AHL Providence Bruins

Three P-Bruins Selected to All-Star Roster

Published on January 17, 2013 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release


Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins, in their 21st season in the American Hockey League, announced today that Niklas Svedberg and Chris Bourque have been selected to represent the team at the 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic, to be held in Providence January 27 and 28. Trent Whitfield was also selected to captain the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

Svedberg, a first-year pro from Sollentuna, Sweden has appeared in 23 games for the Providence Bruins this season. In 1342:22 minutes played, the 6'1", 176-pound goaltender has recorded a 15-6-1-1 record and compiled a .920 save percentage and 2.46 goals-against-average.

Bourque, who is currently attending Boston's Training Camp, leads the P-Bruins in scoring with 20 points on eight goals and a team-high 20 assists. The Boston, Massachusetts native is in his first season with the Bruins after being acquired from Washington in exchange for Zach Hamill on May 26, 2012. The 5'8", 180-pound forward led the AHL in scoring last season with the Hershey Bears, scoring a career-high 93-points.

Whitfield has spent part of each of his 15 professional seasons in the American Hockey League, including the last four with Providence. The 35-year-old native of Alameda, Sask., has played 769 career AHL games and is a four-time 20-goal scorer, totaling 240 goals and 343 assists for 583 points with Portland (1998-2005), Peoria (2005-09) and Providence (2009- ). Originally drafted by Boston in 1996, Whitfield has also skated in 194 career NHL games with the Bruins, St. Louis, the New York Rangers and Washington.

Whitfield, who made his only previous AHL All-Star Classic appearance in 2003, will captain the Eastern Conference AHL All-Stars

Tickets for the 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic are on sale now by calling the Providence Bruins at (401) 273-5000 or visiting www.providencebruins.com . All-Star 2-Packs are $55 and $75 and include admission to both the 2013 Pepsi AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 27, and the 2013 AHL All-Star Game at 7 p.m. on Monday, January 28. All-Star 2-Packs are $55 and include admission to the Skills Competition and the All-Star Game, as well as the Post-Skills Party (January 27, 9:30 p.m.) at the Rhode Island Convention Center and the 2013 AHL Hall of Fame Induction & Awards Ceremony (January 28, 11 a.m.) at the Veterans Memorial Auditorium.

The 2013 Dunkin' Donuts AHL All-Star Classic in Providence will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League. Of the 597 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since the event was reinstated in 1995, more than 92 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Daniel Briere, Dustin Brown, Ryan Callahan, Mike Cammalleri, Zdeno Chara, Miikka Kiprusoff, Ryan Miller, Zach Parise, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Cory Schneider, Jason Spezza and Eric Staal .

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