AHL All-Star Skills Competition

Accord · 02-13-2005, 08:15 PM

It's on right now.

Plekanec just won the fastest skater competition.

SergeiKost99 · 02-13-2005, 08:20 PM

actually it finished about 1/2 hour ago

Evil Speaker · 02-13-2005, 08:28 PM

What a shot by Koivu!

Accord · 02-13-2005, 08:51 PM

Rene Bourque with 99.8mph in the hardest shot competition.

Accord · 02-13-2005, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by HabsFanFromPEI

actually it finished about 1/2 hour ago

I guess they're showing it on tape delay here.

Accord · 02-13-2005, 09:05 PM

Andy Hilbert went 4-4 in the accuracy competition setting a new AHL record and won it.

FLYLine24* · 02-13-2005, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuomo#1

What a shot by Koivu!

It was alright. Nothing that great.

neelynugs · 02-13-2005, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tuomo#1

What a shot by Koivu!

very nice- under the bar on the backhand

leafaholix* · 02-13-2005, 09:20 PM

Kyle Wellwood as fast as Tony Salmelainen... NO WAY!

14.776 to 14.762.

Now, how slllllllooooowwwwwwww is Wellwood?

Thornton97 · 02-13-2005, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FLYLine4LIFE

It was alright. Nothing that great.

Did you watch the same backhand shot I did? It was certainly a nice goal . . . .

In any case, Cammaleri's goal on Miller was a show--glad he made it for us Manchester fans

Juicer · 02-13-2005, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl O'Steen

Kyle Wellwood as fast as Tony Salmelainen... NO WAY!

14.776 to 14.762.

Now, how slllllllooooowwwwwwww is Wellwood?

Well, Salmelainen lost his balance around the second turn and still beat him, so obviously there is a big gap.

Juicer · 02-13-2005, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Thornton97

Did you watch the same backhand shot I did? It was certainly a nice goal . . . .

In any case, Cammaleri's goal on Miller was a show--glad he made it for us Manchester fans

What a great move, he might have the best hands in the AHL outside of Spezza.

mazmin · 02-13-2005, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Accord

Rene Bourque with 99.8mph in the hardest shot competition.

So was that the winner?

Accord · 02-13-2005, 09:33 PM

Cammaleri's goal was a jaw dropper.

leafaholix* · 02-13-2005, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Juicer

Well, Salmelainen lost his balance around the second turn and still beat him, so obviously there is a big gap.

Excuses.

Looksy here at last years NHL superskills numbers...

Alex Tanguay (winner of the West): 14.773
Pavel Datsyuk: 14.842

And Peter Bondra won the 1999 Superskills NHL competition with a 14.460 lap, so clearly Kyle Wellwood's not as slow as some of you say he is.

NWT Habs Fan · 02-13-2005, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mazmin

So was that the winner?

yes

ratsgirl · 02-13-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mazmin

So was that the winner?

yup.

here's the scorecard for all the different categories:
http://www.theahl.com/AHL/News/2005/02/13/929874.html

Leaf Army · 02-13-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Juicer

Well, Salmelainen lost his balance around the second turn and still beat him, so obviously there is a big gap.

Add that to the brilliant guy in the other thread who's trying to tell me that the clock malfunctioned and there must be a reallly big gap.

Sure whatever. :lol

Accord · 02-13-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by mazmin

So was that the winner?

Yes.

BuppY · 02-13-2005, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Juicer

What a great move, he might have the best hands in the AHL outside of Spezza.

I think Wellwood has great hands along with those 2.

NWT Habs Fan · 02-13-2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Carl O'Steen

Excuses.

Looksy here at last years NHL superskills numbers...

Alex Tanguay (winner of the West): 14.773
Pavel Datsyuk: 14.842

And Peter Bondra won the 1999 Superskills NHL competition with a 14.460 lap, so clearly Kyle Wellwood's not as slow as some of you say he is.

Plekanec's 14.196 lap is a very fast lap then.

Leaf Army · 02-13-2005, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NWT Habs Fan

Plekanec's 14.196 lap is a very fast lap then.

Yeah he was faster than I was expecting him to be. He's a good skater.

Juicer · 02-13-2005, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Leaf Army

Add that to the brilliant guy in the other thread who's trying to tell me that the clock malfunctioned and there must be a reallly big gap.

Sure whatever. :lol

I missed the "clock malfunctioned" thread, so I missed your point. But I would like to hear it, since according to whatever theory you feel it feeds, it would make a near slip irrelevant in a skaters time.

Sly Winkle · 02-13-2005, 09:45 PM

Salmelainen was flying. Everyone was cheering while he was skating, it seemed as though he might beat Pleks. But yeah, he lost a bit on the last turn.

As for Wellwood, he looked like a slug. I was really expecting 15 something but 14.7 showed up.

richardn · 02-13-2005, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Steadfast

Salmelainen was flying. Everyone was cheering while he was skating, it seemed as though he might beat Pleks. But yeah, he lost a bit on the last turn.

As for Wellwood, he looked like a slug. I was really expecting 15 something but 14.7 showed up.

Thats where everyone goes wrong when they say Wellwood has no speed. I have seen him play quite a bit live and lots on tv. When you watch him live you can see that his speed is very deceptive. He is one of those guys that don't look like they are going super fast because of his style in his skating stride. But the clock does not lie, Wellwood is faster then most whether any one wants to admit it or not.