Both teams for the 2015 NHL All-Star Game will be selected on Friday night by team captains Nick Foligno and Jonathan Toews in the All-Star Game Fantasy Draft at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Ohio.
Foligno, left wing for the hometown Columbus Blue Jackets, is captain for the home team, coached by Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Suter and his staff. Toews, center for the Chicago Blackhawks, is captain of the road team, coached by Peter Laviolette and staff from the Nashville Predators.
Foligno and Toews were two of six players voted into the All-Star game by fans. Foligno is joined by assistant captains Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks and Drew Doughty of the Kings, while Toews will team with assistant captains Ryan Getzlaf of the Anaheim Ducks and Rick Nash of the New York Rangers.
The two captains will pick the remainder of the teams from a list of 36 invited players.
"I was looking at the lineup. I don't think I can go wrong with anyone I'm drafting," Foligno told NHL.com. "I just hope I pick a good team to try and win this thing."
The 60th NHL All-Star Game is Sunday at 2 p.m. ET. Here is how to follow along the selection of teams:
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
TV: NBC Sports Network in the U.S.; Sportsnet, TVA Sports in Canada
Online: NBC Sports Live Extra
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