Yzerman, Chelios, McCarty, Larionov and more added to Red Wings vs. Avalanche Alumni game rosters
Some big (if not entirely surprising) news about the rosters for the Red Wings vs. Avalanche Alumni Game to take place before the Coors Field Stadium Series game later this month just came out:
NHL announces additions for #RedWings-Avalanche alumni game: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty, Igor Larionov, Ty Conklin (more)
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 3, 2016
Alumni game adds (cont.) Manny Legace, Mathieu Dandenault and Mike Knuble. Avs: Hejduk, Hinote, Kamensky, Keane, Klemm, E. Messier Podein.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 3, 2016
Back on January 15th, we got the initial rosters, which included names like Jiri Fischer, Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Nick Lidstrom, Joe Kocur, Larry Murphy, and a bunch of jerks who used to play for the Avs. The new additions guarantee that the entire old Grind Line will be there.
At this point, I'd still like Osgood or Vernon to show up, but with Conklin and Legace there, we're probably less likely to see a goalie come out of his crease to fight. Whether that's a good thing remains to be seen.
The Alumni game will be held on Friday, February 26th at 7pm EST.
Red Wings Alumni Roster | Avalanche Roster |
Doug Brown | Craig Billington |
Dino Ciccarelli | Rob Blake |
Chris Chelios | Ray Bourque |
Ty Conklin | Adam Foote |
Mathieu Dandenault | Peter Forsberg |
Kris Draper | Milan Hejduk |
Steve Duchesne | Dan Hinote |
Jiri Fischer | Valeri Kamensky |
Tomas Holmstrom | Mike Keane |
Mike Knuble | Jon Klemm |
Joe Kocur | Claude Lemieux |
Martin Lapointe | Curtis Leschyshyn |
Igor Larionov | Eric Messier |
Manny Legace | Sandis Ozolinsh |
Nicklas Lidstrom | Shjon Podein |
Kirk Maltby | Mike Ricci |
Darren McCarty | Patrick Roy |
Larry Murphy | Joe Sakic |
Steve Yzerman | Chris Simon |
Stephane Yelle |