New York Rangers rookie winger Carl Hagelin was made a late addition to the NHL Young Stars game as a replacement for injured Devils center Adam Henrique who’s nursing a sore groin. The Young Stars game is part of the NHL All Star Game weekend and features the top rookies in the NHL who are hopeful of becoming future NHL All Stars.

Hagelin has been a pleasant surprise for the Blueshirts this season as he was a callup in November. His speed and determined puck pursuit game fits the Rangers’ style to a T and his dogged back-checking allows coach John Tortarella to utilize Hagelin in a variety of situations knowing he is defensively responsible, often a rarity in rookies.

Being played on a variety of different lines and in a lot of different situations, Hagelin has recorded 16 points (on a very balanced eight goals and eight assists) to go along with a gaudy plus-13 rating in only 29 games.

The New York Rangers are having their best season in years and the strong, dependable play of young Hagelin is just one component of their success in the first half. Also joining Hagelin in Ottawa for the All Star festivites are rock solid defenseman Dan Girardi, all-world goaltender Henrik Lundqvist and the team’s top goal scorer, sniper Marian Gaborik. To top the list, head coach John Tortarella will be coaching the All Stars.

The NHL All Star Game is taking place this Sunday, January 29 at the Corel Center in Kanata, Ontario. You can still find NHL All Star Game tickets online.

New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will make the first All-Star trip of his career at the 2011 NHL All Star Game to be held later this month. Marc is of three Staal brothers who currently play in the NHL, and has often been known as the one with the least professional accomplishments.

Fortunately for Marc, he is in his best season yet. In 43 games he has acquired a plus-9 rating with 6 goals and 11 assists. As of now, he is on pace to surpass nearly every one of his career highs. As far as the Rangers go, Marc is the team’s number one defensemen.

Last week Marc earned a spot in this year’s All Star Game lineup for the first time. Joining him will be his 26 year old brother, Eric Stall. Currently on the Hurricanes, Eric has been selected to play in three previous All Star games before this. This year’s All Star Game will be a reunion that the Staal brothers can look forward to.

On Monday, NHL All Star Game Tickets made their way onto Select A Ticket’s Top 5 Events list. With just under two weeks left until the big game you gotta get your tickets now so you don’t miss all the fun! The 2011 NHL All Star Game will be held at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina on Sunday, January 30.

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The Top 5 Events on SelectATicket.com last week were as follows:

1. Big East Tournament Tickets
2. Memphis the Musical Tickets
3. NHL All Star Game Tickets
4. Driving Miss Daisy Tickets
5. Kentucky Derby Tickets

This week marks the fourth consecutive week that Big East Tournament Tickets have taken the top spot. Be sure to check back next week to see if anything can knock it out of the top spot!

Earlier this month, the NHL announced a change in the way that the NHL All Star Game is typically formatted. Instead of the traditional East versus West matchup, this year’s game will feature captain No 1′s team vs. captain No. 2′s team. This will mark the first time an All-Star team will be decided by the players ever in a professional sport.

The fans will be choosing the first six players on each team including one goalie, three forwards, and two defensemen. After that, it’s the choice of the players to choose both team’s captains and their alternates. The chosen captains will then get to select the players to fill the remaining spots on the team.

According to Brendan Shanahan, the NHL’s vice-president of hockey and business development, the league wanted the All-Star game to be more competitive. The change stems from this desire, and will lead to an All-Star game featuring hockey’s true all-stars.

The best of the best will be playing in this year’s All-Star game, which means it will be more entertaining, brutal, and fun as ever. The 2011 NHL All Star Game will be held on Sunday, January 20, 2011 at the RBC Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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The top five events on SelectATicket.com last week were as follows:

1. NHL Heritage Classic Tickets
2. New York Jets Tickets
3. NHL All Star Game Tickets
4. Bon Jovi Tickets
5. Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Tickets

NHL Heritage Classic Tickets are number one on our list for the second week in a row. Be sure to check back next Monday to see which events are the most popular this week!

The top five events on SelectATicket.com last week were as follows:

1. NHL All Star Game tickets
2. USA Mens Soccer vs Brazil tickets
3. Wicked tickets
4. 2011 NBA All Star Game tickets
5. New York Red Bulls tickets

Be sure to check back next Monday to see which events are the most popular this week.

Moving right along into 2009, here are the Hot Tickets from SelectATicket.com for the past week.

1. NHL All Star Game tickets
2. New York Giants tickets
3. In the Heights
4. Little Mermaid
5. New Jersey Devils tickets

The NHL All Star Game will be held in Montreal this year and coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Montreal Canadiens and interest is really heating up for this event in recent weeks.

Come back next week for another update on the 5 most popular events on SelectATicket.com.