Las Vegas Weekly

May 29, 2009 · 9:59 AM

Stars are joining ice hockey pros for the first NHL Awards in Las Vegas

By Robin Leach

Robin Thicke at The Pearl in the Palms.

Photo: Erik Kabik/Retna/www.erikkabikphoto.com

Hollywood celebrities from the worlds of movies and music will join the National Hockey League’s biggest names for a spectacular celebration of hockey at the star-studded 2009 NHL Awards here in Las Vegas, where ice is far more used to chill our drinks than for skating! The first-ever NHL Awards in Las Vegas will take place June 18 at The Pearl Concert Theater in George Maloof’s Palms.

Award-winning multi-platinum recording artist Robin Thicke and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Chaka Khan will perform, and Saturday Night Live bandleader Katreese Barnes will head up the NHL Awards house band.

Hockey fans Snoop Dogg, Michael Buble, William Fichtner, Tricia Helfer, Lauren Holly, Colin Ferguson and others are scheduled to appear alongside such NHL stars as Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green of the Washington Capitals, Evgeni Malkin of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Pavel Datsyuk and Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings, Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks, Zdeno Chara and Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins, Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers and many more.

Past and present NHL stars scheduled to participate in the 2009 NHL Awards include Tony Esposito, Sergei Fedorov, Ron Francis, Doug Gilmour, Kelly Hrudey, Pat LaFontaine, Igor Larionov, Brian Leetch, Reggie Lemelin, Mark Messier, Stan Mikita, Andy Moog, Joe Nieuwendyk, Luc Robitaille and Jeremy Roenick.

NHL.com will provide streaming coverage of the red carpet arrivals. The 2009 NHL Awards will be broadcast in high definition on Versus. Canadian band Arkells will perform at the NHL Awards Party at the Palms Pool and Rain after the awards.

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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