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Winnipeg Jets Skills Competition recap (with video)

If you weren’t able to make it down to Canada Life Centre last night to watch the Jets Skills Competition fear not as you can get fully caught up on all the events with the team having posted video clips.  This was the first time the team has hosted the event since the 2019-20 season. And this year they added former IC intern, current Bardown/TSN maverick and Winnipegger Jesse Pollock to the fold to participate.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

It was another event which allowed fans to connect with the players on this team in a more substantial and on a more personal level, one that has been lacking due to the last few years of covid protocols.

Photo Credit: Colby Spence (Illegal Curve)

We have more photos from the event on our Instagram which you can check out here.

Fastest Skater:

Accuracy:

Puck Control Relay:

Hardest Shot:

Breakaway Challenge:

With respect to the individual challenges the winners were:

Fastest Skater – Morgan Barron (13.43)
Accuracy –Adam Lowry (4/4 in 8.3 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Dylan Samberg (102.1)

If you’re curious as to how this compares to past Skills Competitions check that out below.

Past Skills Competition Results:

2019/20:

Fastest Skater – Nikolaj Ehlers (13.03)
Accuracy – Mathieu Perreault (4/4 in 7.8 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Luca Sbisa (99.4)

2018/19:

Fastest Skater – Nikolaj Ehlers (13.25)
Accuracy – Bryan Little goes (4/4 in 11.6 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Jacob Trouba (98.0)

2017/18:

Fastest Skater – Brendan Lemieux (13.45)
Accuracy – Blake Wheeler goes (4/4 in 8.4 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Dustin Byfuglien (98.3)

2016/17:

Fastest Skater – Nikolaj Ehlers (13.29 seconds)
Accuracy – Patrik Laine (4/4, 8.4 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Dustin Byfuglien (101.3 mph)

2015/16:

Fastest Skater – Paul Postma (14.16 seconds)
Accuracy – Mathieu Perreault (4/4, 9.5 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Ben Chiarot (107.7 mph)

2014/15:

Fastest Skater – Paul Postma (13.90 seconds)
Accuracy – Andrew Ladd (4/5, 10.0 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Ben Chiarot (103.0 mph)

2013/14:

Fastest Skater – Mark Scheifele (13.673 seconds)
Accuracy – Bryan Little (4/5, 12.0 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Anthony Peluso (103.9 mph)

2011/12:

Fastest Skater – Tim Stapleton & Evander Kane (14.06 seconds)
Accuracy – Kyle Wellwood (4/4, 9.38 seconds)
Hardest Shot – Dustin Byfuglien (104.0 mph)

David Minuk

Working hard on a daily basis to provide the latest Winnipeg Jets and Manitoba Moose news for our readers and listeners. I also appear on the Illegal Curve Hockey Show every Saturday on our YouTube channel as well as the Illegal Curve Post-Game Show after every single Jets game. And I occasionally jump in the play-by-play booth at Canada Life to provide colour analysis during Manitoba Moose games.

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