?What a Waste of Time?: Lackluster 2023 Show Leaves Fans Unhopeful as NHL Announces Host for 2024 All-Star Weekend

Every year the NHL holds its All-Star Weekend event. During the weekend, various events like skill competitions, where some of the best players in the league show off their skills, happen. However, often the All-Stars game is the prominent attraction. However, this year’s All-Star Weekend in Florida failed to impress ice hockey fans. The event became controversial even before it began, with PETA and 37,000 supporters sending a petition to the NHL. Now, the National Hockey League has announced the host for next year’s All-Star Weekend.

However, the sentiment of the fans remains the same. After posting the 2024 All-Star Weekend details, fans on Facebook reacted negatively. Most fans didn’t seem impressed and pointed out this year’s shortcomings, while others didn’t like that Toronto would host the most awaited event on the NHL calendar.?

The NHL can’t seem to catch a break

Taking to Facebook, Sportsnet shared a post announcing the next venue for the 2024 All-Star Game. The post was captioned as “#NHLAllStarWeekend?is heading to Toronto next season!??”. Fans did not lose any time in congregating in the comments.?

“Who cares especially after watching that horrible show last night? Yeah I know I could have turned it off but was hoping that something would get better. It did not so I went and watched paint dry.”?wrote a fan who seemed disillusioned with the event. Another fan thought the NHL should give the hardworking players a break instead.?“Give the players a few days off and forget the all-star game altogether.”, they wrote.

Read More | ?Pathetic?: NHL World Not Happy Ahead of the All-Star Weekend

“Hope they do a better job than Florida. This year?s all-star weekend was terrible,”?commented one fan.?“Absolutely ridiculous! Make the skills competition to be real skills instead of the nonsense of 2023,”?another fan echoed the same sentiment.?

One fan left a sarcastic comment. “I love the All-Star weekend (break). I never watch it. It gives me a chance to get away from hockey for 4 or 5 days to recharge before the final push to the playoffs,” wrote the fan.?“I hope they change the format and get back to hockey skills instead of carnival games,”?commented one fan.

“Oh please bring the all-star back to the way it was long before. The skills showcase, then the 2-team all-star game. The best of the 2 conferences.”?One hopeful fan wrote. However, the sarcasm continued.?“What a waste of time – the Allstar game and the activities associated with it are ridiculous. This could be the closest thing to a Stanley cup celebration Toronto will see,”?another user wrote.?“The only way the Stanley Cup gets in the building during an NHL event,”?wrote another.

Watch this story | From Joe DiMaggio to Wayne Gretzky- Most Outstanding Statistical Accomplishments in Us Sporting History

What do you think about the announcement? Did you enjoy this year’s All-Star Weekend? Write your thoughts in the comments.