Tonight is the first evening of festivities in the NHL All-Star Weekend in San Jose. The Skills Competition begins at 8:00 Central time. There are six very sponsored and very trademarked events taking place:
- Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater™
- Gatorade NHL Puck Control™
- Ticketmaster NHL Save Streak™
- Honda NHL Accuracy Shooting™
The Blues’ one participant, Ryan O’Reilly, will be part of the Premier Passer event. From the NHL’s press release, here’s what it’s all about:
Eight players will compete in the Enterprise NHL Premier Passer™, which consists of three skills over one round, including (1) Breakout Pass, where each player is given 10 pucks to attempt to make a pass to three “players”; (2) Mini Nets, where each player must complete a pass over a barricade and into each of four mini nets; and (3) Target Passing, where each player must complete successful passes to all targets that randomly light up every three seconds.