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NHL will open All-Star voting on November 15th

The NHL will open up voting for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game on Monday, November 15. For the fourth consecutive time, the process will be based on online voting. Fans will have the opportunity to vote until January 3, 2011.

Apparently the league will release voting results every Tuesday starting on November 23. Fans will pick three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie regardless of their conference.

The Chicago Blackhawks have the most amount of players listed on the ballot, with six players. The Philadelphia Flyers, Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks are tied for second with five. The Atlanta Thrashers, Columbus Blue Jackets, Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders and St. Louis Blues are tied for the least amount of representatives with two.

Here is more from NHL.com.

Starting November 15, fans around the world can vote for their top six All-Stars in the 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting. For the fourth straight NHL® All-Star Game, the balloting process is entirely digital, offering sports’ most tech-savvy fans the ability to vote as often as they like via mobile devices and online. In addition, fans this season can vote on Facebook (facebook.com/NHL), as the NHL All-Star fan voting process comes to the social networking platform for the first time.

Through Jan. 3, NHL fans will be able to select up to six players by position -- three forwards, two defensemen and one goaltender – without regard to the Conference in which their teams play for in the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover in Raleigh, N.C. As part of a new format for the 2011 NHL All-Star Game presented by Discover, the three forwards, two defensemen and goalie with the most votes will be named first NHL All-Stars.

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During the six-week voting period, each player position will command the stage on the NHL on Facebook page for two weeks. First up on the social network platform’s ballot will be forwards. Fans will be able to vote for up to three forwards from Nov. 15-29. From Nov. 30-Dec. 12, fans can cast their votes for up to two defensemen per online ballot. During the last two weeks of voting, until the Jan. 3 closing period, fans will be able to vote for their top goaltender on Facebook.com/NHL. The NHL recently eclipsed 1 million fans on Facebook.

Want to see the full list of reps? Here is a screen shot of the ballot list, also via NHL.com.

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So, who’s going on your ballot? Are there any write-in candidates who are potential snubs? Let us know in the comments.