2019It wasn't necessarily about her time (she posted a time of 14.346 seconds, which placed seventh of the eight-skater field) but about the reverberations for female athletes everywhere. "I knew it was a moment that was going to break a lot of barriers and a moment that would change ...
competition before the All-Star Game. Due to Nathan MacKinnon choosing not to participate following a bruised ankle, Team USA's Kendall Coyne Schofield competed in the Fastest Skater competition in his place, becoming the first woman to officially compete in the NHL's All-Star festivities. The ...
The events are: Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater; Rogers NHL Hardest Shot; Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling; NHL One Timers; NHL Passing Challenge; Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting.This is a modal window. The Playback API request failed for an unknown reason Error Code: VIDEO_CLOUD_ERR_UNKNOWN Technical...
Just like the Fastest Skater event, only five players competed in the Hardest Shot. Both events seem like they have a high chance for potential embarrassment — no one wants to be revealed as a slow skater or to have a muffin of a shot — so that makes a little bit of sense ...
Women have participated in past NHL All-Star events — Kendall Coyne Schofield's blazing effort in 2019's fastest skater competitioncaught everyone's attention— but it was previously limited to U.S. and Canadian national team players. This week marks the first ...
The 18-year-old is regarded as the fastest skater in the 2023 draft class and can play center or wing. He will play at the University of Minnesota next season. NHL.com analysis: After taking the best player in the draft Bedard, they add the best skater in the draft with Moore. The ...
Kendall Coyne Schofield turned heads at the 2019 event in San Jose in the fastest skater competition, while Brianna Decker impressed with her deft puck skills in the passing event. Female players were also on hand at the 2018 all-star game in Tampa, Fla. ...
2018 NHL ALL-STAR SKILLS COMPETITION The skills competition introduced a few new challenges, and a $25K prize for each winner. With a time of 13.454, Connor McDavid repeated his performance as the winner of the fastest skater competition for the second straight year. ...
Tom Willander is an excellent defensive prospect, with the skill and defensive chops to be a great top-four defender for the Canucks down the road. He is also a phenomenal skater and will likely take a significant amount of pressure off Quinn Hughes once he establishes himself in the NHL. ...
Invited to play at the 2016 Honda NHL All-Star Game, Larkin participated in the Fastest Skater competition during All-Star Weekend and had a time of 13.172 seconds, breaking Mike Gartner's record of 13.386 set the record in 1996, six months before Larkin was born. At age 22, Larkin becam...