WASHINGTON — Washington Capitals forward Tom Wilson has been selected to play in the 2024 NHL All-Star Game, the team announced Thursday.
This will be the 29-year-old's second career All-Star Game selection. He previously played in 2022 in Vegas, where he helped the Metropolitan Division defeat the Pacific and Central Division teams to win the All-Star Game. During that game, Wilson scored a goal 13 seconds in, setting the record for fastest goal to start an All-Star Game under the 3-on-3 format.
The Capitals recruited Wilson's father to deliver the good news. A video of the announcement was posted by the team on X with the message, "We are so psyched for Grampie btw."
“We will all be there to cheer you on,” Wilson's dad said. “And your 95-year-old Grampie will be so pumped when he hears the news.”
Wilson, a Toronto native, has recorded 19 points (11g, 8a) in 36 games this season. The 6-foot-4, 224-pound forward ranks first on the team in hits at 107, the seventh most in the NHL. He also ranks first on the team for penalties drawn at 19. He is tied for first in games played and shorthanded goals (1), second in shots (103), tied for second in goals, power-play goals (3), and game-winning goals (2) and fourth in points.
Wilson began playing in the NHL in 2013. He was Washington’s first-round pick (16th overall) in the 2012 NHL Draft and has recorded 314 points (139g, 175a) in 716 career games with the Capitals.
The NHL All-Star weekend will happen February 1-3 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
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