Avalanche’s Nazem Kadri, former DU star Troy Terry voted to NHL All-Star Game

Avalanche center Nazem Kadri is headed to his first NHL All-Star Game. So is Colorado native and former Denver Pioneers standout Troy Terry.

The two forwards, along with Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos and Pittsburgh’s Jake Guentzel, were announced on Tuesday as the league’s “Last Men In” for their respective divisions at the Feb. 5 exhibition game in Las Vegas. Kadri will also participate in the weekend’s skills challenge.

Kadri, 31, received the most number of votes, according to the league. This season, he is fifth in the NHL with 49 points (14 goals and 35 assists) and fourth in points-per game (1.48). He will join teammates Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar and head coach Jared Bednar on the Central Division team. MacKinnon was selected by the fans as team captain.

This is the first time since 2019 that there were three Avs players were selected to the game.

The Denver-born Terry, 24, will represent the Ducks on the Pacific Division team. In 38 games this season, he’s recorded 36 points (22 goals and 14 assists) for Anaheim.

NHL All-Star Game rosters

Here are the players who were named to the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, which takes place Feb. 5 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Number of all-star appearances in parentheses. Asterisks denote fan-voted captains.

Atlantic Division

• F Drake Batherson, Ottawa (1st)
• F Patrice Bergeron, Boston (3rd)
• F Jonathan Huberdeau, Florida (2nd)
• F Dylan Larkin, Detroit (2nd)
• F Auston Matthews, Toronto (4th)*
• F Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (7th)
• F Nick Suzuki, Montreal (1st)
• D Rasmus Dahlin, Buffaloe (1st)
• D Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay (3rd)
• G Jack Campbell, Toronto (1st)
• G Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay (4th)

Metropolitan Division

• F Sebastian Aho, CAR (2nd)
• F Claude Giroux, PHI (7th)
• F Jake Guentzel, PIT (1st)
• F Jack Hughes, NJD (1st)
• F Chris Kreider, NYR (2nd)
• F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)*
• D Adam Fox, NYR (1st)
• D Adam Pelech, NYI (1st)
• D Zach Werenski, CBJ (2nd)
• G Frederik Andersen, CAR (2nd)
• G Tristan Jarry, PIT (2nd)

Central Division

• F Kyle Connor, Winnipeg (1st)
• F Alex DeBrincat, Chicago (1st)
• F Nazem Kadri, Colorado (1st)
• F Kirill Kaprizov, Minnesota (1st)
• F Clayton Keller, Arizona (2nd)
• F Jordan Kyrou, St. Louis (1st)
• F Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado (4th)*
• F Joe Pavelski, Dallas (4th)
• D Cale Makar, Colorado (1st)
• G Juuse Saros, Nashville (1st)
• G Cam Talbot, Minnesota (1st)

Pacific Division

• F Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton (3rd)
• F Jordan Eberle, Seattle (2nd)
• F Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary (6th)
• F Adrian Kempe, Los Angeles (1st)
• F Connor McDavid, Edmonton (5th)*
• F Timo Meier, San Jose (1st)
• F Mark Stone, Vegas (1st)
• F Troy Terry, Anaheim (1st)
• D Alex Pietrangelo, Vegas (3rd)
• G Thatcher Demko, Vancouver (1st)
• G John Gibson, Anaheim (3rd)