NHL adds 3-on-3 women's game, draft to ASG events

The NHL is "going back to a player draft and adding a 3-on-3 women’s game" as part of "an expanded NHL all-star weekend." This year's event in February in Toronto "will include Thursday events in addition to Friday’s skills competition and Saturday’s all-star tournament" at Scotiabank Arena. The televised "All-Star Thursday" lineup will see "team captains -- accompanied by celebrity captains -- select players to fill out four rosters, a game featuring members of the Professional Women’s Hockey League, a tribute to the 1967 Toronto Maple Leafs and the announcement of the NHL Alumni Man of the Year." The league used a player draft at the All-Star Game for a two-team format in 2011, 2012 and 2015 before going to a division-based setup in 2016. NHL Chief Content Officer Steve Mayer said going back to hockey’s biggest market "was the right time to add more events" (CP, 11/27).

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