Event 4: One-Timers
Competitors: Elias Pettersson, JT Miller, Nathan MacKinnon, Leon Draisaitl, Nikita Kucherov, Auston Matthews, Mathew Barzal, Davis Pastrnak

Assisted by a designated passer distributing pucks from various points across the offensive zone, each participant is allotted one minute to execute three one-timers from each of the three designated shot positions, totalling nine shots. To accommodate potential inaccurate passes (we assume not everyone is going to get Quinn Hughes passing to them), a maximum of five passes is allowed at each position for the three shot attempts. Points are awarded based on the shot’s placement within the net, with the corners earning three points, and top shelf shots gaining the highest score of four points.

As shown in the diagram below, a barrier will block off the bottom of the net.

Event 5: Stick-handling
Competitors: Quinn Hughes, Elias Pettersson, Connor McDavid, Nikita Kucherov, Leon Draisaitl, Nathan MacKinnon, David Pastrnak, Mathew Barzal, William Nylander

This event will be interesting, to say the least.

Each player must control the puck while skating through a series of 20 pucks, navigate a series of cones while skating forward and backward, and then show off a toe drag around a net-front barrier before taking a shot on goal. If a player loses control of the puck, he will have to return to the puck or cone that was missed. The clock will run until the player has put the puck in the net. The fastest player to complete this course wins.

Event 6: NHL Accuracy Shooting
Competitors: Quinn Hughes, JT Miller, Nikita Kucherov, Cale Makar, Connor McDavid, David Pastrnak, Nathan MacKinnon, William Nylander, Leon Draisaitl, Auston Matthews.

It’s a shame that Brock Boeser won’t get the chance to defend his accuracy shooting crown, but hopefully his teammates can go win this event for him. Unlike when Boeser competed in the competition, the foam targets in each corner of the net are back.

For this event, the clock runs and stops once the shooter has hit all four targets. The player to hit all four targets in the least amount of time wins the event.

Event 7: NHL One-On-One (Round 2 of Skills Competition)
Competitors: The top eight point-getters following the first six events will compete in this event.

In this event, each skater has one minute to score as many goals as possible. Pucks are placed at six designated positions, and the player cannot shoot before crossing the hashmarks. The puck is dead once it crosses the goal line (inside the net or outside), with no rebounds allowed. Goals scored with the first five pucks lined up are worth one point each; goals scored with pucks No. 6 and up are worth two points each. The player with the most points once the minute is up wins the event.

This event marks Thatcher Demko’s first event of the night, as eight goaltenders will suit up. Players choose which goalie to shoot against, and a player cannot end up shooting against his own team’s goaltender. The goalie with the most saves also wins $100,000, a nice incentive for the goalies to actually try.

Event 8: Obstacle Course (Final Round)
Competitors: The top six point getters from the first seven events will compete in the final round.

This event is a bit complicated, and is designed to test multiple skills. Here is Sportsnet’s explanation of the event:

“This eighth and final event is designed to test multiple skills in a timed environment. On the referee’s whistle, the player takes off from the centre-ice line with the puck, skating around the back of the net and approaching a series of 12 bridges in the neutral zone — six of which will light up green, indicating the player must guide the puck beneath them. The player will then encounter a pile of pucks and a trio of mini nets intended to test accuracy on the fly. Once the player scores in each of those three mini nets, there’s a cone course to navigate, puck on stick, back through the neutral zone before taking aim at a target in the net upon its conclusion. The clock stops once the player successfully hits the target with the puck. The player with the fastest time wins.”

So there you have it folks! One winner will take home the gold tonight, and the Canucks have more player representation in the competition than any other team, even the hosting Toronto Maple Leafs!

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