Report: All-Star weekend to include Canada-USA women's 3-on-3 event

The upcoming All-Star festivities in St. Louis will feature a new showcase of women's hockey players.

A three-on-three scrimmage between top Canadian and American female stars will be included as part of the weekend, sources told ESPN's Emily Kaplan.

This will be the third straight year the NHL invites women's hockey players to participate during the All-Star weekend. Last year, Kendall Coyne Schofield became the first woman to compete in the All-Star Skills Competition. She beat Arizona Coyotes forward Clayton Keller's time in the Fastest Skater contest.

Two years ago, the league invited members of the U.S. women's national team to demonstrate drills during the skills events.

The NHL is expected to reveal the new event - as well as a tweak to the All-Star Skills Competition - this week, according to Kaplan.

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