The NHL All-Star Weekend is an annual event organized by the National Hockey League that typically takes place in January or February. The NHL All-Star Weekend is filled with various excitement and festivities like the NHL All-Star Game and NHL Skills Competition.
Hockey fans wait a whole year for this special NHL event that showcases the league's top talent and allows fans to celebrate their favorite players and the sport of hockey. Moreover, the NHL-All-Star Weekend includes other events such as the NHL Skills Competition where the players showcase their talent in competitions like fast skating, stick handling and accuracy shooting. As for player selections, fans are allowed to select some of the All-Star players via votes that compete together irrespective of their regular team association.
NHL All-Star Schedule
The NHL-All-Star Game 2024 will take place on February 3 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, home of the Toronto Maple Leafs. This year, the NHL-All-Star event will have a combination of formats.
The weekend will begin with the All-Star Draft on Thursday, February 1, at 6:00 p.m. (ET) at Scotiabank Arena. On Friday, February 2, at 7:00 p.m. (ET), the All-Star Skills Competition takes center stage, showcasing the talents of 12 players in events such as fastest skater, hardest shot, and stickhandling.
The culmination of the weekend will happen with the 3-on-3 NHL All-Star Game on Saturday, February 3, at 3:00 p.m. (ET).
NHL All-Star Game Time
The NHL All-star Game is scheduled to take place on February 3, 2024, at 3 p.m. (ET). Hockey fans can watch the grand finale of the weekend on ABC and ESPN+. The play-by-play commentator for the NHL All-Star Game is Sean McDonough with analyst Ray Ferraro. Kevin Weekes and Emily Kaplan will be reporting from the benches.
NHL All-Star Roster
Fans voted for 12 rosters in January and their names were revealed on January 13 and the rest of the 32 rosters NHL selected on January 4. The rosters for four teams will be decided on February 1 through the NHL All-Star Player Draft.
| Player | Team | Pos. |
| Frank Vatrano | Anaheim Ducks | F |
| Clayton Keller | Arizona Coyotes | F |
| David Pastrnak | Boston Bruins | F |
| Rasmus Dahlin | Buffalo Sabres | D |
| Elias Lindholm | Vancouver Canucks | F |
| Sebastian Aho | Carolina Hurricanes | F |
| Connor Bedard (injured) | Chicago Blackhawks | F |
| Nathan MacKinnon | Colorado Avalanche | F |
| Boone Jenner | Columbus Blue Jackets | F |
| Jake Oettinger | Dallas Stars | G |
| Alex DeBrincat | Detroit Red Wings | F |
| Connor McDavid | Edmonton Oilers | F |
| Sam Reinhart | Florida Panthers | F |
| Cam Talbot | Los Angeles Kings | G |
| Kirill Kaprizov | Minnesota Wild | F |
| Nick Suzuki | Montreal Canadiens | F |
| Filip Forsberg | Nashville Predators | F |
| Jack Hughes (injured) | New Jersey Devils | F |
| Mathew Barzal | New York Islanders | F |
| Igor Shesterkin | New York Rangers | G |
| Brady Tkachuk | Ottawa Senators | F |
| Travis Konecny | Philadelphia Flyers | F |
| Sidney Crosby | Pittsburgh Penguins | F |
| Tomas Hertl | San Jose Sharks | F |
| Oliver Bjorkstrand | Seattle Kraken | F |
| Robert Thomas | St. Louis Blues | F |
| Nikita Kucherov | Tampa Bay Lightning | F |
| Auston Matthews | Toronto Maple Leafs | F |
| Quinn Hughes | Vancouver Canucks | D |
| Jack Eichel (injured) | Vegas Golden Knights | F |
| Tom Wilson | Washington Capitals | F |
| Connor Hellebuyck | Winnipeg Jets | G |
| Vincent Trocheck | New York Rangers | F |
| Kyle Connor | Winnipeg Jets | F |
| Jesper Bratt | New Jersey Devils | F |
Vincent Trocheck, Kyle Connor, and Jasper Bratt have been added as replacement players.
Rosters voted by fans include 8 skates and 4 goalies.
| Player | Team | Pos. |
| Jeremy Swayman | Boston Bruins | G |
| Alexandar Georgiev | Colorado Avalanche | G |
| Cale Makar | Colorado Avalanche | D |
| Leon Draisaitl | Edmonton Oilers | F |
| Sergei Bobrovsky | Florida Panthers | G |
| Mitch Marner | Toronto Maple Leafs | F |
| William Nylander | Toronto Maple Leafs | F |
| Morgan Rielly | Toronto Maple Leafs | D |
| Brock Boeser | Vancouver Canucks | F |
| Thatcher Demko | Vancouver Canucks | G |
| J. T. Miller | Vancouver Canucks | F |
| Elias Pettersson | Vancouver Canucks | F |
NHL All-Star Game Celebrity Captains
The celebrity captains for the NHL All-Star game will be Justin Bieber, Will Arnett, Tate McRae, Michael Bublé. On January 4, two captains for the NHL All-Star game 2024 were announced Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews and on January 20, Nathan MacKinnon was named as the captain of the third team along with Jack Hughes with his brother Quinn Hughes were named as co-captains for the fourth team.
Team Matthews- Auston Matthews will be paired with the global star Justin Bieber. The team will wear blue All-Star game jerseys
Team McDavid- Connor McDavid will be paired with Will Arnett. The team will wear white All-Star jerseys
Team MacKinnon- Nathan MacKinnon will be paired with Tate McRae. The team will wear yellow All-Star jerseys
Team Hughes- Quinn Hughes will be paired with Michael Bublé. The team will wear red All-Star jerseys
NHL All-Star Coaches
The head coaches for the NHL All-Star Game were announced on January 14 from each division, having the highest point percentage.
| Head Coach | Team |
| Jim Montgomery | Boston Bruins(Atlantic) |
| Peter Laviolette | New York Rangers (Metropolitan) |
| Rick Bowness | Winnipeg Jets (Central) |
| Rick Tocchet | Vancouver Canucks (Pacific) |
How many periods are in the NHL All Star Game?
Two teams will play 20 minutes of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the other two teams. After 10 minutes, the teams will change sides and goalies. In case the game is tied, the winner of the game will be decided by a shootout.
The two winning teams will compete with each other in the final round for the championship, claiming a prize money of $1 million.
FAQ's on NHL All Star Game
A. The blend of four teams, 3-on-3 gameplay that has been used since 2016 will be used alongside the "fantasy draft" format that was first used from 2011 to 2015. This blend of formats adds more excitement to the event and gives an exceptional experience to both players and fans.
A. Two teams will play 20 minutes of 3-on-3 hockey, followed by the other two teams. After 10 minutes, the teams will change sides and goalies. In case the game is tied, the winner of the game will be decided by a shootout.
A. The NHL-All-Star Game 2024 will take place on February 3 at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario, the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
A. The celebrity captains for the NHL All-Star game are Justin Bieber (Team Matthews), Will Arnet (Team Mcdavid), Tate McRae (Team MacKinnon),and Michael Bublé (Team Hughes).
A. The coaches for the NHL All-Star game are Rick Bowness (Winnipeg Jets), Rick Tocchet (Vancouver Canucks), Jim Montgomery (Boston Bruins) and Peter Laviolette (New York Rangers).
