Ottawa Senators Skills Competiton Results/Photos

The snowstorm didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the more than 10,000 fans who got to see some of the lighter side of the Ottawa Senators as the club hosted its annual Skills Competition Wednesday night.

It was a fun night for the players as well, judging by the laid back atmoshpere and jokes that were flying whenever they were interviewed.  Here is a montage of some moments from the event.

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Former Ottawa 67’s goalie Jacob Blair took the place of Craig Anderson for the event, after Anderson was taken out of Monday’s game after taking a Shea Weber shot in the collarbone area and then colliding with teammate Milan Micalek later in the game.

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As the players were introduced, you have to wonder if this is the Senators #1 line next season?  Ales Hemsky – Jason Spezza – Mika Zibanejad

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Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris do a little trash talking before going head to head in the individual event puck control relay…

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…won by Karlsson

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Mike Hoffman was the fastest skater at the recent AHL All-Star Skills competition, and he was fast Wednesday…

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…but finished second to Milan Michalek.

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Spezza topped 100MPH with a blast of 102…

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But Zibanejad stole the show with a team record 106.0MPH

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The proof for all to see.

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Newcomer Ales Hemsky set the early pace going 4 for 5 in accuracy shooting….

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…Only to be matched by Bobby Ryan, who then went on to win it in sudden death.

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One of the funniest moments was the young reporter asking Erik Karlsson “what did you end up doing with your Silver Medal?”

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Spezza’s Team White was crowned the Winning team, but the real winners were the Sens Foundation and Rink of Dreams projects as $50,000 was raised for charity on the night.