NHL All-Star Game Fan Vote opens today
By @StefanKubus –
The 2017 NHL All-Star Game is set for Sunday, Jan. 29, and once again fans can choose the captains for each of the four divisional teams.
Starting at 2 p.m. on Thursday, fans can visit NHL.com/vote or use the NHL mobile app to choose four players – one from each division without regard to position – to send to Los Angeles for the All-Star Weekend festivities. The top vote-getters from each division will be named captains of their respective teams.
As it was introduced the previous year, the 2017 mid-season event will once again feature the four divisional teams competing in a three-game, 3-on-3 tournament.
Fans can vote up to 10 times per 24 hours. The leaderboard will be updated every Tuesday on the voting page until voting concludes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 2.
As a rookie, Dylan Larkin was the Red Wings’ lone participant last season and set a new record in the Fastest Skater event during the NHL Skills Competition.
The four Red Wings eligible for captaincy are Larkin, Mike Green, Tomas Vanek and Detroit captain Henrik Zetterberg.
Other Michigan names eligible for voting include:
- Max Pacioretty (University of Michigan alum)
- Brandon Saad (Saginaw Spirit alum)
- Mike Cammalleri (University of Michigan alum)
- Andy Greene (Trenton native)
- Duncan Keith (Michigan State alum)
- Tyler Seguin (Plymouth Whalers alum)
- Cam Fowler (Farmington native)
- Ryan Kesler (Livonia native)
- Alec Martinez (Rochester native)