WINNIPEG, MB. – The AHL All-Star game is Monday January 29 in Utica, N.Y. and will have a strong Manitoba Moose presence.
Representing the Moose will be Michael Hutchinson, Jack Roslovic, Cameron Schilling and head coach Pascal Vincent.
Hutchinson, will make his first appearance at the AHL All-Star Classic. He ranks among the AHL’s top goaltenders this season with a 14-2-2 record supported by a 1.77 goals against average (2nd) and 0.947 save percentage (1st) and one shutout.
Roslovic, a forward, will make his second AHL All-Star Classic appearance in as many years after winning the 2017 AHL All-Star Challenge with the Central Division. Roslovic leads the Moose with 35 points (15G, 20A) in 31 games this season.
Schilling, a defencemen, will make his first appearance at the AHL All-Star Classic. He is second among Moose defencemen with 22 points (4G, 18A) in 33 games this season and tied for fifth in points among all AHL defenders.
Coach Vincent, who is 46, will make his first appearance at the AHL All-Star Classic by virtue of the Moose owning the top record in the Central Division (24-6-1-2) by December 31. Manitoba is 53-43-13 in 109 games with Vincent at the helm.
The 2018 AHL All-Star Classic will include the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, Jan. 28, followed by the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on Monday, Jan. 29 and the 2018 AHL All-Star Challenge that evening.
David Marshal, Manitoba Post
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