9-2-2008 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 Sidney Crosby, Eric Staal and Jason Spezza.
Jay Bouwmeester of Team North America won the fastest skater competition, beating Anze Kopitar in the final.
Bryan McCabe of Team North America won the hardest shot competition with a result of 88 MPH, beating Alexander Ovechkin in the final.
Sidney Crosby of Team North America won the accuracy shooting competition, beating Alexander Ovechkin in the final.
Kari Lehtonen 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 Alexander Ovechkin, Jaromir Jagr and Ilya Kovalchuk.
The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.