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Sharpe, Versteeg named honorary captains for All-Star Classic TheAHL.com

…President and CEO of the National Hockey League AHL and Chicago Blackhawks alumni announced today and Selected as honorary captain BMO presents 2026 AHL All-Star Classicwill be held February 10-11 in Rockford, Illinois.

In the first three seasons of his career, he played 163 games for the Philadelphia Phantoms, scoring a total of 52 goals and 114 points. In 2004-05, he represented the Phantoms in the 2005 AHL All-Star Classic and later notched 21 points in 21 postseason contests – including a team-best four goals and six points in the Finals – as Philadelphia won the Calder Cup. Sharp would go on to skate in 939 regular-season games and 142 playoff games in the National Hockey League with Philadelphia, Chicago and Dallas, and was instrumental in the Blackhawks’ Stanley Cup championships in 2010, 2013 and 2015. He also captured a gold medal as a member of Team Canada at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.

Played 145 AHL games with Providence, Norfolk and Rockford, including serving as captain of the IceHogs in 2019-20. Versteeg tallied 26 goals and 72 points in 70 games to finish fourth among all AHL rookies in scoring in 2006-07 before graduating to the National Hockey League, where he would appear in 643 games over 11 seasons with Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, Florida, Carolina, Los Angeles and Calgary. Versteeg was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2008-09 and was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 2010 and 2015. Won two Stanley Cup championships with the Blackhawks.

this BMO presents 2026 AHL All-Star Classic will include the AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Tuesday, February 10, followed by the AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, February 11 and the 2026 AHL All-Star Challenge that evening. For ticket information, fans can visit icehogs.com/asc26.

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