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The AIHL All-Stars are refining their moves and practicing for the 2016 AIHL All-Star Skills Competition on June 11 2016. They’re promising to be more skilful, more shocking, and more entertaining than ever before. The Thunder’s Robert Haselhurst claimed the All-Star Fastest Skater Competition last year in a brisk time of 12.87 seconds; who will take the title this season?
Read more about last years’ Shooting Accuracy Competition here and check out the 2015 All-Star Wrap-Up here:
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the contests for the 2016 AIHL All-Star Skills Competition - the rules, points awarded, and objectives.
Competition Rules & Regulations Decision Process
The referee shall make all necessary rulings regarding the skills competition events.
Prior to the competition the team coaches will determine which players are participating in which event and order of participation.
Tie situation - Captains participate in a shootout if the competition ends in a tie. Captains chose their goalie.
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Participants
Five players from each team compete.
Points
Six points available.
Winner of each heat scores one point.
One point awarded to overall winner.
Procedure / Rules
The contest consists of five races, (two players skating at one time) plus one final match race featuring the fastest skater from each team.
One skater from each team is positioned side by side on the start line, both skaters race towards the same end zone, both turn outward, skate to the opposite end zone, turn back and skate past centre ice to the finish line.
The winner of each match is the skater with the fastest time as recorded by the timing devices.
In case of a clock malfunction, the official time will be recorded by the referee's stop watch.
The player from each team with the fastest time will meet in the final match to determine the AIHL's Fastest Skater.
Tie Situation
If a preliminary race ends in a tie, each of the teams will be awarded one point. If the final is tied, skaters race again.
→ Check out the NHL’s 2015 Fastest Skater Competition to see what you’re in for: