PR - Blackhawks

The Blackhawks and many fans throughout the league are outraged at the
exclusion of the leagues current top two scorers on the Western Conference
All Star team.

Rookie phenom Maxime Lacroix and free agent standout Jeremy Roenick, who
currently sit first and second in the overall point standings for the
league, were not included in the final roster for the west. Lacroix is
currently still ripping up the league and posting an exceptional 1.41 pts
per game.

Blackhawks head coach Denis Savard still seemed shocked while attending the
All-Star break festivities. "Its amazing how these two guys are not there.
This is suppossed to be a showcase of the leagues top current talent. It
just floors me that they were overlooked. I think its pretty comical that
the GM of the team decided to pick 3 guys from his regular squad including
Milan Michalek who has posted a mediocre 23 pts in 33 games."

Blackhawks forward Lacroix was taking the situation in stride. "I guess I
still have alot to prove." He later joked "Maybe I need 100 points in 36
games to make it. There's always next year I guess."

On the positive side of things, the Western conference all-stars won the
first game of the series with the help of the lone second period goal by
Blackhawks sniper Colby Armstrong.

The so-called all-star fiasco has many fans around the league calling to
bring back the voting system. In our democratic society why isn't a vote
taking place to have the players that should be there representing their
teams and conferences?