NHL All-Star Skills Competition 2024: Full List of Participants Revealed
January 21, 2024
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.
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