9 février

NHL All-Star Skill Competitions

The annual All-Star event kicked off today with the skill competitions. Team North America and Team World competed in six different races and the fans got to see their stars shine.

Team World won the puck control relay with a team of Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa and Marian Gaborik.

Ilya Kovalchuk of Team World won the fastest skater competition, beating Simon Gagné in the final.

Joe Thornton of Team North America won the hardest shot competition with a result of 86 MPH, beating Olli Jokinen in the final.

Ilya Kovalchuk of Team World won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Joe Thornton in the final.

Kari Lehtonen of Team World won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Ryan Miller in the final.

Team World won the breakaway relay with a team of Ilya Kovalchuk, Marian Hossa and Martin Havlat.

The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.