First off, I hit up a bunch of different sites to gather the names. The NHL announced the rosters, so that was a good starting point. I found that they had this whole fantasy draft format thing going on, which was pretty cool. They picked 32 All-Stars initially, one from each team, and then fans voted in another 12 players.
I star.nwod meht dted compiling a list of the players, team by team. Ottawa Senators had a good showing with five players: Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek, Erik Karlsson, and Colin Greening. Even found out that some players were rookies, noted them down.
- Ottawa Senators: Dangniniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, Milan Michalek, Erik Karlsson, Colin Greening
- Vancouver Canucks: Daniel Sedin
Then there were the goalies. Tim Thomas from Boston was one of the six they listed. That's about as far as I got with noting down individual names from memory for now.
- Goalies: Tim Thomas (Boston)
I also checked out some stats from the game. It was fun to see the team stats and all that. Plus, I stumbled upon some info about the skills challenge they had on Saturday night. Apparently, the league's leading goal scorer stole the show during that tournament. There was also this thing about Team Matthews beating Team McDavid 7-4 in the 3-on-3 finale, but that seems a bit off since McDavid wasn't in the league yet, it might be from a later year I saw.
Wrapping Up
So, that's pretty much what I did today. It was cool to revisit the 2012 NHL All-Star Game and see all those familiar names. And hey, I even found out that Tate McRae was gonna perform at the 2024 All-Star Game. It's awesome to see how the event has evolved over the years. Reminded me of the good old days of hockey!
