If anything is going to curb the trend of stars choosing rest over representing at the league’s midseason showcase, it’s a vacation to nearby Fort Lauderdale, with its beaches, boats, and balmy seabreezes.
The numbers on the back of the jerseys featured a pattern based on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Marchand was honored to be an All-Star in 2017 and ’18, but was more thankful for the rest and family time (he escaped to Turks and Caicos). South Florida will host the 2021 festivities, league sources told the Globe. Take a look back at MLB All-Star Game History from 1933 to the present, featuring venues, scores, and game MVPs [1] The All-Star Game was played in lieu of NHL participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics, as the NHL Board of Governors ruled against interrupting the season to send players to Pyeongchang from February 10 to 25.[2][3]. The Predators, with a 0.659 percentage and 54 points, were ranked fourth while the Capitals, sitting at a 0.646 percentage for 53 points, ranked sixth overall. “Also, there was chocolate-flavored toothpaste in the hotel room.”. The All-Star Game and skills competition were broadcast in the United States by NBC and NBCSN, respectively. The 48th game was held in the very same year as the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, providing the NHL to show its players from all over the world. Both will take a one-game suspension, per league rules. Al MacInnis won his second-straight and fourth all-time Hardest Shot event, while Dominik Hasek won his second Goaltenders Competition. Alex Ovechkin, who was elected Metropolitan Division captain, begged out for the second year in a row. Steven Stamkos of the hosting Lightning was selected captain for the Atlantic Division. [6], All-Star celebrations began on January 26 with the 2018 NHL All-Star pregame near the arena.
I don’t think guys are eager to go to some of the cities around the league.”. [16], On January 7, Jon Cooper of the Lightning was named head coach of the Atlantic Division Team. In the individual events Ray Bourque, Peter Forsberg and Brendan Shanahan would share the victory in the Accuracy Shooting event.
-- Rick DiPietro, radio host and former NHL … [1], The weekend also saw its usual share of radical ideas and for various hockey persons to vent out their frustrations: most notably, Bob Clarke used it as a way of trying to convince others not to use the neutral zone trap, a system of defensive play. As a consequence, he was suspended for one regular season game. [15] On January 3, 2018, after a month of fan voting, the four captains were announced by the NHL. I don’t know.”, Moore has sunny memories from his lone pro All-Star appearance. The All-Star Game was played in lieu of NHL participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics, as the NHL Board of Governors ruled against interrupting the season to send players to Pyeongchang from February 10 to 25. Should we be catering to million-dollar athletes because they want to be somewhere warm? The World All-Stars won the first Super Skills Competition in the new International All-Star format. [19] Brock Boeser, the Vancouver Canucks' first-round draft pick in 2015,[20] was the sole rookie selected to appear in the 2018 All-Star Game. [1] Others vented their frustrations about the poor ice quality found in certain arenas, especially in the South, where the ice could melt easily. [22] As well, Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils was injured and replaced by Brian Boyle in the Metropolitan Division. Prior to the start of the 1997–98 season, the NHL changed its conference logos, replacing the teal and purple previously used by the Eastern and Western Conferences with burgundy and dark blue.