Posted on 01/26/2012 9:27:12 AM PST by airborne
Hockey fans won't have to move far from their television to catch all the happenings during All-Star Weekend in Ottawa.
A four-day hockey extravaganza starts Thursday at 5 p.m. ET on the NHL Network with NHL Live: At the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend. The two-hour show will feature a number of this year's All-Stars as well as other key personalities from around the hockey world.
That leads into the NHL Network's hour-long 2012 NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft preview show at 7 p.m., where the Network's cast of analysts will make their selections before Team Chara and Team Alfredsson make the official ones.
At 8 p.m., the players will be front and center for the 2012 NHL All-Star Fantasy Draft. Daniel Alfredsson and his assistant, Henrik Lundqvist, will put their selection skills to the test against Zdeno Chara and his assistant, Joffrey Lupul. Who will be the first player picked? Who will be the last? Will teammates be separated? Will brothers? Watch the drama unfold on the NBC Sports Network in the United States and TSN in Canada.
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On Sunday, the stars will light up Ottawa when they take the ice for the 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All-Star Game (4 p.m., NBCSP, CBC). The NHL Network's pregame show starts at 1 p.m. Immediately following the game, NHL Tonight will have a recap of the game and analyze all the happenings from the NHL's mid-season extravaganza.
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He’s using a new stick. Look for sales to go through the roof!
Great to see Jamie Benn win the Accuracy Competition, this guy is going to be a superstar, hopefully, he will stay in Dallas for his entire career.
“I mean round 16. But really? Gaborik is having a great year.”
Just want to go on record here saying that Gaborik in round 16? Wo was the MVP today?
I want to thank the academy for the award.
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