2011 Honda NHL SuperSkills results

Event descriptions and diagrams | Results: 1990-2009

Events:
1) Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater
2) BlackBerry NHL Breakaway Challenge
3) McDonald's NHL Accuracy Shooting
4) G Series NHL Skills Challenge Relay
5) XM NHL Hardest Shot
6) Discover NHL Elimination Shoot Out



EVENT 1 -

Participants
* Six players from each team compete (one Rookie, one Goaltender and four All-Star skaters).
* Order of skaters -- Backwards, Rookies, four All-Stars

Points
* 8 points available
* Winner of each individual race scores one point
* Winner of the final race scores two points

Procedure / Rules
* The contest consists of six races, (two players skating at one time) plus one final match race featuring the fastest skater from each team. Team Captain selects 1st player and other team captain matches.
* Starting from a standing position at opposite sides of the centre line on opposite sides of the ice, on the referee's whistle, the skater's complete one lap of the arena surface in a counter-clockwise direction.
* The winner of each match is the skater with the fastest time as recorded by the timing devices.
* In case of a clock malfunction, the official time will be recorded by the referee's stop watch.
* The player from each team with the fastest time will meet in the final match to determine the NHL's Fastest Skater.

Tie Situation
* If a preliminary race ends in a tie, each of the teams will be awarded one point. If final is tied -- skaters race again.

TEAM STAAL
Skater	Time
Kris Letang, PIT	16.132
Michael Grabner, NYI	14.061
Cam Ward, CAR	18.895
Ryan Kesler, VAN	14.786
Mike Green, WSH	15.200
Marc Staal, NYR	15.100
TEAM LIDSTROM
Skater	Time
Duncan Keith, CHI	16.167
Taylor Hall, EDM	14.621
Tim Thomas, BOS	19.000
Martin St. Louis, TAM	14.763
Steven Stamkos, TAM	14.731
Matt Duchene, COL	14.779
Final Round
Michael Grabner, NYI	14.238
Taylor Hall, EDM	14.715
Winner: Michael Grabner	14.238
Score after this event	Team Staal: 5 Team Lidstrom: 3

EVENT 2 -

Participants
* Three shooters from each team (one Rookie and two All-Stars)
* One Goalie
* Order of shooters -- Rookies, two All-Stars

Points
* 8 points available
* Shooter with highest Fan votes scores four points, second place scores three points, third place scores one point

Procedure / Rules
* Shooters can start their routine from anywhere in the offensive zone and have full access to the offensive Zone, including behind the net. (NHL penalty shot rules do not apply)
* Each skater will attempt 4 shots.
* The in-arena and television audiences will vote via text message for their choice of winner.

TEAM STAAL
Shooter	Fan Vote %
P.K. Subban, MTL	20.3%
Corey Perry, ANA	11.9%
Alex Ovechkin, WSH	37.6%
Goalie: Carey Price
TEAM LIDSTROM
Evgeny Dadonov, FLA	2.6%
Anze Kopitar, LAK	12.8%
Loui Eriksson, DAL	14.8%
Goalie: Marc-Andre Fleury
Winner: Alex Ovechkin	38.5%
Score after this event	Team Staal: 12 Team Lidstrom: 4

EVENT 3 -

Participants
* Six players from each team compete (one Rookie, five All-Stars)
* 2 passers from each team
* Order of shooters -- Rookies, five All-Stars

Points
* 8 points available
* Winner of each individual match up scores one point
* Winner of the final match up scores two points

Procedure / Rules
* Four destructible styrofoam targets 15 inches in diameter are attached to the goal posts of both goals, one target in each corner.
* Two players, one on each side of each goal, alternately pass pucks to a shooter positioned 25 feet out from the goal line.
* Two shooters in each match, simultaneously shooting at opposite goals.
* The shooter who hits each of the four targets in the least amount of time wins the match.
* Any contact of a target by a puck that is shot is scored as a hit.
* The player with the fastest time from each team will go head-to-head for the title of the NHL's Most Accurate Shooter.
* If a team is swept in preliminary rounds, the captain will choose who represents the team in the final.

Qualifying Round
TEAM STAAL		TEAM LIDSTROM
Shooter	Total Time	Shooter	Total Time
Ryan Kesler, VAN	9.6	Brad Richards, DAL	--
Logan Couture, SJS	12.3	Derek Stepan, NYR	--
Patrick Sharp, CHI	--	Jonathan Toews, CHI	8.8
Rick Nash, CBJ	17.9	Phil Kessel, TOR	--
Eric Staal, CAR	--	Patrick Kane, CHI	8.7
Daniel Sedin, VAN	7.3	Martin Havlat, MIN	--
Passers		Passers
Dan Boyle, SJS		Nicklas Lidstrom, DET
Paul Stastny, COL		Danny Briere, PHI
Final Round
TEAM STAAL		TEAM LIDSTROM
Shooter	Total Time	Shooter	Total Time
Daniel Sedin, VAN	8.9	Patrick Kane, CHI	--
Winner: Daniel Sedin	8.9
Score after this event	Team Staal: 18 Team Lidstrom: 6

EVENT 4 -

Participants
* Sixteen players from each team (two Rookies and fourteen All-Stars).
* Participants in each relay determined by Captains prior to the competition

Points
* 8 points available
* The team with the fastest time scores 4 points, second place scores 3 points, third place scores 1 point

Procedure / Rules
* Event consist of 4 relays with the following skills;

• One timers -- three shooters, 1 passer (Each shooter must score three goals)
• Passing -- one passer (Passer must complete a pass into each of the six nets)
• Puck Control Relay -- one skater (Skater with puck skates through a series of cones)
• Stick Handling -- one skater (Skater controls puck through a series of pucks)
• Accuracy Shooting -- one shooter (Shooter must hit four targets)

* For one of the relay's the one timer shooters must be lefties and for the other relay they must be righties
* Each skill must be completed before moving on to the next skill. Referee whistles/signals start of next skill
* This is a timed event, with the fastest time winning.

Tie Situation
* If both teams have the same fastest time, the two fastest teams will have a re-match. The fastest time recorded in the tie breaking match is the winner.

Team Staal		Team Lidstrom
Relay one - lefties for one timers
Skater	Skill/Position	Skater
Zdeno Chara	blue line	Nicklas Lidstrom
Eric Staal	mid	Brad Richards
Daniel Sedin	side net	Loui Erikssson
Eric Karlsson	one timer passer	Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Dan Boyle	little net passing	Henrik Sedin
Tyler Ennis	cones	Martin St. Louis
Paul Stastny	pucks	Matt Duchene
Corey Perry	targets	Jonathan Toews
Total time: 2:18		Total time: 2:09
Relay two - righties for one timers
Skater	Skill/Position	Skater
Kris Letang	blue line	Shea Weber
Mike Green	mid	Dustin Byfuglien
Claude Giroux	side net	Phil Kessel
Patrik Elias	one timer passer	Martin Havlat
Jamie McBain	little net passing	Patrick Kane
David Backes	cones	Keith Yandle
Marc Staal	pucks	Kevin Shattenkirk
Jeff Skinner	targets	Danny Briere
Total time: 2:34		Total time: 2:33
Winner: Team Lidstrom	Total time: 2:09
Score after this event	Team Staal: 21 Team Lidstrom: 11

EVENT 5 -

Participants
* Six players from each team (one Rookie and five All-Stars).
* Order of shooters - Rookies, five All-Stars

Points
* 8 points available
* Winner of each individual match up scores one point
* Winner of the final match up scores two points

Procedure / Rules
* Six head-to-head matches featuring one shooter from each team.
* Players alternate shots. Two attempts for each player.
* A single puck is positioned on the ice 30 feet from the center of the goal. A player, starting no further than the nearest blue line, may skate towards the puck and shoot it from its positioned spot into the goal. The highest recorded shot (in mph) of two attempts will be scored.
* Shots must be on goal to be calculated and all shots are recorded by radar in miles per hour.
* If a puck enters the goal uncalculated due to a malfunction of the radar equipment, the shooter will be allowed an additional attempt.
* If player breaks his stick he will be given another attempt.
* At the conclusion of the individual matches, the player from each team who recorded the hardest single shot will meet in a final match to determine the NHL's Hardest Shooter

Tie Situation
* If any match up ends in a tie, both players shoot again. The highest recorded speed of the tie breaking shot is the winner of that match up.

Team Staal		Team Lidstrom
Shooter	MPH	Shooter	MPH
David Backes	96.9	Brent Burns	98.4
Tyler Seguin	97.1	Cam Fowler	93.8
Patrick Sharp	94.6	Anze Kopitar	94.5
Zdeno Chara	104.1	Shea Weber	104.8
Rick Nash	91.4	Dustin Byfuglien	102.4
Alex Ovechkin	98.2	Steven Stamkos	101.9
Final Round:
Zdeno Chara	105.9	Shea Weber	103.4
Winner: Zdeno Chara  105.9 (New Record)
Score after this event	Team Staal: 25 Team Lidstrom: 15

EVENT 6 -

Participants
* 18 All-Stars, six Rookies and three goalies from each Team.
* Order of shooters & goalies -- determined by random draw prior to the competition

Points
* every goal scored counts as one point

Procedure / Rules
* Shooters that score move on to the next round.
* Each scoring attempt is officiated in accordance with NHL shootout rules.
* The winner of the contest will be the player who scores in the final round and all the other player(s) miss.

First Round
* One shot per player
* Each goalie faces eight attempts.

Subsequent Rounds
* Shooters who score will continue to move on to the next round in the shootout.
* Goalies rotate after every third shooter.
* If one team has one shooter left and the other team has two or more, the one shooter team must wait for all other shooters to go before he goes again.
* Rounds continue until only one player scores and the other(s) don't.
* The last scoring shooter wins.
* If last scoring shooter's team is behind in the competition, the shooter continues to shoot until he does not score. Each goal scored will earn his team a point.

Elimination Round 1
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
Ryan Kesler	Save	Taylor Hall	Save
Tyler Ennis	Save	Henrik Sedin	Save
Dan Boyle	Save	Keith Yandle	Save
Jeff Skinner	Save	Dustin Byfuglien	Goal
Daniel Sedin	Save	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Save
Kris Letang	Save	Phil Kessel	Save
P.K. Subban	Goal	Evgeny Dadonov	Save
Jamie McBain	Save	Daniel Briere	Goal
vs. Goalie: Marc-Andre Fleury		vs. Goalie: Carey Price
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
Corey Perry	Goal	Loui Eriksson	Save
Michael Grabner	Save	Derek Stepan	Save
Marc Staal	Save	Brad Richards	Save
Tyler Seguin	Save	Brent Burns	Save
Rick Nash	Goal	Duncan Keith	Save
Mike Green	Save	Steven Stamkos	Save
Paul Stastny	Save	Anze Kopitar	Save
Patrik Elias	Save	Martin St. Louis	Goal
vs. Goalie: Jonas Hiller		vs. Goalie: Henrik Lundqvist
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
Alex Ovechkin	Save	Patrick Kane	Goal
David Backes	Save	Nicklas Lidstrom	Save
Logan Couture	Goal	Matt Duchene	Save
Erik Karlsson	Goal	Kevin Shattenkirk	Goal
Claude Giroux	Save	Cam Fowler	Save
Zdeno Chara	Save	Shea Weber	Save
Patrick Sharp	Save	Martin Havlat	Goal
Eric Staal	Goal	Jonathan Toews	Save
vs. Goalie: Tim Thomas		vs. Goalie: Cam Ward
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
P.K. Subban	Save	Dustin Byfuglien	Save
Corey Perry	Goal	Daniel Briere	Save
Rick Nash	Save	Martin St. Louis	Goal
vs. Goalie: Marc-Andre Fleury		vs. Goalie: Carey Price
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
Logan Couture	Save	Patrick Kane	Save
Erik Karlsson	Save	Kevin Shattenkirk	Save
Eric Staal	Save	Martin Havlat	Save
vs. Goalie: Jonas Hiller		vs. Goalie: Henrik Lundqvist
Skater	Goal/Save	Skater	Goal/Save
Corey Perry	Goal	Martin St. Louis	Save
vs. Goalie: Tim Thomas		vs. Goalie: Cam Ward
Winner: Corey Perry (3 for 3)
Score after this event (FINAL SCORE)	Team Staal: 33 Team Lidstrom: 22