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| game_name = 4th NWHL All-Star Game
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| visitor = Team Stecklein
| home = Team Szabados
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| visitor_per2 = x
| visitor_per3 = x
| home_total =  3
| home_per1 = x
| home_per2 = x
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| date = February 10, 2019
| city = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], [[Tennessee|TN]], [[United States]]
| arena = Bridgestone Arena
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| previous = [[3rd NWHL All-Star Game|2018]]
| next = [[5th NWHL All-Star Game|2020]]
}}
The '''4th [[National Women's Hockey League|NWHL]] All-Star Game''' took  place on February 10, 2019, at [[Bridgestone Arena]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. More than 6,000 people attended the game, setting an attendance record for the NWHL.  [[Lee Stecklein]] of the [[Minnesota Whitecaps]] and goaltender [[Shannon Szabados]] of the [[Buffalo Beauts]] were named team captains.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/968119|title=2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend Comes to Nashville!|publisher=NWHL.zone|date=2018-11-13|access-date=2018-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402151635/https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/968119|archive-date=2019-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> Slated to begin at 2:45 pm, the NWHL All-Stars took to the ice after the NHL's [[Nashville Predators]] and the [[St. Louis Blues]] played their scheduled game at 11:30 am. On Saturday, February 9, the NWHL hosted the All-Star Skills Challenge at Ford Ice Center.
Participating players represented a total of five countries, including the United States and Canada, plus the Czech Republic, Finland and Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/974266 |title= Ten Olympic Medalists Headline Rosters Selected for 2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend in Nashville |publisher=NWHL.zone |date=2018-12-05|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> The combined rosters featured five members each from the Connecticut Whale and [[Metropolitan Riveters]], with the [[Boston Pride]] being represented by six players. Of note, the Buffalo Beauts and Minnesota Whitecaps each had eight players named to the All-Star Game.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/974266 |title= Ten Olympic Medalists Headline Rosters Selected for 2019 NWHL All-Star Weekend in Nashville |publisher=NWHL.zone |date=2018-12-05|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref>
==News and notes==
===Fan balloting===
[[Emily Fluke]], captain of the Connecticut Whale, and [[Audra Richards]] of the Metropolitan Riveters were selected to participate in the All-Star Game via an online fan vote.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nwhl.zone/news_article/show/973843|title= NWHL Fans’ All-Star Picks Are In! Congrats, Emily Fluke and Audra Richards!|publisher=NWHL.zone|author=Jane Norton|date=2018-12-04|access-date=2018-12-13}}</ref> Over 2,300 votes were cast and both were first-time NWHL All-Stars.
The attendance was 6,120, setting a record for the largest crowd to attend an NWHL event.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nashville Fans Set NWHL Attendance Record at All-Star Game|url=https://www.nhl.com/predators/news/nashville-fans-set-nwhl-attendance-record-at-all-star-game/c-304728716|access-date=2020-08-18|website=NHL.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
==Events==
The skills challenge took place on February 9 at the Ford Ice Center, the Nashville Predators' practice facility, with a sell-out crowd. [[Kendall Coyne Schofield]] of the Minnesota Whitecaps won the fastest skater, two weeks following her appearance as the first woman to compete in the NHL's [[2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game#Skills Competition|Skills Competition]] as part of the [[2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game]], also in the fastest skater competition. [[Blake Bolden]] (Buffalo Beauts) won the hardest shot, [[Nicole Hensley]] (Buffalo Beauts) won the fastest goalie competition, and [[Dani Cameranesi]] (Buffalo Beauts) won the accuracy shooting contest.<ref name="2019ASG">{{cite web |url=https://buffalonews.com/2019/02/10/beauts-szabados-team-wins-nwhl-all-star-game/ |title=Beauts' Szabados team wins NWHL All-Star game |website=[[Buffalo News]] |date=February 10, 2019}}</ref>
The All-Star Game took place immediately following a game between the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the Nashville Predators at [[Bridgestone Arena]]. The game was a four-on-four format between teams led by Shannon Szabados and Lee Stecklein, with Team Szabados winning 3–2 following a shootout. The game set an attendance record with 6,120 at the arena.<ref name="2019ASG"/>
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Premier Hockey Federation}}
[[Category:2018–19 NWHL season|All-Star]]
[[Category:2019 in ice hockey|NWHL All-Star]]
[[Category:2019 in sports in Tennessee|NWHL All-Star]]
[[Category:2018–19 in American women's ice hockey|NWHL All-Star]]
[[Category:Premier Hockey Federation All-Star Games]]