ROUSEK ADDED TO NORTH DIVISION ROSTER FOR 2023 AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE ALL-STAR CLASSIC
Second-year forward to represent Amerks at 2023 AHL All-Star Classic in Laval this upcoming weekend
Jan 30, 2023
The American Hockey League announced today the addition of Rochester Americans forward Lukas Rousek to the North Division All-Star roster for the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell in collaboration with Manulife Bank. The annual event will take place Feb. 5-6 at Place Bell in Laval, Quebec, home of the Laval Rocket.
Rousek will replace fellow forward Brandon Biro, who is unavailable to participate in the event due to injury.
Currently in his second season with the Amerks, Rousek ranks second on the team with 18 assists and tied for second in scoring with 28 points while being one of only two Rochester skaters to appear in all 39 games this season. He also ranks third on the team with 10 goals.
A native of Ostrov nad Ohri, Czech Republic, the 5-foot-11, 191-pound forward was the Buffalo Sabres’ sixth-round selection (160th overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft.
The 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell in collaboration with Manulife Bank will feature the top young talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the National Hockey League.
The two-day event begins on Sunday, Feb. 5 with the 2023 Rona AHL All-Star Skills Competition at 7:00 p.m. In keeping with its traditional format, the All-Stars from the two Eastern Conference divisions will be squaring off against the All-Stars from the two Western Conference divisions in seven skills events, including hardest shot, fastest skater and accuracy shooting.
The 2023 Mise-o-jeu AHL All-Star Challenge will then take place the evening of Monday, Feb. 6 at 7:00 p.m. For the sixth straight year, instead of a traditional 60-minute game, the league’s all-stars will be divided into four teams, one representing each of the league’s divisions (Atlantic, North, Central, Pacific). The teams will then play a round-robin tournament featuring six games of 10 minutes each played entirely at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin tournament will face-off for the championship, a six-minute game also played using the 3-on-3 format. Rosters for each team will be composed of 11 skaters and two goaltenders.
Tickets for the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Bell in collaboration with Manulife Bank, which include admission to both the 2023 Rona AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Sunday, Feb. 5, and the 2023 Mise-o-jeu AHL All-Star Challenge on Monday, Feb. 6, start at only $39 and are available now by visiting rocketlaval.com.