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2008 NHL All Star Game
Live in the US on Versus
Live in Canada on the CBC
From Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
6pm ET
Live in the US on Versus
Live in Canada on the CBC
From Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA
6pm ET
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East battles West in 56th edition of NHL All-Star Game
(Sports Network) - The NHL's brightest stars will come out tonight in Dixie, as the Eastern Conference takes on the West in the 56th annual All-Star Game at Philips Arena in Atlanta.
The mid-season showcase is in Atlanta for the first-time ever, but this marks the third time in the last eight All-Star Games that the contest will be hosted by a Southeast Division team. The game was held in Tampa Bay in 1999 and Florida was the host in 2002.
This will also be the first time the NHL has staged All-Star Games in consecutive years since the 2003 and 2004 editions. In 2005 All-Star festivities were wiped out due to the lockout and the 2006 Winter Olympics caused the contest to be put on hold two years ago.
The 2008 contest is the fourth since the league went back to the traditional East-West format. Prior to this stretch, the league used the North America vs. the World theme for five years.
The Western Conference has won two of three All-Star Games since the league went to the old format and last year the West notched a 12-9 victory at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.