The NHL officially announced one of if its worst-held secrets on Saturday at FLA Live Arena, home of the Florida Panthers and the 2023 event.
“Toronto is the centre of the hockey universe,” said NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly. “There’s so many things that we can do in Toronto to celebrate the game and to make people excited about the all-star event being there, because it’s more than what happens on the ice. It’s really a celebration of the game. And what better city to celebrate than Toronto.”
The Leafs held the inaugural NHL All-Star game in 1933, a fundraiser for injured star Ace Bailey that pitted the Stanley Cup champion Leafs against an assembly of the best players in the rest of the league. Similar fundraisers were held in ensuing years until the All-Star Game itself was institutionalized in the 1947-48 season. Maple Leaf Gardens held the event seven times and the Scotiabank Arena – back when it was called Air Canada Centre – held it once in 2000, when the format pitted all-stars from North America against players from Europe.
The event has mostly been in warm climates in recent years. The last All-Star Game in Canada was 2012 in Ottawa. “We haven’t had an all-star event since 2000,” said Daly. “Obviously, the league’s grown a lot since, and they’ve expressed an interest over the last number of years. It’s their turn.”
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