The anthem ceremony before the 2022 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Saturday, Feb. 5 will feature a performance of "O Canada" by singer-songwriter Faouzia followed by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Blanco Brown's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner."
The 2022 NHL All-Star Skills™ presented by DraftKings Sportsbook festivities on Friday, Feb. 4 will open with performances of the Canadian and U.S. national anthems by Golden Knights anthem singers Lynnae Meyers and Carnell Johnson, respectively. The color guard for NHL All-Star Skills and the NHL All-Star Game will be comprised of members of the Las Vegas Local 1285 Honor Guard.
Serving as celebrity judges for NHL All-Star Skills will be actor Emmy Award-winning Jon Hamm, famed singer, comedian, ventriloquist and headliner at New York-New York Hotel & Casino Terry Fator, and hockey legends Paul Coffey and Mark Messier. Magician and headliner at America's Got Talent Las Vegas LIVE at Luxor Hotel and Casino, Dustin Tavella, will perform an original hockey-themed trick. As previously announced, Anaheim Ducks forward Trevor Zegras, women's hockey pioneer Manon Rhéaume, three-time Olympic medalist Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson and actor Wyatt Russell will participate in All-Star Skills.
Hosting from the Las Vegas Strip, the site of the two newest Skills events - Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off™ on the world-famous Fountains of Bellagio and Las Vegas NHL 21 in '22™ on Las Vegas Boulevard - will be Canadian comedy star Gerry Dee, alongside ESPN analyst Kevin Weekes and reporter Laura Rutledge.
The League announced previously that multi-platinum recording artist Machine Gun Kelly will headline the entertainment for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game with a performance in the second intermission presented by Ticketmaster® while multi-platinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning artist/DJ/producer Zedd will open the All-Star Game with a performance during player introductions.
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