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2015-16 results
First centre: Sidney Crosby (4 first, 2 second, 2 third; 8 total)
Second centre: Joe Thornton (1 first, 3 second, 2 third; 6 total)
Third centre: Anze Kopitar (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First LW: Jamie Benn (2 first, 1 second, 0 third; 3 total)
Second LW: Alexander Ovechkin (7 first (six LW, one RW), 3 second (two LW, one RW), 0 third; 10 total)
Third LW: Johnny Gaudreau (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First RW: Patrick Kane (2 first, 0 second, 1 third; 3 total)
Second RW: Vladimir Tasarenko (0 first, 2 second, 0 third; 2 total)
Third RW: Joe Pavelski (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
First defense: Drew Doughty (1 first, 2 second, 1 third; 4 total)
First defense: Erik Karlsson (3 first, 0 second, 0 third; 3 total)
Second defense: Brent Burns (0 first, 1 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second defense: Kris Letang (0 first, 2 second, 1 third; 3 total)
Third defense: Roman Josi (0 first, 0 second, 2 third; 2 total)
Third defense: John Klingberg (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First goalie: Braden Holtby (1 first, 0 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second goalie: Ben Bishop (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
Third goalie: Jonathan Quick (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
Observations
- Ovechkin has now been named an all-star in ten of the first eleven years of his career (though the record books show that he has eleven selections in eleven years thanks to the voting debacle in 2013 that resulted in him somehow being named to both the first and second team). The only players to match this are Gretzky (7-4-0 through his first eleven seasons), Bourque (7-4-0) and Bossy (5-3-1). Ovechkin is now the leader amongst wingers with ten selections, and behind only Gretzky among all forwards!
- At age 28, Sidney Crosby is already tied for third place - behind only Gretzky and Lemieux - with eight selections at centre.
- Patrick Kane was very close to being a unanimous selection in 2016. He was named to the first team on 144 of 146 ballots, and second place on the last two ballots. The last unanimous selection was Markus Naslund in 2003 (see note in post #7).
- Only five players made their first-ever appearance on the all-star team this year (a fairly low number).
- Joe Pavelski earned multiple votes at all three forward positions this year. None of the votes that were mis-cast at LW or centre materially affected the rankings for him or anyone else.
- Jagr was a distant 4th in all-star voting. Gordie Howe was a first team all-star at age 41, and Hasek was a a third team all-star at age 42. This must be the closest a player age 43+ has ever come to making an all-star team.
First centre: Sidney Crosby (4 first, 2 second, 2 third; 8 total)
Second centre: Joe Thornton (1 first, 3 second, 2 third; 6 total)
Third centre: Anze Kopitar (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First LW: Jamie Benn (2 first, 1 second, 0 third; 3 total)
Second LW: Alexander Ovechkin (7 first (six LW, one RW), 3 second (two LW, one RW), 0 third; 10 total)
Third LW: Johnny Gaudreau (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First RW: Patrick Kane (2 first, 0 second, 1 third; 3 total)
Second RW: Vladimir Tasarenko (0 first, 2 second, 0 third; 2 total)
Third RW: Joe Pavelski (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
First defense: Drew Doughty (1 first, 2 second, 1 third; 4 total)
First defense: Erik Karlsson (3 first, 0 second, 0 third; 3 total)
Second defense: Brent Burns (0 first, 1 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second defense: Kris Letang (0 first, 2 second, 1 third; 3 total)
Third defense: Roman Josi (0 first, 0 second, 2 third; 2 total)
Third defense: John Klingberg (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First goalie: Braden Holtby (1 first, 0 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second goalie: Ben Bishop (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
Third goalie: Jonathan Quick (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
Observations
- Ovechkin has now been named an all-star in ten of the first eleven years of his career (though the record books show that he has eleven selections in eleven years thanks to the voting debacle in 2013 that resulted in him somehow being named to both the first and second team). The only players to match this are Gretzky (7-4-0 through his first eleven seasons), Bourque (7-4-0) and Bossy (5-3-1). Ovechkin is now the leader amongst wingers with ten selections, and behind only Gretzky among all forwards!
- At age 28, Sidney Crosby is already tied for third place - behind only Gretzky and Lemieux - with eight selections at centre.
- Patrick Kane was very close to being a unanimous selection in 2016. He was named to the first team on 144 of 146 ballots, and second place on the last two ballots. The last unanimous selection was Markus Naslund in 2003 (see note in post #7).
- Only five players made their first-ever appearance on the all-star team this year (a fairly low number).
- Joe Pavelski earned multiple votes at all three forward positions this year. None of the votes that were mis-cast at LW or centre materially affected the rankings for him or anyone else.
- Jagr was a distant 4th in all-star voting. Gordie Howe was a first team all-star at age 41, and Hasek was a a third team all-star at age 42. This must be the closest a player age 43+ has ever come to making an all-star team.
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