The 2017 AIHL All-Star Weekend got underway today with the Skills Competition being held at the O’Brien Group Arena. The Melbourne Mustangs claimed three of the seven competitions with Jamie Bourke, Patrick O’Kane and Matt Beattie all claiming one each. The Melbourne Ice claimed two with Joey Hughes picking up both, the Adelaide Adrenaline won one competition through Josef Rezek and the Sydney Ice Dogs picked up one with Damien Ketlo. The All-Star Weekend continues tomorrow with the All-Star Game.
For more information on the Weekend see the league website and for more on the skills competition see the article on theAIHL.com.
- Air Canada Fastest Skater: Patrick O’Kane (Melbourne Mustangs) – 11 seconds
- APA Group Breakaway Challenge: Joey Hughes (Melbourne Ice)
- Shooting Accuracy: Jamie Bourke (Melbourne Mustangs) – 9.3 seconds
- Rifle Media Stickhandling: Joseph Hughes (Melbourne Ice)
- Skaters Network Hardest Shot: Matt Beattie (Melbourne Mustangs) – 146 km/h
- Ryzer Elimination Shootout: Josef Rezek (Adelaide Adrenaline)
- Goaltender Race: Damien Ketlo (Sydney Ice Dogs)
Last updated 6 June 2017
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