Bears' Fahey Added for 2011 AHL All-Star Classic
Published on January 28, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. ... The American Hockey League today announced that Hershey Bears defenseman Brian Fahey has been added to the Eastern Conference roster for the rosters for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross, to take place Sunday and Monday, Jan. 30 and 31, in Hershey, Pa.
Fahey replaces Bears teammate Lawrence Nycholat, who will miss the event due to injury.
Fahey, a Calder Cup champion with Chicago in 2008, has three goals and 14 assists along with a plus-17 rating in 33 games with Hershey this season. The eighth-year pro also finally reached the National Hockey League, making his debut with the Washington Capitals and totaling one assist in seven games so far.
The 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross in Hershey will feature the top talent in the American Hockey League competing in the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Game, a two-day event to be televised nationally in the United States and Canada. Of the 528 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 94 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Dan Boyle, Daniel Briere, Dustin Byfuglien, Brian Campbell, Zdeno Chara, Eric Fehr, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Ryan Miller, Zach Parise, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and Tomas Vokoun.
A limited number of tickets remain available for the 2011 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross - which include admission to both the 2011 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 3 p.m. on Sunday, January 30, and the 2011 AHL All-Star Game at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 31. Tickets are also available for the 2011 AHL Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Ceremony (January 31, 11 a.m.) and the Post-Skills Party (January 30, 6 p.m.). Contact the Giant Center box office at (717) 534-3911 for information.
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