2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game
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The 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game is an upcoming National Hockey League All-Star Game, scheduled to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, the home of the Vegas Golden Knights.[1] It will be played on February 5.[2] For the sixth consecutive All-Star Game, a 3-on-3 format will be held, with teams representing each of the league's four divisions competing in a single-elimination tournament.[3]
History
The NHL originally awarded Sunrise, Florida the 2021 All-Star Game on January 24, 2020. The city previously hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 2003.[4] During their State of the League press conference on January 24, 2020, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly stated that the league was considering changing the All-Star Game format so it has a "distinct international flavor", using a model similar to the World Cup of Hockey.[5] The four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions, had been used for the past five All-Star Games.
On October 22, 2020, the NHL officially announced that both the Winter Classic in Minnesota and 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[ir] success". The NHL stated that both events will not return until 2022 at the earliest, and that these events could be held in Minneapolis and Sunrise "in the near future" (but not yet naming them the 2022 hosts).[6][7]
The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that the league and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) signed on July 10, 2020, included a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics.[8] During seasons when the league goes to the Olympics (most recently in 2014), the All-Star Game is not normally held.
On June 28, 2021, the league announced that the All-Star Game will take place instead at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, for the first time.[1] The league cited the fact that they had not yet signed a deal with the International Olympic Committee on sending players to the 2022 Beijing Olympics, so they decided to go ahead and schedule an All-Star Game anyway, at an arena on the West Coast since players will be scheduled to fly straight to Beijing after the game.[2][9][10] On September 3, 2021, a deal was officially reached to send players to the Olympics, with an opt-out clause should COVID-19 health conditions worsen.[11] However, on December 22, 2021, the NHL announced that it will no longer send its players to the Olympics due to rising COVID-19 cases and increasing number of postponed games. As a result, the originally scheduled Olympic break following the All-Star Game from February 7 to 22 will now be utilized to reschedule a number of postponed games.[12]
Rosters
Captaincy of each division was determined by a fan vote, which ran from December 11, 2021 to January 8, 2022.[3] The league announced the four captains and the rest of the rosters on January 13.[13]
On January 11, the head coaches were announced, chosen from the team in each division with the highest points percentage through January 10: Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes (Metropolitan), Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche (Central), and Peter DeBoer of the Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific).[13]
Eastern Conference
Head coach:  Andrew Brunette, Florida Panthers[13]
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
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Auston Matthews (C) | Toronto Maple Leafs | F | 34 |
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Drake Batherson | Ottawa Senators | F | 19 |
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Patrice Bergeron | Boston Bruins | F | 37 |
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Jonathan Huberdeau | Florida Panthers | F | 11 |
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Dylan Larkin | Detroit Red Wings | F | 71 |
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Nick Suzuki | Montreal Canadiens | F | 14 |
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Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | D | 26 |
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Victor Hedman | Tampa Bay Lightning | D | 77 |
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Jack Campbell | Toronto Maple Leafs | G | 36 |
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Andrei Vasilevskiy | Tampa Bay Lightning | G | 88 |
| Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes[13]
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
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Alex Ovechkin (C) | Washington Capitals | F | 8 |
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Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | F | 20 |
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Claude Giroux | Philadelphia Flyers | F | 28 |
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Jack Hughes | New Jersey Devils | F | 86 |
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Chris Kreider | New York Rangers | F | 20 |
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Adam Fox | New York Rangers | D | 23 |
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Adam Pelech | New York Islanders | D | 3 |
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Zach Werenski | Columbus Blue Jackets | D | 8 |
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Frederik Andersen | Carolina Hurricanes | G | 31 |
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Tristan Jarry | Pittsburgh Penguins | G | 35 |
Western Conference
| Head coach: Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche[13]
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
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Nathan MacKinnon (C) | Colorado Avalanche | F | 29 |
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Kyle Connor | Winnipeg Jets | F | 81 |
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Alex DeBrincat | Chicago Blackhawks | F | 12 |
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Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | F | 9 |
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Jordan Kyrou | St. Louis Blues | F | 25 |
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Joe Pavelski | Dallas Stars | F | 16 |
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Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | D | 8 |
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Juuse Saros | Nashville Predators | G | 74 |
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Cam Talbot | Minnesota Wild | G | 33 |
| Head coach: Peter DeBoer, Vegas Golden Knights[13]
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| Nat. | Player | Team | Pos. | # |
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Connor McDavid (C) | Edmonton Oilers | F | 97 |
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Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | F | 29 |
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Jordan Eberle | Seattle Kraken | F | 7 |
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Johnny Gaudreau | Calgary Flames | F | 13 |
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Adrian Kempe | Los Angeles Kings | F | 9 |
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Timo Meier | San Jose Sharks | F | 28 |
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Mark Stone | Vegas Golden Knights | F | 61 |
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Alex Pietrangelo | Vegas Golden Knights | D | 7 |
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Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | G | 35 |
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John Gibson | Anaheim Ducks | G | 36 |
Television
The All-Star Game and Skills Competition will be broadcast in the United States by ABC and ESPN, respectively for the first time since 2004. In Canada, both the All-Star Game and skills competition will be broadcast in English on both CBC and Sportsnet (under the Hockey Night in Canada banner), and on TVA Sports in French.
References
- ^ a b "NHL Announces 2021-22 Outdoor Games and 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend" (Press release). NHL. June 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "NHL announces 2022 event calendar; Olympic participation uncertainty". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "2022 NHL All-Star Game fan vote now open online". National Hockey League. December 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ "NHL All-Star Weekend to be hosted by Panthers in 2021". NHL.com. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
- ^ "Bettman: NHL puck and player tracking to start in playoffs". Sportsnet. Associated Press. January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "NHL postpones Winter Classic, All-Star Weekend for upcoming season". Sportsnet. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "NHL postpones 2021 Winter Classic, All-Star Game". ProHockeyTalk. NBC Sports. October 22, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ "NHL, NHLPA ratify CBA extension through 2025–26 season". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
- ^ "31 Thoughts: How Stanley Cup Playoffs could affect the blueliner market". ESPN. July 19, 2021.
- ^ "31 Thoughts: How Stanley Cup Playoffs could affect the blueliner market". Sportsnet. June 15, 2021.
[The All-Star Game] will be somewhere in the West, because players going to the Beijing Olympics will leave from that event
- ^ "NHL players heading to Beijing Olympics in 2022: Bracket, schedule, teams, COVID protocols". ESPN. September 3, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "NHL Announces That There Will Not Be an Olympic Break, NHL Players Will Not Be Able to Participate in 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing". National Hockey League. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f "Brind'Amour, Brunette, Bednar, DeBoer named coaches for NHL All-Star Game". National Hockey League. January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c d Satriano, David (13 January 2022). "2022 NHL All-Star Game rosters, captains announced". National Hockey League. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
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