The ballots have all been counted and the Pacific Division-leading Calgary Flames will be represented by just one player at the 2019 All-Star Game. Edmonton Oilers forward Leon Draisaitl won the Pacific Division’s Last Man In balloting, as announced by the National Hockey League on Friday morning.
Buffalo’s Jeff Skinner, Colorado’s Gabriel Landeskog, Pittsburgh‘s Kris Letang & Edmonton‘s Leon Draisaitl have been awarded the final roster spots for their respective division as a result of voting in the 2019 #NHLAllStar Last Men In presented by adidas: https://t.co/vBc4LqfsO0 pic.twitter.com/GhjZsjHMK6
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) January 11, 2019
Flames captain Mark Giordano did not win the Pacific Division balloting
The Pacific Division team breaks down like this:
- Forwards Johnny Gaudreau (Flames), Leon Draisaitl (Oilers), Clayton Keller (Coyotes), Connor McDavid (Oilers), Joe Pavelski (Sharks), Elias Pettersson (Canucks)
- Defensemen Brent Burns (Sharks), Drew Doughty (Kings) and Erik Karlsson (Sharks)
- Goaltenders Marc-Andre Fleury (Golden Knights) and John Gibson (Ducks)
- Head coach Bill Peters (Flames)
Due to the NHL’s “every team has to have representation” rule, the Flames arguably don’t have the representation you would expect from the division leader.