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 North America won the puck control relay with a team of Scott Niedermayer, Paul Kariya and Joe Thornton.
Ilya Kovalchuk of Team World won the fastest skater competition, beating Scott Niedermayer in the final.
Mats Sundin of Team World won the hardest shot competition with a result of 88 MPH, beating Joe Thornton in the final.
Alexander Frolov of Team World won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Dany Heatley in the final.
Martin Brodeur of Team North America won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Kari Lehtonen in the final.
Team World won the breakaway relay with a team of Jaromir Jagr, Ilya Kovalchuk and Marian Hossa.