The Metropolitan Division all-star team will have one great replacement coach behind the bench on Sunday. Wayne Gretzky will step in for Columbus Blue Jackets head coach John Tortorella at the NHL All-Star Game in Los Angeles. Wayne Gretzky will replace John Tortorella as Metropolitan coach for All-Star weekend — @FriedgeHNICThe Great One gets to coach Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the Metro team this weekend. Wayne Gretzky will serve as head coach of the Metropolitan Division for this weekend's #NHLAllStar festivities. Gretzky, the NHL's all-time points leader, was named the ambassador for the league's Centennial season in September.

Source: CBC News January 28, 2017 21:16 UTC