10 best moments from 2022 All-Star Weekend

LAS VEGAS --The festivities at T-Mobile Arena and other surrounding venues for the 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Weekend are complete.

The regular season is set to resume on Monday with two games, the Carolina Hurricanes at the Toronto Maple Leafs and the New Jersey Devils at the Ottawa Senators.
But before we get back on schedule, let's take a second to reflect on the fun, entertaining and memorable moments from the latest All-Star weekend.
Here are 10 of the best:
Viva Las Vegas
One of the best parts of any All-Star Game is seeing how the host city adds its own personal elements and Vegas did not disappoint, especially when the festivities began on Saturday. Showgirls were on the ice, as were Elvis and Frank Sinatra impersonators (on skates, even!). The Drumbots, the official drumline of the Golden Knights, were in the 100 level above the entrance from which the players emerged for the first semifinal of the 2022 Honda All-Star Game at T-Mobile Arena. These were just a sampling of what the city brought to enhance the always exuberant atmosphere it already has to offer.
Kyrou's speed triumphs
Jordan Kyrou was making his first NHL All-Star appearance, and he made the most of it. Before scoring five points (two goals, three assists) in two games for the Central Division, the St. Louis Blues forward won the Verizon Fastest Skater competition. His time of 13.550 bested seven other skaters including Edmonton Oilers forward Connor McDavid (13.690), who won the event in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
"Obviously those are some of the fastest guys in the world, so just being able to go up against some of those guys was really cool," Kyrou said.

Mascots moving and grooving
A mascot dance-off on Friday went down during the 2022 NHL All-Star Skills presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. What can you say about Gritty taking the opening spotlight, spraying confetti and then dancing with his fellow Metropolitan Division mascots to "Harlem Shake" by Baauer? It was excellent, but so were the winning Pacific Division mascots who were joined by a few Las Vegas showgirls to dance to "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.
Lamoureux-Davidson wows 'em
Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson knows how to pep up a crowd. The T-Mobile Arena audience was fairly quiet while the first few NHL players competed in the Discover NHL Fountain Face-Off, in which participants, at Bellagio Fountains, had to shoot pucks onto five targets on the water in the least amount of time. Lamoureux-Davidson, who led the United States women's hockey team to gold with her shootout-winning goal in the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, was the first participant to complete it in under 20 seconds. She hit all five targets in 16.253 seconds to finish third of eight.
Pick a challenge, any challenge
The adidas NHL Breakaway Challenge brought out wonderful creativity in its participants. Whether it was Anaheim Ducks rookie forward Trevor Zegras' dazzling "Dodgeball"-themed breakaway goal he scored while blindfolded, Chicago Blackhawks forward Alex DeBrincat dressing as Alan from "The Hangover," receiving a pass from Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr and scoring a goal with the football, it was all tremendous. We'll take this event every year, thank you very much.

Wilson gets "appreciation"
Tom Wilson was hearing boos from the T-Mobile Arena crowd throughout the weekend. The Washington Capitals forward got them when he participated in the EA Sports NHL Hardest Shot on Friday; his second attempt of 101.1 mph placed him third of four participants. He was booed when he was announced as a starter for the Metropolitan Division against the Pacific in the first semifinal on Saturday, but Wilson had a smile on his face through it all and "responded" with the first goal 13 seconds into the game.
"I think it's good for the game," Wilson said. "It's passion, I love playing here. It's one of the best rinks in the league and obviously a pretty passionate fan base. It's all in good fun. I had a great experience being here. The guys seemed to get a chuckle out of it, so it's all good."
Hometown love
Vegas Golden Knights fans got to see their All-Star representatives right off the top on Saturday. Forwards Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone and defenseman Alex Pietrangelo started for the Pacific Division, led by Vegas coach Peter DeBoer. Unfortunately, it was a quick day for the Pacific, which lost to the Metropolitan Division 6-4 in the first semifinal.
Top-notch rendition
Singer-songwriter Faouzia gave a beautiful rendition of "O Canada," but the high point (literally) came from multi-platinum singer-songwriter Blanco Brown, who finished singing "The Star-Spangled Banner" by hitting a high note that would have had Mariah Carey applauding in appreciation.
Stamkos' son steals press conference
Lightning forward Steven Stamkos, defenseman Victor Hedman and goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy were set for their postgame media session after the Atlantic Division's 8-5 loss to the Central in the second semifinal on Saturday. But Stamkos' two-year-old son Carter had other ideas. "I wanna go see Zamboni!," he repeated as the press conference began. But even at his tender age, Carter's manners were polished as he did say, "Please."
MGK's entrance
Machine Gun Kelly made quite the entrance during his performance prior to the final game between the Metropolitan and Central Division teams on Saturday. The musician began his show on an aerial stage over the ice. Dressed in a sequined suit, he later sang on the main stage, down on the ice, and appeared ready to do a snow angel.