The PlanetUSA team for the American Hockey League All-Star Classic on Jan. 18-19 in Portland, Maine has been announced.
Among the starters is center Keith Aucoin, a former River Rat who has been selected to compete in his fifth consecutive All-Star Classic, this time again representing the reigning Calder Cup champion Hershey Bears.
Aucoin who set Albany franchise season-records in assists (72) and points (99) in the 2006-07 campaign and represented Albany at the All-Star Classic that season and at the 2007-08 event.
This season’s PlanetUSA All-Stars will be coached by the Manchester Monarchs’ staff, with head coach Mark Morris (formerly a head coach at Clarkson University) and assistant coach and ex-Rat Scott Pellerin.

PlanetUSA All-Stars
FORWARDS
x-Keith Aucoin, Hershey
x-Brandon Bochenski, Norfolk
Mark Cullen, Rockford
Lars Eller, Peoria
Dan Fritsche, Syracuse
x-Nathan Gerbe, Portland
Christian Hanson, Toronto
Mikko Lehtonen, Providence
Graham Mink, Rochester (captain)
Patrick Rissmiller, Grand Rapids
Sergei Shirokov, Manitoba
Jack Skille, Rockford
Brett Stirling, Chicago
DEFENSEMAN
John Carlson, Hershey
Jonas Junland, Peoria
Bobby Sanguinetti, Hartford
Sean Sullivan, San Antonio
x-Ivan Vishnevskiy, Texas
Viatcheslav Voynov, Manchester
x-Mike Weber, Portland
Andy Wozniewski, Providence
GOALIES
Anton Khudobin, Houston
x-Michal Neuvirth, Hershey
Alexander Salek, Rochester
x-starters.

Head Coach: Mark Morris, Manchester
Assistant Coach: Scott Pellerin, Manchester