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NHL All-Star Skills Competition 2024: Full List of Participants Revealed

Erin WalshJanuary 21, 2024

MONTREAL, CANADA - JANUARY 13:  Connor McDavid #97 of the Edmonton Oilers skates during the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on January 13, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  The Edmonton Oilers defeated the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in overtime.  (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
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The field for the 2024 NHL All-Star Skills Competition is set after Vancouver Canucks stars Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller were selected to participate in the festivities following a fan vote.

Both Hughes and Miller join a field of 10 previously selected players who will compete for a chance to win $1 million. The Canucks now boast the most players competing in the event as Elias Pettersson was previously selected.

Here's a look at the 12 participants:

  • David Pastrnak, F, Boston Bruins
  • Nathan MacKinnon, F, Colorado Avalanche
  • Cale Makar, D, Colorado Avalanche
  • Leon Draisaitl, F, Edmonton Oilers
  • Connor McDavid, F, Edmonton Oilers
  • Jack Hughes, F, New Jersey Devils
  • Nikita Kucherov, F, Tampa Bay Lightning
  • Auston Matthews, F, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • William Nylander, F, Toronto Maple Leafs
  • Elias Pettersson, F, Vancouver Canucks
  • J.T. Miller, F, Vancouver Canucks
  • Quinn Hughes, F, Vancouver Canucks. 

The new-look skills competition will kick off with each of the 12 participants taking part in four of the first six events—Fastest skater, hardest shot, stick handling, one-timers, passing challenge and accuracy shooting.

The top eight participants with the most points will move on to the seventh event—the shootout.

The top six point-earners will then move on to the eighth and final event, an obstacle course. This event includes all the skills and is worth double the points.

All-Star Weekend kicks off on Feb. 1 at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena, and the skills competition will take place on Feb. 2.

The All-Star Game is scheduled for Feb. 3. Instead of players competing for their respective divisions, this year's event will see captains paired with celebrities for the All-Star Player Draft to determine the teams.