The 2016 NHL All-Star game kicks off it's new format tonight, and Uncle Leo is there to show off his skills.

Broadcast information can be found here.

Skills competition recap can be found here.

Leo's recap can be found here.

Complaining about the Kings getting the 2017 game can be found here.

The Format:

The NHL has changed the All-Star game format to three on three, with a team from each Division (even though they only have two jerseys, not four). Each East division will play each other and they will face off against the winner of the West. The biggest change is that there's a reward for the winners: $1,000,000.00

The Teams:

Here are your rosters for each division:

Atlantic Division

Gerard Gallant - Coach Florida Panthers
Player Team
Ben Bishop (G) Tampa Bay Lightning
Roberto Luongo (G) Florida Panthers
Aaron Ekblad (D) Florida Panthers
Erik Karlsson (D) Ottawa Senators
P.K. Subban (D) Montreal Canadiens
Patrice Bergeron (F) Boston Bruins
C - Jaromir Jagr (F) Florida Panthers
Leo Komarov (F) Toronto Maple Leafs
Dylan Larkin (F) Detroit Red Wings
Ryan O'Reilly (F) Buffalo Sabres
Steven Stamkos (F) Tampa Bay Lightning


Metropolitan Division

Barry Trotz - Coach Washington Capitals
Player Team
Braden Holtby (G) Washington Capitals
Cory Schneider (G) New Jersey Devils
Justin Faulk (D) Carolina Hurricanes
Kris Letang (D) Pittsburgh Penguins
Ryan McDonagh (D) New York Rangers
Nicklas Backstrom (F) Washington Capitals
Claude Giroux (F) Philadelphia Flyers
Evgeny Kuznetsov (F) Washington Capitals
Evgeni Malkin (F) Pittsburgh Penguins
Brandon Saad (F) Columbus Blue Jackets
John Tavares (F) New York Islanders


Pacific Division

Darryll Sutter- Coach Los Angeles Kings
Player Team
John Gibson (G) Anaheim Ducks
Jonathan Quick (G) Los Angeles Kings
Brent Burns (D) San Jose Sharks
Drew Doughty (D) Los Angeles Kings
Mark Giordano (D) Calgary Flames
Johnny Gaudreau (F) Calgary Flames
Taylor Hall (F) Edmonton Oilers
Joe Pavelski (F) San Jose Sharks
Corey Perry (F) Anaheim Ducks
C - John Scott (F) Montreal Canadiens
Daniel Sedin (F) Vancouver Canucks


Central Division

Lindy Ruff-Coach Dallas Stars
Player Team
Devan Dubnyk (G) Minnesota Wild
Pekka Rinne (G) Nashville Predators
Dustin Byfuglien (D) Winnpeg Jets
Roman Josi (D) Nashville Predators
Shea Weber (D) Nashville Predators
Jamie Benn (F) Dallas Stars
Matt Duchene (F) Colorado Avalanche
C-Patrick Kane (F) Chicago Blackhawks
James Neal (F) Nashville Predators
Tyler Seguin (F) Dallas Stars
Vladimir Tarasenko (F) St. Louis Blues

The Game:

The games are 20 minutes long, so we'll have 2x games to find the conference winners and 1 final game for the champion. It seems to be with how the teams are set up they'll roll 2F and 1 D on each line. Goalies will probably play 10 min each.

The game kicks off at 5PM tonight. It's new, it's more interesting, let's see if the ratings match the amount of words spilled on this bloody thing.