East Wins All Star SuperSkills Competition
January 26th, 2008 | Posted by Wicked in NHL All Star Game
There are seven events during the NHL All Star SuperSkills Competition … The Eastern Conference won the Super Skills Competition 9-6.
SuperSkills Competition Event 1 - Obstacle Course
The first relay race was won by the East, with a team of Spezza, Savard, Gonchar and Thomas. The East won one point for this victory. The second relay team for the East won 2 points, that team included Malkin, Richards, Markov and DiPietro.
SuperSkills Competition Event 2 - Fastest Skater
The Western Conference won 2 points for the fastest individual skating time and the East won a point for the fastest average skating time. Horcoff won the fastest overall skater.
SuperSkills Competition Event 3 - Elimination Shootout
Dion Phaneuf was the star of this event scoring 2 goals and netting the Western Conference 2 points while the East scored none.
SuperSkills Competition Event 4 - Young Stars Game
Each team won one half earning one point for each side, the Eastern Conference Young Stars team won overall 7-6.
SuperSkills Competition Event 5 - Accuracy Shooting
Tomas Kaberle earned the East 2 points for going 4 for 4, and in the finals 3 for 4.
SuperSkills Competition Event 6 - Hardest Shot
The East earned 2 more points for hardest overall shot and the hardest shot average. The East’s Hardest shot average was 100.1 mph. The hard shooters on the East were Lecavalier with 101.9 mph, Chara with 103.1 mph, and Ovechkin with 98.3 mph.
SuperSkills Competition Event 7 - Breakway Challenge
Ovechkin had 2 out of 3 of the highest scores, with a 60 and a 57, Getzlaf had a 58 as the East earned their final 2 points to win the NHL SuperSkills Challenge 9-6.
