2012 NHL All-Star Game, Final Score: Team Chara Defeats Team Alfredsson, 12-9

Team Chara defeated Team Alfredsson 12-9 on Sunday in the 2012 NHL All-Star Game at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa.

The Philadelphia Flyers were represented by Claude Giroux (Team Alfredsson), Scott Hartnell (Team Alfredsson) and Kimmo Timonen (Team Chara).

Team Chara started the game off with three consecutive goals before Team Alfredsson fought back to tie the score at three before the end of the first period. Hartnell assisted on the second goal by Team Alfredsson.

Team Chara scored the first two goals of the second period before giving up three consecutive goals to Team Alfredsson. Team Chara tied the score at six with a goal a couple of minutes before the intermission.

Team Chara took the lead again in the third period but Team Alfredsson scored to make the score level again. Team Chara took the lead, 8-7, at the 7:45 mark before Hartnell assisted on Claude Giroux's goal for Team Chara to tie the game at 8 two minutes later. Team Chara broke the game open with three consecutive goals to make it 11-8. Team Chara added one more to seal the victory after Team Alfredsson scored their ninth goal.

Marian Gaborik from the New York Rangers, who scored a hat trick, was named the game's MVP.

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2012 NHL All-Star Game: TV Schedule, Announcers And More

The 59th edition of the NHL All-Star Game will be played Sunday, as Team (Daniel) Alfredsson will take on Team (Zdeno) Chara in Ottawa, ON starting at 4 p.m. ET on the NBC Sports Network. The Philadelphia Flyers will be represented by Claude Giroux, Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen. Giroux and Hartnell will be playing on Team Alfreddson, while Timonen will be a part of Team Chara.

If you're interested in catching the game, here's the TV schedule, announcers, game time and national anthem singers:

Location: Ottawa, ON
Game time: 4 p.m. ET
TV schedule: NBC Sports Network
Announcers: Mike Emerick (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (color), Pierre McGuire and Jeremy Roenick (on-ice reporters)
National anthem singer: Javier Colon and Lyndon Slewidge.
Intermission performer: Drake with Outasight
2013 NHL All-Star Game location: Columbus, OH at Nationwide Arena.
Last year's results: Team Lindstrom 11, Team Staal 10 -- Jan. 30 in Raleigh, NC.

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2012 NHL All-Star Game: (Preview)

Three Flyers will represent Philadelphia in the 59th NHL All Star Game, to be held in Ottawa on Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m., and to be seen on NBC Sports.

The game will feature a match-up of teams decided during Thursday night's Fantasy Player Draft. Zdeno Chara of the Bruins and Daniel Alfredsson of the Senators were appointed captains for the event, and they hand picked the members of their respective teams.

Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell will player for Team Alfreddson, while Kimmo Timonen will join Team Chara. Giroux is second in the NHL with 55 points, trailing only Evgeni Malkin of the Penguins. Hartnell leads the Flyers with 25 goals, already eclipsing his season total from a year ago. In the absence of Chris Pronger, Timonen has led the Flyers' defense, and has assisted on 29 goals already this season.

The Flyers currently stand at fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings, and trail only the New York Rangers in the Atlantic Division.

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2012 NHL Skills Competition: TV Schedule, Announcers And More

The 2012 NHL Skills Competition will take place Saturday at 7 p.m. EST, in which players selected by NHL All-Star captains, Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson selected players to participate in the six skill events. The events in which players will compete in are: fastest skater, breakaway challenge, accuracy shooting, skill challenge relay, hardest shot and elimination shootout.

[FULL BREAKDOWN OF NHL SKILLS COMPETITION PARTICIPANTS]

Kimmo Timonen will represent the Flyers and Team Chara in both the Elimination Shootout and the Skills Challenge Relay. Claude Giroux will represent the Flyers and Team Alfredsson in the Elimination Shootout, the Skills Challenge Relay and the Accuracy Shooting contest. Scott Hartnell will also represent the Flyers and Team Alfredsson in the Skills Challenge Relay.

T.V. Schedule: Sat. January 28 at 7 p.m. ET on NBC Sports Network

Announcers: Dave Stradler (play-by-play), Eddie Olczyk (color analyst)

Studio Analysts: Liam McHugh, Mike Milbury and Keith Jones

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Flyers' Timonen Will Play For Team Chara, Giroux And Hartnell Make Team Alfredsson

The Philadelphia Flyers had three players selected during Thursday's NHL All-Star Draft. Unfortunately, Kimmo Timonen had to be separated from teammates Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. Timonen was selected with Team Chara's fifth pick of the draft. Giroux and Hartnell were taken with Team Alfredsson's fourth and 17th picks, respectively.

Giroux and Hartnell have combined for 43 goals, and 99 points on the season. Timonen has been among the most productive defenseman in the league, ranking sixth amongst his position with 31 points so far on the year. He will join Zdeno Chara and Pavel Datsyuk, the first overall player taken in the draft. Giroux and Hartnell will play with Daniel Alfredsson and his Ottawa teammates Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza, who were selected with the team's first two picks.

Here are the full results from Thursday:

Team Chara

1) Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit Red Wings

2) Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins

3) Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

4) Marian Hossa, Chicago Blackhawks

5) Kimmo Timonen, Philadelphia Flyers

6) Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

7) Carey Price, Montreal Candiens

8) Phil Kessel, Toronto Maple Leafs

9) Ryan Suter, Nashville Predators

10) Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings

11) Brian Campbell, Florida Panthers

12) Patrick Kane, Chicago Blackhawks

13) Dion Phaneuf, Toronto Maple Leafs

14) Jerome Iginla, Calgary Flames

15) Dennis Wideman, Washington Capitals

16) Marian Gaborik, New York Rangers

17) Jordan Eberle, Edmonton Oilers

18) Tyler Seguin, Boston Bruins

19) Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

Team Alfredsson

1) Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators

2) Jason Spezza, Ottawa Senators

3) Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

4) Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

5) Kris Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

6) Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning

7) Brian Elliott, St. Louis Blues

8) Shea Weber, Nashville Predators

9) Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

10) Dan Girardi, New York Rangers

11) Keith Yandle, Phoenix Coyotes

12) Milan Michalek, Ottawa Senators

13) Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks

14) James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins

15) Alex Edler, Vancouver Canucks

16) John Tavares, New York Islanders

17) Scott Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers

18) Jason Pominville, Buffalo Sabres

19) Logan Couture, San Jose Sharks

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Rules, TV Schedule And More

For those unfamiliar with the goings-on of NHL All Star Weekend, here's a closer look at Thursday night's Fantasy Player Draft, which will air at 7 p.m. ET and can be seen on NBC Sports in the US.

The draft will be conducted by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara (Team Chara) and Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson (Team Alfredsson), who were elected the captains through a vote by both fans and NHL league office members.

Chara will be assisted by Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul, and Alfredsson will have Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist on his side. Each roster will consist of 3 goalies, 6 defensemen, and 10 forwards.

The first pick will be decided by a coin toss, and Chara and Alfredsson will then alternate picking the 38 All Stars available, with two notable stipulations involved: each team's three goalies must be chosen by the conclusion of round 10, and each team's six defensmen must be selected by the conclusion of round 15.

12 NHL rookies will also participate in the game, but they are unavailable for drafting. The NHL will divide the crop of rookies in half to round out each All Star roster, and at the end of round 15 of the Fantasy Player Draft, the NHL will appoint one rookie to choose which squad he and his five teammates will join.

Five Flyers will participate in the game, as center Claude Giroux, left winger Scott Hartnell and defenseman Kimmo Timonen will be available for drafting, and young studs Sean Couturier and Matt Read will be a part of the rookie cast.

Team Chara will be coached by Claude Julien of the Bruins, and Team Alfredsson will be led by John Tortorella of the Rangers.

The All Star Game will be played Sunday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET, and can be seen on NBC Sports.

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2012 NHL All-Star Draft: Five Players Available For Picking

The NHL All Star weekend kicks off Thursday night with the second annual Fantasy Player Draft, to be conducted by Bruins captain Zdeno Chara and Senators captain Daniel Alfreddson. The two were voted by the fans and members of the NHL's league office to represent the two teams, and will alternate picking from a pool of 38 available players.

The pool of 38 veteran players will be supplemented by 12 rookies (to be split into two groups of six to round out each roster), and five Flyers will trek up north to play in the game. C Claude Giroux was rewarded for his sensational first half of the season with an All Star nod, and he'll be joined by LW Scott Hartnell and D Kimmo Timonen. C Sean Couturier and RW Matt Read -- the Flyers dynamic pair of rookies -- were named to All Star rookie group.

The game will be played on Sunday at 4 p.m. ET, and can be seen in the US on NBC Sports.

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VIDEO: Scott Hartnell Talks About Being Selected As An NHL All-Star

Philadelphia Flyers left winger Scott Hartnell was named to the 2012 NHL All-Star Game earlier today. Hartnell was selected to replace injured Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews. The All-Star game will take place in Ottawa on Jan. 29 at 4 p.m.

Hartnell talked about being selected as an All-Star today. Hartnell said he "was a little nervous" when he got a text message from Brendan Shanahan, a former NHLer who now watches over the league's discipline, among other things.

The trip to All-Star weekend will be Hartnell's first since he played in the YoungStars Game in 2002 as a member of the Nashville Predators. Hartnell has 25 goals this season with Philadelphia, 13 of which have come on the power-play, which ranks him first in the league. Hartnell is only five goals away from tying his career-high of 30, which he set back in 2008-2009.

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