NHL All-Star Game
The National Hockey League All-Star Game (French: Match des Étoiles de la Ligue Nationale de Hockey) is an exhibition hockey game that traditionally marks the midway point of the National Hockey League's regular season, with many of the league's star players playing against each other. The starting lineup for the two teams, including the starting goaltender, is voted on by fans, while the remainder of the teams' rosters are chosen by the All-Star team's coaching staff, typically the head coaches of the teams that, at the time of the All-Star Game, are leading their respective conferences.
The All-Star Game is preceded by the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, a competition showing the various talents of the all-stars, and the NHL YoungStars Game, an exhibition game exclusively featuring rookies, playing under slightly modified rules.
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1997 hosting assignment was a replacement for the 1995 All-Star Game. 2008 hosting assignment is a replacement for the 2005 All-Star Game. No game will be played during a Winter Olympics year.
