The 2017 National Hockey League all-star weekend took place this past weekend in Los Angeles. Their were many NHL alumni along with many celebrities who attended the game. The weekend was jammed packed with many different events going on such as a celebrity hockey game, NHL choosing the top 100 players and many more.
On Friday night the NHL named the top 100 players to ever play the game. The 100 Greatest NHL Players is a centerpiece in honoring 100 years of NHL hockey. A Blue Ribbon panel comprised of distinguished members of the hockey community including executives, media members and NHL alumni - selected the list of esteemed players.
On Saturday there was a celebrity all-star game which included all the alumni from the top 100 who can still play and singer songwriter Justin Bieber. Bieber was driven into the boards in the first half by a laughing Pronger, who spent 18 years in the league as a hard-nosed defenceman. The singer responded with an empty-net goal and an assist as Team Gretzky beat Team Lemieux 5-3 in the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout. Bieber did not look out of place while sharing the ice with current NHL stars Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers and the Chicago Blackhawks’ Patrick Kane, along with a host of retired greats and hockey loving entertainment figures.
Saturday night was the NHL all-star game skills competition. . We saw Snoop Dogg DJ the introduction and play a non-censored version of the song, which the NHL apologized for later on. Then came the accuracy shooting. A classic event in which Daniel Sedin holds the record at 7.3 seconds. Sidney Crosby won it scoring 4 out of 5 in just over 10 seconds. Connor McDavid won the fastest skater competition and Shea Weber won the hardest shot competition. Arizona Coyotes goaltender Mike Smith saved it, scoring a jaw-dropping goal from the opposite red line into the tiniest open section of net. Ryan Kesler let his son go and shoot for him in the shootout competition where he scored a goal on Carey Price.
On Sunday afternoon the games oficially began where there would be 2 games and four teams with the winners going to the final to fight for a one million dollar prize. The games were 3 on 3. Pacific division defeated the central division 10-3 sending them to the final against the Metropolitan who beat Atlantic 10-6. In the final the Metropolitan division beat the pacific 4-3. Wayne Simmonds was named the all-star game MVP and won a car. Meanwhile the Metropolitan goes home with one million dollars.
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