NHL Unveils 2027 All-Star Weekend Changes, Format for International 3-on-3 Tournament

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA executive director Marty Walsh unveiled a series of changes coming to the 2027 All-Star Game and Weekend on Tuesday.

As they told reporters, three major changes are on the horizon:

• The Skills Competition will now be comprised of players age 25 or younger
• The 3-on-3 tournament will be broken into five teams (Canada, Finland, Sweden, United States and a team made up with players from the rest of the world)
• Fan voting will commence in December.

NHL insider Frank Seravalli offered more details:

The 3-on-3 tournament will be structured as follows:

Russian players will be included on the Rest of World team.

The Skills Competition will include Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Stick Handling, One-Timers, Passing and Accuracy challenges, with the top four players advancing to a shootout. The top two players will then face off in an obstacle course to determine the winner.

The 3-on-3 tournament will include 11 players per team, with the NHL and NHLPA deciding on 30 potential options per team and a fan vote deciding on eight players per team. The NHL and NHLPA will then select one forward, one defenseman and one goalie to add to each squad.