62nd National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 62nd National Hockey League All-Star Game took place on January 29, 2017 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles , California . The hosts were the Los Angeles Kings , who played the All-Star Game for the third time since 1981 and 2002 . The Metropolitan Division won the All-Star Game , which was played in the same format as last year , by defeating the Atlantic (10: 6) and the Pacific Division (4: 3) in the final. In addition, she provided Wayne Simmonds as the MVP of the All-Star Game.

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In the run-up to the NHL All-Star Games, four teams were formed, each consisting of players from one division. One player from each division was selected by means of a fan vote, who also acts as team captain. However, this year, following the controversy surrounding John Scott last year , the league set the players for fans to choose from. The other ten players in the eleven-man squad (six forwards, three defenders, two goalkeepers) were determined directly by the NHL, with each of the 30 franchises represented by at least one actor. Carey Price , Sidney Crosby , PK Subban and Connor McDavid prevailed in the fan vote and thus lead their teams as captains. The coaches who and their teams have the best points average in the respective division were automatically nominated as team bosses (deadline January 10, 2017). These were Michel Therrien , John Tortorella , Bruce Boudreau and Peter DeBoer , although Tortorella canceled a few days before the All-Star Game for family reasons and was replaced by Wayne Gretzky . Like many other personalities in ice hockey, Gretzky was present at the All-Star celebrations because the NHL honored the 100 best players of the past 100 years with the "NHL100" on its centenary.

As in the previous year, two semi-finals were held to determine the finalists. Each of the three games was played in 3-on-3 mode over 20 minutes each. In the event of a tie after regular time, a shootout would have followed immediately .

Skills Competition

As in previous events, the Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition took place this year on the day before the actual All-Star Game , in which the players compete against each other in individual competitions. What was new at the NHL All-Star Game 2017, however, was that the division with the most points in the skills competition was allowed to choose its opponent in the semi-finals. The winner was the Atlantic Division , which chose the Metropolitan Division as an opponent , so that the game plan from last year, which was divided between the two conferences , was retained. While Shea Weber fired the hardest shot for the third time in a row (approx. 165 km / h), Connor McDavid, the fastest runner , beat a best time held by Mike Gartner from the NHL All-Star Game in 1996 . Sidney Crosby had the most precise shot .

Squad

Abbreviations:
Nat. = Nationality; Pos. = Position with C = center , LW = left wing , RW = right wing , D = defender , G = goalkeeper
Legend:
* - players who were subsequently nominated as replacements
(R) -  rookies

Atlantic Division Head coach : Michel Therrien ( Canadiens de Montréal ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 31 Carey Price - C. G Canadiens de Montréal 40 Tuukka Rask G Boston Bruins defender 6th Shea Weber D. Canadiens de Montréal 65 Erik Karlsson D. Ottawa Senators 77 Victor Hedman D. Tampa Bay Lightning attacker 21st Kyle Okposo RW Buffalo Sabers 21st Vincent Trocheck C. Florida panthers 34   Auston Matthews (R) C. Toronto Maple Leafs 51 Frans Nielsen C. Detroit Red Wings 63 Brad Marchand LW Boston Bruins 86 Nikita Kucherov RW Tampa Bay Lightning

Metropolitan Division Head Coach : Wayne Gretzky # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 70 Braden Holtby G Washington Capitals 72 Sergei Bobrovsky G Columbus Blue Jackets defender 3 Seth Jones D. Columbus Blue Jackets 27 Justin Faulk D. Carolina Hurricanes 27 Ryan McDonagh D. New York Rangers attacker 8th Alexander Ovechkin LW Washington Capitals 9 Taylor Hall LW New Jersey Devils 13 Cam Atkinson * RW Columbus Blue Jackets 17th Wayne Simmonds RW Philadelphia Flyers 87 Sidney Crosby - C. C. Pittsburgh Penguins 91 John Tavares C. New York Islanders

Central Division Head Coach : Bruce Boudreau ( Minnesota Wild ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 40 Devan Dubnyk G Minnesota Wild 50 Corey Crawford G Chicago Blackhawks defender 2 Duncan Keith D. Chicago Blackhawks 20th Ryan Suter D. Minnesota Wild 76 PK Subban - C D. Nashville Predators attacker 19th Jonathan Toews C. Chicago Blackhawks 29 Patrik Laine (R) RW Winnipeg Jets 29 Nathan MacKinnon C. Colorado Avalanche 88 Patrick Kane RW Chicago Blackhawks 91 Tyler Seguin C. Dallas Stars 91 Vladimir Tarassenko RW St. Louis Blues

Pacific Division Head Coach : Peter DeBoer ( San Jose Sharks ) # Nat. player Item team goalkeeper 31 Martin Jones G San Jose Sharks 41 Mike Smith G Arizona Coyotes defender 4th   Cam Fowler D. Anaheim Ducks 8th Drew Doughty D. Los Angeles Kings 88 Brent Burns D. San Jose Sharks attacker 8th Joe Pavelski C. San Jose Sharks 13 Johnny Gaudreau LW Calgary Flames 17th Ryan Kesler C. Anaheim Ducks 53 Bo Horvat C. Vancouver Canucks 77 Jeff Carter C. Los Angeles Kings 97 Connor McDavid - C. C. Edmonton Oilers

Subsequent nominees

The following players were originally nominated for the All-Star Game, but subsequently did not take part due to injury:

Nat.	Surname	team	Item	replacement
	Yevgeny Malkin	Pittsburgh Penguins	C.	Cam Atkinson

All-Star Game

game schedule

	Semifinals				final
	Central Division	3
	Pacific Division	10
					Pacific Division	3
					Metropolitan Division	4th
	Atlantic Division	6th
	Metropolitan Division	10

Semifinals

January 29, 2017 1 p.m. (local time)

Team Central Jonathan Toews (7:07) PK Subban (12:14) Wladimir Tarassenko (14:39)

3:10 (1: 5, 2: 5) game report

Team Pacific Cam Fowler (2:57) Jeff Carter (3:39) Connor McDavid (7:13) Brent Burns (8:00) Drew Doughty (9:49) Johnny Gaudreau (12:33) Joe Pavelski (14:15 ) Ryan Kesler (15:43) Bo Horvat (16:29) Johnny Gaudreau (16:42)

Staples Center , Los Angeles , California Spectators: 18,242

January 29, 2017 2 p.m.

Team Atlantic Nikita Kutscherow (4:06) Victor Hedman (6:30) Erik Karlsson (7:13) Auston Matthews (10:50) Nikita Kutscherow (13:15) Vincent Trocheck (18:54)

6:10 (3: 3, 3: 7) game report

Team Metropolitan Wayne Simmonds (2:12) Wayne Simmonds (4:49) John Tavares (8:45) John Tavares (11:31) Seth Jones (11:45) Taylor Hall (11:50) Sidney Crosby (16:26 ) Cam Atkinson (16:35) Cam Atkinson (17:45) Alexander Ovetschkin (19:59)

final

January 29, 2017 3 p.m.

Team Pacific Joe Pavelski (0:22) Connor McDavid (4:40) Bo Horvat (7:52)

3: 4 (3: 2, 0: 2) game report

Team Metropolitan Seth Jones (1:25) Justin Faulk (4:09) Cam Atkinson (14:57) Wayne Simmonds (15:02)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 2017 NHL All-Star Fan Vote, 3-on-3 tournament return. nhl.com, November 21, 2016, accessed January 10, 2017 . 
2. ↑ NHL All-Star Skills Competition assignments set. nhl.com, January 27, 2017, accessed January 28, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Pat Iversen: Cam Atkinson to replace Evgeni Malkin on NHL All-Star Game roster. sbnation.com, January 26, 2017, accessed January 26, 2017 .