Pelletier and Shipachyov Join Team West

Artemy Panarin of SKA and Jonathan Cheechoo of Dinamo Minsk, both chosen by the journalists for Team West’s second offensive line in Sunday’s All-Star Game, have been ruled out of the event due to injury. 

Cheechoo’s replacement will be Medvescak top scorer Pascal Pelletier, whose account for the 2014-15 campaign stands at 13 goals and 20 assists in 47 games. 

Stepping in for Panarin is his SKA team-mate Vadim Shipachyov, currently the third most prolific scorer for the Petersburg army men this season with 9 goals, 36 assists and a +17 from 38 appearances.