I liked the idea of All-Star teams by division. For these, I tried to get every single team involved in the lineup, but for some there were just some players who were clearly head and shoulders above the next so most, but not all teams are represented

Great Lakes Division All-Stars
This was easily the toughest division to pick from since there are so many quality players, so someone is undoubtedly getting snubbed.

F – Michael Scarn
Scarn has had an electric start to the S57 season, leading the SHL with 24 goals and 49 points at the halfway mark. He has been a pivotal part of Hamilton’s regular season domination this season and could very well be the SHL’s first 100 point player.

F – Daniel Smeb
While Daniel Smeb has been a bit snake bit lately, he currently sits 4th in the SHL in shots and has piled up the assists to put him 5th in scoring in the SHL and 2nd in the Great Lakes division. What sets him apart from the other forwards in this group is that he also has more shots blocked than the other two combined.

F – Monkey D. Luffy
Luffy has once again been Buffalo’s premier goal scoring threat, putting up 22 so far this season, tied for 2nd in the SHL with Edmonton’s Julio Tokolosh.

D – Corey Kennedy
A season after winning the Stevens, Kennedy has once again put on a defensive clinic. His goal scoring touch has dropped a little, but he seems to be the same player he was last season, putting up 5 goals and 21 assists, with half of his points coming on the man advantage.

D – Augustus Wang
Wang appears to finally be having the breakout season Stampede fans have been waiting for. Currently, he is tied for first in the SHL with Rex Kirkby with 33 points and has had a considerable amount of blocks for such an offensive defenseman.

G - Harry Carpet
Toronto’s veteran goaltender once again sees far more shots than his competition and has done well in front of a relatively average team. Carpet has played admirably and has a 0.924 Sv% and a 2.51 GAA at the halfway mark.

Atlantic Division All-Stars
In what seems to be a fairly weak division overall, there are still quite a handful of players who stand out among the rest.

F – Ola Wagstrom
While Phineas Gold seems like he’s finally turned the corner, Ola Wagstrom still remains the best overall winger on the team so he gets the nod here. Wagstrom is currently the 5th leading scorer in the division tied with Gold with 13 goals and 14 assists on the season.

F – Elijah Jones
Jones emerged as Atlanta’s main goal scorer last season and in S57 he looks poised to repeat. He is currently tied for 6th in goal scoring in the SHL (1st in the Atlantic) with 19 goals with very few of them coming on the powerplay.

F – Tom Fiddler
Fiddler has had a solid start to the season and is at just under a point per game pace with 8 goals and 20 assists in 30 games.

D – Nat Emerson
Bias or not, this is such an easy decision to put Emerson here. He’s second on the Platoon in scoring with 20 points, but his defensive play has been stellar once again with his conference leading 134 blocks.

D – Rex Kirkby
As mentioned earlier, Kirkby is tied for first among all defensemen in scoring with 33 points. The free agent signed with Atlanta over the offseason and it has paid dividends as the team has remained neck and neck with Manhattan. Kirkby’s overall play clearly earns him a spot here.

G – Peter Larson
Larson is literally the only goaltender in the Atlantic with a winning record. I know that the team in front matters far more, but that is a stat that cannot be completely dismissed. His season has not gone perfectly, but has been more than competent, boasting a 3.12 GAA and 0.909 Sv%.

Northwest Division All-Stars
I hate to snub Tokolosh here, but I just couldn’t leave the SHL assist leader off this lineup. Tokolosh is going to be my only honorable mention in all of these.

F – Maxime Bouchard
Bouchard has been on fire for a season and a half now, but this season he has been on another level, upping his physical play as well. Bouchard currently has 42 points on the season, 4th in the SHL (3rd in the division behind Edmonton’s big guns).

F – Jon Forty-One
While Tokolosh really does belong here too, Forty-One has just been a passing machine in his breakout season. So far he has 10 goals and 37 assists and is the SHL assist leader by a country mile. No one else in the league even has 30 yet. Forty-One also stuck up for his teammates by getting in a fight.

F – Nick Brain
While the Jets have taken a bit of a step back after losing two defensemen entering their prime and entering somewhat of a retooling phase, Brain has clearly not lost his touch. He currently has 14 goals and 26 assists, placing him 5th in the division in points. His play on both sides on the puck has helped keep the Jets in a playoff spot.

D – Cassius Darrow
Darrow is the Seattle defense for all intents and purposes. The young expansion team has looked to Darrow often for leadership and he has delivered often this season, blocking 136 shots and has been fairly steady overall. He also leads the league with 38 takeaways, 9 more than the next player.

D – Mathias Seger
I know Seger hasn’t scored a goal all season, but he has so many more blocks than anyone else on his team and still manages to rack up the assists with 16 so far this season.

G – Kata Vilde
To absolutely no one’s surprise, Vilde has continued with his strong performance, currently sporting a 2.49 GAA and a 0.918 Sv%.

Southwest Division All-Stars
Lastly, we come to a division that has had a lot of fluctuation over the past several seasons so many of these players would be making their first appearances on any kind of best of list.

F – Jimmy Slothface
Slothface has had a bit of a resurgence in Los Angeles and is quite deadly on the powerplay, leading the SHL with 9 PPGs.

F – Alexander Wachter
Wachter has surprised many by suddenly becoming a premier goal scorer. He leads all players in goals in the Southwest with 21 and is 4th in the SHL overall with fewer games played than all of the players ahead of him.

F – Jeff Brogen
Brogen is really the best offensive threat the diminished Pride have this season and it’s for this reason alone he makes it here. He has 11 goals and 13 assists, the only player on the team to have both in double digits and has 120 shots, leading the team by more than 30 already halfway through the season.

D – Kaspers Claude
There hasn’t been much good about the Specters season, but Claude has been a bright spot, currently having 21 points and second to Olivier Cloutier in scoring on the team. He’s not the most defensive player, but his offensive contributions have earned him this spot.

D – Bjorn Leppanen
Leppanen has finally become the two-way defenseman that Texas has been looking for. He has added a lot more scoring to his game, putting up 6 goals and 18 assists on the season while keeping the opponents constantly in check.

G – Knox Booth
Last year’s McBride winner has returned and appears to be a strong candidate for a repeat. Booth has a 13-7-3 record with a 2.40 GAA and a 0.935 Sv% which is outstanding among starting goalies.