Nelson wins Accuracy Shooting at NHL All Stars Skills Competition
Feb 4, 2023 - 3:54 AMHey, an Islander won an event at the All Star Skills competition!
First time All Star Brock Nelson took the Accuracy Shooting competition, beating Islanders teammate Calgary’s Nazim Kadri in the finals. Nelson went 4-5 in the final round in an impressive showing.
YOUR 2023 ACCURACY SHOOTING WINNER. #LGI | @Enterprise pic.twitter.com/OGmVuCGTYW
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
Nelson got to the final by beating Rangers winger Artemi Panarin in the semis. In the first round, Nelson hit the four targets in five shots and in the second fastest time of 12.126 seconds. Connor McDavid went four-for-four and looked to be the early favorite in the event (as if he wasn’t already). But McDavid lost to Kadri by a fraction of the second in the semis in an upset.
"It was cool! Some nerves, and some excitement going into it. That was a good time. It was fun."
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
More from Nelson following his accuracy competition win ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/F7GDoTsnDo
The accuracy shooting is a classic All Star Skills event and it’s cool to see an Islander win it. To be blunt, the 2023 NHL All Star Skills Competition was equal parts bizarre and boring, with three bloated hours of commercials, sad carnival gimmicks, robotic hockey players giving lame interviews and, most egregiously of all, golf. What should be a fast, fun frolic for hockey fanatics was anything but.
Nelson sure looked like he was having fun at his first All Star weekend, chilling with teammates Ilya Sorokin and Bo Horvat and having his son on the ice to share the experience.
Checking in from the East locker room. pic.twitter.com/blgDQ0NzkT
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 3, 2023
Buds. pic.twitter.com/cwhpyofSj9
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
Brock Nelson:
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
- Dad
- All star
In that order. pic.twitter.com/0YcFgOxnbj
#Isles Brock Nelson on winning Accuracy Shooting:
— Andrew Gross (@AGrossNewsday) February 4, 2023
"Some nerves. Some excitement going into it, not really knowing what to expect. It was a good time."
But Nelson was really jazzed about having 5-year-old son Beckett on hand tonight, mingling with the All-Stars.
And here’s Bo Horvat with his son Gunnar.
#IslesNation… Meet little Horvat. pic.twitter.com/03Kkyw8xB5
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 4, 2023
Horvat did some passing in the Accuracy Shooting but otherwise didn’t take part in any events. Sorokin was teamed with his friend Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin in the new Tendy Tandem event. I’d love to explain it to you but I have no idea what was going on. All I know is they didn’t win.
This competition sounds more interesting than the actual event:
Igor Shesterkin said he didn’t shoot the puck in the Tendy Tandem skills competition because he lost a game of rock, paper, scissors against Ilya Sorokin, who went 0-for-5 in the event. @NYRangers @NYIslanders #GoalieGoals
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) February 4, 2023
Great job, Brock. Congrats. Hope the guys all enjoy Saturday’s All Star Game, airing at 3 pm ET on ABC. And remember: DON’T GET HURT.
Be the first!
Related News
- Islanders 5, Hurricanes 4: Isles head into the break with a big win Dec 23
- Islanders Gameday News + Hurricanes Thread: Two points for Christmas? Dec 23
- Weird Islanders: The Podcast! - Cliff Ronning (with guest Travis Flynn, aka North Dakota Red Eagle) Dec 22
- Islanders News: Practice day in Raleigh Dec 22
- Islanders News: It was a point Dec 21
- Capitals 3, Islanders 2 (OT): Isles rally but fall short in overtime Dec 20
- Islanders at Capitals: Oliver draws back in [Game #32 thread] Dec 20
- Islanders Back-to-Back News: Held the lead against the Oilers, now in DC Dec 20
- Islanders 3, Oilers 1: Special teams and Sorokin carry Isles to victory Dec 19
- Islanders vs. Oilers: When blues and oranges meet [Game #31 thread] Dec 19
- Islanders Gameday News: Fresh oil in town Dec 19
- Islanders Anxiety - Episode 268 - So Many More Dimensions Dec 18