From The Patriot News this afternoon:

Hershey Bears forwards Chris Bourque and Keith Aucoin were named Wednesday to the PlanetUSA roster for the AHL All-Star Classic.  Bourque was voted a starter in online balloting.

Former Bear Joe Motzko (Chicago) also was named to the team.

With Bourque, Aucoin and Canadian team members Alex Giroux and Bryan Helmer, Hershey has four players involved in the AHL All-Star Classic. The Bears twice previously have had four player representatives since the league reinstituted an all-star game in 1995.

No word on whether Bears fans electonically stuffed the ballot boxes, but clearly the league’s scoring leader should be in the game.

And you’ll remember Joe Motzko from his brief tenure expertly manning the point on former Caps coach Glen Hanlon’s power play unit in October of 2007.  Ok, he did also score those 2 goals against the Rangers, in a 5-4 Capitals win at home in OT, on December 12, 2007.