LOS ANGELES - World-renowned rapper Snoop Dogg will open the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ this Saturday at STAPLES Center behind the turntables as DJ Snoopadelic . The rapper-turned-DJ will perform a set on the ice during player introductions before the All-Stars showcase their hockey talents in six events. The 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ and DJ Snoopadelic performance will broadcast live on NBCSN in the U.S. and on CBC, Sportsnet and TVA Sports in Canada this Saturday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

DJ Snoopadelic's set before the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition and pop superstar's Nick Jonas' second intermission performance during the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 29, each will feature a live, crowd-generated light show as part of the entertainment. For both STAPLES Center events, fans will be asked to use their mobile device to activate the "2017 Honda NHL All-Star Light Show" App that will connect everyone's phone. Once connected, the phones will blanket the arena with a synchronized, multi-colored visualization of the live musical entertainment on the ice.

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Fans will need to download the "2017 Honda NHL All-Star Light Show" App on their smartphones to be part of each lightshow experience. The immersive, smartphone-driven experience is powered by technology from New York-based Fanpictor. Using Fanpictor's proprietary technology, Acoustic NetworkTM, the music will activate the lightshow via high-frequency sound waves.

The "2017 Honda NHL All-Star Light Show" App now is available for download for iPhones via the App Store and for Android smartphones via Google Play.

The 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Weekend will begin with the opening of the 2017 NHL Fan Fair™, including the NHL® Centennial Fan Arena, on Thursday, Jan. 26; continue with the celebration of the 100 Greatest NHL Players at THE NHL100™ presented by GEICO on Friday, Jan. 27 (6:30 p.m. PT / 9:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, SN, TVAS) and the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 28 (4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CBC, SN, TVAS); and conclude with the 2017 Honda NHL® All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 29 (12:30 p.m. PT / 3:30 p.m. ET, NBC, CBC, SN, TVAS). Visit NHL.com/AllStar for more information. Fans can follow the conversation via the official hashtags: #NHL100 and #NHLAllStar.