2014 results
First centre: Sidney Crosby (3 first, 1 second, 2 third; 6 total)
Second centre: Ryan Getzlaf (0 first, 1 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Third centre: Claude Giroux (0 first, 0 second, 2 third; 2 total)
First LW: Jamie Benn (1 first, 0 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second LW: Joe Pavelski (0 first, 1 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Third LW: Patrick Sharp (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First RW: Corey Perry (2 first, 0 second, 0 third; 2 total)
Second RW: Alexander Ovechkin (6 first (five LW, one RW), 2 second (one LW, one RW), 0 third; 8 total)
Third RW: Phil Kessel (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
First defense: Duncan Keith (2 first, 0 second, 1 third; 3 total)
First defense: Zdeno Chara (3 first, 4 second, 1 third; 8 total)
Second defense: Shea Weber (2 first, 1 second, 1 third; 4 total)
Second defense: Alex Pietrangelo (0 first, 2 second, 0 third; 2 total)
Third defense: Ryan Suter (1 first, 0 second, 2 third; 3 total)
Third defense: Drew Doughty (0 first, 1 second, 1 third; 2 total)
First goalie: Tuukka Rask (1 first, 0 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Second goalie: Semyon Varlamov (0 first, 1 second, 0 third; 1 total)
Third goalie: Ben Bishop (0 first, 0 second, 1 third; 1 total)
Observations
- Fortunately there were no weird results this year (i.e. a player getting nominated to more than one team) which means no need for a lengthy essay like last year.
- We have eight players making their first-ever appearance on an all-star team this season. Interestingly, this applies to all three LWs, all three goalies, one RW (Kessel) and one centre (Getzlaf - I was somewhat surprised, but competition is tough).
- Consolidating his record at both wings, Ovechkin has more all-star seasons than any winger except Bossy (tied with Jagr and Robitaille).
- Chara continues to move up the defensemen list. Incredibly, only five defensemen (Bourque, Lidstrom, Coffey, Park and Chelios) have more years as an all-star.
- Weber and Keith are both probably a few good years away from being Hall of Fame locks. Suter, despite having a fairly similar all-star record, is a bit behind both IMO.
- Crosby now has an all-star record ranking between Clarke and Sakic. I know that it's a big "if", but should he earn four more all-star nods, he'd be the only forward other than Gretzky to become a ten-time all-star. Ovechkin could get there as well (in fact, he's ahead 8-6 at the moment).
- Giroux, Perry, Pietrangelo and Doughty are all two-time all-stars. There are a number of two-time all-stars with fairly unremarkable careers, but they`re also in a position to push themselves into HOF territory with several more strong seasons. Time will tell.