Lehigh Valley Phantoms forward Nick Cousins and goaltender Anthony Stolarz have been named to the 2016 American Hockey League All-Star Game. It's the first appearance at the game for each of them.
Much like in the NHL, all AHL teams are represented by at least one player. Last year, defenseman Brandon Manning -- now with the Flyers -- was the lone Phantom to get the nod to the game.
One might call forward Petr Straka a snub. He leads the AHL in goal scoring with 17 goals through 36 games, but with just six spots for forwards on each of the four All-Star teams, there likely just wasn't enough room to get him in.