All-Star Game
The National Hockey League All-Star Game (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition ice hockey game that is traditionally held at the midway point of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), with many of the league's star players playing against each other. The game's proceeds benefit the pension fund of the players.
During the 2010–2011 season, the NHL announced a change to the way the teams were selected, modeled after drafts in fantasy sports. The conference vs conference (East vs West) approach was replaced by a player draft, conducted by the All-Star players themselves, to determine the rosters for each team. The captains for each team now select players from a combined pool of both fan balloting and the NHL Hockey Operations Department. The change in format was a joint effort by the League and the National Hockey League Players Association.
The 60th National Hockey League All-Star Game is tentatively scheduled for 2015.
The game was originally scheduled to be played on January 27, 2013, for the first time in Columbus, Ohio, at Nationwide Arena, home of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, however, the game was officially canceled on November 23, 2012. Furthermore, there will be no All-Star game played in 2014 as well, due to the NHL and the NHLPA agreeing to participate in the 2014 Winter Olympics. NHL players have continued to participate in each Winter Olympic year since 1998.
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