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The All-Star festivities get started with various skills competitions featuring some of the biggest names in the league. Who will take home the accolades tonight?

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Nothing says sacrifice for a hockey team like blocking a shot, no matter how dangerous. Gregory Campbell could barely skate on a broken leg after blocking a shot in 2013, but finishing his shift during the Bruins’ run made him into a cult phenomenon in a sport that glorifies taking frozen rubber fired at more than 100 mph off whatever part of your body you choose – as long as you keep it out of the net. “I think shot blocking’s a last resort,” said Ian Cole, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ shot-blocker extraordinaire.