ECHL All-Star Game

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The ECHL All-Star Game is an exhibition ice hockey game that traditionally marks the midway point of the ECHL's regular season, with many of the league's star players playing against each other. The starting lineup for the teams, including the starting goaltender, is voted on by the coaches, players, and other league representatives. The coaches for the All-Star Game teams are typically the head coaches of the teams that, at the time of the All-Star Game roster announcements, are leading their respective conferences in point percentage (i.e. fraction of points obtained out of total possible points). The All-Star Game festivities also includes an ECHL All-Star Skills Competition, a competition showing the various talents of the all-stars.

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In August 2011, the ECHL Board of Governors announced its intent not to hold an All-Star Game for the 2011–12 season, citing a desire to explore other options in preparation for celebrating the league's 25th anniversary during the 2012–13 season. [1] This marked the first season since the All-Star Game's inception in 1993 that one was not held. Since then, the ECHL also did not schedule an All-Star game in 2014, 2016 and 2025. The 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with 2021 host Jacksonville hosting the 2022 event.

As of 2018, the ECHL has adopted a four-team, 3-on-3 player format and began calling the event the All-Star Classic. [2] In 2020, the All-Star Game added players from the Professional Women's Hockey Player Association with Dani Cameranesi, Kali Flanagan, Gigi Marvin, and Annie Pankowski each being assigned to one of the four teams. [3]

All-Star Game results

YearWinnerScoreLoserMVPHostHost arenaAttendance
1993 [4] East All-Stars7–3West All-Stars Darren Schwartz, Wheeling (East) Wheeling Thunderbirds Wheeling Civic Center 4,854
1994 [5] West All-Stars7–6East All-StarsJoe Cook, Columbus (West)
Cory Cadden, Knoxville (West)		 Hampton Roads Admirals Norfolk Scope 6,361
1995 [6] West All-Stars6–5East All-StarsJay Neal, Toledo (West) Greensboro Monarchs Greensboro Coliseum 5,662
1996 [7] Northern Conference10–7Southern Conference Don Parsons, Johnstown (North) Tallahassee Tiger Sharks Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 5,576
1997 [8] Charlotte Checkers 7–6ECHL All-Stars Andrei Bashkirov, Huntington (ECHL)
David Brosseau, Charlotte		 Charlotte Checkers Independence Arena 7,087
1998 [9] Canada All-Stars11–7USA/World All-StarsThomas Braun, Jacksonville (Canada) Louisiana IceGators Cajundome 11,493
1999 [10] Southern Conference7–4Northern ConferenceJason Elders, Mobile (South) Mississippi Sea Wolves Mississippi Coast Coliseum 7,566
2000 [11] Northern Conference8–6Southern Conference Jeff Mitchell, Dayton (North) Greenville Grrrowl BI-LO Center 9,444
2001 [12] Southern Conference9–5Northern ConferenceJonas Soling, Augusta (South) Arkansas RiverBlades ALLTEL Arena 7,029
2002 [13] Southern Conference7–6Northern Conference Allan Sirois, Augusta (South) Trenton Titans Sovereign Bank Arena 7,165
2003 [14] Northern Conference8–2Southern Conference Scott Stirling, Atlantic City (North) Florida Everblades Germain Arena 6,442
2004 [15] Eastern Conference7–6Western Conference Randy Rowe, Peoria (East) Peoria Rivermen Carver Arena 7,242
2005 [16] National Conference6–2American Conference Frank Doyle, Idaho (National) Reading Royals Sovereign Center 6,746
2006 [17] National Conference7–6American Conference Luke Curtin, Fresno (National) Fresno Falcons Save Mart Center 7,667
2007 [18] American Conference6–3National Conference Adam Berkhoel, Dayton (American) Idaho Steelheads Qwest Arena 4,371
2008 [19] National Conference10–7American ConferenceAsh Goldie, Victoria (National) Stockton Thunder Stockton Arena 7,455
2009 [20] American Conference11–5National Conference Matt Ford, Charlotte (American)Reading RoyalsSovereign Center5,693
2010 [21] National Conference10–9American ConferenceEvan Barlow, Idaho (National) Ontario Reign Citizens Business Bank Arena 7,615
2011 [22] ECHL All Stars9–3 Bakersfield Condors Mark Arcobello, Stockton (ECHL All Stars) Bakersfield Condors Rabobank Arena 7,397
2012 [1] No All-Star Game scheduled
2013 [23] [24] ECHL All Stars7–3 Colorado Eagles Ryan Zapolski, South Carolina (ECHL All Stars) Colorado Eagles Budweiser Events Center 5,289
2014 No All-Star Game scheduled
2015 ECHL All Stars8–4 Orlando Solar Bears Myles Bell, Evansville (ECHL All Stars) Orlando Solar Bears Amway Center 9,288
2016 [25] No All-Star Game scheduled
2017 [26] ECHL All Stars8–7 Adirondack Thunder Matt Garbowsky, Colorado (ECHL All Stars) Adirondack Thunder Glens Falls Civic Center 3,767
2018 [2] Mountain Division6–5 (SO)South DivisionTaylor Cammarata, South Carolina (South Div.) Indy Fuel Indiana Farmers Coliseum 4,795
2019 [27] [28] Eastern Conference2–1 (SO) Team Fins David Pacan, Brampton (Eastern Conf.) Toledo Walleye Huntington Center 7,736
2020 [29] Eastern Conference4–2Western ConferenceLogan Roe, Florida (Eastern Conf.) Wichita Thunder Intrust Bank Arena 5,572
2021 [30] ECHL All-Star Game not held due to COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 host awarded the 2022 event Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
2022 [31] [32] ECHL All-Stars14–7 Jacksonville Icemen Marcus Crawford, Kansas City (All-Stars)Jacksonville Icemen VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 7,687
2023 [33] Destroyers2-0 Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Admirals Norfolk Scope 5,067
2024 [34] ECHL All-Stars18-11 Savannah Ghost Pirates Savannah Ghost Pirates Enmarket Arena 6,795
2025 No All-Star Game scheduled (replaced by 2025 Heritage Classic, Toledo at Kalamazoo, January 18, 2025)

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Press release (August 1, 2011). "Annual ECHL Board of Governors meeting concludes". ECHL. Archived from the original on August 24, 2011. Retrieved August 1, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "MOUNTAIN DIVISION WINS 2018 CCM/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". ECHL. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "PWHPA Members of U.S. Women's Ice Hockey Team to Participate in Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic". OurSports Central. December 13, 219.
  4. ↑ Staff Reporters (February 3, 1993). "East wins first ECHL All-Star Game". The News & Observer. p. C5.
  5. ↑ Radford, Rich (January 26, 1994). "West rallies, wins ECHL All-Star Game at Scope". The Virginian-Pilot. p. C1.
  6. ↑ Packett, John (January 25, 1995). "West prevails after fast start". Richmond Times-Dispatch. p. E7.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Bob (January 24, 1996). "ECHL All-Stars turn on offense". The Florida Times-Union. p. D5.
  8. ↑ Mehrtens, Cliff (January 22, 1997). "Checkers top ECHL stars". The Charlotte Observer. p. 1B.
  9. ↑ Herndon, Mike (January 21, 1998). "MacIntyre scores 4 goals for Canada in ECHL All-Star Game". Mobile Register. p. C1.
  10. ↑ Magandy, Kate (January 14, 1999). "South treats crowd to win". The Sun Herald. p. A1.
  11. ↑ Shanesy, Todd (January 20, 2000). "Two goals by Grrrowl's Venedam not enough Northern Conference never trails in 8-6 win in front of 2nd largest ECHL All-Star crowd ever". Herald-Journal. p. D1.
  12. ↑ Hammack, Don (February 14, 2001). "Wolves help South win". The Sun Herald. p. D5.
  13. ↑ Esposito, Scott (January 23, 2002). "Kowalsky still has 'Killer' instinct". The Trentonian.
  14. ↑ Hardwig, Greg (January 22, 2003). "North stars shine brightest". Naples Daily News. p. C1.
  15. ↑ Eminian, Dave (January 22, 2004). "Peoria player is All-Star big shot". The Peoria Journal Star. p. D1.
  16. ↑ Staff Reporters (January 27, 2005). "National Conference wins ECHL All-Star duel". The Peoria Journal Star. p. D1.
  17. ↑ Robison, Ken (January 26, 2006). "Nice ice dream - Large crowd, local hero, tight game offer hope interest is sparked". The Fresno Bee. p. D1.
  18. ↑ Langrill, Chris (January 18, 2007). "Nesbitt scores and Rallo notches an assist, but their National Conference team loses to ECHL foes in all-star game". The Idaho Statesman. p. C1.
  19. ↑ Linesburgh, Scott (January 24, 2008). "Usual rivals Goldie, Ferraro lead Thunder's side to victory". The Record. p. C1.
  20. ↑ Stewart, Don (January 22, 2009). "Royals' Doig, Ward play key roles in all-star rout". Reading Eagle. p. C1.
  21. ↑ Marquez, Liset (January 20, 2010). "Hockey fans brave the elements". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin.
  22. ↑ Staff Reporters (April 28, 2010). "2011 All-Star logo unveiled". The Bakersfield Californian.
  23. ↑ "2013 ECHL All-Star Game: All-Stars use five-goal outburst to down Eagles, 7-3". 24 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Colorado Eagles to Host 2013 All-Star Game". ECHL.com. ECHL. February 24, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
  25. ↑ "ECHL CRITICAL DATES - 2015-16 SEASON". ECHL. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27.
  26. ↑ "ECHL CRITICAL DATES - 2015-16 SEASON". ECHL. September 15, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27.
  27. ↑ "TOLEDO WALLEYE TO HOST 2019 CCM/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". ECHL. April 8, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  28. ↑ "EASTERN CONFERENCE WINS 2019 CCM/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP". ECHL. January 21, 2019.
  29. ↑ "Wichita to Host 2020 ECHL All-Star Classic". SportsTravel Magazine. December 10, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Jacksonville Selected as Host of 2021 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic". OurSports Central. January 11, 2020.
  31. ↑ "ECHL ANNOUNCES RESCHEDULING OF 2021 ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". Jacksonville Icemen. August 6, 2020.
  32. ↑ "ECHL ALL-STARS VICTORIOUS IN 2022 WARRIOR/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". ECHL. January 17, 2022.
  33. ↑ "NORFOLK SELECTED AS HOST OF 2023 WARRIOR/ECHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC". ECHL. January 29, 2022.
  34. ↑ "Savannah selected as host of 2024 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by Gulfstream". echl.com. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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