National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Game Superskills Competition

The National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Game Superskills Competition

NHL All Star Game SuperSkills is a special competition that pits the NHL's top players against one another in six separate events. Players are asked to put their individual skills on the line in contests like the Fastest Skater, Hardest Shot, Accuracy Shooting and the Breakaway Relay. Team skills are then tested in events like the Puck Control Relay and Pass and Score. (event definition from NHL.com)

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Puck Control Relay - Players will demonstrate versatility in stick handling during the two races that make up this event. The first race is a relay with three players from each team. The second is a race between one representative from each team. Players are required to carry the puck through a pylon course. One goal is awarded to the winning squad of each race.

Year	Winner

1990	Campbell Conference
1991	Campbell Conference
1992	Campbell Conference
1993	Wales Conference
1994	Eastern Conference
1996	Western Conference
1997	Western Conference
1998	World
1999	North America
2000	World
2001	North America
2002	World
2003	Western Conference
2004	Western Conference
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eastern Conference

Year	Winner

1994	Russ Courtnall
1996	Pierre Turgeon
1997	Geoff Sanderson
1998	Teemu Selanne
1999	Paul Kariya
2000	Paul Kariya
2001	Paul Kariya
2003	Martin St. Louis
2004	Rick Nash
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Rick Nash

Fastest Skater - This speed event consists of three one-on-one races in which a player from each team completes one rotation around the rink beginning and ending at the center line. One "goal" is awarded the team that has the lowest average time, and another "goal" goes to the squad with the fastest skater.

Year	Winner	Time

1997	Eastern	Avg. 13.909 sec
1998	North America	Avg. 13.88 sec
1999	World	Avg. 14.64 sec
2000	World	Avg. 14.016 sec
2001	North America	Avg. 13.896 sec
2002	World	Avg. 14.484 sec
2003	Western Conference	Avg. 13.896
2004	Eastern Conference	Avg. 13.922
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Western Conference	Avg. 14.15

Year	Winner	Time

1992	Sergei Fedorov	14.363
1993	Mike Gartner	13.510
1994	Sergei Fedorov	13.525
1996	Mike Gartner	13.386
1997	Peter Bondra	13.610
1998	Scott Niedermayer	13.560
1999	Peter Bondra	14.100
2000	Sami Kapanen	13.649
2001	Bill Guerin	13.690
2002	Sami Kapanen	14.039
2003	Marian Gaborik	13.713
2004	Scott Niedermayer	13.783
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Andy McDonald, Anaheim	14.03

Hardest Shot - Four players from each team fire a puck into the goal. Each player receives two shots and counts the faster of the two, measured in miles-per-hour. The puck must enter the goal to be counted. A goal is awarded the team with the highest average speed and one is awarded the team with the player with the hardest shot.

Year	Winner	Speed

1997	Eastern	Avg. 95.075 mph
1998	North America	Avg. 98.5 mph
1999	North America	Avg. 98.5 mph
2000	North America	Avg. 99.9 mph
2001	World	Avg. 97.9 mph
2002	North America	Avg. 95.0 mph
2003	Western Conference	Avg. 97.9 mph
2004	Eastern Conference	Avg. 99.9 mph
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eastern Conference	Avg. 95.3 mph

Year	Winner	Speed

1990	Al Iafrate	96.0 mph
1991	Al MacInnis	94.0 mph
1992	Al MacInnis	93.0 mph
1993	Al Iafrate	105.2 mph
1994	Al Iafrate	102.7 mph
1996	Dave Manson	98.0 mph
1997	Al MacInnis	98.9 mph
1998	Al MacInnis	100.4 mph
1999	Al MacInnis	98.5 mph
2000	Al MacInnis	100.1 mph
2001	Fredrik Modin	102.1 mph
2002	Sergei Fedorov	101.5 mph
2003	Al MacInnis	98.9 mph
2004	Souray, Aucoin (tie)	102.2 mph
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Zdeno Chara	100.4

Accuracy Shooting - Three players from each team will participate to determine which players shoot with the most precision. Each player will have eight attempts to hit four targets, located at each corner of the goal. Two players, one on each side of the goal, will alternately pass four pucks to the shooter positioned 25 feet from the goal line. Two goals will be awarded: one to the winner's squad and another to the team with the most targets hit in the fewest shots.

Year	Winner	Hits

1997	Eastern	11/31
1998	North America	13/28
1999	North America	16/26
2000	World	13/28
2001	World	14/30
2002	North America	14/28
2003	Eastern Conference	14/28
2004	Eastern Conference	13/28
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eastern Conference	14/24

Year	Winner	Hits

1990	Ray Bourque	4 hits, 7 shots
1991	Mark Messier	4 hits, 6 shots
1992	Ray Bourque	4 hits, 4 shots
1993	Ray Bourque	4 hits, 4 shots
1994	Brendan Shanahan	4 hits, 5 shots
1996	Mark Messier	4 hits, 4 shots
1997	Ray Bouque	4 hits, 7 shots
1998	Ray Bourque, Peter Forsberg, Brendan Shanahan	4 hits, 6 shots
1999	Keith Tkachuk, Jeremy Roenick, Ray Bourque	4 hits, 6 shots
2000	Ray Bourque, Viktor Kozlov	4 hits, 5 shots
2001	Ray Bourque	4 hits, 6 shots
2002	Jarome Iginla, Markus Naslund	4 hits, 6 shots
2003	Jeremy Roenick	4 hits, 6 shots
2004	Jeremy Roenick	4 hits, 4 shots
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eric Staal, Carolina, Marian Hossa, Atlanta	4/5 4/5

Pass and Score - In this event three skaters from each All-Star squad faces a netminder from the opposing squad.

Year	Winner	Results

2001	North America	5 goals allowed
2002	North America	0 goals allowed
2003	Western Conference	1 goal allowed
2004	Western Conference	0 goals allowed
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eastern

Breakaway Relay - Nine players and one goaltender from each team demonstrate winning teamwork in this event. Each goaltender faces three skaters from the opposing team on a breakaway. Each goal scored counts toward the overall scoring for the player's squad. All goals count toward the team's total score.

Year	Winner	Goals

1993	Campbell	11 goals
1994	Western	9 goals
1996	Eastern	8 goals
1997	Eastern	6 goals
1998	World	6 goals - teams tied 6-6. In double OT of the event, the World's Dominik Hasek stopped Mike Modano to give the World the win in the event and in the overall competition
1999	World	9 goals
2000	World	8 Goals
2001	World	7 Goals
2002	World	7 Goals
2003	Western Conference	15 Goals
2004	Eastern Conference	9 goals
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Western Conference	7 goals

Year	Winner	Result

1991	M. Vernon	1 GA
1992	M. Richter/D. Beaupre	1 GA
1993	J. Casey, M. Vernon, E. Belfour	2 GA
1994	Curtis Joseph	0 GA
1996	Dominik Hasek	0 GA, 6 shots
1997	D. Hasek, G.Hebert	1 GA, 6 shots
1998	Dominik Hasek	0 GA, 6 shots
1999	D. Hasek, A. Irbe	1 GA, 6 shots
2000	Tommy Salo	1 GA, 6 shots
2001	Sean Burke, Evgeni Nabokov	1 GA, 6 shots
2002	Dominik Hasek, Patrick Roy	1 GA, 6 shots
2003	Patrick Roy	1 GA, 6 shots
2004	Roberto Luongo	1 GA, 6 shots
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007

Overall Winning Team is determined by the winners of the above events.

Year	Winner

1990	Campbell Conference
1991	Wales Conference
1992	Wales Conference
1993	Campbell Conference
1994	Western Conference
1996	Western Conference
1997	Eastern Conference
1998	World All-Stars
1999	World All-Stars
2000	World All-Stars
2001	North America
2002	World All-Stars
2003	Western Conference
2004	Eastern Conference
2005	No Season
2006	No Game - Olympic Year
2007	Eastern Conference