The league and players’ association plan a five-team tournament on February 6, 2027, under rules announced on June 2, 2026, with fans choosing most players in December.
The 2027 National Hockey League (NHL) All-Star Game will bring together five teams based on players’ nationalities: Canada, Finland, Sweden, the United States and a World team for players from other countries. Fans will choose eight of each team’s 11 players, giving them most of the selections for the exhibition tournament.
The NHL and National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA) announced the rules on June 2, 2026. The weekend is scheduled for February 5–6, 2027, at UBS Arena on Long Island, New York, with a separate individual Skills competition preceding the team tournament.
Each team will have nine skaters and two goaltenders. The NHL and NHLPA will choose 30 candidates for each team’s fan ballot. Fans will then select eight players per team from those lists.
The league and players’ association will jointly fill the three remaining places on each team: one forward, one defenseman and one goaltender. That leaves fans choosing most of the roster while the two bodies reserve a final selection in each playing position.
The tournament will use three-on-three hockey, with three skaters per side, and a round-robin format in which every team plays each of the other four once. Each game will last five minutes. Round-robin games can end tied: there will be no overtime or shootout to break a tie.
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The top two teams in the round-robin standings will advance to a ten-minute final. The winning team will receive US$2 million.
The NHL and NHLPA will jointly select ten players aged 25 or younger for the Skills competition. The contest spans eight events, with each player taking part in four of the opening six and earning points according to their placing.
Those opening events are Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Passing Challenge, One Timers, Stick Handling and Accuracy Shooting. One-timers are shots taken directly from a pass without first stopping the puck; stick handling tests control of the puck with the stick.
The top four players will advance to a Shootout, taking individual attempts against one of four All-Star goaltenders. The two best performers in that stage will reach the Obstacle Course Finale. The championship and US$1 million prize will go to the player with the highest cumulative score, rather than simply the winner of the last event.
Fan voting is scheduled to open in December 2026. The Skills competition is scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2027, followed by the All-Star Game on Saturday, February 6.
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