2019 NHL All-Star Game

Sidney Crosby tosses puck to Alex Ovechkin fan during All-Star Game

The Capitals and Penguins pretty hate each other, but Sidney Crosby managed to look past that rivalry during the All-Star Game.

Before the start of the Atlantic and Metropolitan game, Crosby tossed a puck to an adorable Alex Ovechkin fan sitting in the front row.

Ovechkin, who was voted in as captain, is not playing in the game due to needing a break for the second half of the season.

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NHL All-Stars were challenged to get ping pong balls out of a box without their hands. This was the result.

In an effort to promote the All-Star Game, the NHL challenged some of the best players in the game if they could do something extraordinarily stupid.

With a box of ping pong balls strapped to their back, the players were asked to get them out. The caveat was they could not use their hands.

The result was a lot of unintentional air grinding. Let’s review.

(Ethan, if you’re reading this, please cover your eyes now.)

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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2019 All-Star Skills: John Carlson will participate in the Hardest Shot Competition

The NHL announced the player assignments for the the 2019 NHL All-Star Skills Competition being held Friday night in San Jose.

Capitals defenseman and first-time All-Star, John Carlson, will participate in the Hardest Shot Competition. Meanwhile, Braden Holtby will take part in the NHL’s Save Streak Competition.

Carlson will try to defend Alex Ovechkin’s Hardest Shot title, which the Russian machine won last season with a 101.3 MPH slap shot.

Coverage of the event begins at 9PM (EST) on NBCSN. All six events of the 2019 SAP NHL All-Star Skills™ will be individual competitions, with the winner of each event earning $25,000.

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By Ian Oland 2 months ago

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The NHL is using a tech theme to promote the All-Star Game and it’s [phone dials, modem noises]

The 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend begins Friday. On Wednesday morning, the NHL tweeted out what appears to be the theme of the weekend: #HiTechHockey.

The hashtag is in reference to the location of the All-Star Game in San Jose, California, which is close to the famed technological hub of Silicon Valley. The hashtag is also likely a reference to the new player tracking and puck-tracking technology that the NHL is looking to test during the All-Star Game.

*Oh, dang it. I lost my internet connection. I have to dial back up. One second.*

*Okay, I’m back!*

As Monday went on, more NHL teams started using the #HiTechHockey hashtag. According to Josh Dudych, a member of the Winnipeg Jets social media team, the NHL issues an annual challenge to each NHL social media team to produce their own All-Star Game theme promo.

The results? Some of them were fun, some were horrifying, and some left hockey fans scratching their heads.

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By Elizabeth Kong 2 months ago

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Adidas teases All-Star Game jerseys made out of plastic ocean debris

The NHL All-Star game will be held in San Jose on January 26. Tuesday, Adidas and NHL teams gave fans a teaser on social media of what the new NHL All-Star game jerseys will look like.

In a Twitter photo posted by Adidas Hockey, the apparel company revealed that they collaborated with Parley for the NHL All-Star Game.

The collaboration means environmentally-friendly jerseys made out of plastic ocean debris.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 months ago

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