NHL All-Stars Sad To Miss Olympics, But Happy To Be In Vegas
Feb 4, 2022, 3:08 PM
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI - JANUARY 25: Connor Hellebuyck #37 of the Winnipeg Jets watches Atlantic Division All-Stars puck get past him in the game between Pacific Division and Central Division during the 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Enterprise Center on January 25, 2020 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Most of the world’s best hockey players are spending this weekend in Las Vegas instead of the Olympic village in Beijing.
The NHL All-Stars still aren’t happy about missing their chance to compete for gold.
But nobody was complaining about the consolation prize of a sunny weekend in Vegas.
The NHL's biggest stars are heading to Vegas 🤩
🏒 #NHLAllStar Weekend
📺: Fri-Sat, ESPN and ABC pic.twitter.com/mMu7a1xy79— ESPN (@espn) February 4, 2022
The NHL All-Star Game is Saturday and it returns after the pandemic called things off a year ago.
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