The Ottawa Convention Centre turned into a frenzy of excitement as thousands of fans lined up for hours to meet NHL favourites on Friday.

Players like Marion Hossa, Pavel Datsyuk and hometown hockey hero Daniel Alfredsson made fans weak in their knees and left them shaking uncontrollably from excitement.

"I'm still shaking, I'm still shaking," one girl told CTV Ottawa.

And that feeling went beyond the walls of the Convention Centre, and made its way across the Ottawa River to Aylmer where one school was treated to a pep rally.

CTV Ottawa's John Hua reports the sound coming from Lord Aylmer Elementary School could rival any hockey night at Scotiabank Place.

"It was so fun and so exciting; I was screaming the entire time," said Piper McGillavry.

For those wanting in on the All-Star excitement, a full day of activites continues at the Ottawa Convention Centre on Saturday.

Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair Schedule for Saturday, Jan. 28:

  • 10:00-10:45 a.m. -- HNIC Chat Session with George Stroumboulopoulos (Hockey Night in Canada Booth, 3rd Level)
  • 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. --2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair Dancers
  • 10:30 a.m. --SiriusXM Chat Session with NHL All-Star Officials Tim Peel & Brad Kovachik, moderated by Nicolas St-Pierre (SiriusXM Theatre, 3rd Level)
  • 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. --Scotiabank Autograph Session & Interview with Jarome Iginla, moderated by Elliotte Freedman (Scotiabank Fan Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. --Scotiabank Autograph Session with Gabriel Landeskog (Scotiabank Fan Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 12:00 p.m. -- SiriusXM Chat Session with NHL All-Star Officials Derek Amell & Eric Furlatt, moderated by Nicolas St-Pierre (SiriusXM Theatre, 3rd Level)
  • 12:00- 12:45 p.m. -- HNIC Autograph Session with Allan Hawco and Gerry Dee (Hockey Night in Canada Booth, 3rd Level)
  • 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. -- Upper Deck Autograph Session with Cody Hodgson (Upper Deck, 2nd Level)
  • 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. -- NHL All-Star Rookie appearances with Nick Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog (Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 12:30 – 3:30 p.m. -- 2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair Dancers
  • 1:00 p.m. -- "Be an NHL Network host" Appearance with Heidi Androl (NHL Network set, 3rd Level)
  • 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. --NHL All-Star Rookie appearances with Luke Adam, Cody Hodgson, Craig Smith, and Justin Faulk (Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Skills Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Autograph Session & Interview with Corey Perry and Tessa Bonhomme, moderated by Elliotte Freedman (Scotiabank Fan Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. -- Canadian Tire Autograph Session with Denis Potvin and Gary Galley (Canadian Tire, 3rd Level)
  • 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. -- HNIC Photo Session with Captain Claw (Hockey Night in Canada Booth, 3rd Level)
  • 1:30 p.m. --SiriusXM Chat Session & Interview with Sean Couturier and Matt Read, moderated by Ian Mendes (SiriusXM Theatre, 3rd Level)
  • 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. -- Panini America Autograph Session with Jeremy Roenick (Panini, 2nd Level)
  • 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. -- Scotiabank Autograph Session & Interview with Dan Girardi, moderated by James Duthie (Scotiabank Fan Zone, 3rd Level)
  • 3:00 p.m. -- SiriusXM Chat Session & Interview with Tom Chorske, moderated by Ian Mendes (SiriusXM Theatre, 3rd Level)
  • 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. -- Meet & Greet with The Hockey News editor-in-chief Jason Kay (The Hockey News booth, 2nd Level)
  • 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. -- 2012 Scotiabank NHL Fan Fair Dancers
  • 4:30 p.m. -- SiriusXM Chat Session & Interview with Jessie Vetter from Team USA & Jennifer Botterill from Team Canada, moderated by Ian Mendes (SiriusXM Theatre, 3rd Level)

**Schedule of events is subject to change

With reports from CTV Ottawa's Catherine Lathem and John Hua