The NHL first and second team All-Stars are the top players at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association (PHWA).

The NHL All-Rookie Team consists of the top rookies at each position as voted on by the Professional Hockey Writers' Association.

Collectively, the All-Star game has not been held across several years: 1979 and 1987 due to the Challenge Cup and Rendez-vous '87 series between the NHL and the Soviet national team, 1995, 2005, and 2013 as a result of league labour stoppages, 2006, 2010, and 2014 because of player involvement at the Winter Olympic Games, 2021 out of precautionary reasons from the COVID-19 pandemic, and 2025 when it was substituted by the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament.

[187][188] The Jacques Beauchamp Molson Trophy is an award given to the player "who played a dominant role during the regular season, without obtaining any particular honor" as determined by the local media.

The Molson Cup is an award given to the player who earns the most points from three-star selections during the regular season.