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Columbus to host '13 NHL ASG
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  Team Staal and Team Lidstrom line up for the Canadian and United States national anthems prior to in the 58th NHL All-Star Game at RBC Center on January 30, 2011 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Harry How/Getty Images/AFP) |
OTTAWA, ON - Columbus and the Blue Jackets will host the NHL's All-Star festivities in 2013, the league announced Saturday.
The showcase, which includes the skills competition and All-Star game, will take place on the weekend of January 26-27.
"We're looking forward to bringing our All-Star celebration to Columbus," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said. "The Blue Jackets did a great job of hosting the NHL Draft in 2007, and I have no doubt they will raise the bar even higher when they welcome our All-Star celebration next January."
The All-Star festivities have never taken place in Columbus. The Blue Jackets started competing in the NHL in 2000.
