NHL All-Star booed for lack of effort during skills competition: ‘Not a good look’
Nikita Kucherov looked like he wanted to play somewhere other than Friday night’s NHL All-Star Skills Contest. The Tampa Bay Lightning forward was one of 12 All-Stars in attendance at the event, but it was clear the other 11 cared a little more than Kucherov. Kucherov was the first choice for the match, which took […]
Connor McDavid wins NHL Skills Competition he helped design
TORONTO — Of course, Connor McDavid won the All-Star Skills Competition. He helped design it. McDavid had a dominant performance Friday night at Scotiabank Arena, winning four of the eight challenges and clocking an incredible time of 40.606 seconds on the final obstacle course, earning him $1 million in prize money. I got a dollar. […]
Nikita Kucherov booed for subpar effort in NHL Skills Competition
The NHL’s redesigned All-Star Skills Competition brings $1 million in prize money and new excitement to one of the league’s marquee events of the year. But you wouldn’t know that from watching Nikita Kucherov. The rebranded event had just 12 contestants, but the Lightning superstar was eliminated after just six mini-games. Kucherov, 30, finished in […]