Hot Shots
KK Hockey —
... in Atlanta.
Players will be asked to perform the craziest trick-shots they can come up with. Between the leg shots, spin-a-ramas, over the shoulder lacrosse moves, it’s all fair game. A panel of celebrities, still to be announced, will judge the shooters on their originality.
The shootout will feature three players from each conference. They will be allowed to start from anywhere on the ice, even behind the net they are shooting on.
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My money is on Datsyuk or Ovechkin!
The Ice Sheet: An All-Star Shootout
FanHouse —
... Well, some great news for fans as it appears the NHL is taking a page from the NBA's Slam Dunk competition. The hook? A shootout competition which will showcase the NHL's best and brightest showing off their slickest moves while schooling the likes of Martin Brodeur. ...
From Russia, With Fists [NHL Closer]
Deadspin —
... * Oh, and the NHL's going to implement a "slam-dunk competition"-style trick shot competition during All-Star weekend. Can't wait to see someone try to go all Cedric Ceballos only to concuss themselves on the end boards. [TSN] ...
It's Always The Same, It's Just A Shame, That's All
The Pensblog - A Pittsburgh Penguins Blog From Behind The Veil Of Cryptic Online Identities —
... teams, so we can't go through the league and find who was snubbed for the All-Star Game. But there's one in Pittsburgh. EVGENI MALKIN Here's a breakdown that essentially means nothing 'cause Malkin isn't going to the All-Star Game. Everyone marked with the YES or NO is in the Eastern Conference. Speaking of the All-Star Game, the Skills Competition will feature a new event. Some sort of slam-dunk-contest-esque thing. [ TSN ] ........................................................ ...
Your NHL Skills Competition Trick Shot Judges
Sean Leahy's Going Five Hole —
With the NHL announcing last week that it will introduce an NBA-style shootout to this year's Skill Competition with a panel of celebrity judges, I was thinking of who the league might want to consider using as judges for their first foray into this type of thing. I hope, whomever they do choose, takes the thing seriously and won't throw aorund 10's for the crappiest of moves, much like what we see in the NBA Slam Dunk competition. ...
No NFL? Watch the NHL All-Star Game!
SportsHubLA —
... While a number of events are scheduled during the All-Star Game weekend, in my opinion, there are only three noteworthy events: the NHL SuperSkills, the YoungStars Game, and the NHL All-Star Game itself. The first two events will be held on the preceding Saturday at 4 p.m. PT and the final event will be held on the following day at 3 p.m. PT on Versus (VS). And for those lucky Americans, CBC Sports. The SuperSkills competition is probably the most fun part of the weekend, but also slowly turning into a circus . Do we really need to see the most outlandish shootout attempt? ...
