Hurricanes’ Rod Brind’Amour selected to coach in 2022 NHL All-Star Game in Las Vegas
Rod Brind’Amour of the Carolina Hurricanes will coach the Metropolitan Division team in the 2022 NHL All-Star Game, the league announced Tuesday.
The game is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, during All-Star Weekend in Las Vegas.
It will be Brind’Amour’s first appearance as an All-Star coach. The question that remains is which Canes player — or players — will he have for the 3-on-3 All-Star tournament at T-Mobile Arena.
The other All-Star coaches are Florida’s Andrew Brunette (Atlantic Division), Colorado’s Jared Bednar (Central) and San Jose’s Peter DeBoer (Pacific). The four selections were made based on the coaches whose teams had the best points percentage in their respective divisions after Monday’s NHL games.
The All-Star rosters will be announced Thursday at 6 p.m. The captains are selected by a fans’ vote.
It’s another NHL honor for Brind’Amour, who was named the winner of the 2021 Jack Adams Award as coach of the year. The Hurricanes won their first nine games to begin this season and have a 24-7-2 record and .758 points percentage.
This story was originally published January 11, 2022 at 3:46 PM.
