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<p>David Warsofsky came off the ice following a routine practice at the Toyota Sportsplex on Tuesday and received some news that made the rest of his day pretty extraordinary.</p><p>Head coach Clark Donatelli told the high-scoring defenseman that he was named to the Atlantic Division&#8217;s roster for the 2017 AHL All-Star Classic. Warsofsky replaces Jake Guentzel, who is with Pittsburgh, and will join Donatelli and goaltender Tristan Jarry as the Penguins&#8217; representatives for the festivities on Jan. 29 to Jan. 30.</p><p>&#8220;Anytime you get an achievement like this it&#8217;s something to be proud of. On a personal level it&#8217;s an accomplishment, but I have a great group of teammates in here that helped me achieve it,&#8221; Warsofsky said.</p><p>The six-year pro is headed to the all-star game for the first time and some were surprised that Warsofsky wasn&#8217;t chosen when the rosters were initially released earlier this month. He has eight goals and 29 points in 27 games this season, and his plus-27 is tops in the AHL.</p><p>Warsofsky admitted he was a little surprised that he wasn&#8217;t chosen earlier, but he&#8217;s happy to take Guentzel&#8217;s spot and give Wilkes-Barre/Scranton two player representatives.</p><p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s right to replace (Guentzel) from someone else&#8217;s team when he earned those honors,&#8221; Warsofsky said, adding his teammates are the reason behind his success this season.</p><p>In addition to his league-leading plus-27 rating, Warsofsky is currently tied for fifth among AHL defensemen in scoring despite missing time while being recalled to Pittsburgh.</p><p>Warsofsky was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week for the period ending Jan. 8, as a result of earning seven points (2G-5A) &#8211; including an overtime game-winner &#8211; over the course of a four-game stretch.</p><p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been playing great for us. You can tell we&#8217;re a different team when he goes to Pittsburgh,&#8221; captain Tom Kostopoulos said. &#8220;He&#8217;s one of the best defensemen in the league. He deserves to be there.&#8221;</p><p>Warsofsky appeared in 22 games last season with Pittsburgh and New Jersey - the longest NHL stint of his career. Donatelli said that time in the NHL gave Warsofsky confidence that has translated to his high-level of play this season.</p><p>&#8220;He played quite a bit in the NHL last year and he wants to prove he can stay there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;He&#8217;s an elite player in this league and he&#8217;s definitely an all-star in our eyes.&#8221;</p><p>Warsofsky said he&#8217;s looking forward to the three-on-three game format - a style that suits his game built on speed. As far as the skills competition, Warsofsky said he doesn&#8217;t have a favorite event but is willing to do anything that he&#8217;s assigned.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s just pretty entertaining with all that talent on the ice,&#8221; Warsofsky said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve never been before, but you watch it on television and it looks fun.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Crunch time</strong></p><p>The Penguins host the Syracuse Crunch on Wednesday at the Mohegan Sun Arena. In four meetings they have beaten the Crunch three times, but lost the last game 4-1 in Syracuse.</p><p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not so much about what they&#8217;re going to do. We kind of know what they&#8217;re going to be doing,&#8221; Donatelli said. &#8220;It&#8217;s about how we come out and execute our game plan.&#8221;</p><p><strong>Injury update</strong></p><p>F Oskar Sundqvist (upper body) is still day-to-day but Donatelli said he&#8217;s doing a lot better. D Tim Erixon practiced with the red no-contact jersey and is day-to-day. D Lukas Bengtsson remains out with an illness while F Thomas Di Pauli has started skating on his own and is week-to-week.</p><style>
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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Tom Venesky</p><p>tvenesky@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><factboxMeta><p><strong>Up next&#8230;</strong></p><p>Syracuse Crunch (20-12-3-5, 48 points, 1st place in the North Division) at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (30-9-3-0, 63 points, 1st place in the Atlantic Division)</p><p>Wednesday, Jan. 25 at 7:05 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun Arena</p><p>Listen live on 103.1FM-WILK</p><p>Players to watch:</p><p>Syracuse - Goaltender Adam Wilcox is 1-1 with a 2.03 GAA and a .937 save percentage against the Penguins this season.</p><p>Penguins - Kevin Porter has four goals and five points in four games against the Crunch.</p></factboxMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Tom Venesky at 570-991-6395 or on Twitter @TomVenesky</p></shirttailMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><videoMeta><p><table style="border:none;width:98%;" class="mceItemTable"><tbody><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoID:</td><td id="videoid" style="width:50em;font-size:90%;">jp03MPx3jA8 </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">VideoType:</td><td id="videotype" style="font-size:90%;">YOUTUBE</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">URL:</td><td id="url" style="font-size:90%;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp03MPx3jA8 </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Embed String:</td><td id="videoembedstring" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Caption:</td><td id="videocaption" style="font-size:90%;"> David Warsofsky talks about being named to the AHL All-Star team.</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Credit:</td><td id="videocredit" style="font-size:90%;"> Tom Venesky | Times Leader</p><p></td></tr><tr><td style="font-weight:bold;font-size:100%;vertical-align:top;text-align:right;border:none;">Video Position:</td><td id="videoposition" style="font-size:90%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table></p><p style="margin-top:10px;font-size:70%;color:#555;">(use the &#8220;for files&#8230;&#8221; link above to associate attached files with this source)</p></videoMeta></div>

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins defenseman David Warsofsky added to AHL All-Star Classic