Gretzky to replace Tortorella at NHL All-Star Game Wayne Gretzky was named as the replacement coach for the Metropolitan Division at the 2017 Honda NHL All-Star Game on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET; NBC, CBC, SN, TVA Sports, NHL.TV). Gretzky will take over for Columbus Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella, who will miss the game because of personal reasons. Gretzky, who was named as one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players presented by Molson Canadian on Friday, will coach a team that includes Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who also made the NHL100 list. Gretzky coached the Phoenix Coyotes from 2005-09. He played in 18 NHL All-Star Games, and his 13 goals and 25 points are the most in history. He is NHL leader in goals (894), assists (1,963) and points (2,857). Tortorella was named coach on Jan. 10, when the Blue Jackets were in first place in the division. The other coaches will be Michel Therrien of the Montreal Canadiens (Atlantic), Bruce Boudreau of the Minnesota Wild (Central) and Peter DeBoer of the San Jose Sharks (Pacific). The winning division at the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition, which takes place on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVA Sports) will get to choose their opponent and which semifinal game they want to play (first or second) on Sunday.