NHL.COM OFFERS EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES COVERAGE OF 2003 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND PRESENTED BY NEXTEL

Cant make it to South Florida for this years NHL All-Star Game presented by Nextel? Log on to NHL.com and dont miss a minute of the action. NHL.com brings hockey fans more exclusive content, more entertainment and more excitement than ever before.

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NHL.COM OFFERS EXCLUSIVE BEHIND-THE-SCENES COVERAGE OF 2003 NHL ALL-STAR WEEKEND
PRESENTED BY NEXTEL

New York (Jan. 30, 2003) -- Cant make it to South Florida for this years NHL All-Star Game presented by Nextel? Log on to NHL.com and dont miss a minute of the action. NHL.com brings hockey fans more exclusive content, more entertainment and more excitement than ever before.

NHL.coms All-Star coverage includes an expert team of reporters on the ground in Florida and behind-the-scenes audio and video footage of all the action on and off the ice. On Saturday, Feb. 1, fans can log on for live audiocasts of the Dodge/NHL SuperSkills Competition and Topps/NHL YoungStars Game via NHL Radio (7 p.m. ET). Analyst Darren Eliot will be on the benches for on-the-spot interviews with the participants. On Sunday, NHL.com will present live audio coverage of the 53rd NHL All-Star Game (2:30 p.m. ET).

NHL.coms in-depth feature stories cover the reunion of high-scoring trio Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr and Alexei Kovalev and visit the hometown hosts, the Florida Panthers. In addition to profiling current All-Stars, the site will revisit the 1983 NHL All-Star Game, in which Wayne Gretzky netted a record-setting four goals in the third period to lead the Campbell Conference to a 9-3 victory over the Wales Conference.

Do you want a sneak peak at the games outcome? EA Sports simulated this years NHL All-Star Game. Log on and find out who won. Theres a game story, box score and screen shots of EA Sports NHL 2003.

For the first time, hockey fans will have a voice in the outcome of the Bud Light/NHL All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award voting. During the third period of the 2003 NHL All-Star Game, fans can log on to NHL.com or ESPN.com to cast their vote for MVP. The fan vote, which counts 25 percent, will be factored in with that of the Professional Hockey Writers Association.
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