Josh Hennessy headed to first All-Star game

Published on January 9, 2007 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Binghamton Senators News Release


BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The American Hockey League on Tuesday announced the selection of Binghamton Senators forward Josh Hennessy to the PlanetUSA AHL All-Star team.

The 21-year-old center has 12 goals, 14 assists and 30 penalty minutes in 33 games for the Senators. His 26 points are good for third on the team, while leading the B-Sens with three short-handed and three game-winning markers.

The 2007 Rbk Hockey AHL All-Star Classic will take place at Ricoh Coliseum in Toronto, home of the AHL's Marlies. The event features the 2007 CCM AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, January 28 (7:00 ET) and the 2007 AHL All-Star Game on Monday, January 29 (7:00 ET), and will be televised live on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada and on a network of regional broadcast partners in the United States.

Of the 394 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 93 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Brad Boyes, Daniel Briere, Jonathan Cheechoo, Pavol Demitra, Rick DiPietro, Patrik Elias, Ray Emery, Miikka Kiprusoff, Kari Lehtonen, Ryan Miller, Dwayne Roloson, Marc Savard, Martin St. Louis, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal, Steve Sullivan and Kyle Wellwood.



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