Boone Jenner Left Out Of NHL Skills Events
The NHL has announced the participants in the 2023 NHL All-Star Skills Events in Toronto this weekend.
Below are the events and participants for each event. Missing from this list are several players, including Columbus Blue Jackets Captain Boone Jenner. Not shocking really.
1) Fastenal NHL Fastest Skater™
William Nylander, TOR
Quinn Hughes, VAN
Cale Makar, COL
Mathew Barzal, NYI
Connor McDavid, EDM
2) Tim Hortons NHL One Timers™
Elias Pettersson, VAN
Nathan MacKinnon, COL
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
Nikita Kucherov, TBL
J.T. Miller, VAN
Auston Matthews, TOR
Mathew Barzal, NYI
David Pastrnak, BOS
3) Scotiabank NHL Passing Challenge™
Nathan MacKinnon, COL
William Nylander, TOR
Cale Makar, COL
Mathew Barzal, NYI
J.T. Miller, VAN
Nikita Kucherov, TBL
Quinn Hughes, VAN
Connor McDavid, EDM
Elias Pettersson, VAN
Auston Matthews, TOR
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
4) Rogers NHL Hardest Shot™
Auston Matthews, TOR
Cale Makar, COL
David Pastrnak, BOS
J.T. Miller, VAN
Elias Pettersson, VAN
5) Upper Deck NHL Stick Handling™
Quinn Hughes, VAN
Connor McDavid, EDM
Elias Pettersson, VAN
Nikita Kucherov, TBL
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
Nathan MacKinnon, COL
David Pastrnak, BOS
Mathew Barzal, NYI
William Nylander, TOR
6) Cheetos NHL Accuracy Shooting™
Nikita Kucherov, TBL
Cale Makar, COL
Connor McDavid, EDM
Quinn Hughes, VAN
J.T. Miller, VAN
David Pastrnak, BOS
Nathan MacKinnon, COL
William Nylander, TOR
Leon Draisaitl, EDM
Auston Matthews, TOR
7) Honda / Hyundai NHL One-on-One™
Skaters: top eight point-earners from events 1-6 will participate, and choose the goalie they shoot against
Jeremy Swayman, BOS
Alexandar Georgiev, COL
Jake Oettinger, DAL
Sergei Bobrovsky, FLA
Cam Talbot, LAK
Igor Shesterkin, NYR
Thatcher Demko, VAN
Connor Hellebuyck, WPG
It's not surprising that the NHL would leave off guys like Boone Jenner. Jenner isn't the typical superstar, but it would be nice to see players like him showcased every now and then. Teams like Columbus and Arizona are rarely on National TV, and this would be the perfect time to show off players from your smaller market teams.
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