2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 2022 National Hockey League All-Star Game is an upcoming National Hockey League All-Star Game, scheduled to be held at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, the home of the Vegas Golden Knights. It will be played on February 5. For the sixth consecutive All-Star Game, a 3-on-3 format will be held, with teams representing each of the league's four divisions competing in a single-elimination tournament.

History

The NHL originally awarded Sunrise, Florida the 2021 All-Star Game on January 24, 2020. The city previously hosted the NHL All-Star Game in 2003. During their State of the League press conference on January 24, 2020, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly stated that the league was considering changing the All-Star Game format so it has a "distinct international flavor," using a model similar to the World Cup of Hockey. The four-team, 3-on-3, single elimination format, with one team representing each of the league's four divisions, had been used for the past five All-Star Games.

On October 22, 2020, the NHL officially announced that both the Winter Classic in Minnesota and the All-Star Game had been postponed for the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic and "uncertainty as to when we will be able to welcome our fans back to our games," as fan participation and accompanying events are considered "integral to the[ir] success". The NHL stated that both events will not return until 2022 at the earliest, and that these events could be held in Minneapolis and Sunrise "in the near future" (but not yet naming them the 2022 hosts).

The collective bargaining agreement (CBA) that the league and the National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) signed on July 10, 2020, included a provision opening the possibility for the NHL to explore participation at the 2022 and 2026 Winter Olympics. During seasons when the league goes to the Olympics (most recently in 2014), the All-Star Game is not normally held.

On June 28, 2021, the league announced that the All-Star Game will take place instead at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, home of the Vegas Golden Knights, for the first time. The league cited the fact that they had not yet signed a deal with the International Olympic Committee on sending players to the 2022 Beijing Olympics, so they decided to go ahead and schedule an All-Star Game anyway, at an arena on the West Coast since players will be scheduled to fly straight to Beijing after the game. On September 3, 2021, a deal was officially reached to send players to the Olympics, with an opt-out clause should COVID-19 health conditions worsen. However, on December 22, 2021, the NHL announced that it will no longer send its players to the Olympics due to rising COVID-19 cases and increasing number of postponed games. As a result, the originally scheduled Olympic break following the All-Star Game from February 7 to 22 will now be utilized to reschedule a number of postponed games.

Rosters

Captaincy of each division was determined by a fan vote, which ran from December 11, 2021 to January 8, 2022. The league announced the four captains and most of the rest of the rosters on January 13. An additional 11th "Last Men In" player for each division will also be determined by a fan vote, running from January 13 to January 17.

The final results of the "Last Men In" of each division are: Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos (Atlantic), Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri (Central), New York Rangers forward Mika Zibanejad (Metropolitan), and Anaheim Ducks forward Troy Terry (Pacific). However, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Jake Guentzel, who finished second in voting in the Metropolitan Division, will replace Zibanejad, who cannot attend due to personal reasons.

On January 11, the head coaches were announced, chosen from the team in each division with the highest points percentage through January 10: Rod Brind'Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes (Metropolitan), Andrew Brunette of the Florida Panthers (Atlantic), Jared Bednar of the Colorado Avalanche (Central), and Peter DeBoer of the Vegas Golden Knights (Pacific).

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

Head coach: Andrew Brunette, Florida Panthers
Nat.	Player	Team	Pos.	#
	Auston Matthews (C)	Toronto Maple Leafs	F	34
	Brady Tkachuk*	Ottawa Senators	F	7
	Patrice Bergeron	Boston Bruins	F	37
	Jonathan Huberdeau	Florida Panthers	F	11
	Dylan Larkin	Detroit Red Wings	F	71
	Nick Suzuki	Montreal Canadiens	F	14
	Steven Stamkos~	Tampa Bay Lightning	F	91
	Rasmus Dahlin	Buffalo Sabres	D	26
	Victor Hedman	Tampa Bay Lightning	D	77
	Jack Campbell	Toronto Maple Leafs	G	36
	Andrei Vasilevskiy	Tampa Bay Lightning	G	88

• ^~ Voted "Last Man In".
• ^* Replaced Drake Batherson due to Injury

Metropolitan Division

Head coach: Rod Brind'Amour, Carolina Hurricanes
Nat.	Player	Team	Pos.	#
	Alexander Ovechkin (C)	Washington Capitals	F	8
	Sebastian Aho	Carolina Hurricanes	F	20
	Claude Giroux	Philadelphia Flyers	F	28
	Jake Guentzel~*	Pittsburgh Penguins	F	59
	Jack Hughes	New Jersey Devils	F	86
	Chris Kreider	New York Rangers	F	20
	Adam Fox	New York Rangers	D	23
	Adam Pelech	New York Islanders	D	3
	Zach Werenski	Columbus Blue Jackets	D	8
	Frederik Andersen	Carolina Hurricanes	G	31
	Tristan Jarry	Pittsburgh Penguins	G	35

• ^~ Voted "Last Man In".
• ^* Replaced Mika Zibanejad due to personal reasons.

Western Conference

Central Division

Head coach: Jared Bednar, Colorado Avalanche
Nat.	Player	Team	Pos.	#
	Nathan MacKinnon (C)	Colorado Avalanche	F	29
	Kyle Connor	Winnipeg Jets	F	81
	Alex DeBrincat	Chicago Blackhawks	F	12
	Kirill Kaprizov	Minnesota Wild	F	97
	Clayton Keller	Arizona Coyotes	F	9
	Nazem Kadri~	Colorado Avalanche	F	43
	Jordan Kyrou	St. Louis Blues	F	25
	Joe Pavelski	Dallas Stars	F	16
	Cale Makar	Colorado Avalanche	D	8
	Juuse Saros	Nashville Predators	G	74
	Cam Talbot	Minnesota Wild	G	33

^~ Voted "Last Man In".

Pacific Division

Head coach: Peter DeBoer, Vegas Golden Knights
Nat.	Player	Team	Pos.	#
	Connor McDavid (C)	Edmonton Oilers	F	97
	Leon Draisaitl	Edmonton Oilers	F	29
	Jordan Eberle	Seattle Kraken	F	7
	Johnny Gaudreau	Calgary Flames	F	13
	Adrian Kempe	Los Angeles Kings	F	9
	Timo Meier	San Jose Sharks	F	28
	Mark Stone	Vegas Golden Knights	F	61
	Troy Terry~	Anaheim Ducks	F	19
	Alex Pietrangelo	Vegas Golden Knights	D	7
	Thatcher Demko	Vancouver Canucks	G	35
	John Gibson	Anaheim Ducks	G	36

• ^~ Voted "Last Man In".

Uniforms

The All-Star uniforms were unveiled on January 13. For the first time since the 2018 All-Star Game, the NHL shield is featured on the front. Each player's respective team logo is on the left shoulder and the All-Star Game logo is on the right. There is one white and one navy blue jersey, both feature a chevron at the waist in a contrasting color with two stripes separating this feature from the base (white has dark red with black trim and navy blue has light blue with white stripes). The NHL shields are also trimmed in these colors, while the shield is in the usual black with silver elements. The stripes pattern is repeated on each sleeve with two stars; four in total per jersey (one for each division). These stars are dark red with red trim on the white jersey, royal blue with light blue trim on the navy blue jersey.

Festivities and entertainment

The NHL Fan Fair, featuring various fan activities during All-Star Weekend, is planned to be held between February 3 and February 6 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The NHL announced on January 28th that American singer Machine Gun Kelly (musician) will perform at the All-Star Game. His performance will take place during the second intermission.

Television

The All-Star Game and Skills Competition will be broadcast in the United States by ABC and ESPN, respectively for the first time since 2004. In Canada, both the All-Star Game and skills competition will be broadcast in English on both CBC and Sportsnet (under the Hockey Night in Canada banner), and on TVA Sports in French.