IceCaps' Chris Terry Added to All-Star Classic
January 29, 2017 - American Hockey League (AHL)
St. John's IceCaps News Release
ST. JOHN'S, NL - The American Hockey League announced today that St. John's IceCaps forward Chris Terry is among three players added to the North Division team at the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross.
Terry, Rochester Americans forward Justin Bailey and Syracuse Crunch forward Cory Conacher will replace Albany Devils representatives Joe Blandisi, Vojtech Mozik and John Quenneville, who are unavailable for the event, which begins tonight at PPL Center in Allentown, PA.
The 2017 AHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Giant Food Stores and Velaspan tonight will pit the All-Stars from the two Eastern Conference divisions against those from the two Western Conference divisions in seven skills events. In the 2017 AHL All-Star Challenge on Monday, the four teams will participate in a round-robin tournament featuring six games of 10 minutes each, played entirely at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin will face off for the championship, a six-minute game also played at 3-on-3.
The All-Star Classic festivities also include the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony, to be held at Miller Symphony Hall at 11 a.m. on Monday. The ceremony will feature the induction of Billy Dea, Bryan Helmer, Rob Murray and Doug Yingst as the AHL Hall of Fame Class of 2017 and will also celebrate honorary All-Star Classic captains Daniel Briere and Terry Murray.
Starting at just $26 each, a limited number of single-event tickets are still available for the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Capital BlueCross. To purchase event tickets, please visit phantomshockey.com, call 610-347-TIXX or visit the PPL Center box office.
American Hockey League Stories from January 29, 2017
- Western Conference Wins AHL All-Star Skills Competition - AHL
- Gustav Forsling Recalled by Chicago - Rockford IceHogs
- Hurricanes Recall Eddie Lack From Charlotte - Charlotte Checkers
- Wisniewski Joins Wolves' Blues Line - Chicago Wolves
- Syracuse Crunch Release Olivier Labelle from PTO - Syracuse Crunch
- IceCaps' Chris Terry Added to All-Star Classic - St. John's IceCaps
- Cory Conacher Named 2017 AHL All-Star - Syracuse Crunch
- Bailey Added to 2017 AHL All-Star Roster - Rochester Americans
- Bailey, Conacher, Terry Added to AHL All-Star Classic Rosters - AHL
- Take Five: Hogs Hit All-Star Break Following 5-1 Loss - Rockford IceHogs
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
