NHL announces first 32 players for the 2023 All-Star Game

On Thursday night, the National Hockey League announced the first 32 players (one per team) that will be participating at the 2023 All-Star Game in South Florida next month.

Let's take a look at those 32 players who will represent their respective teams at the 2023 All-Star Weekend.

Atlantic Division
Linus Ullmark (G) - Boston Bruins
Tage Thompson (F) - Buffalo Sabres
Dylan Larkin (F) - Detroit Red Wings
Matthew Tkachuk (F) - Florida Panthers
Nick Suzuki (F) - Montreal Canadiens
Brady Tkachuk (F) - Ottawa Senators
Nikita Kucherov (F) - Tampa Bay Lightning
Mitch Marner (F) - Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan Division
Andrei Svechnikov (F) - Carolina Hurricanes
Johnny Gaudreau (F) - Columbus Blue Jackets
Jack Hughes (F) - New Jersey Devils
Brock Nelson (F) - New York Islanders
Igor Shesterkin (G) - New York Rangers
Kevin Hayes (F) - Philadelphia Flyers
Sidney Crosby (F) - Pittsburgh Penguins
Alexander Ovechkin (F) - Washington Capitals

These Eastern stars will be shining down in South Florida for the #NHLAllStar Weekend! ⭐️

Head over to https://t.co/JOMxUndKd8 at 9p ET to help select the rest of the players in the #NHLAllStarVote! pic.twitter.com/rO0vKqOeX9— NHL (@NHL) January 6, 2023

Central Division
Clayton Keller (F) - Arizona Coyotes
Seth Jones (D) - Chicago Blackhawks
Cale Makar (D) - Colorado Avalanche
Jason Robertson (F) - Dallas Stars
Kirill Kaprizov (F) - Minnesota Wild
Juuse Saros (G) - Nashville Predators
Vladimir Tarasenko (F) - St. Louis Blues
Josh Morrissey (D) - Winnipeg Jets

Pacific Division
Troy Terry (F) - Anaheim Ducks
Nazem Kadri (F) - Calgary Flames
Connor McDavid (F) - Edmonton Oilers
Kevin Fiala (F) - Los Angeles Kings
Erik Karlsson (D) - San Jose Sharks
Matty Beniers (F) - Seattle Kraken
Elias Pettersson (F) - Vancouver Canucks
Logan Thompson (G) - Vegas Golden Knights

Here are the Western stars heading down to South Florida for the #NHLAllStar Weekend! ⭐️

Head over to https://t.co/JOMxUnei2G at 9p ET to cast your vote and help select the remaining players in the #NHLAllStarVote! pic.twitter.com/g7d9fwkcwC— NHL (@NHL) January 6, 2023

The final 12 players (three per division) will be determined by a fan vote on NHL.com. Fans will also be able to vote on Twitter by tweeting a players name or their account handle, along with the NHL's official All-Star hashtag to cast their vote. The Twitter part of the voting process is expected to begin at a later date. Fan voting gets underway tonight on the league's website at 9 p.m. ET.

The 2023 NHL All-Star Weekend is set to get underway on Friday, February 4th with the skills competition, followed by the mini 3-on-3 tournament on Saturday, February 5th.

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