[color=#000000]NHL All-Star Skill Competitions[color:c225=#000000:c225]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
Jaromir Jagr,
Marian Hossa and
Ilya Kovalchuk.
Paul Kariya of Team North America won the fastest skater competition, beating
Patrik Elias in the final.
Zdeno Chara of Team World won the hardest shot competition with a result of 98 MPH, beating
Brendan Shanahan in the final.
Ilya Kovalchuk of Team World won the accuracy shooting competition, beating
Eric Staal in the final.
Martin Brodeur of Team North America won the goalie competition (pass&score), beating
Tomas Vokoun in the final.
Team World won the breakaway relay with a team of
Jaromir Jagr,
Ilya Kovalchuk and
Marian Hossa.
The yearly clash between Team North America and Team World will take place tomorrow.