RECAP: 2019 Oilers Skills Competition

EDMONTON, AB - Team Orange defeated Team White 18-17 at the 2019 Oilers Skills Competition, presented by Rogers in front of a large crowd at Rogers Place.
View our breakdown of the day event by event below.
Some highlights include Darnell Nurse showing off his blistering 102.1 mph slap shot, Ryan Spooner winning fastest skater with a time of 14.445 seconds and Ty Rattie winning the accuracy shooting by going 4-for-4 in 8.008 seconds.

FASTEST SKATER
The team with fastest youth hockey skater is awarded one point, while the fastest Oilers skaters is awarded four points.

TEAM ORANGE:
Youth Skater - Ashton Brown: 16.516 (1 point)
Oilers Skaters:
Kassian: 15.062
Lucic: 15.068
Rattie: 14.988
TEAM WHITE:
Youth Skater - Jake Smith: 17.443
Oilers Skaters:
Puljujarvi: 14.688
Spooner: 14.445 (4 points)
Rieder: 14.496
Team White leads 4-1 after the first event.

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BREAKAWAY CHALLENGE
Players trade chances on net, with the winner of youth skater fan vote being awarded one point. The winner of each Oilers shooter fan vote was awarded one point.

TEAM ORANGE:
Youth Shooter: Andrew Thomson
Oilers Shooters:
Brodziak: (0-for-2)
Kassian: (1-for-2; 1 point - Fan Vote)
Larsson: (0-for-2)
Manning (Can you score with it?1 point - Fan Vote):
TEAM WHITE:
Youth Shooter: James Bothwell (1 point - Fan Vote)
Oilers Shooters:
Spooner: (0-for-2; 1 point - Fan Vote)
Chiasson: (0-for-2)
Draisaitl:(0-for-2; 1 point - Fan Vote)
Gambardella (Can you score with it? No goal)
Team White leads 7-3 after two events.
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SHOOTING ACCURACY
The winning youth hockey team is awarded one point. The team with the individual winner is awarded three points. The team with the lowest combined total time is awarded two point.

TEAM ORANGE: (1 point - lowest average time)
Youth Shooter Simon Leung: 19.733
Oilers Shooters (Awarded 1 point for fastest total):
Manning: 23.398
Rattie: 8.008 (3 points)
Nugent-Hopkins: 11.171
Passers: Russell & Benning
TEAM WHITE:
Youth Shooter Nolan Eastwood: 18.075 (1 point)
Shooters:
Jones: 39.544
Nurse: 29.548
Chiasson: 33.652
Passers: Gravel & Puljujarvi
Team White leads 8-7 after three events.

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SKILLS CHALLENGE RELAY
The winning team is awarded five points.

TEAM ORANGE: 1:41.764 - 5 Points
One-Timers: Benning & Larsson (Passer: Brodziak)
Saucer Pass: Nugent-Hopkins
Puck Control: Rattie
Goalie Goal: Talbot
TEAM WHITE: 3:37.182
One-Timers: Jones & Gravel (Passer: Spooner)
Saucer Pass: Draisaitl
Puck Control: Rieder
Goalie Goal: Koskinen
Score is 12-8 Team Orange after four events.
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HARDEST SHOT
The winning youth skater earns one point, while the hardest Oilers individual shot earns three points. The team with highest average receives one point.

TEAM ORANGE: 1 Point - Highest Team Average
Youth Hockey Shooter Gabriel Kenny: 60.2 mph
Oilers Shooters:
Manning: 94.7; 94.7
Brodziak: 99.7; 99.1
Lucic: 99.2; 100.8
Benning: 100.4; 101
TEAM WHITE:
Youth Hockey Shooter Kade Prediger: 61.5 mph (1 Point)
Oilers Shooters:
Gambardella: 96; 94.4
Puljujarvi: 89.6; 95.2
Draisaitl: 88.3; 88.2
Nurse: 101.8; 102.1 - (1 point - Hardest Shot)
Darnell Nurse owns the biggest shot on the Oilers!
Team Orange is edging Team White 13-12 heading into the final event of the day.

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KING OF THE SHOOTOUT
Each youth skater goal is worth one point, as was each Oilers goal.

TEAM ORANGE YOUTH:2 Points
TEAM WHITE YOUTH: 3 Points
TEAM ORANGE OILERS:3 Points
TEAM WHITE OILERS:2 Points
TEAM ORANGE WINS 18-17

VIDEOS:
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