NHL Public RelationsFebruary 3, 2022 NEW YORK (Feb. 3, 2022) – The National Hockey League (NHL®) today announced the player assignments of the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook, featuring seven events that will showcase hockey’s top talent on Friday, Feb. 4 at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT (ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports) at the home of the Vegas Golden Knights, T-Mobile Arena, in Las Vegas, Nev. Highlighting the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook are two new events that will bring NHL All-Stars and their skills front and center on the Las Vegas Strip. The Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off™ will take place on the world-famous Fountains of Bellagio and the Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22™ will take place on Las Vegas Boulevard. Five events return for this year’s edition of the NHL All-Star Skills™: Verizon NHL Fastest Skater™, Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak™, EA SPORTS NHL Hardest Shot™, adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge™ (for the first time since 2016), and Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™. The individual winner of each event of the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook will earn $30,000. As the NHL’s best players compete during NHL All-Star Skills™, DraftKings customers can test their hockey knowledge on Feb. 4 with a $1,000 free-to-play pool available nationally by visiting: https://sportsbook.draftkings.com/pools. Player assignments, details and rules for all seven events of the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook are listed below. Verizon NHL Fastest Skater™Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak™Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off™EA SPORTS NHL Hardest Shot™adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge™Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22™Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™ Verizon NHL Fastest Skater™ ParticipantsChris Kreider, NYRAdrian Kempe, LAKKyle Connor, WPGEvgeny Kuznetsov, WSHJordan Kyrou, STLDylan Larkin, DETCale Makar, COLConnor McDavid, EDM Dunkin’ NHL Save Streak™ ParticipantsJack Campbell, TORAndrei Vasilevskiy, TBLFrederik Andersen, CARTristan Jarry, PITCam Talbot, MINJuuse Saros, NSHThatcher Demko, VANJohn Gibson, ANA Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off™ Competition takes place on the iconic Bellagio Fountains. Players will travel by boat to the “rink” and are required to successfully shoot pucks into five targets in the least amount of time. Qualifying players move to the head-to-head final. Fountain spray and the breeze off The Strip will add to the challenge of this unprecedented NHL All-Star Skills™ event. ParticipantsJonathan Huberdeau, FLAClaude Giroux, PHIJordan Eberle, SEAJocelyne Lamoureux-DavidsonRoman Josi, NSHNick Suzuki, MTLZach Werenski, CBJMark Stone, VGK EA SPORTS NHL Hardest Shot™ ParticipantsAdam Pelech, NYITimo Meier, SJSVictor Hedman, TBLTom Wilson, WSH adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge™ ParticipantsGoalies: Manon Rhéaume & Wyatt RussellKirill Kaprizov, MINTrevor Zegras, ANAJack Hughes, NJDAlex DeBrincat, CHIAlex Pietrangelo, VGK Las Vegas NHL 21 in ’22™ Shutting down part of Las Vegas Boulevard to hang a full deck of oversized cards on a rack puts a new twist on street hockey. 21 in ’22 is a game of chance, strategy and skill. The object of the game is to achieve a hand of 21 without going bust, in the least number of shots. The player who wins two rounds is crowned Puck Shark. ParticipantsNazem Kadri, COLAuston Matthews, TORJoe Pavelski, DALSteven Stamkos, TBLBrady Tkachuk, OTT Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™ ParticipantsFour passers, including Jocelyne Lamoureux-DavidsonLeon Draisaitl, EDMClayton Keller, ARIRasmus Dahlin, BUFSebastian Aho, CARJake Guentzel, PITTroy Terry, ANAJohnny Gaudreau, CGYPatrice Bergeron, BOSJonathan Marchessault, VGK Notes for all 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook Events:Prior to the event, the NHL Department of Player Safety will determine the players participating in each event and the order of participation. Number of players in each event is subject to change. The referee shall make all necessary rulings regarding the skills events. NHL Fan Skills at Home™ will launch during the broadcast of the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. Three members from the Class of 2021 – Pavel Barber, Zac Bell and Pete Lenes – will be in Las Vegas for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend to inspire fans to show off and share their skills. Fans are invited to upload personal videos to NHL.com/FanSkills beginning on Feb. 4 for a chance to be featured on NHL social media channels from Feb. 4-20, 2022. The Golden Knights and the city of Las Vegas will host the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend Feb. 4‑5, which will include the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook on Friday, Feb. 4 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, Sportsnet, TVA Sports) and the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 5 (3 p.m. ET, ABC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports). The 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend marks the first time NHL All-Star activities will take place in Las Vegas. Fans can join the conversation by using the official hashtag #NHLAllStar. For more information on the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend, visit https://www.nhl.com/Fans/All-Star. Once again, the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Game will feature a three-game tournament, played in a 3-on-3 format, showcasing teams from each NHL division.### (2/3/2022) |
