Commissioner Gary Bettman made a policy that a player who skips the All- Star Game will be suspended for one regular-season game before or after the All-Star game.

NHL vice president Colin Campbell said the commissioner Gary pushed for the rule because too many players were skipping the all-star game without good reason in recent years.

Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk will have to sit out a game after the All-Star break for failing to show up in Montreal for All-Star weekend festivities,

The NHL said it is enforcing a policy to all players who don't show up.

Campbell confirmed Friday that Detroit Red Wings Nicklas Lidstrom and Pavel Datsyuk will have to sit out of a game after the All-Star break for failing to show up in Montreal for All-Star weekend festivities.

We've all got obligations to the fans, the rights holders; this game is being televised around the world. I feel bad for Nicklas Lidstrom said Campbell