Good morning from the JW Marriott at L.A. Live, Insiders. For those interested in today’s NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout, the rosters are below. I’ll be down at ice level picking up interviews that will be shared during FOX Sports West’s 90-minute All-Star Saturday Show, which begins at 2:30 p.m. and will lead into the Skills Competition, which will be broadcast on NBCSN.
The actual NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout begins at 2:15 p.m. Admission comes with the purchase of a ticket to the Skills Competition.
Team Lemieux (Black)
77 Ray Bourque
21 Peter Forsberg
91 Sergei Fedorov
17 Jari Kurri
19 Larry Robinson
27 Scott Niedermayer
44 Chris Pronger
20 Luc Robitaille
26 Peter Stastny
24 David Boreanaz
37 Taylor Kitsch
91 Riker Lynch
32 Ross Lynch
7 Ron MacLean
13 Steven R. McQueen
8 Teemu Selanne
22 Vincent Piazza
4 Angela Ruggiero
2 Mr. Zhou (goalie)
Team Gretzky (White)
6 Justin Bieber
88 Patrick Kane
4 Rob Blake
11 Mike Gartner
88 Eric Lindros
5 Nicklas Lidstrom
19 Joe Sakic
18 Denis Savard
21 Borje Salming
12 Cuba Gooding Jr
19 Jerry Bruckheimer
25 Joe Nieuwendyk
44 Billy Flynn
7 Michael Rosenbaum
37 Tim Robbins
20 Carter Thicke
72 Ken Baker (goalie)
1 James Badge Dale (goalie)
Via the NHL, Hockey Hall of Famers Billy Smith and Pat LaFontaine will serve as assistant coaches for Team Gretzky while actresses Alyssa Milano and Retta and Echoes of Hope co-founder Stacia Robitaille will serve as assistant coaches for Team Lemieux.
The 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity Shootout™ will benefit Echoes of Hope, a nonprofit organization founded by Luc and Stacia Robitaille, which strives to inspire hope in the lives of at-risk and emancipated foster youth.
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Saturday’s Fan Fair schedule of events:Saturday, Jan. 28
Open to the Public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Hall
1201 S Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015
10:30 a.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
11 a.m.
Hockey Hall of Famer Darryl Sittler
Autograph Stage
11 a.m.
Q&A with Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Savard, moderated by Nick Nickson
Dunkin’ Donuts Theater
11 a.m.
NHL Mascot Showdown (Accuracy Challenge & Relay Races)
EA SPORTS NHL® 17 Rink
11:45 a.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
12 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Famer Denis Savard
Autograph Stage
12 p.m.
Q&A with Jeremy Roenick, moderated by Nick Nickson
Dunkin’ Donuts Theater
1 p.m.
New Jersey Devils forward Taylor Hall
Autograph Stage
1 p.m.
Q&A with New York Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, moderated by Nick Nickson
Dunkin’ Donuts Theater
1 p.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
1:45 p.m.
Q&A with Drew Doughty, moderated by Nick Nickson
Dunkin’ Donuts Theater
2 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Famers Serge Savard and Yvan Cournoyer
Autograph Stage
2 p.m.
NHL Mascot Showdown (Musical Chairs & Dance Competition)
EA SPORTS NHL® 17 Rink
2:15 p.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
3 p.m.
Jarret Stoll
Autograph Stage
3 p.m.
Q&A with Hockey Hall of Famers Serge Savard and Yvan Cournoyer, moderated by Nick Nickson
Dunkin’ Donuts Theater
3:30 p.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
4:45 p.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
5 p.m.
Hockey Hall of Famer & Former LA King Rob Blake
Autograph Stage
6 p.m.
LA Kings Youth Hockey Clinic
Centennial Fan Arena Rink
TICKET INFORMATION: Tickets to 2017 NHL Fan Fair™ are available for purchase online at NHL.com/FanFair or at the STAPLES Center box office during published event hours. Tickets are $20 for adults, and $15 for children between the ages of 3 and 12, seniors 65 and older, and college students and military personnel with valid ID. Children under the age of 2 will be admitted for free.
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4:00 p.m.
NHL All-Star Skills Competition
Staples Center
NBCSN
8:00 p.m.
Puck Daddy All-Star Nerd Party Meet-up
Big Wangs
801 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90017
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