NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft 2015 Results: Rosters, Captains and Twitter Reaction

January 23rd, 2015 by Adam Wells Leave a reply »

The NHL takes center stage in the sports world this weekend with its All-Star festivities taking place in Columbus, Ohio. All of action culminates in the 2015 All-Star Game on Sunday, but the first order of business was for Jonathan Toews and Nick Foligno to pick the teams. 

Since 2011, the NHL has used this fantasy format to liven up the midseason event. There wasn't anything wrong with the conference vs. conference format, but it's so bland. Fans love anything that's fantasy related, so having an All-Star draft makes this event feel more like a fan-oriented thing. 

Team Toews and Team Foligno were officially selected on Friday, with the help of their assistant captains. Here are the results of the draft, as well as reaction from around the Internet. 



Foligno, who has all the pressure on him to succeed because he plays for the hometown Blue Jackets, said prior to the draft that he wasn't sweating the results, via Arpon Basu of NHL.com:

"I’m happy that I can't really [mess] this draft up; I can't really draft a bad player," Foligno said. "I'll be nervous I'm sure, but I'm going ...

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