NHL skills competition competitors announced
Posted January 27, 2012 6:46 pm.
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Before the 2012 NHL All-Star Game goes down Sunday afternoon, Team Alfredsson and Team Chara will go head-to-head in the NHL All-Star Skills Competition.
Ottawa Senators captain Daniel Alfredsson and Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara fulfilled their first duties as all-star team captains Thursday when they chose their respective teams. Their second duty was to delegate which players would participate in which events. Team Alfredsson assistant captain Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers helped his countryman, while Toronto Maple Leafs forward Joffrey Lupul helped Chara.
Here is what they decided:
Fastest Skater
Team Alfredsson — Kris Letang PIT (backwards), Jonathan Quick LA (goaltender), Carl Hagelin NYR (rookie), Keith Yandle PHX.
Erik Karlsson, OTT
Team Chara — Brian Campbell FLA (backwards), Jimmy Howard DET (goaltender), Colin Greening OTT (rookie), Phil Kessel TOR, Marian Hossa CHI.
Breakaway Challenge
Team Alfredsson — Sean Couturier PHI (rookie), Brian Elliott STL (goaltender), John Tavares NYI, Logan Couture SJ,
Team Chara — Ryan Johansen CBJ (rookie), Carey Price MTL (goaltender), Corey Perry ANA, Patrick Kane CHI.
Accuracy Shooting
Team Alfredsson — Matt Read PHI (rookie), Jason Spezza OTT, Steven Stamkos TB, Daniel Sedin VAN.
Team Chara — Cody Hodgson VAN (rookie), Tyler Seguin BOS, Jamie Benn DAL, Marian Hossa CHI.
Skills Challenge Relay
Team Alfredsson Group 1 — Nick Johnson MIN (one-time passer), Shea Weber NSH (one-timer RH), Kris Letang PIT (one-timer RH), Steven Stamkos TB (one-timer RH), Henrik Sedin VAN (passing accuracy), Milan Michalek OTT (puck control), Logan Couture SJ (stick handling), James Neal PIT (target shooter).
Team Chara Group 1 — Ryan Suter NSH (one-time passer), Dennis Wideman WSH (one-timer RH), Jarome Iginla CGY (one-timer RH), Joffrey Lupul TOR (one-timer RH), Patrick Kane CHI (passing accuracy), Pavel Datsyuk DET (puck control), Gabriel Landeskog COL (stick handling), Marian Gaborik, NYR (target shooter).
Team Alfredsson Group 2 — Alexander Edler VAN (one-time passer), Keith Yandle PHX (one-timer LH), Scott Hartnell PHI (one-timer LH), John Tavares NYI (one-timer LH), Daniel Sedin VAN (passing accuracy), Craig Smith NSH (puck control), Claude Giroux PHI (stick handling), Jason Pominville BUF (target shooter).
Team Chara Group 2 — Jordan Eberle EDM (one-time passer), Dion Phaneuf TOR (one-timer LH), Zdeno Chara BOS (one-timer LH), Jamie Benn DAL (one-timer LH), Kimmo Timonen PHI (passing accuracy), Raphael Diaz MTL (puck control), Evgeni Malkin PIT (stick handling), Phil Kessel TOR (target shooter).
Hardest Shot
Team Alfredsson — Justin Faulk, CAR (rookie), Daniel Alfredsson OTT, Jason Spezza OTT, Shea Weber NSH.
Team Chara — Luke Adam, BUF (rookie), Dennis Wideman WSH, Dion Phaneuf TOR, Zdeno Chara BOS.
Elimination Shootout
Team Alfredsson – Carl Hagelin NYR (rookie) Steven Stamkos TB, John Tavares NYI, Jason Spezza OTT, Claude Giroux PHI, Daniel Alfredsson OTT, James Neal PIT, Milan Michalek OTT, Jason Pominville BUF, Kris Letang PIT, Erik Karlsson OTT, Daniel Sedin VAN, Henrik Lundqvist NYR (goaltender), Brian Elliott STL (goaltender) and Jonathan Quick LA (goaltender).
Team Chara — Colin Greening OTT (rookie), Pavel Datsyuk DET, Evgeni Malkin PIT, Corey Perry ANA, Tyler Seguin BOS, Marian Gaborik NYR, Patrick Kane CHI, Jarome Iginla CGY, Jamie Benn DAL, Joffrey Lupul TOR, Kimmo Timonen PHI, Ryan Suter NSH, Carey Price MTL (goaltender), Tim Thomas BOS (goaltender) and Jimmy Howard DET (goaltender).
