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2023 AHL All-Star Skills Competition: Events, participants, start time, and how to watch

If you, like just about every other person, had a hard time following the NHL skills competition on Friday, you may find the AHL’s much simpler approach to the talent showcase easier to digest. The minor-league events won’t have semifinals and finals, but go through seven events one at a time, with individual winners and points awarded for conference head-to-head scoring.

How to watch

Start time: 6:00 PM EST / 3:00 PM PST
Venue: Place Bell, Laval, Quebec
In Canada: TSN (English), RDS (French)
In the U.S.: NHL Network
Streaming: AHLtv (free), RDS Direct, TSN+

Events

Puck Control Relay

Two races feature a three-player relay through various obstacles, with the winning conference from each awarded a point in the overall scoring.