Mancari named Team Canada All-Star

Portland's Mark Mancari was named to Team Canada for the AHL All-Star Game. Mancari leads the Pirates with 14 goals and 22 assists for 36 points in 28 games. Mancari has a plus-12 rating, also tops on the team. The Planet USA roster will be released on Wednesday. Tim Kennedy and Nathan Gerbe have a good shot at joining Mancari for the contest on January 25th in Worcester. Team Canada:

Forwards (13): Steve Downie (Norfolk), x-Alexandre Giroux (Hershey), x-Claude Giroux (Philadelphia), Mike Iggulden (Bridgeport), Jason Krog (Manitoba), Corey Locke (Houston), Brett MacLean (San Antonio), Mark Mancari (Portland), x-Chris Minard (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton), Cal O'Reilly (Milwaukee), Teddy Purcell (Manchester), Martin St. Pierre (Providence), Mike Santorelli (Milwaukee). Defensemen (8): x-Johnny Boychuk (Providence), Kyle Cumiskey (Lake Erie), Cody Franson (Milwaukee), Bryan Helmer (Hershey), x-Derek Joslin (Worcester), Andrew MacDonald (Bridgeport), Brett Palin (Quad City), Danny Syvret (Philadelphia). Goaltenders (3): Mike Brodeur (Rochester), Barry Brust (Houston), x-Brian Elliott (Binghamton)