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Brad Richards – Dallas Stars Loui Eriksson – Dallas StarsBrad Richards – Dallas Stars

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The 42 All-Stars will play in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover on Sunday, Jan. 30 at the RBC Center, home of the Carolina Hurricanes. Each team will be comprised of three goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards and will have one captain and two alternates to be chosen by the players and announced next week. All of the players will participate in the Honda NHL SuperSkills® on Saturday, Jan. 29 at the RBC Center.Eriksson, 25, has appeared in all 43 games for Dallas this season, scoring 16 goals and 30 assists for 46 points with a +17 plus/minus rating. Among league leaders, he ranks sixth in assists, eighth in points and eighth in plus/minus. Eriksson has the fifth-most points in the Western Conference this season. He has played in 259 consecutive games dating back to Dec. 7, 2007. This will mark Eriksson’s first All-Star appearance.Richards, 30,ranks fifth in the NHL in assists (31), sixth in points (49), and 11th in goals (18), appearing in all 43 Stars games this season. He has the third-most points among Western Conference players this season, including points in 21 of his last 28 games (12 goals, 17 assists). Richards has 11 multiple-point games this season, including four, three-point efforts.Eriksson and Richards have helped lead Dallas to a 25-13-5 record thus far on the 2010-11 season, good for first place in the Pacific Division.This marks the sixth consecutive NHL All-Star Game for Dallas to have multiple players named to play in the game.The NHL, working in conjunction with the National Hockey League Players’ Association, replaced the traditional conference vs. conference format for the All-Star teams with a player draft that will determine the team rosters for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover, as well as the Honda NHL SuperSkills. The Jan. 28 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft powered by Cisco will be televised live nationwide on VERSUS in the U.S. at 7 p.m. CT from NHL Fan Fair at the Raleigh Convention Center.The 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover will mark the first time Carolina has hosted NHL All-Star activities.The League’s mid-season spectacular will take place Saturday, Jan. 29 and Sunday, Jan. 30, and will include the Honda NHL SuperSkills and the 58th NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover at the RBC Center. Live television coverage of both nights will be provided by VERSUS in the U.S. The Honda SuperSkills will begin at 6 p.m. CT on Saturday, and the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover will start at 3 p.m. CT on Sunday.Below are the additional All-Stars named today with Eriksson and Richards:Corey Perry – Anaheim DucksJarome Iginla – Calgary FlamesEric Staal – Carolina HurricanesPatrick Kane – Chicago BlackhawksPatrick Sharp – Chicago BlackhawksMatt Duchene – Colorado AvalancheRick Nash – Columbus Blue JacketsAles Hemsky – Edmonton OilersAnze Kopitar – Los Angeles KingsPatrik Elias – New Jersey DevilsClaude Giroux – Philadelphia FlyersDavid Backes – St. Louis BluesSteven Stamkos – Tampa Bay LightningMartin St. Louis – Tampa Bay LightningPhil Kessel – Toronto Maple LeafsRyan Kesler – Vancouver CanucksHenrik Sedin – Vancouver CanucksDaniel Sedin – Vancouver CanucksAlex Ovechkin – Washington CapitalsDustin Byfuglien – Atlanta ThrashersTobias Enstrom – Atlanta ThrashersZdeno Chara – Boston BruinsNicklas Lidstrom – Detroit Red WingsBrent Burns – Minnesota WildShea Weber – Nashville PredatorsMarc Staal – New York RangersErik Karlsson – Ottawa SenatorsDan Boyle – San Jose SharksMike Green – Washington CapitalsJonas Hiller – Anaheim DucksTim Thomas – Boston BruinsCam Ward – Carolina HurricanesCarey Price – Montreal CanadiensHenrik Lundqvist – New York Rangers