The NHL is unveiling a new skills competition event at the 2020 All-Star Weekend that will feature players shooting pucks from up in the stands into targets on the ice, sources told ESPN's Greg Wyshynski.
Eight players will stand in a section of the Enterprise Center in St. Louis above the lower bowl seats and fire pucks down to circular targets positioned on the ice. The targets will vary in point values based on the difficulty of the shot.
"It's hockey meets Topgolf," the source said, referring to the popular driving range.
Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin took part in something similar in 2019 at an empty PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh.
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To ensure the safety of the fans below, the protective netting will be "reconfigured" and stretched above the section where the players are shooting from. It will be the final event of the evening on Jan. 24.
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