Commentary on 2015 NHL All Star Skills Competition

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Fastest Skater Competition

Maybe the lack of hair on Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel’s head streamlines him. Mandatory Credit: Russell LaBounty-USA TODAY Sports

Pairs of players started at center ice, skated down to one end, around markers, up the entire length of the ice, around more markers and back to start.

Results: Team Foligno swept the series with the following winners:

Phil Kessel over Tyler Seguin
Jonathan Drouin over Mike Hoffman
Jiri Sekac over Aaron Eckblad (who was wearing a helmet with a camera)
Zemgus Girgensons (camera) over Vladimir Tarasenko

Comments: I didn’t realize Kessel was so fast — he’s not very aerodynamic! Oh, and at one point the players were going 25 miles per hour!

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