Live Blog: Winnipeg Jets Skills Competition

9:10 pm:  Pictures, videos, interviews and results will be posted on site.

9:00 pm:  I head down to the Jets room.  Interviews with Scheifele, Trouba, Thorburn and Clitsome.

8:55 pm:  Winner were Team White.  Mark Scheifele accepts it on behalf of his team.

8:45 pm:  Relay.  Team White behind Ondrej Pavelec were the winner.

8:15 pm:  Hardest shot.  Unexpectedly Anthony Peluso won this event hittin 103.9.  Buff hit 100 a couple of times.

8:00 pm:  Relay is over.  Lots of fun and lots of interference.

7:42 pm:  Bryan Little dominates the shot accuracy competition going 4/5 in 12 seconds.  Next closest was Eric O’Dell at 4/6 in 15.8 seconds.

7:30 pm:  Despite a good effort from Blake Wheeler, Mark Scheifele pulls off the fastest time at 13.67.

7:15 pm:  Team Blue playing up the crowd and signing autographs.

7:05 pm:  Players are being introduced.

7:00 pm:  Voice of the Jets on TV and Radio Dennis Beyak and Brian Munz are on the ice and ready to host tonight’s Skills Competition.

6:30 pm:  Glass has been removed around the ice to give fans a better view of the events.

6:15 pm:  Slow up in the Press Box.  Just myself and Scott Billeck (Manitoba Hockey News) upstairs.  Fans slowly filtering into the building.

Here are the rosters:

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Next we list the event that will take place this evening.  Feel free to submit a guess as to who you think will perform best in each of these events.

EVENT #1 – FASTEST SKATER

* Player with fastest time wins five points for his team.

EVENT #2 – ACCURACY SHOOTING

* Fastest four target hits wins five points for his team.

EVENT #3 – PUCK CONTROL RELAY

* Winners of each heat get one point.

* Head to head winner gets three points.

EVENT #4 – HARDEST SHOT 

* Player with hardest shot wins five points for his team.

EVENT #5 – BREAKAWAY COMPETITION

* Every player participates.

* One point awarded for every goal and every save.

* Five points awarded to goalie with most saves.