Want to watch the 2020 NHL All-Star Game? We’ve got you covered! Here’s everything you need to know, including the rosters, start time, TV channel, live stream link, our predictions, and more!
After an exciting skills competition on Friday night, the 2020 NHL All-Star Game will be held on Saturday, Jan. 25 at Enterprise Center in St. Louis Missouri. The fun will begin at 8:00 p.m. EST or thereabouts on NBC in America. In Canada, it can be viewed on CBC, Sportsnet, and TVAS.
This year, the All-Star Game will have a three-on-three tournament format. Each division has a team. The Metropolitan Division will play the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. Meanwhile, the Central Division will play the Pacific Division in the Western Conference. The winner of those two games will square off in the championship game. As extra motivation, the winning team gets a $1 million prize.
Games will be 20 minutes in length and separated into two 10-minute periods. There will be a shootout after the second period if there is a tie. The Metropolitan Division are the reigning champions after winning the tournament in 2019. They’ve won two of the past four All-Star Game Tournaments, while the Pacific Division has won the other two.
ROSTERS
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Atlantic Division
Forwards: Tyler Bertuzzi, Anthony Duclair, Jack Eichel, Jonathan Huberdeau, Mitch Marner, David Pastrnak (captain), Brady Tkachuk
Defensemen: Victor Hedman, Shea Weber
Goalies: Frederik Andersen, Andrei Vasilevskiy
CENTRAL DIVISION
Forwards: Patrick Kane, Nathan MacKinnon (captain), Ryan O’Reilly, David Perron, Mark Scheifele, Tyler Seguin, Eric Staal
Defensemen: Roman Josi, Alex Pietrangelo
Goalies: Jordan Binnington, Connor Hellebuyck
METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Forwards: Mathew Barzal, Nico Hischier, Travis Konecny, Chris Kreider, T.J. Oshie
Defensemen: John Carlson, Seth Jones, Kris Letang (captain), Jaccob Slavin
Goalies: Braden Holtby, Tristan Jarry
PACIFIC DIVISION
Forwards: Leon Draisaitl, Tomas Hertl, Anze Kopitar, Connor McDavid (captain), Max Pacioretty, Elias Pettersson, Matthew Tkachuk
Defensemen: Mark Giordano, Quinn Hughes
Goalies: Jacob Markstrom, David Rittich
LIVE STREAM AND VIEWING INFORMATION
DATE: Jan. 25, 2020 START TIME: 8:00 p.m. EST VENUE: Enterprise Center LOCATION: St. Louis, MO TV CHANNELS: NBC, CBC, Sportsnet, TVAS LIVE STREAM: NBC Sports Live Or start a free trial of FUBOTV
The first game will be the matchup between the Metropolitan Division and the Atlantic Division. That game will start at roughly 8:00 p.m. EST. After that, the Central Division will face the Pacific Division. The winner of those two games will face each other in the championship.
PREDICTIONS
In the first game, we think the Metropolitan Division will beat the Atlantic Division. Also, we believe the Pacific Division will beat out the Central Division, setting up an epic championship game with the Pacific Division coming out on top.
VANCOUVER – The Vancouver Canucks announced Tuesday that defenceman Alex Edler will sign a one-day contract in order to officially retire as a member of the NHL team.
The signing will be part of a celebration of Edler’s career held Oct. 11 when the Canucks host the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Canucks selected Edler, from Ostersund, Sweden, in the third round (91st overall) of the 2004 NHL draft.
He played in 925 career games for the Canucks between the 2006-07 and 2020-21 seasons, ranking fourth in franchise history and first among defencemen.
The 38-year-old leads all Vancouver defencemen with 99 goals, 310 assists and 177 power-play points with the team.
Edler also appeared in 82 career post-season contests with Vancouver and was an integral part of the Canucks’ run to the 2011 Stanley Cup final, putting up 11 points (2-9-11) across 25 games.
“I am humbled and honoured to officially end my career and retire as a member of the Vancouver Canucks,” Edler said in a release. “I consider myself lucky to have started my career with such an outstanding organization, in this amazing city, with the best fans in the NHL. Finishing my NHL career where it all began is something very special for myself and my family.”
Edler played two seasons for Los Angeles in 2021-22 and 2022-23. He did not play in the NHL last season.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
The sixth-ranked Canadian women will face World Cup champion Spain in an international friendly next month.
Third-ranked Spain will host Canada on Oct. 25 at Estadio Francisco de la Hera in Almendralejo.
The game will be the first for the Canadian women since the Paris Olympics, where they lost to Germany in a quarterfinal penalty shootout after coach Bev Priestman was sent home and later suspended for a year by FIFA over her part in Canada’s drone-spying scandal.
In announcing the Spain friendly, Canada Soccer said more information on the interim women’s coaching staff for the October window will come later. Assistant coach Andy Spence took charge of the team in Priestman’s absence at the Olympics.
Spain finished fourth in Paris, beaten 1-0 by Germany in the bronze-medal match.
Canada is winless in three previous meetings (0-2-1) with Spain, most recently losing 1-0 at the Arnold Clark Cup in England in February 2022.
The teams played to a scoreless draw in May 2019 in Logroñés, Spain in a warm-up for the 2019 World Cup. Spain won 1-0 in March 2019 at the Algarve Cup in São João da Venda, Portugal.
Spain is a powerhouse in the women’s game these days.
It won the FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2022 and was runner-up in 2018. And it ousted Canada 2-1 in the round of 16 of the current U-20 tournament earlier this month in Colombia before falling 1-0 to Japan after extra time in the quarterfinal.
Spain won the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2018 and 2022 and has finished on the podium on three other occasions.
FC Barcelona’s Aitana Bonmati (2023) and Alexia Putellas (2021 and ’22) have combined to win the last three Women’s Ballon d’Or awards.
And Barcelona has won three of the last four UEFA Women’s Champions League titles.
“We continue to strive to diversify our opponent pool while maintaining a high level of competition.” Daniel Michelucci, Canada Soccer’s director of national team operations, said in a statement. “We anticipate a thrilling encounter, showcasing two of the world’s top-ranked teams.”
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs have announced cookie brand Oreo as the team’s helmet sponsor for the upcoming NHL season.
The new helmet will debut Sunday when Toronto opens its 2024-25 pre-season against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena.
The Oreo logo replaces Canadian restaurant chain Pizza Pizza, which was the Leafs’ helmet sponsor last season.
Previously, social media platform TikTok sponsored Toronto starting in the 2021-22 regular season when the league began allowing teams to sell advertising space on helmets.
The Oreo cookie consists of two chocolate biscuits around a white icing filling and is often dipped in milk.
Fittingly, the Leafs wear the Dairy Farmers of Ontario’s “Milk” logo on their jerseys.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 17, 2024.
