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Make it a hat-trick of Flames heading to St. Louis for the NHL All-Star Weekend.

David Rittich has been added to the Pacific Division's roster and will be making his first appearance at the event.

"This means a lot for me," the netminder said. "Right now, I can kind of say I'm with the best players in the world in the All-Star Game. It's going to be huge for me and it for sure can help me, for my next steps in my career.

"I'm just going to enjoy the time and I want to try my best there. I just want to have fun."

He will be joining Matthew Tkachuk and Mark Giordano, who were named to the roster last month. Not only is Tkachuk, a St. Louis native, one of Rittich's closest friends but it will also be Tkachuk's first All-Star appearance, making the experience even more special.

"Hometown and he's going to be humming there. I can expect everything from him there," Rittich chuckled. "It's going to be great, to get Gio and Chucky there, too."

Rittich has been rock solid for the Flames all season, posting an 18-11-5 record, a 2.79 GAA, a .913 save percentage, and two shutouts.

"I'm playing more than I did before and I feel really good about my game," he said. "I know I had a couple of bad games but most parts of games were good and I feel really good. I feel really confident with my play. For sure too, the guys in front of me are doing a really good job and helping me out every time."

The All-Star nod means the Rittichs are going to have to do some shuffling of plans. The netminder and his wife Nikola had booked a vacation next week, which will need to be cut short so they can make it to St. Louis for the festivities.

"My wife is probably a little sad right now because we were going to Mexico," he said. "But the All-Star Game is a big opportunity for me and I'm not a guy who is going to say no."