The 2021 NHL All-Star Game in South Florida will have an international tournament format. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said that having separate teams for the U.S. and Canada in the tournament is “the more likely scenario” than going back to the Team North America concept used in previous all-star games. The NHL and NHLPA are still working out the final format.
The NHL All-Star Game's newest skills competition features players shooting pucks from the crowd, over the fans and at targets on the ice, from a platform shown here. Protective netting will be lowered over fans beforehand.
The NHL Department of Player Safety said there will be no discipline for Matthew Tkachuk after controversial hits on Zack Kassian last night, telling ESPN: "Both hits delivered on Kassian were legal, full body checks delivered to a player carrying the puck." Kassian will have a hearing Monday for Roughing/Aggressor in going after Tkachuk.