Chirps from Center Ice

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So it’s the first All-Star Classic that I have not been to since Binghamton, but I was able to watch on TV.

If by chance you were planning on watching on tape delay, come back and read this after.

The last competition of the night was the “Breakaway Relay” which is basically a shootout. One skater on one goalie.

St. John’s Captain and AHL All-Stars Captain Jason Jaffray was the final shooter for his team needing a goal to tie it. He did. It was 17-17 after regulation.

The shootout required, a shootout!

Jaffray scored in Round Three of Sudden Death, and the AHL All-Stars defeated Färjestad BK tonight by a score of 18-17.

Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins All-Star Brian Gibbons was featured in two events, fastest skater and in Breakaway Relay. Gibbons recorded the second quickest time for the AHL All-Stars with a time of 14.350 seconds. Binghamton’s Mike Hoffman won the Event with a time of 13.990. Hoffman slid at the line which caused a clock malfunction.

I’m always a fan of hardest shot. Well, Magnus Nygren from Färjestad BK recorded a shot of 104.6 mph, an AHL All-Star Skills Competition record. Best for the AHL was Rochester’s Brayden McNabb with a shot of 102.6 mph.

A couple takeaways. I’m glad Colton Sceviour plays in the Western Conference for the Texas Stars. Sceviour had some absolute snipes in the Rapid Fire Event…..Färjestad has a kid on their team. No really. A kid. He is 16 years old and his name is Oliver Kylington. He was very impressive for someone who would be a sophomore in high school playing with men, some twice his age or more…..Goal of the Night belongs to Charles Bertrand from Färjestad in the Breakaway Relay; a between the legs, back out and backhander top shelf goal on Chicago’s Jake Allen.

Here’s the SendToNews highlight package. Some other highlights and such. Bertrand’s sickening goal comes circa 1:06 of the package.

Let’s see if I am doing this right:

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Translated, if Google Translate did it right is, “Bring it On!”

Probably not, but, it’s the sprit of the Competition I suppose.

I’ll have an update tomorrow night after the All-Star Classic.

Let’s Go AHL!!!