The Detroit Red Wings forward not only won the title of fastest skater at this event but also set the record for the fastest lap around a full rink. He whizzed by in 13.172 seconds, topping the record of 13.386 seconds set in 1996 by Mike Gartner.
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Red Wings fans, this kid may be the start of something special in Hockeytown.
Larkin stumbled during the run and he still topped Gartner’s mark.
The event that brought out the All-Stars creativity was the breakaway challenge.
MODERN ATHLETE: Washington coach Barry Trotz has been paying attention to all the different opinions on Cam Newton’s celebrations with the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, so count him among those who has no problem with a player showing some personality. He has got the best of Brent Burns, who was assisted by his son and who donned a mask of the Star Wars character Chewbacca, and James Neal, who made the call to the country singer Dierks Bentley.
But the one that really got a reaction was when P. K. Subban was announced.
John Scott expects the National Hockey League to change the fan vote for the All-Star Game to keep someone like himself from ever being picked again.
When a reporter asked Larkin if he even knew of Gartner and his now-broken record, the 19-year-old laughed. Adding to the persona that is Jagr, Subban sported a falsified mullet taking all hockey fans back to the glory days in Jagr’s NHL career.
Players are introduced before the NHL All-Star skills competition Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016, in Nashville, Tenn.
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The Eastern Conference won the overall competition, 29-12, and selected to play in the first 20-minute, three-on-three game in Sunday’s tournament (Metropolitan vs. Atlantic) at 5 p.m., which will be followed by the Pacific-Central matchup at 6 p.m. The winners will meet in the 7 p.m. final.
