Each league plays a yearly all-star game is played in various areas of the country for not only entertainment, but also for the players to get watched by scouts to advance to the next level.
This year’s NHL All-Star game is being played in Hollywood; er-LA at the Staples Centre January 29th and given the area it’s hoped the hype will be worth it.
Not with standing the fact that Vegas will have a new name for the newest league franchise, we’ll see if the hype is worth the wait.
The league NHL officially announced that Honda will serve as the title sponsor of the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in .
The announcement was made official at the Los Angeles Auto Show by former NHL Superstar and NHL icon Wayne Gretzky.
Jeff Conrad, Honda’s Senior VP and GM stated “Honda shares a love for the game of hockey with millions of fans around the world, and we are pleased to support the effort to host this ultimate showcase of the NHL and its incredibly talented players in our backyard.”
He continued “We look forward to working with the NHL to create some fun for fans throughout the 2017 All-Star Weekend including the intersection of Hockey and Hollywood that will be arriving at LA Live the last weekend of January.”
Honda will award the MVP of the 2017 NHL All-Star Game with an all-new 2017 Honda Ridgeline pickup truck at the conclusion of the game.
In the meantime there is lot’s more hockey to be played prior to the official face-off in LA.
