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.
# 	Name	Pos.	Team 	Votes
11	 	RW 	Ottawa Senators 	897,055
19	 	C 	Ottawa Senators 	817,483
9 	 	LW 	Ottawa Senators 	743,977
65	 	D 	Ottawa Senators 	939,951
3 	 	D 	Toronto Maple Leafs	614,933
30	 	G 	Boston Bruins 	626,540
===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.
Team Alfredsson (White)	Team Alfredsson (White) 	Team Alfredsson (White) 	Team Alfredsson (White) 	Team Alfredsson (White)	Team Alfredsson (White)
Round 	Nat. 	Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Num.
C 	 	Daniel Alfredsson 	Ottawa Senators 	RW 	11
A 	 	Henrik Lundqvist 	New York Rangers 	G 	30
1 	 	Erik Karlsson 	Ottawa Senators 	D 	65
2 	 	Jason Spezza 	Ottawa Senators 	C 	19
3 	 	Jonathan Quick 	Los Angeles Kings 	G 	32
4 	 	Claude Giroux 	Philadelphia Flyers 	C 	28
5 	 	Kris Letang 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	D 	58
6 	 	Steven Stamkos 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	C 	91
7 	 	Brian Elliott 	St. Louis Blues 	G 	1
8 	 	Shea Weber 	Nashville Predators 	D 	6
9 	 	Daniel Sedin 	Vancouver Canucks 	LW 	22
10 	 	Dan Girardi 	New York Rangers 	D 	5
11 	 	Keith Yandle 	Phoenix Coyotes 	D 	3
12 	 	Milan Michalek 	Ottawa Senators 	LW 	9
13 	 	Henrik Sedin 	Vancouver Canucks 	C 	33
14 	 	James Neal 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	LW 	18
15 	 	Alexander Edler 	Vancouver Canucks 	D 	23
16 	 	John Tavares 	New York Islanders 	C 	91
17 	 	Scott Hartnell 	Philadelphia Flyers 	LW 	19
18 	 	Jason Pominville 	Buffalo Sabres 	RW 	29
19 	 	Logan Couture 	San Jose Sharks 	C 	39
– 	Co-Head Coach: John Tortorella	Co-Head Coach: John Tortorella	Co-Head Coach: John Tortorella	– 	–
– 	Co-Head Coach: Todd McLellan 	Co-Head Coach: Todd McLellan 	Co-Head Coach: Todd McLellan 	– 	–
Team Alfredsson Rookies	Team Alfredsson Rookies	Team Alfredsson Rookies	Team Alfredsson Rookies	Team Alfredsson Rookies	Team Alfredsson Rookies
Nat. 	Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Num. 	
 	Sean Couturier 	Philadelphia Flyers 	C 	14 	
 	Justin Faulk 	Carolina Hurricanes 	D 	28 	
 	Carl Hagelin 	New York Rangers 	LW 	62 	
 	Nick Johnson 	Minnesota Wild 	RW/LW 	25 	
 	Matt Read 	Philadelphia Flyers 	RW 	24 	
 	Craig Smith 	Nashville Predators 	C 	15 	
Team Chara (Blue)	Team Chara (Blue) 	Team Chara (Blue) 	Team Chara (Blue) 	Team Chara (Blue)	Team Chara (Blue)
Round 	Nat. 	Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Num.
C 	 	Zdeno Chara 	Boston Bruins 	D 	33
A 	 	Joffrey Lupul 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	RW 	19
1 	 	Pavel Datsyuk 	Detroit Red Wings 	C 	13
2 	 	Tim Thomas 	Boston Bruins 	G 	30
3 	 	Evgeni Malkin 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	C 	71
4 	 	Marian Hossa 	Chicago Blackhawks 	RW 	81
5 	 	Kimmo Timonen 	Philadelphia Flyers 	D 	44
6 	 	Corey Perry 	Anaheim Ducks 	RW 	10
7 	 	Carey Price 	Montreal Canadiens 	G 	31
8 	 	Phil Kessel 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	RW 	81
9 	 	Ryan Suter 	Nashville Predators 	D 	20
10 	 	Jimmy Howard 	Detroit Red Wings 	G 	35
11 	 	Brian Campbell 	Florida Panthers 	D 	51
12 	 	Patrick Kane 	Chicago Blackhawks 	RW 	88
13 	 	Dion Phaneuf 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	D 	3
14 	 	Jarome Iginla 	Calgary Flames 	RW 	12
15 	 	Dennis Wideman 	Washington Capitals 	D 	6
16 	 	Marian Gaborik 	New York Rangers 	RW 	10
17 	 	Jordan Eberle 	Edmonton Oilers 	RW 	14
18 	 	Tyler Seguin 	Boston Bruins 	C 	19
19 	 	Jamie Benn 	Dallas Stars 	LW 	14
– 	Head Coach: Claude Julien 	Head Coach: Claude Julien 	Head Coach: Claude Julien 	– 	–
– 	Assistant coaches: Doug Houda, Doug Jarvis and Geoff Ward	Assistant coaches: Doug Houda, Doug Jarvis and Geoff Ward	Assistant coaches: Doug Houda, Doug Jarvis and Geoff Ward	– 	–
Team Chara Rookies	Team Chara Rookies	Team Chara Rookies 	Team Chara Rookies	Team Chara Rookies
Nat. 	Player 	Team 	Pos. 	Num.
 	Luke Adam 	Buffalo Sabres 	C 	72
 	Raphael Diaz 	Montreal Canadiens 	D 	61
 	Colin Greening 	Ottawa Senators 	LW 	14
 	Cody Hodgson 	Vancouver Canucks 	C 	9
 	Ryan Johansen 	Columbus Blue Jackets	C 	19
 	Gabriel Landeskog 	Colorado Avalanche 	LW 	92
Source: NHL.
;Withdrawn
Prior to the draft several players withdrew due to injury or personal reasons:
Nat.	Name 	Team 	Pos.	Reason and replacement 	Reason and replacement
 	Mikko Koivu 	Minnesota Wild 	C 	Left shoulder injury, replaced by Jordan Eberle 	
 	Alex Ovechkin 	Washington Capitals	LW 	Voluntary withdrawal because of suspension (although the All-Star Game does not count as a game with respect tosuspensions), replaced by James Neal	
 	Jonathan Toews 	Chicago Blackhawks 	C 	Hand injury, replaced by Scott Hartnell 	
 	Dustin Byfuglien 	Winnipeg Jets 	D 	Knee injury, replaced by Kris Letang 	
 	Adam Henrique (rookie) 	New Jersey Devils 	C 	Groin injury, replaced by Carl Hagelin on rookie roster 	
 	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (rookie)	Edmonton Oilers 	C 	Left shoulder injury, replaced by Nick Johnson on rookie roster 	
 	Adam Larsson (rookie) 	New Jersey Devils 	D 	Wrist injury, replaced by Raphael Diaz on rookie roster 	
==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.
Heat 	Team Alfredsson 	Time 	Time 	Team Chara
1 	Kris Letang 	14.501 seconds 	14.829 seconds 	Brian Campbell
2 	Jonathan Quick 	16.939 	17.514 	Jimmy Howard
3 	Carl Hagelin 	12.993 	12.963 	Colin Greening
4 	Keith Yandle 	13.731 	13.203 	Phil Kessel
5 	Erik Karlsson 	13.021 	13.343 	Marian Hossa
Final 	Hagelin 	13.218 	13.303 	Greening
Event score: 4–2 Team AlfredssonOverall score: 4–2 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 4–2 Team AlfredssonOverall score: 4–2 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 4–2 Team AlfredssonOverall score: 4–2 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 4–2 Team AlfredssonOverall score: 4–2 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 4–2 Team AlfredssonOverall score: 4–2 Team Alfredsson
===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.
Team Alfredsson 	Vote % 	Vote % 	Team Chara
Sean Couturier 	9% 	1% 	Ryan Johansen
John Tavares 	8% 	47% 	Patrick Kane
Logan Couture 	5% 	29% 	Corey Perry
Event score: 1–0 Team Chara Overall score: 4–3 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 1–0 Team Chara Overall score: 4–3 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 1–0 Team Chara Overall score: 4–3 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 1–0 Team Chara Overall score: 4–3 Team Alfredsson
===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.
Heat 	Team Alfredsson 	Time 	Time 	Team Chara
1 	Matt Read 	14.011 seconds 	20.929 seconds 	Cody Hodgson
2 	Jason Spezza 	18.639 	30.092 	Tyler Seguin
3 	Steven Stamkos 	44.684 	13.583 	Jamie Benn
4 	Daniel Sedin 	21.459 	15.846 	Marian Hossa
Final 	Read 	16.361 	10.204 	Benn
Event score: 3–2 Team Chara Overall score: 6–6	Event score: 3–2 Team Chara Overall score: 6–6	Event score: 3–2 Team Chara Overall score: 6–6	Event score: 3–2 Team Chara Overall score: 6–6	Event score: 3–2 Team Chara Overall score: 6–6
===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.
Heat 	Team Alfredsson 	Time 	Time 	Team Chara
1 	Group 1Nick Johnson (One-timer passer)Shea Weber (One-timer)Kris Letang (One-timer)Steven Stamkos (One-timer)Henrik Sedin (Passing accuracy)Milan Michalek (Puck control)Logan Couture (Stick handling)James Neal (Target shooter) 	2:28 minutes 	2:45 minutes 	Group 1Ryan Suter (One-timer passer)Dennis Wideman (One-timer)Jarome Iginla (One-timer)Joffrey Lupul (One-timer)Patrick Kane (Passing accuracy)Pavel Datsyuk (Puck control)Gabriel Landeskog (Stick handling)Marian Gaborik (Target shooter)
2 	Group 2Alexander Edler (One-timer passer)Keith Yandle (One-timer)Scott Hartnell (One-timer)John Tavares (One-timer)Daniel Sedin (Passing accuracy) Craig Smith (Puck control) Claude Giroux (Stick handling) Jason Pominville (Target shooter)	2:08 	2:14 	Group 2Jordan Eberle (One-timer passer)Dion Phaneuf (One-timer)Zdeno Chara (One-timer) Jamie Benn (One-timer)</br/>Kimmo Timonen (Passing accuracy) Raphael Diaz (Puck control)Evgeni Malkin (Stick handling) Phil Kessel (Target shooter)
Event score: 3–0 Team Alfredsson Overall score: 9–6 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–0 Team Alfredsson Overall score: 9–6 Team Alfredsson 	Event score: 3–0 Team Alfredsson Overall score: 9–6 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–0 Team Alfredsson Overall score: 9–6 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–0 Team Alfredsson Overall score: 9–6 Team Alfredsson
===Hardest Shot===
In this competition, players skated in from the blue line, and slapped a puck as fast as possible on the net.
Heat 	Team Alfredsson 	Speed 	Speed 	Team Chara
1 	Justin Faulk 	95.9 mph 	98.3 mph 	Luke Adam
2 	Daniel Alfredsson 	101.3 	95.3 	Dennis Wideman
3 	Jason Spezza 	100.5 	97.9 	Dion Phaneuf
4 	Shea Weber 	104.9 	108.8* 	Zdeno Chara
Final 	Weber 	106.0 	107.0 	Chara
Event score: 3–2 Team CharaOverall score: 11–9 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–2 Team CharaOverall score: 11–9 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–2 Team CharaOverall score: 11–9 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–2 Team CharaOverall score: 11–9 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 3–2 Team CharaOverall score: 11–9 Team Alfredsson
===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.
Team Alfredsson 	Result 	Result 	Team Chara
Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1 	Round 1
Carl Hagelin 	Save 	Save 	Colin Greening
Steven Stamkos 	Goal 	Save 	Pavel Datsyuk
John Tavares 	Goal 	Goal 	Evgeni Malkin
Jason Spezza 	Goal 	Save 	Corey Perry
Claude Giroux 	Save 	Save 	Tyler Seguin
Daniel Alfredsson 	Goal 	Save 	Marian Gaborik
James Neal 	Save 	Save 	Patrick Kane
Milan Michalek 	Save 	Goal 	Jarome Iginla
Jason Pominville 	Goal 	Save 	Jamie Benn
Kris Letang 	Goal 	Save 	Joffrey Lupul
Erik Karlsson 	Save 	Goal 	Kimmo Timonen
Daniel Sedin 	Save 	Save 	Ryan Suter
Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2 	Round 2
Steven Stamkos 	Goal 	Save 	Evgeni Malkin
John Tavares 	Goal 	Save 	Jarome Iginla
Jason Spezza 	Save 	Save 	Kimmo Timonen
Daniel Alfredsson 	Save 	 	
Jason Pominville 	Goal 	 	
Kris Letang 	Save 	 	
Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3 	Round 3
Steven Stamkos 	Goal 	 	
John Tavares 	Save 	 	
Jason Pominville 	Save 	 	
Event score: 10–3 Team AlfredssonFinal overall score: 21–12 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 10–3 Team AlfredssonFinal overall score: 21–12 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 10–3 Team AlfredssonFinal overall score: 21–12 Team Alfredsson	Event score: 10–3 Team AlfredssonFinal overall score: 21–12 Team Alfredsson
*italics = Heat winner
*bold = Event winner
*each heat and event winner earns a point for their team
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:
* NHL Trophy Procession on the Rideau Canal Skateway
* Ice Sculptures at Confederation Park
* Nightly DJs at Confederation Park
* Energizer® Night Skate™ at NHL All-Star on the Rideau Canal Skateway
* All-Star Concert in The Cabin™ at The Great Canadian Cabin nightclub
* Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills™ National Championship on the Rideau Canal Skateway
== References ==
Category:NHL All-Star Games
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