Plenty of Michigan connections on AHL All-Star rosters

The American Hockey League announced the rosters for the 2013 AHL All-Star Classic, which will be held Jan. 27-28 at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center in Providence, R.I., today. Plenty of Michigan connections cracked the list, including Grand Rapids Griffins stars Gustav Nyquist, Petr Mrazek, and Michigan native Chad Billins.

2013 AHL All-Stars – Western Conference

Abbotsford – G Barry Brust, F Quintin Laing, (“C”)
Charlotte – D Michal Jordan (Plymouth Whalers), G Justin Peters (Plymouth Whalers)
Chicago – F Brett Sterling
Grand Rapids – D Chad Billins (Marysville), F Gustav Nyquist, G Petr Mrazek
Hamilton – F Brendan Gallagher
Houston – F Jason Zucker
Lake Erie – F Andrew Agozzino, F Mike Sgarbossa
Milwaukee – D Victor Bartley
Oklahoma City – F Mark Arcobello
Peoria – D Mark Cundari
Rochester – D Brayden McNabb, F Kevin Porter (Northville)
Rockford – D Adam Clendening, F Martin St. Pierre
San Antonio – F Drew Shore
Texas – F Matt Fraser, D Jamie Oleksiak (Saginaw Spirit)
Toronto – F Ryan Hamilton, F Mike Kostka

Coaches: Dallas Eakins, Toronto; Jeff Daniels, Charlotte

2013 AHL All-Stars – Eastern Conference

Adirondack – D Erik Gustafsson
Albany – F Bobby Butler
Binghamton – D Andre Benoit, G Robin Lehner
Bridgeport – D Matt Donovan, F Nino Niederreiter
Connecticut – F Chad Kolarik (University of Michigan)
Hershey – D Tomas Kundratek
Manchester – F Tyler Toffoli
Norfolk – F Peter Holland
Portland – F Alexandre Bolduc, D David Rundblad
Providence – F Chris Bourque, G Niklas Svedberg, F Trent Whitfield (“C”)
Springfield – F Jonathan Audy-Marchessault, D Tim Erixon, G Curtis McElhinney
St. John’s – D Zach Redmond (Ferris State)
Syracuse – D Mark Barberio, F Tyler Johnson, F Richard Panik
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton – F Beau Bennett
Worcester – F Tim Kennedy (Michigan State)

Coaches: Luke Richardson, Binghamton; Jon Cooper (Lansing), Syracuse