Pettersson won the hardest shot event with a blast off the lanky centre’s stick that registered 103.2 miles per hour.
Away from the rink, Sidney Crosby took a plunge and Nick Suzuki registered his first birdie of the year.Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion delivered straight to your inbox at 7 a.m., Monday to Friday.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.
Crosby, meanwhile, took a dip in the NHL’s first-ever “Splash Shot” that saw players attempt to hit surf board targets on a beach in nearby Fort Lauderdale thanks to Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen.Article content Crosby and Ovechkin also conspired to take the breakaway challenge with a little help from the latter’s four-year-old son Sergei, who slid the puck past Hall of Fame goaltender and Florida Panthers great Roberto Luongo.Article content“Nice to have his son be a part of it,” said Crosby, before adding of his retired Canadian Olympic teammate: “And have Lu out there too. Nice to see him out there.
“Special moment,” Ovechkin said. “Fans love it. We both love it. I think it’s great for the game. It’s great for both of us.Suzuki won the inaugural “Pitch ‘n Puck” event on a golf course in another tape-delayed event where players fired pucks with hockey sticks to the green before putting a golf ball into the hole.
Carolina Hurricanes winger Andrei Svechnikov won the fastest skater over Los Angeles Kings forward Kevin Fiala with a time of 13.699 in his first all-star appearance.“He would definitely beat me,” Svechnikov said of the three-time winner.
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