History will be made in Penticton this weekend when more than a dozen of the B.C. Hockey LeagueB次元官网网址檚 brightest stars go toe-to-toe in the sportB次元官网网址檚 most competitive skill drills.
The BCHL Skills Competition comes to PentictonB次元官网网址檚 new outdoor rink at 1 p.m. this Saturday, Jan. 21, as part of the leagueB次元官网网址檚 60th-anniversary all-star game celebration.
Never in the BCHLB次元官网网址檚 history has such an event been played at an outdoor facility, according to deputy commissioner Steven Cocker.
Two players from each of the Coastal and Interior conferences will participate in four different drills, including Penticton Vees forwards Josh and Bradly Nadeau, who rank No. 1 and 2 in league scoring during the 2022-2023 season.
Only select players will compete in each of the fastest skater, hardest shot, accuracy shooting and agility/passing drills, with all participants scheduled to appear in the breakaway-relay challenge at the end of the event.
The BCHL announced the competitionB次元官网网址檚 full lineup:
Fastest skater
B次元官网网址� Mateo Dixon (Coquitlam Express)
B次元官网网址� Brady Hunter (Trail Smoke Eaters)
B次元官网网址� Karter McNarland (Powell River Kings)
B次元官网网址� Jaiden Moriello (West Kelowna Warriors)
Agility/Passing
B次元官网网址� Jake Bongo (Surrey Eagles)
B次元官网网址� Ethan Bono (Alberni Valley Bulldogs)
B次元官网网址� Nathan Mackie (Salmon Arm Silverbacks)
B次元官网网址� Cade Littler (Wenatchee Wild)
Accuracy Shooting
B次元官网网址� Mirko Buttazzoni (Coquitlam Express)
B次元官网网址� Kai Daniells (Nanaimo Clippers)
B次元官网网址� Josh Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
B次元官网网址� Jack Silich (Cranbrook Bucks)
Hardest Shot
B次元官网网址� John Herrington (Prince George Spruce Kings)
B次元官网网址� Bradly Nadeau (Penticton Vees)
B次元官网网址� Olivier Picard (Victoria Grizzlies)
B次元官网网址� Garrett Valk (Langley Rivermen)
The outdoor rink also hosts the BCHLB次元官网网址檚 alumni game at 2:30 p.m. and three-on-three all-star tournament starting at 4 p.m. this Saturday.
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