The ECHL on Thursday announced the team captains, roster replacements and skills competition rosters for the 2019 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic presented by ProMedica, to be hosted by the Toledo Walleye on Monday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. ET at the Huntington Center. The game will air LIVE exclusively on NHL Network.
David Kolomatis of the Manchester Monarchs will serve as captain for the Eastern Conference while Justin Hodgman of the Fort Wayne Komets will serve as captain for the Western Conference. A.J. Jenks is captain of Team Fins and Shane Berschbach is captain of Team Hooks.
On the Eastern Conference roster, Norfolk’s Jalen Smereck will replace Maine’s Sean Day, who is recalled to Hartford of the American Hockey League, and South Carolina’s Andrew Cherniwchan will replace teammate Jonathan Charbonneau, who is injured.
On the Western Conference roster, Kalamazoo’s Reid Gardiner will replace teammate Justin Taylor, who is injured; Indy’s Alex Brooks will replace teammate Neil Manning, who has departed to play in Europe; and Tulsa’s Adam Pleskach will replace Rapid City’s Andrew Radjenovic, who has departed to play in Europe.
