JACKSONVILLE, FLA – The ECHL on Monday announced roster changes for the 2022 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic, to be hosted by the Jacksonville Icemen on Monday, January 17th at 7:30 p.m. ET at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The game will air LIVE exclusively on NHL Network.
In this year’s All-Star event, the host Jacksonville Icemen will take on a team of ECHL All-Stars representing the other teams in the League, as well as feature several Skills events which will count as a goal towards the winning Player’s team score.
Five players have been added to the ECHL All-Star Roster: Goaltender Brad Barone (Orlando), forward Justin Florek (South Carolina) and forwards Alexis D’Aoust and Anthony Nellis and defenseman Olivier Galipeau (Trois-Rivières).
The following players who were named to the ECHL All-Star Roster will not participate in the event: Yauheni Aksiantsiuk, Kris Bennett, Justin Brazeau, Samuel Harvey, Brenden Miller, Zach O’Brien, Jacob Pritchard, Jordan Subban and Patrick Watling.
In addition, Cincinnati Cyclones’ head coach Jason Payne will serve as a coach of the ECHL All-Stars along with Toledo’s Dan Watson, in place of Newfoundland’s Eric Wellwood, who was unable to attend due to travel delays.
In partnership with the Premier Hockey Federation and Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association, two members from each organization will participate in the All-Star Classic. Taking part in the All-Star festivities will be the PHF’s Allie Thunstrom of the Minnesota Whitecaps and Jillian Dempsey of the Boston Pride and the PWHPA’s Sophia Shaver of Team adidas (Minnesota) and Loren Gabel of Team Sonnet (Toronto).
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