Shea Weber and Pekka Rinne Named to NHL Post-Season All-Star Teams

Even though none of the four nominees from the Predators did not receive any hardware, Shea Weber and Pekka Rinne were named to the 2010-11 post season NHL All-Star teams. Weber was on the first team as a defenseman while Rinne filled the goalie slot on the second team.

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NHL ANNOUNCES 2010-11 ALL-STAR TEAMS

Canucks' Sedins Are First Brothers On First Team Since Espositos;
Red Wings' Lidstrom Earns 10th Career First-Team Selection

LAS VEGAS (June 22, 2011) -- Twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin of the Vancouver Canucks added to their 2010-11 honor roll tonight as they became the first brothers voted to the NHL First All-Star Team since Hockey Hall of Famers Phil and Tony Esposito, representing the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively, took First Team honors in 1969-70.

Joining the Sedins is Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, who garnered his 10th career berth on the First Team. Lidstrom joins Ray Bourque (13) and Doug Harvey (10) as the only defensemen in League history with 10 or more First Team selections.

Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas is a First-Team choice for the second time in three seasons, while right wing Corey Perry of the Anaheim Ducks and defenseman Shea Weber of the Nashville Predators are first-time selections.

Among those named to the Second Team is Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, who earned a place on a post-season All-Star Team for the sixth time. Ovechkin made NHL history in 2009-10 by capturing First Team honors in each of his first five NHL seasons.

Joining Ovechkin on the Second Team are two members of the Tampa Bay Lightning, center Steven Stamkos and right wing Martin St. Louis, plus goaltender Pekka Rinne of the Nashville Predators and defensemen Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Lubomir Visnovsky of the Anaheim Ducks.

Voting for the All-Star Team is conducted among representatives of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association at the end of the regular season.

2010-2011 NHL First All-Star Team
GP W L OT GAA SV% SO
G Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins 57 35 11 9 2.00 .938 9
GP Mins. G A Pts
D Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings 82 23:28 16 46 62
D Shea Weber, Nashville Predators 82 25:19 16 32 48
C Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks 82 19:15 19 75 94
RW Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks 82 22:18 50 48 98
LW Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks 82 18:33 41 63 104


2010-2011 NHL Second All-Star Team
GP W L OT GAA SV% SO
G Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators 64 33 22 9 2.12 .930 6
GP Mins. G A Pts
D Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins 81 25:26 14 30 44
D Lubomir Visnovsky, Anaheim Ducks 81 24:17 18 50 68
C Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning 82 20:11 45 46 91
RW Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning 82 20:58 31 68 99
LW Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals 79 21:21 32 53 85

2010-2011 NHL ALL-STAR TEAM VOTING RESULTS

CENTER
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. HENRIK SEDIN, VAN 532 (92-23-3) 2 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Steven Stamkos, T.B. 294 (18-58-30) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. Jonathan Toews, CHI 170 (7-29-48)
4. Ryan Kesler, VAN 71 (6-9-14)
5. Sidney Crosby, PIT 26 (3-2-5)
6. Brad Richards, DAL 22 (0-4-10)
7. Ryan Getzlaf, ANA 15 (1-1-7)
8. Anze Kopitar, L.A. 6 (0-1-3)
9. Eric Staal, CAR 4 (0-0-4)
10. Jeff Carter, PHI 2 (0-0-2)
11. Claude Giroux, PHI 1 (0-0-1)

LEFT WING
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. DANIEL SEDIN, VAN 629 (124-3-0) 1 First Team, 1 Second Team
2. Alex Ovechkin, WSH 309 (1-92-28) 5 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. Henrik Zetterberg, DET 126 (2-21-53)
4. Patrick Marleau, S.J. 23 (0-4-11)
5. Patrick Sharp, CHI 20 (0-3-11)
6. Thomas Vanek, BUF 19 (0-1-16)
7. Loui Eriksson, DAL 4 (0-0-4)
8. Martin St. Louis, T.B. 3 (0-1-0)
Henrik Sedin, VAN 3 (0-1-0)
Steven Stamkos, T.B. 3 (0-1-0)
11. Milan Lucic, BOS 3 (0-0-3)
12. Bobby Ryan, ANA 1 (0-0-1)

RIGHT WING
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. COREY PERRY, ANA 598 (111-14-1) 1 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Martin St. Louis, T.B. 363 (15-91-15) 1 First Team, 3 Second Team
3. Jarome Iginla, CGY 132 (0-17-81)
4. Teemu Selanne, ANA 24 (0-1-21)
5. Claude Giroux, PHI 16 (1-1-8)
6. Ryan Kesler, VAN 3 (0-1-0)
Steven Stamkos, T.B. 3 (0-1-0)
Chris Stewart, STL 3 (0-1-0)
9. Patrick Kane, CHI 1 (0-0-1)

DEFENSE
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. NICKLAS LIDSTROM, DET 464 (60-51-11) 10 First Team, 2 Second Team
2. SHEA WEBER, NSH 445 (67-32-14) 1 First Team, 0 Second Team
3. Zdeno Chara, BOS 413 (54-40-23) 2 First Team, 3 Second Team
4. Lubomir Visnovsky, ANA 406 (47-48-27) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
5. Keith Yandle, PHX 253 (16-41-50)
6. Kris Letang, PIT 150 (6-22-54)
7. Christian Ehrhoff, VAN 40 (0-6-22)
8. Dustin Byfuglien, ATL 38 (1-5-18)
9. Duncan Keith, CHI 23 (1-4-6)
10. Ryan Suter, NSH 11 (0-2-5)
11. Dan Boyle, S.J. 8 (0-0-8)
12. Drew Doughty, L.A. 7 (1-0-2)
13. Marc Staal, NYR 7 (0-1-4)
14. Matt Carle, PHI 6 (1-0-1)
15. Toni Lydman, ANA 3 (0-1-0)
Brent Seabrook, CHI 3 (0-1-0)
17. Andrej Meszaros, PHI 3 (0-0-3)
18. Tobias Enstrom, ATL 2 (0-0-2)
Chris Pronger, PHI 2 (0-0-2)
20. Kevin Bieksa, VAN 1 (0-0-1)
Dan Hamhuis, VAN 1 (0-0-1)

GOALTENDER
Pts. (1st-2nd-3rd) Career All-Star Selections
1. TIM THOMAS, BOS 536 (92-23-7) 2 First Team, 0 Second Team
2. Pekka Rinne, NSH 270 (15-57-24) 0 First Team, 1 Second Team
3. Roberto Luongo, VAN 118 (7-15-38)
4. Carey Price, MTL 82 (5-13-18)
5. Henrik Lundqvist, NYR 77 (4-12-21)
6. Ilya Bryzgalov, PHX 19 (1-3-5)
7. Marc-Andre Fleury, PIT 16 (1-1-8)
8. Ryan Miller, BUF 3 (0-1-0)
9. Cam Ward, CAR 3 (0-0-3)
10. Antti Niemi, S.J. 1 (0-0-1)

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