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The excitement around NHL All-Star Weekend has been palpable all week, but it reached a new level when the players from all four divisions hit the ice for NHL All-Star Skills on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena.

Elsewhere in the Valley, fans engaged with unique NHL activations from panels at Fan Fair to ball hockey in Henderson. Let's take a look at the fun!

VGK Rinkside Reporter Ashali Vise moderated a panel that included VGK Manager of Entertainment Experience Tyler Ferraro, NHL Director of Social Impact, Growth & Fan Development Andrew Ference, 2020 Future Goals™ Most Valuable Teacher of the Year presented by SAP Winner Joan Kilban, Vice President of Global Sponsorships at SAP Dan Fleetwood.
At a ball hockey event at Fan Fair at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Golden Knights forwards Jack Eichel and Keegan Kolesar played ball hockey with local kids. After the game, the Golden Knights, NHL and ESPN announced the start of a new ball hockey rink project to be completed in Las Vegas.
Mark Stone, Alex Pietrangelo and Pete DeBoer kicked off their All-Star experience by taking questions at Media Day.
When Jonathan Marchessault joined his fellow All-Stars, the fun didn't stop as he took over the golden tiny mic. There might be some TikTok interview from this on the horizon...
A new NHL ball hockey initiative made its way to Henderson as Daren Millard and Darren Eliot hosted a watch party/skills clinic for local hockey players at the practice facility of the Henderson Silver Knights.
When the skills got started, fans watched as Mark Stone competed in the first Fountain Faceoff on the iconic Bellagio Fountains. While Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Zach Werenski won the competition, Stone captured one of the most iconic Vegas photos in history.
Despite missing the net on his Breakaway Challenge attempt, Alex Pietrangelo used some friendly voting from Jon Hamm to win his event.
In the final event of the NHL All-Star Skills, Jonathan Marchessault lost to Sebastian Aho in the Accuracy Shooting Challenge and the night came to a close. Stay tuned for more from the 2022 NHL All-Star Game which starts at 12 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena!