Alex Nylander wasn’t even supposed to go the AHL All-Star Classic.
He was a replacement for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenceman Xavier Ouellet, who was injured, but then Alex rode into town and stole the show at the game, robbing the North Division of their rightful place in the final via a shootout that went on for so many rounds they actually had to reset the roster and allow players to have a second attempt. That scoundrel even had the nerve to change his number to 88 for the game. It’s an outrage!
But also so much fun.
There were two players in the Atlantic Division with #19 in the competition, Alex and Mike Vecchione from the Hershey Bears.