SHREWSBURY, N.J. —  The ECHL on Wednesday named the ECHL All-Stars for the 2022 Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic, to be hosted by the Jacksonville Icemen on Monday, Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. ET at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The game will air LIVE exclusively on NHL Network.

Admirals forward Alex Tonge was selected to be Norfolk’s representative at this year’s Warrior/ECHL All-Star Classic.

Tonge, 26, is in his second season with the Admirals since being traded to Norfolk on January 13, 2020, from the Adirondack Thunder in exchange for Phil Hudon and Alex Jaeckle. Since his arrival to Norfolk, Tonge has been one of the most reliable goal scorers and offensive facilitators.

For the remainder of the 2019-20 season, the Kingston, ONT native had 16 points in 20 games played (9g, 7a). He also registered the lone hat trick of the season back on March 7, 2020, against the Brampton Beast.

Tonge re-signed with the Admirals on July 26, 2021, and picked up right where he left off to start the 2021-22 season. He was named ECHL Player of the Week from October 21 to 24 with six points in two games against the Reading Royals (3g, 3a).

Tonge currently leads the Admirals in all offensive categories with goals (12), assists (14), points (26), and plus/minus (+4).

In this year’s All-Star event, the host Jacksonville Icemen will take on a team of ECHL All-Stars representing the other teams in the league, as well as feature several skills events which will count as a goal towards the winning player’s team score. There have been 70 players from the ECHL All-Star Game who have gone on to play in the National Hockey League, including 54 since 2002. The roster for the ECHL All-Stars was determined in a vote of coaches, team captains, media relations directors, broadcasters, and members of the media.

2022 ECHL All-Stars

Goaltenders

Samuel Harvey, Fort Wayne Komets

Evan Buitenhuis, Wichita Thunder

Ken Appleby, Worcester Railers

Defensemen

Joe Masonius, Adirondack Thunder

Tim Davison, Atlanta Gladiators

Wyatt Ege, Cincinnati Cyclones

Mike Lee, Indy Fuel

Brenden Miller, Kalamazoo Wings

Marcus Crawford, Kansas City Mavericks

Jordan Subban, South Carolina Stingrays

Charles-Edouard D'Astous, Utah Grizzlies

FORWARDS

Gavin Gould, Allen Americans

Blake Winiecki, Florida Everblades

Liam Pecararo, Greenville Swamp Rabbits

Yauheni Aksiantsiuk, Idaho Steelheads

Kris Bennett, Iowa Heartlanders

Justin Brazeau, Maine Mariners

Zach O’Brien, Newfoundland Growlers

Alex Tonge, Norfolk Admirals

Aaron Luchuk, Orlando Solar Bears

Logan Nelson, Rapid City Rush

Jacob Pritchard, Reading Royals

TJ Hensick, Toledo Walleye

Olivier Archambault, Trois-Rivières Lions

Jack Doremus, Tulsa Oilers

Patrick Watling, Wheeling Nailers