NHL All-Star Skills Competition

The National Hockey League All-Star Skills Competition, officially the NHL All-Star Game SuperSkills Competition during certain past years, is an event on the night preceding the National Hockey League All-Star Game. Started at the 41st National Hockey League All-Star Game in Pittsburgh in 1990, the NHL uses the event to showcase the talents of its all-star participants. The All-Star teams select representatives for each event, with points awarded to the winning team.
==Current events==
:Through 2023
===Accuracy Shooting===
The purpose of the event is to hit the four targets attached to the four corners of a goal in the fastest time. Prior to 2011, the object of the event was to hit all four targets in as few attempts as possible. Under this format, seven players have gone four-for-four: Ray Bourque in 1992 and 1993, Mark Messier in 1996, Jeremy Roenick in 2004, Tomas Kaberle in 2008, Evgeni Malkin in 2009, Daniel Sedin in 2011, plus Nazem Kadri, Brock Nelson and twice with Connor McDavid in 2023. Sedin is the current record holder, hitting 4/4 targets in 7.3 seconds. For the 2018 competition, the traditional foam targets were replaced with LED targets that light up to show the player where to shoot the puck next. During the 2019 Skills Competition, the LED light-up targets featured face emojis of four all-star NHL players. The 2020 competition introduced a fifth target in the center of the net, with the targets showing each player's name, team logo, All-Star Game logo, number of All-Star appearances by that player, and uniform number. The 2023 edition reverted back to the four foam targets, but also introduced a knock-out style to the competition. As a result, while having the best time of the night, McDavid would ultimately be third in the competition, being beat by Kadri in the semi-finals. 
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Player 	Hits/Shots
1990 	Wales Conference 	Ray Bourque 	4/7
1991 	Campbell Conference 	Mark Messier 	4/5
1992 	Wales Conference 	Ray Bourque 	4/4
1993 	Wales Conference 	Ray Bourque 	4/4
1994 	Western Conference 	Brendan Shanahan 	4/5
1996 	Eastern Conference 	Mark Messier 	4/4
1997 	Eastern Conference 	Ray Bourque 	4/7
1998 	North America 	Ray BourquePeter ForsbergBrendan Shanahan	4/6
1999 	North America 	Ray BourqueKeith TkachukJeremy Roenick 	4/6
2000 	World 	Ray BourqueViktor Kozlov 	4/5
2001 	North America 	Ray Bourque 	4/6
2002 	North America 	Jarome IginlaMarkus Naslund 	4/6
2003 	Eastern Conference 	Jeremy Roenick 	4/6
2004 	Eastern Conference 	Jeremy Roenick 	4/4
2007 	Eastern Conference 	Eric StaalMarian Hossa 	4/5
2008 	Eastern Conference 	Tomas Kaberle 	4/4
2009 	Eastern Conference 	Evgeni Malkin 	3/4
2011 	Team Staal 	Daniel Sedin 	4/4 in 7.3 seconds
2012 	Team Chara 	Jamie Benn 	10.204
2015 	Team Foligno 	Patrick Kane 	13.529
2016 	Eastern Conference 	John Tavares 	12.294 (4/5)
2017 	Metropolitan Division	Sidney Crosby 	10.73 (4/5)
2018 	Pacific Division 	Brock Boeser 	11.136
2019 	Atlantic Division 	David Pastrnak 	11.309
2020 	Metropolitan Division	Jaccob Slavin 	9.505 (5/8)
2022 	Metropolitan Division	Sebastian Aho 	10.937 (4/4)
2023 	Metropolitan Division	Brock Nelson 	12.419 (4/4)
#:Score in final round is listed
===Breakaway Challenge===
From the 2007–08 season onwards, the Breakaway Challenge format was changed to a "slam dunk" style challenge, where individual shooters showcase creative and skillful breakaways, with the winner being determined by fan voting via text messaging.
====Winners====
Season	Player
2008 	Alexander Ovechkin
2009 	Alexander Ovechkin
2011 	Alexander Ovechkin
2012 	Patrick Kane
2015 	Ryan Johansen
2016 	P. K. Subban
2022 	Alex Pietrangelo
2023 	Alexander Ovechkin and Sidney Crosby
===Fastest skater===
The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater around a designated course within the rink. The final race each year was originally one full lap around the rink until 2008, when the event was revised to a course, only to be changed back to one full lap after 2015. In 2016, American-born Dylan Larkin finished with a time of 13.172, setting the record.
====Winners====
Season	Player 	Time (seconds)
1990 	Mike Gartner 	28.1 mph
1991 	Paul Coffey 	n/a
1992 	Sergei Fedorov 	14.363
1993 	Mike Gartner 	13.510
1994 	Sergei Fedorov 	13.525
1996 	Mike Gartner 	13.386
1997 	Peter Bondra 	13.610
1998 	Scott Niedermayer	13.560
1999 	Peter Bondra 	14.640
2000 	Sami Kapanen 	13.649
2001 	Bill Guerin 	13.690
2002 	Sami Kapanen 	14.039
2003 	Marian Gaborik 	13.713NHL.com – 2007 All-Star Game Coverage. National Hockey League. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
2004 	Scott Niedermayer	13.783
2007 	Andy McDonald 	14.03
2008 	Shawn Horcoff 	14.395
2009 	Andrew Cogliano 	14.31
2011 	Michael Grabner 	14.060
2012 	Carl Hagelin* 	13.218
2015 	Jonathan Drouin* 	13.1032015 Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition results National Hockey League. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
2016 	Dylan Larkin* 	13.172
2017 	Connor McDavid 	13.310
2018 	Connor McDavid 	13.454
2019 	Connor McDavid 	13.378
2020 	Mathew Barzal 	13.175
2022 	Jordan Kyrou 	13.55
2023 	Andrei Svechnikov	13.699
* - Player was part of the All-Star Rookies; participated in the Skills Competition, but not the All-Star Game.
===Hardest Shot===
The purpose of the event is to have the hardest shot. Martin Frk owns the record for the hardest shot in hockey with 109.2 mph during the 2020 AHL all-star competition. Zdeno Chara owns the NHL record for the hardest shot with 108.8 mph (175.1 km/h) in 2012, besting his own previous record of 105.9 in 2011. Prior to Chara the record was held by Al Iafrate at 105.2 mph. After Chara, Shea Weber holds the 3 hardest shots in 2015 and 2016, with 108.5 mph (174.6 km/h) in 2015, 108.1 (174 km/h) and 107.8 (173.5 km/h) on his post-match gala shot. (The world record is 110.3 mph (177.5 km/h) held by Denis Kulyash)
Al MacInnis holds the record for the most number of hardest shot wins at seven total (with an * on his speeds, as Al MacInnis always used a wooden stick, rather than the reinforced composite/foam that modern sticks are made out of, because he said he got more accuracy with a wooden stick. He likely would have had a faster shot using the more modern sticks).
====Winners====
Season	Player 	Speed (mph)
1990 	Al Iafrate 	96.0
1991 	Al MacInnis 	94.0
1992 	Al MacInnis 	93.0
1993 	Al Iafrate 	105.2
1994 	Al Iafrate 	102.7
1996 	Dave Manson 	96.0
1997 	Al MacInnis 	98.9
1998 	Al MacInnis 	100.4
1999 	Al MacInnis 	98.5
2000 	Al MacInnis 	100.1
2001 	Fredrik Modin 	102.1
2002 	Sergei Fedorov 	101.5
2003 	Al MacInnis 	98.9
2004 	Sheldon SourayAdrian Aucoin	102.2
2007 	Zdeno Chara 	100.4
2008 	Zdeno Chara 	103.1
2009 	Zdeno Chara 	105.4
2011 	Zdeno Chara 	105.9
2012 	Zdeno Chara 	108.8
2015 	Shea Weber 	108.5
2016 	Shea Weber 	108.1
107.8 (gala shot)
2017 	Shea Weber 	102.8
2018 	Alexander Ovechkin 	101.3
2019 	John Carlson 	102.8
2020 	Shea Weber 	106.5
2022 	Victor Hedman 	103.2
2023 	Elias Pettersson 	103.2
==Past Events==
The following is a partial list of past events:
===Breakaway Relay===
The Breakaway Relay was held from 1991 to 2007. The purpose of the event is to use teamwork to score on a breakaway against an opposing goalie. Points are awarded to the team with the most goals and the individual goalie who lets in the fewest goals.
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Player
1991 	Campbell Conference	Mike Vernon
1992 	Wales Conference 	Mike RichterDon Beaupre
1993 	Campbell Conference	Jon CaseyMike VernonEd Belfour
1994 	Western Conference 	Curtis Joseph
1996 	Eastern Conference 	Dominik Hasek
1997 	World 	Dominik HasekGuy Hebert
1998 	WorldNorth America 	Dominik Hasek
1999 	World 	Dominik HasekArturs Irbe
2000 	World 	Tommy Salo
2001 	World 	Sean BurkeEvgeni Nabokov
2002 	North America 	Dominik HasekPatrick Roy
2003 	Western Conference 	Patrick Roy
2004 	Eastern Conference 	Roberto Luongo
2007 	Western Conference 	Roberto Luongo
===Elimination Shootout===
The Elimination Shootout was held from 2008 to 2012. The purpose of the event is for individual scorers to try to score on a breakaway against an opposing goalie. Shooters who score stay alive in the contest while those failing to score are eliminated. The contest goes until all shooters are eliminated but one, with that shooter being the winner.
====Winners====
Season	Player
2008 	Dion Phaneuf
2009 	Shane Doan
2011 	Corey Perry
2012 	Steven Stamkos
===Elite Women's 3-on-3 Hockey===
The Elite Women's 3-on-3 Hockey was held in 2020, presented by Adidas and New Amsterdam Vodka. Twenty of the best women's players in the world competed in a 20-minute, 3-on-3 game, with ten American All-Stars facing off against ten Canadian All-Stars.
There was two 10-minute periods with a running clock (except last minute of regulation and penalty shots). Teams switch ends after one period of play. Penalties will be "served" with penalty shot being awarded to the player fouled. And in the event of a tie, there will be a 3-minute sudden death overtime with a running clock to determine the winner. If tied after overtime, a sudden death shootout will occur.
Rosters
Team Canada
Forwards: Meghan Agosta, Melodie Daoust, Rebecca Johnston, Sarah Nurse, Marie-Philip Poulin, Natalie Spooner and Blayre Turnbull.
Defensemen: Renata Fast and Laura Fortino. 
Goaltender: Ann-Renee Desbiens.
Coach: Jayna Hefford
Team USA 
Forwards: Anne Pankowski, Alex Carpenter, Kendall Coyne Schofield, Brianna Decker, Amanda Kessel, Hilary Knight, Jocelyne Lamoureux-Davidson. 
Defensemen: Kacey Bellamy and Lee Stecklein
Goaltender: Alex Rigsby Cavallini. 
Coach: Cammi Granato
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Score
2020 	Team Canada	2–1
===Four Line Challenge===
The Four Line Challenge was held in 2017. The purpose of this event is for four skaters from each team to earn points by scoring goals from each line on the ice.
*1st skater – two shots from near blue line. Goal in upper corners of the net = 1 point.
*2nd skater – two shots from center ice. Goal in lower corners = 1 point. Goal in upper corners = 3 points.
*3rd skater – two shots from far blue line. Goal in lower center corner ("five hole") = 1 point. Goal in upper corners = 5 points.
*4th skater – two shots from far goal line. Goal in "five hole" = 10 points. If goalie scores = 20 points.
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Score
2017 	Pacific Division	23 points
===Goaltenders competition===
The Goaltenders competition was held from 1990 to 2007. Points are awarded to the goalie allowing the fewest goals against in the Zone and Shootout/Breakaway Relay Events.
====Winners====
Season	Player 	Goals Against, Shots
1990 	Kirk McLean 	4, 27
1991 	Patrick Roy 	2, 25
1992 	Mike Richter 	2, 25
1993 	Jon Casey 	5, 40
1994 	John VanbiesbrouckPatrick Roy	4, 16
1996 	Dominik Hasek 	4, 16
1997 	John Vanbiesbrouck 	2, 16
1998 	Dominik Hasek 	3, 16
1999 	Arturs Irbe 	2, 16
2000 	Mike Richter 	2, 16
2001 	Sean Burke 	5, 15
2002 	Dominik HasekPatrick Roy 	1, 9
2003 	Patrick Roy 	1, 9
2004 	Roberto Luongo 	1, 12
2007 	Roberto Luongo 	0, 12
===NHL Shooting Stars===
The NHL Shooting Stars was held in 2020. It had players shooting from an elevated platform approximately 30 feet above the ice surface of the rink located in the seating bowl. Each Player shoots 7 pucks, scoring points for each target hit. (The arch target in center ice is 145 feet from the shooting platform). Players may hit the same target multiple times. In event of a tie, a sudden death "score-off" will occur.
====Winners====
Season	Player 	Points
2020 	Patrick Kane	22 (tied), won in OT
===NHL Shootout===
The NHL Shootout was held from 2015 to 2017. The purpose of this event is for individual shooters to try to score on a breakaway against an opposing goalie. It is similar to the past event, Elimination Shootout; however, the shooter is not eliminated. The contest continues for three 2-minute rounds as six skaters from each team per round get a chance to score on the opposing team's goalie, gathering enough points until time runs out. Goals scored with game pucks equal 1 point, while Discover shootout pucks equal 2 points.
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Score
2015 	Team Foligno 	6–5
2016 	Eastern Conference	17–4
2017 	Atlantic Division 	4–1
===Passing Challenge/Premier Passer===
The Passing Challenge made its debut in 2018, and was renamed Premier Passer in 2019. The purpose of this event is for skaters to earn points for their division by passing the puck to various targets, courses and nets in the fastest time possible. Note: Each skill must be completed before moving on to the next station.
*Target Passing: each player must complete four successful passes to the targets that randomly light up.
*Give and Go: each player must successfully complete the four required passes through the course.
*Mini Nets: each player must complete a pass into each of the four mini nets and the game net.
====Winners====
Year	Player 	Time
2018	Alex Pietrangelo	0:46.610
2019	Leon Draisaitl 	1:09.088
===Puck Control Relay===
The Puck Control Relay was held from 1990 to 2019. The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater over the course while also maintaining control of the puck through a series of pylons. There are two races; the first where each team has three skaters in a race against each other and the second for the best individuals of each conference. One goal awarded to the winning team of each competition.
This event returned in 2018. Skaters from each division earn points on their skills with puck handling in the fastest time possible. Note: each skill must be completed before moving on to the next station.
*Stick-handling: each skater must control the puck through a series of eight pucks.
*Cone Control: each skater with a puck must skate through a series of eight cones.
*Gates: as a skater approaches each gate, he must shoot the puck through the lit rung.
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Player 	Time
1990 	Campbell Conference	none 	
1991 	Campbell Conference	none 	
1992 	Campbell Conference	none 	
1993 	Wales Conference 	none 	
1994 	Eastern Conference 	Russ Courtnall 	
1996 	Western Conference 	Pierre Turgeon 	
1997 	Western Conference 	Geoff Sanderson 	
1998 	World 	Teemu Selanne 	
1999 	North America 	Paul Kariya 	
2000 	North America 	Paul Kariya 	
2001 	North America 	Paul Kariya 	
2002 	North America 	Paul Kariya 	
2003 	Western Conference 	Martin St. Louis	
2004 	Western Conference 	Rick Nash 	
2007 	Western Conference 	Rick Nash 	
2008 	Eastern Conference 	none 	
2018 	Pacific Division 	Johnny Gaudreau 	24.650 seconds
2019 	Pacific Division 	Johnny Gaudreau 	27.045 seconds
===Save Streak===
The Save Streak was held from 2018 to 2022. The purpose of this event is for goaltenders to earn points for their division by saving as many pucks as possible against an opposing division's shooter in NHL shootout fashion. The goaltender with the longest "save streak" and most saves wins the competition. Note: the winning goaltender receives $25,000.
*Each scoring attempt is officiated in accordance with NHL shootout rules and begins on the referee's whistle.
*Each goalie will face all players from an opposing division.
*Players from each division will shoot numerically with the division captain shooting last.
*If a goalie saves the divisional captain's shot, he will continue to face shooters until a goal is scored.
*If there is a tie for the longest "save streak", the winner will be determined by the total number of saves made in their round.
====Winners====
Season	Player 	Team 	Saves
2018 	Marc-Andre Fleury 	Vegas Golden Knights 	14
2019 	Henrik Lundqvist 	New York Rangers 	12
2020 	Jordan Binnington 	St Louis Blues 	10
2022 	Jack Campbell & Andrei Vasilevskiy	Toronto Maple Leafs & Tampa Bay Lightning	9
===Skills Challenge Relay===
The Skills Challenge Relay was held from 2011 to 2017. This event had the following relays:
* One timers – three shooters must each score 2 goals from various locations in the offensive zone
* Passing – one passer must complete a pass into six small nets
* Puck Control Relay – one skater with the puck skates through a series of cones
* Stick Handling – one skater controls the puck through a series of pucks
* Accuracy Shooting – one shooter must hit four targets
* Goalie Goals - one goalie must score 2 goals
 
Two groups of each team participate: one-timers having left-hand shooters in one group and right-hand shooters in another.
====Winners====
Season	Team 	Time
2011 	Team Lidstrom 	2:18.000
2012 	Team Alfredsson 	2:08.776
2015 	Team Foligno 	1:37.979
2016 	Western Conference 	1:27.687
2017 	Metropolitan Division	1:29.700
==Skills Conference winner==
In 2009, there was no score kept.
In 2016, the winning conference was given the choice of whether to play the first or second mini-game in the All-Star Game the next day. In 2017, the winning division was given the choice of which opponent to play first in the All-Star Game.
In 2018, even though there were four divisions, the competition focused on individual player and no score was kept.
Season	Team
1990 	Campbell Conference
1991 	Wales Conference
1992 	Wales Conference
1993 	Campbell Conference
1994 	Western Conference
1996 	Western Conference
1997 	Eastern Conference
1998 	World
1999 	World
2000 	World
2001 	North America
2002 	World
2003 	Western Conference
2004 	Eastern Conference
2007 	Eastern Conference
2008 	Eastern Conference
2009 	None
2011 	Team Staal
2012 	Team Alfredsson
2015 	Team Foligno
2016 	Eastern Conference
2017 	Atlantic Division
2018 	None
==References==
==External links==
*The National Hockey League (NHL) All Star Game Superskills Competition
*Results – 2008 SuperSkills Competition
*Bruins' Chara breaks hardest shot mark
* 1990–2009 Results
SuperSkills Competition