Wayne Simmonds makes his return to Los Angeles as an All-Star this weekend, and in addition to playing for the Metropolitan Division squad in Sunday afternoon’s three-on-three tournament against teams from the other three NHL divisions, Wayne will participate in three events at the All-Star Skills Competition.
Simmonds will represent the Flyers in the NHL Skills Challenge Relay, the NHL Four Line Challenge and the NHL Shootout events on Saturday night.
The Skills Challenge Relay is a timed relay event involving seven skaters and one goalie from each team, and it consists of four relays with five challenges each: (1) One Timers, with three shooters and one passer per team; (2) Passing, with one passer per team; (3) Puck Control, with one skater per team; (4) Stick-Handling, with one skater per team; and (5) Goalie Goals, with one goalie per team.