Columbus to host first NHL all-star game The Columbus Blue Jackets will host their first National Hockey League All-Star Game in 2013, a weekend of festivities that also includes a skills competition and a rookie showcase game. The Blue Jackets hosted the 2007 NHL entry draft but have never held an all-star game. The club entered the league in 2000 and two years later the death of a teenage girl, who was struck in the head by a puck in Columbus, resulted in changes to hockey arenas across North America. The girl, Brittanie Cecil, was hit by a puck during the second period of a regular season game. She died two days later. As a result of her death, skating rinks across North America have made it mandatory to put up protective netting behind the goals to protect spectators from errant pucks that fly into the crowd. The 2013 All-Star Game will be held January 27. This year's NHL All-Star Game is set for Sunday at Scotiabank Place Arena in Ottawa, Ontario.