Hockey NHL announces captains for 2016 All-Star Game Jagr – Ovechkin – Kane – Scott by Chip Gianni January 4, 2016 Jaromir Jagr skates with the puck. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images) The National Hockey League announced the captains for the 2016 NHL All Star Game in Nashville, Tennessee. The captains were chosen by a fan vote on NHL.com, which ran from December 1 through January 1. Fans were allowed to vote for one to four players, up to 10 times per day. The top vote getters from each of the four divisions would represent their division in the three-on-three mini tournament. This year the NHL changed the format for the All-Star Game to three 20 minute three-on-three games between the four divisions in the NHL. The Pacific Division will matchup against the Central Division in one period and in the other the Atlantic Division will battle the Metropolitan Division. The two winning divisions facing off in the third to decide the winning team. The division that wins the skills competition on Saturday January 30 will be able to choose to faceoff in the first period or the second on Sunday January 31. Florida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr received the most votes in the Atlantic Division and will serve as the captain. Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals will represent the Metropolitan Division, while Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks will receive the honor to lead the Central Division and John Scott of the Arizona Coyotes will be the captain for the Pacific Division. The NHL will choose the remaining 40 players that will compile the rest of the rosters on January 6. Each team will consist of six forwards, three defensemen and two goaltenders. The head coaches will be represented by the coach of each of the first place teams as of January 9. The 2016 All Star Game will mark the first time that the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Arena will host the festivities. NBC Sportsnet in the United States and Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada will provide the coverage of the 2016 Honda NHL All Star Skills Competition on Saturday January 30 at 7:00 PM ET and the 2016 Honda NHL All Star Game on Sunday January 31 at 5:00 PM ET. Post Views: 1,353 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chip Gianni Chip is a Staff Writer at DoubleGSports.com Latest posts by Chip Gianni (see all) NWHL Picks up Fourth NHL Partnership Agreement with Boston Pride and Boston Bruins - January 10, 2019 Metropolitan Riveters Acquire Goaltender Maria Sorokina from Connecticut Whale - January 3, 2019 Former New Jersey Devils Defenseman Named Head Coach of Metropolitan Riveters - September 21, 2018 Metropolitan Riveters Re-Sign MVP Alexa Gruschow - September 12, 2018 Related TopicsAlex OvechkinJaromir JagrJohn ScottNational Hockey LeagueNHLPatrick Kane Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Whoop Rewards Employees With $100 Each Month To Sleep by Inesh Chari | posted on March 22, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 106: Newsday’s Neil Best (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 12, 2021 More in Hockey Tim Peel is Discharged After Caught on Hot Mic Tim Peel was Discharged from the NHL After He was Caught on the Hot... NHL, Amazon Web Services Partner to Develop New Stats, Data, and Insights The National Hockey League (NHL) is partnering with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in an... You Know I’m Right, Episode 81: ESPN’s Arda Ocal (Audio/Video) On the 81st episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 80: MSG Network’s Bill Pidto (Audio/Video) On the 80th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Moore’s OT Goal Lifts Devils Past NHL’s Best Stars 3-2 Devils Three-Game Winning Streak Comes to End in 1-0 Loss to Red Wings