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Schremp named to AHL All-Star roster

Portland Pirates vs Providence Bruins. 2015-2016 Preseason contest at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts on 9/30/2015. (PHOTO: Michael McSweeney/Portland Pirates).

Portland Pirates vs Providence Bruins. 2015-2016 Preseason contest at the New England Sports Center in Marlborough, Massachusetts on 9/30/2015. (PHOTO: Michael McSweeney/Portland Pirates).

Portland Pirates forward Rob Schremp was been named to the Atlantic Division All-Star team Thursday for the upcoming 2016 American Hockey League All-Star Classic that will be held January 31 and February 1 in Syracuse New York.

Schremp, 29, will be making his second appearance in the AHL All-Star Classic. He took part in the 2008 All-Star Classic in Binghamton, New York as a member of the PlanetUSA squad where he scored a goal.

The Fulton, NY native leads the Pirates in scoring this season with 13 goals, 14 assists for 27 points and a plus-5 rating in 32 games.

Each of the AHL’s four divisions will be represented by 13 players: seven forwards, four defensemen and two goaltenders. Rosters were determined by committees of AHL coaches, and all 30 AHL teams are represented by at least one All-Star.

The AHL All-Star Skills Competition on Jan. 31 will keep its traditional format, with Schremp and other All-Stars from the Eastern Conference squaring off against All-Stars from the Western Conference in seven skills events.

The AHL All-Star Classic will take place on the evening of Feb. 1. Instead of a traditional 60-minute game, the AHL’s All-Stars will be divided into four teams, one representing each of the league’s divisions (Atlantic, North, Central, Pacific). The teams will then play a round-robin tournament featuring six games of nine minutes each; the first half of each game will be played at 4-on-4 and the second half at 3-on-3. The two teams with the best records at the end of the round-robin tournament will face off for the championship; a six-minute game played at 3-on-3.

Several other former Pirates will be taking part in the event as former defensemen TJ Brennan (Toronto), Mike Kostka (Binghamton) and Cal O’Reilly (Rochester) were named to the North Division AHL All-Star team.

Forward Kyle Rau, who is tied for the league lead in goals among rookies, was not named to the AHL All-Star Classic roster. Rau, who also leads the Pirates in goals, is third in team scoring with 15 goals, seven assists for 22 points and a plus-4 rating in 31 games.

Rau can still be named to the roster as a replacement for players that have been recalled to the National Hockey League or unable to participate due to injury.

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