Has it already been a year? The league's best players will gather in Manchester next month to display their skills during the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic. You can help determine which current Griffins will join the franchise's distinguished honor roll of all-star game participants.


On Feb. 13-14, the top players from around the AHL will converge in Manchester, N.H., for the 2005 Dodge AHL All-Star Classic.

Once again this year, you can help determine which players will represent the Griffins in the AHL All-Star Skills Competition and the AHL All-Star Game. Online voting through theahl.com ends this Sunday, Jan. 23 at 11:59 p.m., so time is running out!
For more information on next month's all-star festivities visit the AHL's web site, or click here to rewind one year and review the 2004 Pepsi AHL All-Star Classic that was held at Van Andel Arena.

Also, be sure to tune in to Comcast Local on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. to watch the Skills Competition live from Verizon Wireless Arena.


AHL All-Star Classic Participants










2004 - Grand Rapids
F Jiri Hudler
D Niklas Kronwall +
D Travis Richards (captain) *
F Nathan Robinson

2003 - Portland
G Marc Lamothe
RW Mark Mowers

2002 - St. John's
Bruce Cassidy (head coach)
Gene Reilly (assistant coach)
LW Chris Bala #
D John Gruden
C Kip Miller @
G Martin Prusek +
LW Petr Schastlivy +


IHL All-Star Game Participants

2001 - Chicago
Bruce Cassidy (co-coach)
G Mike Fountain *
D Joel Kwiatkowski #
D Travis Richards @
C Todd White *

2000 - Houston
D John Gruden *
G Jani Hurme #
C Kevin Miller *
LW Petr Schastlivy

1999 - Cincinnati
C Robert Petrovicky
RW Maxim Spiridonov

1998 - Orlando
G Ian Gordon #
D Kerry Huffman
LW Michel Picard #

1997 - Grand Rapids
C Jeff Nelson
LW Michel Picard *
G Pokey Reddick *


Key
*Starter
#Replacement
@Selected to start, did not play
+Selected to team, did not play