59th National Hockey League All - Star Game The 59th National Hockey League All - Star Game , ( also known as the " 2012 Tim Hortons NHL All - Star Game " ) took place on January 29 , 2012 at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . This edition of the All - Star Game featured the " fantasy draft " format first seen in the previous 2011 NHL All - Star Game . The participating players voted for team captains , selecting Daniel Alfredsson of the All - Star host Ottawa Senators and Zdeno Chara of the defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins . This is the first time the city of Ottawa hosted the NHL All - Star Game . Ottawa has hosted two drafts , a Stanley Cup Final , and the World Junior Championships all in the past five years . It marked the 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Senators joining the NHL . It was the second All - Star Game that Canada has hosted in the past three years , as the Montreal Canadiens hosted it in 2009 . Rosters . Fan balloting . Voting for NHL all - star players started on November 14 , 2011 . Online voting requires fans to register with the NHL . com web site . Votes are limited to 30 votes per " platform " , i . e . desktop computer , web - enabled mobile devices and SMS text . Fans are presented a list of 127 players , sub - divided into Forwards , Defence and Goaltending . Three forwards , two defence and one goaltender are to be selected from the league - wide list of players . The selection of league - wide list of players was done in 2011 , which used the " fantasy team " format . After voting closed Erik Karlsson was the leading vote - getter with 939 , 951 . Senators fans voted in force , electing not only Karlsson but all three forwards as well ( Daniel Alfredsson , Jason Spezza , and Milan Michalek ) . The only skater not coming from the home town Senators was Toronto Maple Leafs defenceman , Dion Phaneuf . Phaneuf beat out Senators defenceman Sergei Gonchar by only 11 , 305 votes . Reigning Vezina and Conn Smythe Trophy winner , Tim Thomas , was elected as the fan - voted goaltender . Draft . After naming the remaining All - Stars , the participating players voted for team captains , selecting Daniel Alfredsson of the All - Star host Ottawa Senators and Zdeno Chara of the defending Stanley Cup champions Boston Bruins . Alfredsson ' s team would wear white , while Team Chara would wear blue . The NHL named the coaches : head coach Claude Julien , and assistants Doug Houda , Doug Jarvis and Geoff Ward of the Boston Bruins for Team Chara ; and John Tortorella of the New York Rangers and Todd McLellan of the San Jose Sharks as co - coaches for Team Alfredsson . The draft of the players took place on January 26 , 2012 from 8 : 00 pm to 9 : 30 pm , Eastern time . It was held at the Théâtre du Casino du Lac - Leamy , in Gatineau , Quebec . Team Chara won the puck flip and selected first . Source : NHL . Prior to the draft several players withdrew due to injury or personal reasons : SuperSkills Competition . The competition was held at Scotiabank Place on January 28 , 2012 between 7pm and 10pm local time . It was broadcast nationally in Canada on CBC , and in the United States on the NBC Sports Network . Fastest Skater . In this event , pairs of skaters raced each other simultaneously on parallel courses on the rink . Each race was worth one point for their winning racer ' s team , and the fastest two skaters then had a final race for another point . Breakaway Challenge . In this competition , competitors skated with the puck and attempted to score on the opposing team ' s goalie . The winner was also judged on their presentation . The winner was determined by SMS messages sent to the NHL . The winner , Patrick Kane , donned a Superman cape and Clark Kent glasses , skated in and dove to the ice , passed the puck from his left hand to his stick held in his right hand and scored . Runner - up Corey Perry threw away his stick and gloves and removed a hidden mini - stick from his equipment . He then skated in and deked out the goalie with his stick . Kane , in his second attempt as Superman , shot a puck designed to explode into pieces . Accuracy Shooting . In this event , competitors were positioned in front of the net , and were passed the puck from two players situated behind the goal line . The players had to hit targets at the four corners of the net , in the fastest time . Challenge Relay . In this competition , teams were selected from each side . Each player on the team had one skill to complete before the next player could start . The goal was to complete the relay in the fastest time . Hardest Shot . In this competition , players skated in from the blue line , and slapped a puck as fast as possible on the net . Elimination Shootout . In this competition , players attempted to score on the opposing team ' s goalie . Players who scored earned a point for their team for each goal they scored . Players were eliminated from the competition if they failed to score . Source : NHL Planned events . In conjunction with the game and the skills competition , the Ottawa Senators held a " Fan Fair " at the Ottawa Convention Centre , events on the Rideau Canal and events at Confederation Park Ottawa ' s annual " Winterlude " winter carnival opened its site at Confederation Park for the game weekend . Activities include :