Last year, Justin Faulk took home a share of a cool million dollars as a member of the victorious Metropolitan Division All-Star team. This year, Noah Hanifin will try to do likewise as the Carolina Hurricanes’ representative to the NHL’s midseason showcase, to be held in Tampa’s Amalie Arena this weekend.
While the All-Star tournament hasn’t changed from the previous two years, things will be a little different in Saturday’s skills competition, with the goalies finally getting a chance to shine outside of being a pawn in a shootout competition, and the retirement of an old standby in the accuracy competition.