2009 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting

FANS HAVE SELECTED THE ALL-STAR GAME STARTING LINEUPS annually since 1986, including the starting lineup for Rendez-Vous '87 (NHL All-Stars vs. Soviet Union), which replaced the All-Star Game that year. Prior to 1986, fan voting was used once, determining the starters in 1979 when the NHL All-Stars faced the Soviet All-Stars in the Challenge Cup played at Madison Square Garden in New York.

TEAM SELECTION

The 2007-08 season marked the 21st year in which fans determined the starting lineups for the NHL All-Star Game. From Nov. 12 through Jan. 2, fans around the world were able to vote online at NHL.com for six Eastern Conference All-Stars and six Western Conference All-Stars: three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender for each team. In addition, U.S. fans could cast votes through Verizon Wireless cell phones. The top three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender from each Conference comprised the starting lineups. A total of 34.7 million ballots were cast. 
 
2009 Eastern Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup
Position Player NHL Club Votes A-S Game A-S Start
Goal Carey Price Montreal 1,515,885 1st 1st
Defense    Andrei Markov Montreal 1,443,091 2nd 2nd
Defense Mike Komisarek Montreal 1,373,628 2nd 2nd
Forward Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 1,713,021 3rd* 3rd*
Forward Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 1,585,936 2nd 1st
Forward Alex Kovalev Montreal 1,343,301 3rd 2nd
* includes selection as starter for 2008 All-Star Game (missed game due to injury)

2009 Western Conference All-Star Team Starting Lineup

Position Player NHL Club Votes A-S Game A-S Start
Goal J.S. Giguere Anaheim 617,241 1st 1st
Defense    Brian Campbell Chicago 784,476 3rd 2nd
Defense Scott Niedermayer Anaheim 637,316 6th* 3rd*
Forward Patrick Kane Chicago 917,551 1st 1st
Forward Jonathan Toews Chicago 809,599 1st 1st
Forward Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 716,569 2nd 1st
* includes selection as starter for 2007 All-Star Game (missed game due to injury)

2009 XM NHL All-Star Fan Balloting, Presented by 2K Sports (Final)

Eastern Conference Forwards
Player TEAM Votes
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 1,713,021
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh 1,585,936
Alex Kovalev    Montreal    1,343,301
Saku Koivu Montreal 1,320,604
Alex Tanguay Montreal 1,296,701
Alex Ovechkin Washington 470,276
Marc Savard Boston 260,794
Patrice Bergeron Boston 235,292
Alexander Semin Washington 185,075
Simon Gagne Philadelphia 167,836
Thomas Vanek Buffalo 160,825
Mike Richards Philadelphia 136,533
Daniel Briere Philadelphia 109,518
Vincent Lecavalier Tampa Bay 86,938
Derek Roy Buffalo 82,244
Chris Drury NY Rangers 66,881
Ilya Kovalchuk Atlanta 62,159
Dany Heatley Ottawa 55,773
Scott Gomez NY Rangers 55,018
Daniel Alfredsson Ottawa 51,383
Zach Parise New Jersey 48,828
Eric Staal Carolina 48,386
Jeff Carter* Philadelphia 46,926
Markus Naslund NY Rangers 46,436
Jordan Staal* Pittsburgh 35,446
Martin St. Louis Tampa Bay 33,070
Jason Spezza Ottawa 31,841
Rod Brind'Amour Carolina 26,529
Patrik Elias New Jersey 26,325
Maxime Talbot* Pittsburgh 21,848
Phil Kessel* Boston 19,821
Ray Whitney Carolina 19,457
Brian Rolston New Jersey 19,140
Milan Lucic* Boston 15,134
Radek Smolenak* Tampa Bay 10,471
David Krejci* Boston 10,255
Trent Hunter NY Islanders 9,841
* write-in candidate

Eastern Conference Goaltenders
Player TEAM Votes
Carey Price Montreal 1,515,885
Marc-Andre Fleury Pittsburgh 1,486,079
Henrik Lundqvist NY Rangers 161,402
Ryan Miller Buffalo 150,724
Martin Biron Philadelphia 114,879
Tim Thomas * Boston 96,623
Martin Brodeur New Jersey 68,797
Vesa Toskala Toronto 42,445
Kari Lehtonen Atlanta 16,872
Tomas Vokoun Florida 14,753
Rick DiPietro NY Islanders 13,050
* write-in candidate

Eastern Conference Defensemen
Player TEAM Votes
Andrei Markov Montreal 1,443,091
Mike Komisarek Montreal 1,373,628
Sergei Gonchar Pittsburgh 1,354,079
Ryan Whitney Pittsburgh 1,311,374
Zdeno Chara Boston 464,414
Mike Green Washington 290,394
Kimmo Timonen Philadelphia 176,776
Teppo Numminen Buffalo 142,228
Tomas Kaberle Toronto 102,854
Wade Redden NY Rangers 86,489
Jay Bouwmeester Florida 81,827
Chris Phillips Ottawa 30,558


Western Conference Forwards
Player TEAM Votes
Patrick Kane Chicago 917,551
Jonathan Toews Chicago 809,599
Ryan Getzlaf Anaheim 716,569
Joe Thornton San Jose 442,364
Marian Hossa Detroit 419,463
Jarome Iginla Calgary 411,862
Pavel Datsyuk Detroit 395,316
Patrick Marleau San Jose 385,538
Henrik Zetterbrg Detroit 384,307
Mikko Koivu Minnesota 176,307
Rick Nash Columbus 129,239
Shane Doan Phoenix 109,018
Joe Sakic Colorado 107,762
Mike Ribeiro Dallas 99,490
Brad Boyes St. Louis 89,414
Olli Jokinen Phoenix 85,207
Alex Hemsky Edmonton 82,039
Marian Gaborik Minnesota 78,361
Jason Arnott Nashville 70,483
Dustin Brown Los Angeles 67,002
Paul Stastny Colorado 66,584
Mike Modano Dallas 62,353
Devin Stoguchi San Jose 62,353
Patrick Sharp* Chicago 54,137
Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 53,412
Daniel Sedin Vancouver 50,866
Teemu Selanne* Anaheim 48,735
Paul Kariya St. Louis 47,916
Henrik Sedin Vancouver 47,665
Milan Hejduk Colorado 43,845
Breden Morrow Dallas 36,272
Shawn Horcoff Edmonton 33,301
Keith Tkachuk St. Louis 31,033
Brad Richards Dallas 29,283
* write-in candidate

Western Conference Defensemen
Player TEAM Votes
Brian Campbell Chicago 784,476
Scott Niedermayer Anaheim 637,316
Chris Pronger Anaheim 625,810
Nicklas Lidstrom Detroit 570,151
Dion Phaneuf Calgary 483,441
Dan Boyle San Jose 472,018
Rob Blake San Jose 407,124
Brian Rafalski Detroit 246,810
Sheldon Souray Edmonson 180,353
Shea Weber Nashville 139,170
Brent Burns Minnesota 104,034
Robyn Regehr Calgary 56,581

Western Conference Goaltenders
Player TEAM Votes
J.S. Giguere Anaheim 617,241
Roberto Luongo Vancouver 464,942
Evgeni Mabokov San Jose 458,758
Chris Osgood Detroit 206,919
Niklas Backstrom Minnesota 136,263
Ilya Bryzgalov Phoenix 84,165
Miikka Kiprusoff Calgary 83,459
Pascal Leclaire Columbus 49,702
Marty Turco Dallas 48,166