The Calgary Flames already had Johnny Gaudreau attending his fifth All-Star Game. Something new that the NHL did this season was the “Last Men In” event, where fans can vote for one more player in each division to make it to the game.
The players and fans of the Flames were all trying to get captain Mark Giordano to join Gaudreau and Bill Peters. However, Leon Draisaitl won the last man in contest for the Pacific Division. Meaning that the Edmonton Oilers, the fifth-place team in the division, have two players attending the All-Star game while the first place Pacific team and the second best team in the NHL will only have one.