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 Jarome Iginla.
Sidney Crosby of Team North America won the fastest skater competition, beating Nicklas Lidström in the final.
Nicklas Lidström of Team World won the hardest shot competition with a result of 89 MPH, beating Joe Thornton in the final.
Jaromir Jagr of Team World won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Dany Heatley in the final.
Cristobal Huet of Team World won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating Martin Brodeur in the final.
Team World won the breakaway relay with a team of Jaromir Jagr, Evgeni Malkin and Alexander Ovechkin.
The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.
