Brand New NHL All Star Format

Bathgate66

Let's play some pick-up hockey!

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=543059


The 2011 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft format, which will continue to include fan balloting procedures, contains the following new features:

• Fans will continue to play the lead role in the selection of All-Stars when 2011 NHL All-Star Fan Balloting presented by XM launches on Monday, Nov. 15. The All-Star Balloting process, which is entirely digital for the fourth consecutive game, runs through Jan. 3.

• From a group of 100 players on the ballot, fans will vote for their top six All-Stars by position without regard to the Conference in which the player plays. Fans will also have the ability to write-in a player of their choice.

• The three forwards, two defensemen and one goalie receiving the most votes will be named the first NHL All-Stars.

• The remaining 36 All-Stars will be named by the NHL Hockey Operations Department for a total of 42 All-Star players (3 goalies, 6 defensemen and 12 forwards per team).

• Following the selection of the All-Stars, NHL Hockey Operations will designate 12 NHL rookies to participate in the Honda NHL SuperSkills on Saturday, January 29 for a total of 54 NHL players taking part in All-Star weekend.

• After the 42 NHL All-Stars have been selected, two captains will be chosen per team by the players.

• On Friday, January 28, 2011, a draft event will be held in Raleigh with all 54 NHL players (42 All-Stars and 12 rookies) during which the captains will draft the remaining members of their respective teams.

• First selection in the draft will be determined by coin flip and selections will continue on an alternating basis.

• Each team will be required to select three goalies, six defensemen and 12 forwards in any order they choose.

• After the selection of the All-Star game rosters, the captains will select among the 12 rookies to fill out the rosters for the Honda NHL SuperSkill

• Each team will feature six rookies participating in various skills competitions.

• Teams will participate in six different skills, including NHL Fastest Skater, NHL Breakaway Challenge, Accuracy Shooting, Skills Challenge Relay, NHL Hardest Shot and the NHL Elimination Shoot Out.

Johnny Abruzzo

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81

interesting to say the least.

Bathgate66

Heard Bettman on The Boomer and Carton show this morning

aparently Brendan Shannhan had alot to do with this new format

Phantom Pain

F it

Do it like we used to playing street Hockey

Everyone lay their sticks in the middle of the street and someone throws one stick at a time one to each side until all the sticks are gone !

81

Phantom Pain wrote:

F it

Do it like we used to playing street Hockey

Everyone lay their sticks in the middle of the street and someone throws one stick at a time one to each side until all the sticks are gone !

i remember doing that. i like the idea

neilybabes86

Phantom Pain wrote:

F it

Do it like we used to playing street Hockey

Everyone lay their sticks in the middle of the street and someone throws one stick at a time one to each side until all the sticks are gone !

Wow nice one

blackredyellow

I like the format...

The game itself will be as boring as usual, but the whole captains picking teams thing could add some drama. These guys are ultra competitive and love to harass one another, so it could be fun to watch.

blackredyellow

Phantom Pain wrote:

F it

Do it like we used to playing street Hockey

Everyone lay their sticks in the middle of the street and someone throws one stick at a time one to each side until all the sticks are gone !

That used to cause arguments lol... kid who was dividing the sticks would always make sure his and the best players were in the same pile

Black Diamond

Shirts v Skins?

Bathgate66

it will be interesting to see if the Captains choose players from their own teams, or do they overlook their own teammates to choose players on opposing teams?

It will be i nteresting to see it unfold.

81

blackredyellow wrote:

Phantom Pain wrote:

F it

Do it like we used to playing street Hockey

Everyone lay their sticks in the middle of the street and someone throws one stick at a time one to each side until all the sticks are gone !

That used to cause arguments lol... kid who was dividing the sticks would always make sure his and the best players were in the same pile

you wern't allowed to look at the pile when we did it.

The Fixer

should just be east vs west. ah whatever, all star games suck anyway

Gary Carter

i think it's cool and i'm a hockey purist as they come


shanny did a great job with this idea


lets be honest the only people that will watch this are hockey diehards . i bet it doesn't even get a 1.0 rating.

least it's better then those lame ass world vs north america all star games