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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;John Scott will remain the captain of the Pacific Division All-Star team, the NHL&amp;nbsp;announced&amp;nbsp;Tuesday.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scott, who was selected as a captain by the new All-Star Fan Vote, was traded to the Montreal Canadiens last Friday, along with defenseman Stefan Elliott, in exchange for 2010 first round pick&amp;nbsp;Jarred Tinordi and forward Stefan Fournier.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Over the weekend, Montreal sent the defenseman to the St. John\u2019s Ice Caps of the American Hockey League.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With Montreal being in the Atlantic Division and Scott\u2019s assignment to the AHL, the league reviewed the situation and concluded that \u201Cthe result of which was a determination to maintain the status quo for the All-Star weekend in order to preserve all parties\u2019 pre-existing expectations, including Scott\u2019s desire to participate,\u201D according to a press release from the league.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u2022&amp;nbsp;KLOKE: The NHL has nothing to fear if John Scott is in the All-Star Game&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\u201CI am looking forward to enjoying a fun and unique experience at All-Star Weekend in Nashville with my family,\u201D Scott said. \u201CWhile being voted to the All-Star Game by the fans was not something I expected to happen, I am excited to participate in the All-Star events with my fellow players.\u201D\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The league asked Scott&amp;nbsp;at least once to bow out of the All-Star Game, TSN\u2019s Bob McKenzie reported.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Scott has played in 11 games this season, tallying one assist. The 6'8\", 33-year-old forward has totaled 11 points and 542 penalty minutes during his 285-game NHL career.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Jaromir Jagr&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;Florida&amp;nbsp;Panthers, Patrick Kane&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;Chicago Blackhawks&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Alex&amp;nbsp;Ovechkin&amp;nbsp;of the&amp;nbsp;Washington Capitals were also named captains.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 2016 All-Star Game is set for 5 p.m. ET on Jan. 31 at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;- Beth Maiman&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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