SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League has announced the Eastern and Western Conference All-Star rosters and starters for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino, to take place Jan. 25-26 in Utica, N.Y. 

Each team comprises 23 players: 12 forwards, eight defensemen and three goaltenders. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all 30 AHL teams are represented by at least one All-Star. 

The 2015 squads feature 34 first-time AHL All-Stars, eight rookies and 18 former first- and second-round draft choices, including standouts Ty Rattie of the Chicago Wolves, Derrick Pouliot of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins and Jacob Markstrom of the host Utica Comets. In addition, 17 of the All-Stars named have appeared in the National Hockey League already this season. 

Utica’s Travis Green and Chicago’s John Anderson will coach the Western Conference All-Star team; Mike Stothers of the Manchester Monarchs and Roy Sommer of the Worcester Sharks will guide the Eastern Conference club. 

A very limited number of tickets remain available for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino. They can be purchased in person at the Utica Memorial Auditorium box office (10-4 ET), by phone at 800-693-8000 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets for the two-day event are priced as low as $69 and include admission to both the All-Star Skills Competition at 8 p.m. on Jan. 25 and the All-Star Game at 7 p.m. on Jan. 26. 

The 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: Of the 644 players to take part in the AHL All-Star Classic since 1995, more than 94 percent have competed in the National Hockey League, including Patrice Bergeron, Ben Bishop, Ryan Callahan, Zdeno Chara, Logan Couture, Jimmy Howard, Chris Kunitz, Ryan Miller, Gustav Nyquist, Zach Parise, Tuukka Rask, Pekka Rinne, Bobby Ryan, Martin St. Louis, Cory Schneider, Patrick Sharp, Jason Spezza, Eric Staal and P.K. Subban. 

2015 Eastern Conference AHL All-Stars

G Philipp Grubauer, Hershey Bears
G Connor Hellebuyck, St. John’s IceCaps
G Jean-Francois Berube, Manchester Monarchs

*D Austin Madaisky, Springfield Falcons
D Brandon Manning, Lehigh Valley Phantoms
D Colin Miller, Manchester Monarchs 
D Connor Carrick, Hershey Bears
*D Derrick Pouliot, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins 
D Aaron Ness, Bridgeport Sound Tigers
D Matt Taormina, Worcester Sharks
D Chris Wideman, Binghamton Senators

F Alexandre Bolduc, Portland Pirates
*F Chris Bourque, Hartford Wolf Pack
F Tim Kennedy, Hershey Bears
F Alexander Khokhlachev, Providence Bruins
*F Tom Kostopoulos (“C”), Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
*F Vladislav Namestnikov, Syracuse Crunch
F Jonathan Marchessault, Syracuse Crunch
F Shane Prince, Binghamton Senators
F Paul Thompson, Albany Devils
F Chris Wagner, Norfolk Admirals
F Jordan Weal, Manchester Monarchs
F Joe Whitney, Albany Devils

Coach: Mike Stothers, Manchester Monarchs (3rd; 1st as head coach)  
Coach: Roy Sommer, Worcester Sharks (2nd as head coach)

2015 Western Conference AHL All-Stars 

G Magnus Hellberg, Milwaukee Admirals 
*G Jacob Markstrom, Utica Comets
G  Richard Bachman, Oklahoma City Barons

*D T.J. Brennan, Rockford IceHogs
D Matt Dumba, Iowa Wild
D Stefan Elliott, Lake Erie Monsters
D Maxime Fortunus (“C”), Texas Stars
D Brad Hunt, Oklahoma City Barons
D Ryan Murphy, Charlotte Checkers
D Alex Petrovic, San Antonio Rampage
*D Bobby Sanguinetti, Utica Comets

*F Connor Brown, Toronto Marlies
F Brendan Leipsic, Milwaukee Admirals
F Charles Hudon, Hamilton Bulldogs
F Andrew Miller, Oklahoma City Barons
F Travis Morin, Texas Stars
F Mark McNeill, Rockford IceHogs
*F Cal O’Reilly, Utica Comets
F Emile Poirier, Adirondack Flames
*F Teemu Pulkkinen, Grand Rapids Griffins 
F Ty Rattie, Chicago Wolves
F Drew Shore, San Antonio Rampage 
F Phil Varone, Rochester Americans

Coach: Travis Green, Utica Comets (1st as head coach)
Coach: John Anderson, Chicago Wolves (2nd as head coach)