The 2nd NWHL All-Star Game took place at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex on February 12, 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The team captains were Amanda Kessel from the New York Riveters, and forward Kelley Steadman, who was the MVP of the 2016 NWHL All-Star Game, from the Buffalo Beauts.

[3] A group of NWHL reporters were given the ability to choose two players to attend the All-Star Game on 6 January 2016.

Kessel would score an unassisted goal on Team Steadman goaltender Brianne McLaughlin to reclaim the lead.

Other Team Steadman scorers in the first included Emily Pfalzer and Kelly Babstock, the first (and only) Canadian-born player to score a goal in the game.