
Canadian AHL All-Star Roster Revealed
Published on January 7, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Worcester IceCats News Release
SPRINGFIELD, MA ... The American Hockey League announced today the Canadian AHL All-Star team roster for the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic, to be played next month at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich.
The team, comprising players born in Canada, includes 21 skaters and three goaltenders. AHL fans determined the starting lineup via on-line balloting at theahl.com, while a committee of AHL coaches selected the remainder of the roster. The PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team roster will be announced on Thursday.
Twenty of the 24 members of the Canadian team will be making their AHL All-Star debuts, including rookies Kyle Wellwood and Carlo Colaiacovo of St. John's, Scottie Upshall of Milwaukee, Derek Roy of Rochester, Doug Lynch of Toronto, Aaron Johnson of Syracuse, Wade Dubielewicz of Bridgeport and David LeNeveu of Springfield.
Worcester IceCats defenseman Terry Virtue has been selected to captain the Canadian team, seven years after making his first AHL All-Star Classic appearance in 1997, while Milwaukee defenseman Curtis Murphy has earned his third consecutive All-Star berth.
Because he led the Houston Aeros to the Calder Cup championship in 2003, Todd McLellan will serve as the head coach for the Canadian AHL All-Star team.
Of the 295 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 91 percent have competed in the NHL, including Daniel Briere, Andrew Brunette, Anson Carter, Pavol Demitra, Rick DiPietro, J.P. Dumont, Mike Dunham, Patrik Elias, Rico Fata, Manny Legace, John Madden, Brendan Morrison, Ladislav Nagy, Vaclav Prospal, Dwayne Roloson, Martin St. Louis, Marc Savard, Jason Spezza, Steve Sullivan and Tomas Vokoun.
The 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic will take place at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, Mich., home of the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins. The event gets underway on Sunday, February 8, with the 2004 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (ET). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (ET) on Monday, February 9, and will be televised live in the United States and Canada.
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