▁were ▁Michel ▁Ther rien ▁( Mont real ▁Canad iens ) ▁for ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Division , ▁Bruce ▁B oud re au ▁( M inn esota ▁Wild ) ▁for ▁the ▁Central ▁Division , ▁John ▁T ort or ella ▁( Col umb us ▁Blue ▁Jack ets ) ▁for ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Division , ▁and ▁Peter ▁De Bo er ▁( San ▁Jose ▁Sh arks ) ▁for ▁the ▁Pacific ▁Division . ▁T ort or ella ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁game ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁emer gency ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Wayne ▁G ret z ky ▁( who ▁had ▁not ▁co ached ▁hockey ▁since ▁leaving ▁the ▁then - P ho enix ▁Co y otes ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ). ▁ ▁† ▁Rep la cing ▁Ev gen i ▁M alk in ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁ ▁Bra cket ▁The ▁division ▁that ▁won ▁the ▁Sk ills ▁Compet ition ▁during ▁the ▁previous ▁night ▁got ▁to ▁choose ▁their ▁first ▁oppon ent ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 - on - 3 ▁tournament , ▁and ▁whether ▁they ▁play ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁second ▁semif inal ▁game . ▁The ▁Atlantic ▁Division ▁won ▁the ▁Sk ills ▁Compet ition ▁and ▁chose ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Division ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁semif inal . ▁ ▁Un iform s ▁Un like ▁the ▁previous ▁game , ▁where ▁all ▁four ▁teams ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁two ▁sets ▁of ▁All - Star ▁uniform s ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁design , ▁the ▁N HL ▁opt ed ▁to ▁dress ▁each ▁divis ional ▁team ▁in ▁a ▁unique ▁color ▁for ▁this ▁game . ▁The ▁primary ▁colors ▁of