Palm Desert, Calif.- 2023 Western Hockey League Champion Kevin Korchinski can add AHL All-Star MVP honours to his already impressive resume.
The Chicago Blackhawks prospect was named the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic most valuable player after recording four points in round-robin action and potting the game-winning shootout goal for the Central Division in the championship match on Monday.
https://twitter.com/goicehogs/status/1886642450438955180
Another former WHL Champion, 2024 Ed Chynoweth Cup winner Matthew Savoie dazzled at the event with a goal and two assists in the All-Star Classic.
The Edmonton Oilers prospect also flexed his speed in the skills competition by winning the CCM Fastest Skater event with a lap of 13.654 seconds.
THE FASTEST MAN IN @TheAHL is….@Condors forward and @EdmontonOilers prospect Matthew Savoie! He wins CCM Fastest Skater with a time of 13.654. Whew!#AHL #AHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/kQNKiHLVro
— FloHockey (@FloHockey) February 3, 2025
Seven WHL alumni participated in the event as players, while Calgary Wranglers assistant coach Brett Sutter (Kootenay ICE/ Red Deer Rebels) stepped up as the Pacific Division coach with Wranglers bench boss Trent Cull called up to the Calgary Flames for the time being.
Atlantic All-Stars
D- Ethan Bear, Hershey Bears (Seattle Thunderbirds ‘A’)
D- Owen Pickering, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (Swift Current Broncos ‘C’)
G- Dylan Garand, Hartford Wolf Pack (Kamloops Blazers)
North All-Stars
F- Trey Fix-Wolansky, Cleveland Monsters (Edmonton Oil Kings ‘C’)
D- Denton Mateychuk, Cleveland Monsters (Moose Jaw Warriors ‘C’)
Central All-Stars
G- Sebastian Cossa, Grand Rapids Griffins (Edmonton Oil Kings)
Pacific All-Stars
D- Cale Fleury, Coachella Valley Thunderbirds (Kootenay ICE ‘C’, Regina Pats)
F- Matthew Savoie, Bakersfield Condors (Winnipeg ICE/Wenatchee Wild, Moose Jaw Warriors)
Former Moose Jaw Warriors Captain Denton Mateychuk (Columbus Blue Jackets) and former ICE/Regina Pats defender Cale Fleury (Seattle Kraken) were originally slated to participate but were called up to their respective NHL clubs.
2025 AHL All-Star Challenge Results
Game 1 – Pacific Division 3, North Division 2
Game 2 – Central Division 3, Atlantic Division 0
Game 3 – North Division 4, Central Division 2
Game 4 – Atlantic Division 4, Pacific Division 3 (SO)
Game 5 – Atlantic Division 2, North Division 1
Game 6 – Central Division 5, Pacific Division 2
Championship – Central Division 2, Pacific Division 1 (SO)
WHL legends and AHL alumni Grant Fuhr and Lorne Henning were also recognized as honourary Captains for the All-Star Classic.
Hockey Hall-of-Famer and five-time Stanley Cup Champion Fuhr captured a WHL Championship with the Victoria Cougars (now based in Prince George) in 1981 and is considered one of the greatest WHLers of all time.
Fuhr was named WHL Rookie of the Year in 1980 before claiming WHL Goaltender of the Year in 1981.
Lorne Henning was a pioneering player when the burgeoning WHL was still called the Western Canada Hockey League.
The Melfort, Sask. product suited up for the Estevan Bruins from 1968-1971 before closing out his junior career with the New Westminster Bruins in 1971-72.
Henning was named the WCHL’s Most Sportsmanlike Player in 1971 and piled up a tremendous 390 points (182G-208A) in 246 regular season games.
Henning went on to win two Stanley Cups with the dynastic New York Islanders of the early 1980s and has since enjoyed a long career as an NHL coach an executive.
