The NHL's Hockey Operations Department selected 37 All-Stars for the upcoming 2020 NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 25 in St. Louis, and the league announced the rosters on Monday.
The list also includes divisional captains elected through the 2020 NHL All-Star Fan Vote presented by Adidas, which were announced on Dec. 21:
NHLYour #NHLAllStar Division Captains will be as follows: Atlantic Division - David Pastrnak (@pastrnak96) Central Division - Nathan MacKinnon (@Mackinnon9) Metropolitan Division - Alex Ovechkin (@ovi8) Pacific Division - Connor McDavid (@cmcdavid97) https://t.co/YuU9ypQT4c
Ovechkin, however, disclosed on Friday that he will be skipping the All-Star festivities and cited the reason as having to "listen to my body" and "to get ready for the second half of the year.