For the first time since 2009, conference logos are featured on the jersey crests, with each player's respective team logo on the left shoulder and the All-Star Game logo on the right. The All-Star uniforms were unveiled on January 19. Įach game was played in abbreviated format, consisting of two 10-minute periods of 3-on-3 play.įirst semifinal game February 4, 2023 * Replaced Matty Beniers ( Seattle Kraken) due to injury.Pacific Division Head coach: Bruce Cassidy, Vegas Golden Knights Western Conference Central Division Head coach: Peter DeBoer, Dallas Stars Metropolitan Division Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes # Replaced Tage Thompson ( Buffalo Sabres) due to injury.* Replaced Auston Matthews ( Toronto Maple Leafs) due to injury.Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Head coach: Jim Montgomery, Boston Bruins On January 11, the head coaches were announced, chosen from the team in each division with the highest points percentage through January 11: Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes (Metropolitan), Jim Montgomery of the Boston Bruins (Atlantic), Peter DeBoer of the Dallas Stars (Central), and Bruce Cassidy of the Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific). The remaining 12 players were decided by fan vote, which ran from January 5 to January 17, with fans voting in three players (two skaters and one goalie) for each division. On January 5, the league's Department of Hockey Operations selected 32 players, one for each team. The event was won by Nick Suzuki of the Montreal Canadiens, who finished with a birdie.įor the 2023 game, the player selection process was performed in two stages. The event had players on a par-4 golf hole, attempting to sink a puck in the hole. Pitch 'n Puck took place at Plantation Perserve Golf Course & Club in Plantation, Florida.The winners of the challenge were Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen of the Colorado Avalanche, knocking down all the targets in 18.7 seconds. If all the targets were hit, then the player could attempt to hit a puck at a dunk tank, trying to dunk an opponent. ![]() Splash Shot event took place on a Fort Lauderdale beach and featured players hitting pucks at targets.The Skills Competition also feature two events specific to Florida locations: The event was ultimately won by the Central Division tandem of Connor Hellebuyck ( Winnipeg Jets) and Juuse Saros ( Nashville Predators), who finished with 13 points. The event split the goalies from each division, with one shooting across the ice to score a goal on net, and the other (depending on the points earned by the other goalie) then facing 1, 2, or 3 players in a breakaway shootout, which included members of the Canadian and American women's national hockey teams during the event, Team Canada's Sarah Nurse scored a goal against New York Rangers goaltender Igor Shesterkin. Replacing the Save Streak event was a new goaltender competition called Tendy Tandem, featuring both goalies from each division. Accuracy Shooting: Brock Nelson, New York Islanders (12.419 seconds).Breakaway Challenge: Sidney Crosby ( Pittsburgh Penguins), Alexander Ovechkin ( Washington Capitals), and Sergei Ovechkin (40).Hardest Shot: Elias Pettersson, Vancouver Canucks (103.2 mph).Fastest Skater: Andrei Svechnikov, Carolina Hurricanes (13.699 seconds).The winners of these four regular skills events were: The Accuracy Shooting, Breakaway Challenge, Fastest Skater, and Hardest Shot events returned for another year. ![]() ![]() The NHL All-Star Skills Competition was held on February 3. On February 4, 2022, the league confirmed that Florida would host the 2023 game. ![]() On June 28, 2021, the league instead announced that the 2022 All-Star Game would take place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, home of the Vegas Golden Knights. The NHL stated that the event could be held in Florida "in the near future" (but not yet naming them the 2022 hosts). On October 22, 2020, the NHL announced that the All-Star Game had been postponed for the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and "uncertainty as to when we will be able to welcome our fans back to our games," as fan participation and accompanying events are considered "integral to the success". The city previously hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 2003. The NHL originally awarded Sunrise, Florida, the 2021 All-Star Game on January 24, 2020. For the seventh consecutive All-Star Game, a three-on-three format was used, with teams representing each of the league's four divisions competing in a single-elimination tournament. The 2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 4, 2023, at FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, the home of the Florida Panthers.
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