The American Hockey League released the Eastern and Western Conference rosters for its mid-season celebration on Thursday evening.
Quite predictably, the Adirondack Phantoms were not prominently featured, save for defenseman Erik Gustafsson. The 24-year-old Swede has totaled three goals and 14 points in 24 games, but has been hampered by an ankle injury suffered while blocking a shot roughly one week before Christmas.
If he plays, he’ll join Michael Leighton, 2012 (Atlantic City, NJ); Jon Matsumoto, 2010 (Portland, ME) and Danny Syvret, 2009 (Worcester, MA) as members of the Glens Falls AHL club to make an All-Star appearance. Gustafsson was also named to the 2011 game which took place in Hershey.
Here are the full rosters, from the AHL’s official release:
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2013 AHL Eastern Conference All-Star Team |
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| Goaltenders | Forwards | ||
| Robin Lehner, Binghamton Senators | Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, Springfield Falcons | ||
| Curtis McElhinney, Springfield Falcons | Beau Bennett, W-B/Scranton Penguins | ||
| Niklas Svedberg, Providence Bruins | Alexandre Bolduc, Portland Pirates | ||
| Chris Bourque, Providence Bruins | |||
| Defensemen | Bobby Butler, Albany Devils | ||
| Mark Barberio, Syracuse Crunch | Peter Holland, Norfolk Admirals | ||
| Andre Benoit, Binghamton Senators | Tyler Johnson, Syracuse Crunch | ||
| Matt Donovan, Bridgeport Sound Tigers | Tim Kennedy, Worcester Sharks | ||
| Tim Erixon, Springfield Falcons | Chad Kolarik, Connecticut Whale | ||
| Erik Gustafsson, Adirondack Phantoms | Nino Niederreiter, Bridgeport Sound Tigers | ||
| Tomas Kundratek, Hershey Bears | Richard Panik, Syracuse Crunch | ||
| Zach Redmond, St. John’s IceCaps | Tyler Toffoli, Manchester Monarchs | ||
| David Rundblad, Portland Pirates | Trent Whitfield, Providence Bruins (“C”) | ||
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2013 AHL Western Conference All-Star Team |
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| Goaltenders | Forwards |
| Barry Brust, Abbotsford Heat | Andrew Agozzino, Lake Erie Monsters |
| Petr Mrazek, Grand Rapids Griffins | Mark Arcobello, Oklahoma City Barons |
| Justin Peters, Charlotte Checkers | Matt Fraser, Texas Stars |
| Brendan Gallagher, Hamilton Bulldogs | |
| Defensemen | Ryan Hamilton, Toronto Marlies |
| Victor Bartley, Milwaukee Admirals | Quintin Laing, Abbotsford Heat (“C”) |
| Chad Billins, Grand Rapids Griffins | Gustav Nyquist, Grand Rapids Griffins |
| Adam Clendening, Rockford IceHogs | Kevin Porter, Rochester Americans |
| Mark Cundari, Peoria Rivermen | Martin St. Pierre, Rockford IceHogs |
| Michal Jordan, Charlotte Checkers | Mike Sgarbossa, Lake Erie Monsters |
| Mike Kostka, Toronto Marlies | Drew Shore, San Antonio Rampage |
| Brayden McNabb, Rochester Americans | Brett Sterling, Chicago Wolves |
| Jamie Oleksiak, Texas Stars | Jason Zucker, Houston Aeros |