SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … American Hockey League President and CEO Scott Howson announced today that the AHL alumni Grant Fuhr again Lorne Henning were chosen to serve as honorary captains The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic is presented by Spotlight 29 Casinoto be held February 2-3 in Palm Desert, Calif.
Each year, the All-Star Classic’s honorary captains join participating teams in the locker room and on the benches during the event, and are recognized for their work at the annual AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony.
Grant Fuhr had four different AHL franchises during his Hall of Fame career, seeing action with the Moncton Alpines (1982-83), Cape Breton Oilers (1989-91), Rochester Americans (1993-94) and Saint John Flames (1999- 2000). ). A member of five Stanley Cup championship teams with the Edmonton Oilers, Fuhr won 403 games in the National Hockey League with Edmonton, Toronto, Buffalo, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Calgary for 19 seasons. He was a six-time NHL All-Star and won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s top goaltender in 1987-88. Fuhr also represented Canada in the Rendez-Vous ’87 series against the Soviet National team, in the 1984 and 1987 Canada Cup tournaments, and in the 1989 IIHF World Championship. Fuhr is a longtime Coachella Valley resident and has served as an analyst on Firebirds broadcasts since the team’s inaugural season.
Lorne Henning is currently in his 53rd year of professional hockey that began when he was selected in the second round of the 1972 NHL Draft by the expansion New York Islanders. Henning would play 543 games with the Islanders before retiring in 1981 and was a member of four consecutive Stanley Cup championship teams, winning twice as a player and twice as an assistant coach. Henning spent the 1984-85 season as head coach of the AHL’s Springfield Indians before being promoted to the Minnesota North Stars the following season, and later served in coaching roles with the Chicago Blackhawks and Anaheim Mighty Ducks as well. Henning joined the hockey operations department of the Vancouver Canucks in 2005, later served as an assistant general manager from 2008 to 2015, and is currently in his fifth season as a pro scout with the Seattle Kraken.
I The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic is presented by Spotlight 29 Casino will include i AHL All-Star Skills Competition presented by Silvercrest to Sunday, February 2followed by i AHL Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Ceremony presented by Spotlight 29 Casino and Silvercrest to Monday, February 3 as well as The 2025 AHL All-Star Challenge is presented by Spotlight 29 Casino that night. For ticket information, fans can visit cvfirebirds.com/allstar.
I The 2025 AHL All-Star Classic is presented by Spotlight 29 Casino will have some of the top talent in the American Hockey League: since 1995, more than 94 percent of All-Star Classic participants have competed in the National Hockey League, including Cam Atkinson, Drake Batherson, Jordan Binnington, Michael Carcone, John Carlson, Brandt Clarke, Thatcher Demko, Lukas Dostal, Ryker Evans, Thomas Harley, Connor Hellebuyck, Joel Hofer, Tristan Jarry, Jordan Kyrou, Jonathan Marchessault, Jacob Markstrom, JT Miller, Brandon Montour, William Nylander, Kyle Palmieri, Mikko Rantanen, Dylan Strome, Tyler Toffoli, Linus Ullmark, Vitek Vanecek, Dustin Wolf again Mats Zuccarello.
Operating since 1936, the American Hockey League serves as the premier league for the development of players, coaches, managers, administrators, broadcasters and personnel for all 32 National Hockey League teams. About 90 percent of today’s NHL players graduated from the American Hockey League, and more than 100 members of the Hockey Hall of Fame spent time in the AHL during their careers.
