Hey AHL! For those of you who don't watch the Media show, the Media Team has a big announcement: We are in charge of this Season's All-Star Game! The following information is what you need to know: -All-Star Game will be a 3 game tournament with the games being at 9pm, 9:45pm and 10:30pm on Friday, July 21st, 2017. -Friday, July 21st, 2017 is the end of Week 8! This allows managers to have their roster nominations after Trade Deadline and it also provides one last competitive game for those eliminated from Playoffs. -On the Sunday of Week 7 (July 9th), the GMs of every team will receive a PM asking them to nominate 6 players from their team (one from every position), with the maximum of 1 manager being allowed a nomination. -On the Friday of Week 7 (July 14th), nominations will close at 12pm EST. I will be gathering the nominations, whether every team has placed nominations or not. -From Friday, July 14th at 12pm EST until Monday, July 17th at 8pm EST, the Media Team will discuss and pick the representations for each Division. -All teams will be represented, whether it be the starting 6 players or in the substitutions. -All Divisions Teams will have a minimum of 1 manager and a maximum of 3 managers who will not only play but be in charge of their Divisional Team. -All Star Game Rosters will be announced on Tuesday, July 18th anywhere between 5-8pm EST. Hope all that information helps! If you have any other questions about the All-Star Game, feel free to ask! ~Buck
Good question! Each roster will have a flat roster of 6 players, chosen by the Media Team. Those 6 players will represent 6 separate teams, and since there are 7 or 8 teams per division, the spares/ECUs for the ASG will come from the team's not represented in the Main 6.