With the 2024 NHL All-Star Recreation just some days away, the league introduced New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes will not be taking part within the festivities as a result of an upper-body harm. In consequence, Hughes is being changed by Devils teammate Jesper Bratt within the All-Star Recreation.
Regardless of not having the ability to swimsuit up to participate within the expertise competitors and All-Star Recreation itself, Hughes continues to be anticipated to be in attendance at Scotiabank Enviornment to co-captain Crew Hughes along with his brother, Quinn Hughes, of the Vancouver Canucks.
As well as, Hughes was additionally changed in Friday’s brand-new expertise competitors by New York Islanders ahead Mathew Barzal. The talents competitors will provide a grand prize of $1 million to the winner.
The 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend is true across the nook, and we now know the gamers who can be in Toronto for the occasion. The NHL revealed the primary 32 All-Stars on Jan. 4, the league later introduced the ultimate 12 gamers that made their respective All-Star rosters from the Fan Vote.
The 2024 NHL All-Star weekend will characteristic some notable adjustments, together with the return of the participant draft. That may happen on Thursday, together with a PWHL 3-on-3 showcase. 4 captains can be paired with movie star co-captains, and they’ll choose a group from the remaining 28 gamers.
The Abilities Competitors will happen Friday evening, and that may look drastically totally different. As an alternative of getting dozens of gamers sit round whereas everybody else participates within the occasions, the brand new model of the occasion will characteristic 12 skaters taking part in eight occasions. On the finish of the Abilities Competitors, the participant with essentially the most factors will win $1 million.
On Saturday, the 4 groups will compete in a 3-on-3 event, as has been the case for the reason that 2016 NHL All-Star Recreation. The one distinction is that the groups will not be divided up by division.
