įollowing weeks of fan voting, the four captains were announced on January 2, 2016. Girgensons also stated that he did not believe that he deserved an All Star spot this year since he only recorded four points up to that point in the season. įlorida Panthers forward Jaromir Jagr tried to get fans to not vote for him at age 43, he stated that he preferred to rest during the All-Star break rather than play in the 3-on-3 format. For example, the fan votes in the 2015 All-Star Game were dominated by Chicago Blackhawks players and Buffalo Sabres forward Zemgus Girgensons, who was voted in following a heavy campaign in his native country of Latvia. This change was likely due to recent exploitation of the older method. Voting determined the captains of each division, with the condition the player plays in the division they captain. Fan voting was altered to match the new divisional format. National Hockey League staff and associates voted internally to determine the rosters. The winners of the two semi-final games played in a championship game to determine the winner of the competition.

Each game was played in two 10-minute halves, and went directly to a shootout in the event of a tie. On November 18, 2015, the NHL announced significant changes to the All-Star Game format, replacing the previous two-team format with a 3-on-3 tournament between All-Star teams representing the league's four divisions the Atlantic division played the Metropolitan, while the Central played the Pacific.

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