closest competition, Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fleury.
In the West
Top 3 Forwards: Marian Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk (both Detroit) and Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames) with Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit) nipping on Iginla’s heels.
Top 3 Defensemen: Nick Lidstrom (Detroit), Dion Phaneuf (Calgary) and Brian Rafalski (Detroit).
Goaltender: Roberto Luongo (Vancouver) has a commanding lead over Chris Osgood (Detroit).
See any trends? The Eastern Conference is dominated by the Montreal Canadiens and the Pittsburgh Penguins while the Western Conference is all about the Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames (with the exception of Luongo who plays for the Vancouver Canucks).
I don’t know about you but I find that really interesting. Anyway, you still have time. Head over to Vote.NHL.com and make your choices!
image: NHL.com
