2009 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game

2009 KHL All-Star Game
123 Total
Team Jagr 223 7
Team Yashin 132 6
Date January 10, 2009
Arena Red Square
City Moscow, Russia
MVP TBD
Attendance 4,000 Estimated
← None 2010 →

The 2009 Kontinental Hockey League All-Star Game was the All-Star game for the inaugural 2008–09 Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) season. It took place on January 10, 2009, at Red Square in Moscow, Russia. The World team won 7–6 over the Russian team.

Nominations

Each team consisted of 9 forwards, 6 defensemen, and 2 goaltenders. The starting rosters were voted upon on the KHL.ru website. Both team captains were entitled to opt in 2 alternate captains of their choosing. The secondary lines and goaltenders were voted upon by the media and announced December 26, 2008, with the remaining players and reserves announced by January 8.

Events

Game

The format for the game was "Team Yashin" (Russia) vs. "Team Jágr" (World). The teams were named after players who are highly recognized in the sport and synonymous with their respective countries. Both players also captained their teams for the event. The format was voted on by the fans, with the alternative being the standard interconference matchup. This is reminiscent of the format introduced for the 48th NHL All-Star Game and will be used as a device to promote the game outside of Russia, as well as to promote the diversity of the league itself.

Skills Competition

Rosters

Team Jágr (World) Team Yashin (Russia)
Coach: United States Barry Smith (SKA Saint Petersburg) Sergei Mikhalev (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
Assistant Coaches: Finland Kari Heikkilä (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl)
Czech Republic Vladimír Vůjtek (Dynamo Moscow)		 Vyacheslav Bykov (CSKA Moscow)
Igor Zakharkin (CSKA Moscow)
Starters:

Czech Republic 15 - F Jan Marek (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Sweden 86 - F Tony Mårtensson (Ak Bars Kazan)
Czech Republic 28 - F Pavel Brendl (Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod)
Canada 35 - D Kevin Dallman (Barys Astana)
Canada 05 - D Ray Giroux (SKA Saint Petersburg)
United States 31 - G Robert Esche (SKA Saint Petersburg)

Saint Petersburg 33 - F Maxim Sushinsky (SKA Saint Petersburg)
25 - F Danis Zaripov (Ak Bars Kazan)
Moscow 95 - F Aleksey Morozov (Ak Bars Kazan)
Moscow Oblast 34 - D Vitali Proshkin (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
Moscow 05 - D Ilya Nikulin (Ak Bars Kazan)
Moscow 30 - G Alexander Eremenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)

Reserves:

Czech Republic 98 - F Jaromír Jágr (Avangard Omsk) (C)
Slovakia 81 - F Marcel Hossa (Dinamo Riga) (A)
Czech Republic 20 - F Jakub Klepiš (Avangard Omsk) (A)
Slovakia 92 - F Branko Radivojević (Spartak Moscow)
Finland 12 - F Esa Pirnes (Atlant Moscow)
Czech Republic 21 - F Jaroslav Kudrna (Metallurg Magnitogorsk)
Belarus ## - F Oleg Antonenko (HC MVD)
Sweden 06 - D Magnus Johansson (Atlant Moscow)
Czech Republic 04 - D Karel Rachunek (Dynamo Moscow)
United States ## - D Ben Clymer (Dinamo Minsk)
Canada 01 - G Ray Emery (Atlant Moscow)

19 - F Alexei Yashin (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) (C)
Komi Republic ## - F Andrei Nikolishin (Traktor Chelyabinsk) (A)
32 - F Alexei Kudashov (Lokomotiv Yaroslavl) (A)
10 - F Sergei Mozyakin (Atlant Moscow)
Moscow 27 - F Alexei Tereschenko (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
47 - F Alexander Radulov (Salavat Yulaev Ufa)
Moscow ## - F Oleg Saprykin (CSKA Moscow)
Moscow 22 - D Konstantin Korneyev (CSKA Moscow)
Ukraine 77 - D Alexei Zhitnik (Dynamo Moscow)
Lithuania ## - D Darius Kasparaitis (SKA Saint Petersburg)
84 - G Konstantin Barulin (CSKA Moscow)

*International player's flags indicate nation of origin whereas Russian born player's flags indicate the Federal subject of origin

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