1997 NHL All-Star Skills Competition (All-Star Friday) - Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference

The NHL's brightest stars face off against each other in the annual Skills Competition as part of the league's All-Star weekend in San Jose. Includes full introductions of all of the players competing in both the NHL All-Star Game and NHL All-Star Skills Competition. EVENTS AND PARTICIPANTS: PUCK CONTROL (begins at 19:12) Relay Race participants: Western Conference: Paul Kariya (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) Teemu Selanne (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) Sandis Ozolinsh (Colorado Avalanche) vs. Eastern Conference: Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) Brian Leetch (New York Rangers) Solo race participants: Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) vs. Geoff Sanderson (Hartford Whalers) FASTEST SKATER (begins at 24:44) Oleg Tverdovsky (Phoenix Coyotes) vs. Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators) Pavel Bure (Vancouver Canucks) vs. Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) Tony Amonte (Chicago Blackhawks) vs. Geoff Sanderson (Hartford Whalers) HARDEST SHOT (begins at 30:08) Scott Stevens (New Jersey Devils) Tony Amonte (Chicago Blackhawks) Peter Bondra (Washington Capitals) Al MacInnis (St. Louis Blues) Geoff Sanderson (Hartford Whalers) Chris Chelios (Chicago Blackhawks) John LeClair (Philadelphia Flyers) Jason Arnott (Edmonton Oilers) RAPID FIRE (begins at 40:52) Andy Moog (Dallas Stars) - facing John LeClair & Dino Ciccarelli Dominik Hasek (Buffalo Sabres) - facing Brett Hull & Dmitri Khristich Guy Hebert (Anaheim Mighty Ducks) - facing Eric Lindros & Robert Svehla Martin Brodeur (New Jersey Devils) - facing Theo Fleury & Oleg Tverdovsky Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) - facing Daniel Alfredsson & Kevin Hatcher John Vanbiesbrouck (Florida Panthers) - facing Mats Sundin & Derian Hatcher ACCURACY SHOOTING (begins at 48:28) Mark Recchi (Montreal Canadiens) Steve Yzerman (Detroit Red Wings) Dale Hawerchuk (Philadelphia Flyers) Owen Nolan (San Jose Sharks) Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) Brendan Shanahan (Detroit Red Wings) Mark Messier (New York Rangers) Tony Granato (San Jose Sharks) POWER PLAY (begins at 57:49) Competition originally took place on January 17, 1997 and broadcast nationally on ESPN, featuring commentary by Gary Thorne, Barry Melrose, Darren Pang and Bill Clement.