The population of Latvia is about 1,997,500, according to a recent report. It’s a pretty safe bet, seeing the final numbers, a good amount voted for countryman Zemgus Girgensons of the Buffalo Sabres to play in the 2015 NHL All-Star Game.
On Saturday, the NHL announced the first six All-Stars for the game in Columbus later this month. Joining Girgensons will be a slew of Chicago Blackhawks. In one net will be Corey Crawford (1,099,504 votes), while Duncan Keith (1,198,173) and Brent Seabrook (1,016,992) will be on defense. Meanwhile, Patrick Kane (1,232,201) and Jonathan Toews (1,217,210), along with the Buffalo Sabres forward, will be up front for one of the two teams.
Girgensons received a total of 1,574,896 votes. The total isn’t a surprise given the amount of voting in general that was done by fans.
From the NHL:
Fans cast more than 35 million votes this year, up 52 percent from the 2012 NHL All-Star fan campaign. Nearly 27 percent of those votes were cast by fans outside of North America, up 7,000 percent from 2012.
Of course, since we have the fantasy draft to go through, there’s no guarantee that all six will start, which is kind of silly. The voting and naming should include the starting two goalies, four defenseman and six forwards. Two proper starting lineups. While this first group of six get some fanfare, they might not necessary be out there at the start when puck drops at Nationwide Arena on Jan. 25.
We'll have to wait until Jan. 10 for the NHL to reveal who will fill out the rest of the All-Star roster.
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