Grebeshkov Named To PlanetUSA For Second Consecutive All-Star Game
January 11, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Manchester Monarchs News Release
MANCHESTER, NH - The American Hockey League announced today that Manchester Monarchs defenseman Denis Grebeshkov has been selected to the PlanetUSA team for the 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic, which takes place January 31-February 1 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Grebeshkov, 22, led all Monarchs defensemen with 16 points (0-16=16) this season upon his recall to the Los Angeles Kings on December 26. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound native of Yaroslavl, Russia, has 41 penalty minutes and a plus-4 rating in 28 games with the Monarchs. Grebeshkov, currently with the Kings, has three assists in nine career NHL games - all with the Kings.
Originally selected by the Kings in the first-round (18th overall) in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft, Grebeshkov was a member of PlanetUSA at the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic held in Manchester, New Hampshire.
The 2006 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic will take place at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, home of the AHL's Manitoba Moose, and will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League. The event gets underway on Tuesday, January 31, with the 2006 CCM AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. (CT). The annual All-Star Game follows at 7:00 p.m. (CT) on Wednesday, February 1, and will be televised live in North America.
PlanetUSA All-Stars
Forwards
Keith Aucoin, Lowell
Valtteri Filppula, Grand Rapids
Eric Healey, Providence ("C")
x-Jiri Hudler, Grand Rapids
Patrick O'Sullivan, Houston
Libor Pivko, Milwaukee
x-John Pohl, Toronto
Patrick Rissmiller, Cleveland
Peter Sejna, Peoria
Ryan Shannon, Portland
Tomas Surovy, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Ryan Vesce, Springfield
x-Erik Westrum, Houston
Defensemen
x-Sven Butenschon, Manitoba
Denis Grebeshkov, Manchester
Matt Greene, Iowa
David Hale, Albany
Matt Jones, San Antonio
Thomas Pock, Hartford
Danny Richmond, Lowell
x-Noah Welch, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton
Goaltenders
Al Montoya, Hartford
x-Pekka Rinne, Milwaukee
Tim Thomas, Providence
Head Coach: Joe Mullen, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Assistant Coach: Al Sims, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Athletic Therapist: Rob Milette, Manitoba Moose
Equipment Manager: Corey Osmak, Manitoba Moose
The Monarchs host the Atlantic Division leading Portland Pirates at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday, January 11 at 7:05 p.m.
Catch all of the play-by-play action of Monarchs hockey this season with Ken Cail on the Monarchs Radio Network (WGIR-AM 610, Manchester; WGIN-AM 930, Rochester; WGIP-AM 1540, Exeter) and at www.monarchshockey.com. Watch the game live on B2 Networks for just $6 per game. Log onto www.monarchshockey.com and click on the link to B2 Networks ten minutes prior to the each Monarchs game to watch the game live!
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