PHILADELPHIA — James van Riemsdyk was the big story at the Wells Fargo Center, stealing the show at the Flyers’ 2010 Skills Competition by blasting a 100-plus mile per hour shot during the hardest shot event. Aside from that, JVR beat Nikolay Zherdev in the puck control relay and was a key cog in the road to victory for Team Orange.
Over 11,000 fans — enough to fill the lower bowl — were on hand for the event, which absolutely flew by in just under an hour. The final score was 10-8 in favor of the Orange side. Team White had a chance to come out on top in the final round of the final event, the breakaway relay, after Michael Leighton shut out the final six attempts from the Orange side. Sergei Bobrovsky was up to the task for his side, though, shutting out the final six attempts from Team White to seal the deal.
Some other highlights:
– After falling on a turn during the one-on-one puck control relay, Nikolay Zherdev got up, picked up the puck and playfully shot it at van Riemsdyk, his competitor, as No. 21 crossed the finish line. Pretty hilarious.
– Andrej Meszaros‘ first goal in the breakaway relay was a dazzler — between the legs and everything. Hopefully we can get video of that at some point, because it was awesome.
– Claude Giroux didn’t score a goal in the breakaway shootout, only because he was trying out a few new moves. For the fans, right?
Full results, courtesy of the Flyers PR department, after the jump.
EVENT 1 – PUCK CONTROL RELAY
Relay Race
Team White (Giroux/Briere/Zherdev) defeated Team Orange (Leino/Nodl/van Riemsdyk)
One-on-One
James van Riemsdyk (Team Orange) defeated Nikolay Zherdev (Team White)
Orange 1 – White 1
EVENT 2 – FASTEST SKATER
Team Orange Team White
van Riemsdyk 14.118 Coburn 14.640
Bartulis 15.250 Powe 14.651
Nodl 14.096 Zherdev 14.607
Average 14.488 Average 14.632
Orange 3 – White 1
EVENT 3 – HARDEST SHOT
Team Orange Team White
Meszaros 98.6 Coburn 95.7
Carter 95.7 Hartnell 95.8
van Riemsdyk 101.5 Carcillo 94.0
Bartulis 95.0 Powe 90.9
Average 97.7 Average 94.1
Orange 5 – White 1
EVENT 4 – ACCURACY SHOOTING
Team Orange Team White
Timonen 4 for 7 Briere 4 for 6
Carter 3 for 8 Carle 4 for 6
Nodl 3 for 7 Hartnell 4 for 5
Total 10 for 22 Total 12 for 17
Orange 5 – White 3
EVENT 5 – POWER PLAY
Team Orange Team White
Round 1 Round 1
Timonen/van Riemsdyk/Leino – 0 goals Giroux/Briere/Zherdev – 2 goals
Round 2 Round 2
Nodl/Betts/Shelley – 1 goal Powe/Carcillo/Hartnell – 0 goals
Orange 6 – White 5
EVENT 6 – BREAKAWAY RELAY
Team Orange Team White
Round 1 Round 1
van Riemsdyk – 1 Giroux – 0
Leino – 0 Zherdev – 0
Shelley – 0 Coburn – 1
Round 2 Round 2
Meszaros – 2 Briere – 1
van Riemsdyk – 1 Carcillo – 1
Timonen – 0 Powe – 0
Round 3 Round 3
Nodl – 0 Hartnell – 0
Betts – 0 Carle – 0
Bartulis – 0 O’Donnell – 0
Final score: Team Orange 10, Team White 8
