Canucks’ Hughes, Miller voted into Skills Competition

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes and forward J.T. Miller were the final two participants voted into the NHL All-Star Skills Competition, the league announced Saturday.

Hughes and Miller join 10 previously selected participants that will compete for the $1-million prize on Feb. 2. Here are all 12 players involved in the skills portion of All-Star Weekend:

Player Position Team
David Pastrnak Forward Boston Bruins
Nathan MacKinnon F Colorado Avalanche
Cale Makar Defenseman Avalanche
Leon Draisaitl F Edmonton Oilers
Connor McDavid F Oilers
Jack Hughes F New Jersey Devils
Nikita Kucherov F Tampa Bay Lightning
Auston Matthews F Toronto Maple Leafs
William Nylander F Maple Leafs
Elias Pettersson F Vancouver Canucks
J.T. Miller F Canucks
Quinn Hughes D Canucks

Now that Hughes and Miller were voted in, the Vancouver Canucks lead the way with three participants.

Each player will compete in four of the first six events: Fastest skater, hardest shot, stick handling, one-timers, passing challenge, and accuracy shooting.

From there, the top eight point-earners advance to the seventh round, where players will choose which goaltender to shoot against in a shootout.

The final round features the top six point-earners in an obstacle course, where points will be doubled. The player with the most points after all eight rounds wins the $1-million prize.

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