NHL All-Star Fan Balloting opens Nov. 15
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NEW YORK (November 10, 2006) -- Goaltender Martin Brodeur, defenseman Brian Rafalski, and fowards Patrik Elias, Brian Gionta, and Scott Gomez have all been selected on to the COLD-fX / NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, which opens Nov. 15.

For the first time ever, the NHL-All Star Fan Balloting process will be entirely digital. From Nov. 15 through Jan. 2, fans around the world can "CLICK TO VOTE" for the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star starters for the 2007 NHL All-Star Game on-line at NHL.com and through Bell Canada cell phones. Voting instructions for wireless customers will be available on NHL.com.

The 2006-07 season marks the 19th year in which fans will determine the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. Fans can vote for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. If a player is not listed on the ballot, a space is provided for "write-in" votes. The three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference receiving the most votes will comprise the starting lineups. Each of the 30 NHL Clubs has at least two representatives on the ballot.

The 2007 NHL All-Star Celebration hosted at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas will feature live national broadcasts of the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills event on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and the NHL All-Star Game on Wednesday, Jan. 24 on VERSUS in the United States and CBC and RDS in Canada starting at 8 p.m., ET. NASN, the NHL's exclusive broadcast partner in Europe, will provide live coverage of both the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills event and the NHL All-Star Game to more than 25 countries and territories in Europe. NHL RADIO on Westwood One will provide exclusive, national radio coverage in the United States and Canada, while Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio each will provide radio play-by-play coverage of the game.

Following are the 100 players named to the 2006-07 ballot in COLD-fX / NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports:

2006-07 COLD-fX / NHL All-Star Fan Ballot

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Goaltenders

Martin Brodeur, New Jersey Devils

Marc-Andre Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins **

Olaf Kolzig, Washington Capitals

Kari Lehtonen, Atlanta Thrashers **

Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers **

Ryan Miller, Buffalo Sabres **

Andrew Raycroft, Toronto Maple Leafs **

Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes **

Defensemen

Jay Bouwmeester, Florida Panthers **

Dan Boyle, Tampa Bay Lightning

Brian Campbell, Buffalo Sabres **

Zdeno Chara, Boston Bruins

Tomas Kaberle, Toronto Maple Leafs

Bryan McCabe, Toronto Maple Leafs

Chris Phillips, Ottawa Senators

Brian Rafalski, New Jersey Devils

Wade Redden, Ottawa Senators

Sheldon Souray, Montreal Canadiens **

Henrik Tallinder, Buffalo Sabres **

Alexei Zhitnik, New York Islanders

Forwards

Maxim Afinogenov, Buffalo Sabres **

Daniel Alfredsson, Ottawa Senators

Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins **

Daniel Briere, Buffalo Sabres **

Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes

Erik Cole, Carolina Hurricanes

Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins **

Chris Drury, Buffalo Sabres

Patrik Elias, New Jersey Devils

Peter Forsberg, Philadelphia Flyers

Simon Gagne, Philadelphia Flyers

Brian Gionta, New Jersey Devils **

Scott Gomez, New Jersey Devils

Dany Heatley, Ottawa Senators

Marian Hossa, Atlanta Thrashers

Jaromir Jagr, New York Rangers

Olli Jokinen, Florida Panthers

Saku Koivu, Montreal Canadiens

Ilya Kovalchuk, Atlanta Thrashers

Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning

Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins **

Michael Nylander, New York Rangers **

Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals **

Brad Richards, Tampa Bay Lightning

Miroslav Satan, New York Islanders

Brendan Shanahan, New York Rangers

Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators **

Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning

Eric Staal, Carolina Hurricanes **

Mats Sundin, Toronto Maple Leafs

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Goaltenders

Manny Fernandez, Minnesota Wild

J.S. Giguere, Anaheim Ducks

Nikolai Khabibulin, Chicago Blackhawks

Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames **

Roberto Luongo, Vancouver Canucks

Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers

Marty Turco, Dallas Stars

Tomas Vokoun, Nashville Predators

Defensemen

Rob Blake, Los Angeles Kings

Scott Hannan, San Jose Sharks **

Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit Red Wings

John-Michael Liles, Colorado Avalanche **

Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim Ducks

Mattias Ohlund, Vancouver Canucks

Dion Phaneuf, Calgary Flames **

Chris Pronger, Anaheim Ducks

Robyn Regehr, Calgary Flames

Mathieu Schneider, Detroit Red Wings

Lubomir Visnovsky, Los Angeles Kings **

Sergei Zubov, Dallas Stars

Forwards

Jonathan Cheechoo, San Jose Sharks **

Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings **

Pavol Demitra, Minnesota Wild

Shane Doan, Phoenix Coyotes

Marian Gaborik, Minnesota Wild

Martin Havlat, Chicago Blackhawks

Milan Hejduk, Colorado Avalanche

Ales Hemsky, Edmonton Oilers **

Jarome Iginla, Calgary Flames

Paul Kariya, Nashville Predators

Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks

Andy McDonald, Anaheim Ducks **

Mike Modano, Dallas Stars

Brenden Morrow, Dallas Stars **

Ladislav Nagy, Phoenix Coyotes **

Rick Nash, Columbus Blue Jackets **

Markus Naslund, Vancouver Canucks

Brian Rolston, Minnesota Wild

Joe Sakic, Colorado Avalanche

Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks **

Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks **

Teemu Selanne, Anaheim Ducks

Ryan Smyth, Edmonton Oilers

Steve Sullivan, Nashville Predators **

Petr Sykora, Edmonton Oilers

Joe Thornton, San Jose Sharks

Keith Tkachuk, St. Louis Blues

Doug Weight, St. Louis Blues

Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings **

Nikolai Zherdev, Columbus Blue Jackets **