Hometown Boys Going for All-Star Spots: WADE REDDEN NEEDS YOUR HELP!

As of 12:09pm on Thursday, December 11th, there are three Saskatchewan-born players on the ballot for the NHL All-Star game: Ryan Getzlaf and Patrick Marleau in 6th and 10th place respectively among Western Conference forawards, and Wade Redden, 10th place among Eastern Conference Defensemen. As far as I know, this means that Getzlaf and Marleau will be in the game but not starting, and Redden will be 4 places out.

It seems as though Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Whitney of the Pittsburg Penguins will not be participating in this year's contest because both have been injured all year. This just goes to show one major flaw in the voting system. Actual play on the ice has nothing to do with how many votes a player gets. The most important factor is where you play your hockey. At any rate, if neither Gonchar nor Whitney partakes in the festivities, that moves our boy Wade Redden into 8th place, a mere two spots out of contention.

To move into eighth position Redden would have to pass Teppo Numminen (9th) and Kimmo Timonen (8th). To pull it off, he needs to make up the 45,607 votes. Who's going to help him? We all are! The Prairie Puck will vote every day, twice a day, to get Mr. Redden into that game, and we beg you to do the same. He grew up on the good side of Lloydminister, so you know he deserves it. C'mon guys, it's the season for giving. Let's give Wade Redden a shot at the big game!