U.S. women's national team player Kendall Coyne will become the first woman to compete in the NHL All-Star skills competition as she replaces Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon in Friday's fastest skater event, according to ESPN.com's Emily Kaplan.
Coyne will go up against Cam Atkinson (Columbus Blue Jackets), Mat Barzal (New York Islanders), Jack Eichel (Buffalo Sabres), Miro Heiskanen (Dallas Stars), Clayton Keller (Arizona Coyotes), Connor McDavid (Edmonton Oilers) and Elias Pettersson (Vancouver Canucks).
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