SB Nation Tampa Bay - 2012 NHL All-Star Game: Steven Stamkos Dominates Skills Competition, Adds An Assist In Gamehttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49019/tb-fave.png2012-01-29T19:29:13-05:00http://tampabay.sbnation.com/rss/stream/25121392012-01-29T19:29:13-05:002012-01-29T19:29:13-05:002012 NHL All-Star Game: Steven Stamkos Fails To Score, But Adds An Assist For Team Alfredsson
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<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos had an impressive weekend in Ottawa, lighting up the NHL Skills Competition and then playing a crucial role for Team Alfredsson in Sunday afternoon's game. The NHL's leading goal scorer failed to get in on the scoring action, however, as Team Chara went on to a 12-9 win over Team Alfredsson. Stamkos saw just over 13 minutes of ice time, and added a point with a secondary assist on a Jason Pominville goal in the second period.</p>
<p>In the first, he was granted a penalty shot after Dion Phaneuf tripped him on a breakaway chance. Stamkos went to the ground but still managed to control the puck and get a shot on Jimmy Howard. On the penalty shot, Stamkos tried to duplicate the success of the spin move he put on Carey Price during Saturday night's elimination shootout. This time he kept the puck on his backhand instead of pulling it through to the forehand. Howard was there to stuff the shot and keep Stamkos off the board.</p>
<p>Despite the scoreless night, the Lightning's All-Star represented the organization well all weekend. Marian Gaborik of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.blueshirtbanter.com/">New York Rangers</a> and Team Chara was named MVP.</p>
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https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/29/2757046/2012-nhl-all-star-game-steven-stamkos-tampa-bay-lightningBrendan Porath2012-01-29T15:27:26-05:002012-01-29T15:27:26-05:00NHL All Star Game 2012: Steven Stamkos Will Play With Claude Giroux, Logan Couture For Team Alfredsson
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<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning's Steven Stamkos has had quite the weekend so far in Ottawa. The NHL's leading goal scorer was selected in the seventh round of the fantasy draft on Thursday night by Daniel Alfredsson. Stamkos then led Team Alfredsson to a convincing Skills Competition victory on Saturday night, as he was the last man standing in the elimination shootout challenge. On Sunday, the All-Star Game finally arrives and Stamkos will look to continue his show in front of the entire league.</p>
<p>It was announced that he will start on a line with the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.fearthefin.com/">San Jose Sharks</a>' Logan Couture and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.broadstreethockey.com/">Philadelphia Flyers</a>' Claude Giroux.</p>
<p>Via <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/TBLightning/status/163716731972489216" target="_blank">@TBLightning</a>:</p>
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<p>Stamkos will begin the <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523NHLAllStar">#NHLAllStar</a> Game on a line with Claude Giroux & Logan Couture. Tune in to @<a href="https://twitter.com/nbcsports/cbc" class=" list-slug">NBCSports/CBC</a> at 4 pm to catch the action!</p>
— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) <a data-datetime="2012-01-29T20:14:45+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/TBLightning/status/163716731972489216">January 29, 2012</a>
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<p>While Stamkos leads the league in goals, Giroux is second only to Evgeni Malkin in points and among the league's top five assist men. The Lightning star should have plenty of opportunities to continue the show on Sunday in what is typically an offensively explosive game.</p>
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https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/29/2756659/nhl-all-star-game-2012-steven-stamkos-tampa-bay-lightningBrendan Porath2012-01-29T10:37:07-05:002012-01-29T10:37:07-05:002012 NHL All-Star Game: TV Schedule, Announcers And More
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<p>The 2012 NHL All-Star Game will take place Sunday in Ottawa, pitting teams chosen by captains Zdeno Chara and <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/1/26/2736291/2012-nhl-all-star-draft-captains-will-select-their-teams-on-thursday"><b>Daniel Alfredsson</b></a> against one another in the 59th edition of the league's all-star showcase.</p>
<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning will be represented by star <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="#">Steven Stamkos</a>, who is the only NHL player currently on pace to score over 50 goals this season. Stamkos was chose in the seventh round of the All-Star draft by Team Alfredsson.</p>
<p>Defenseman Brian Campbell is the lone representative of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a> in the game. Campbell will play for Team Chara.</p>
<p>Here is all you need to know about today's game:</p>
<p><b>Game time/date</b>: 4:00 p.m. ET, Sunday, January 29, 2012</p>
<p><b>Location</b>: Scotiabank Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada</p>
<p><b>TV Schedule: </b>NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus). Mike "Doc" Emrick and Eddie Olczyk will be in the booth, with Pierre McGuire positioned "inside-the-glass" and <span><b>Jeremy Roenick</b></span>conducting player interviews.</p>
<p><b>Rosters: </b>Full <a href="http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=76666"><b>Team Chara and Team Alfredsson</b></a> Rosters</p>
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https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/29/2756149/nhl-all-star-game-2012-tv-scheduleT.J. Doyle2012-01-28T11:26:38-05:002012-01-28T11:26:38-05:002012 NHL All-Star Skills Competition: Florida's Brian Campbell To Take Part In Two Events
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<p>Now that the rosters have been chosen by captains Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson, the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend can begin in earnest on the ice with Saturday's Skills Competition. The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a>' lone all-star, defenseman Brian Campbell, was selected by Team Chara and will participate in two events Saturday evening, Fastest Skater and Accuracy Shooting. <b>Fastest Skater </b>is just as you might imagine, a competition to see who is the quickest skater on the ice. Campbell's teammates and competition in that event:</p>
<p><i>Team Alfredsson:</i> Kris Letang (backwards), Jonathan Quick (goalie), <span>Carl Hagelin</span> (rookie), Keith Yandle, Erik Karlsson</p>
<p><i>Team Chara:</i> Jimmy Howard (goalie), <span>Colin Greening</span> (rookie), Phil Kessel, Marian Hossa</p>
<p>In the <b>Accuracy Shooting</b> event, four foam targets are placed in the four corners of the goal, and players try to hit each target in the fastest time possible. The participants:</p>
<p><i>Team Alfredsson:</i> <span>Matt Read</span> (rookie), Jason Spezza, Steven Stamkos, Daniel Sedin. Passing to that quartet will be Alexander Edler, Dan Girardi, Claude Giroux and Henrik Sedin</p>
<p><i>Team Chara:</i> <span>Cody Hodgson</span> (rookie), Tyler Seguin, Jamie Benn, Marian Hossa. Passing to that quarter will be Phil Kessel, Ryan Suter, Jordan Eberle.</p>
<p>A quick rundown of the other events:</p>
<p><b>Breakaway Challenge:</b> A goalie and three shooters from each team participate, as players attempt three shots, looking to score a goal in the most impressive way possible. Judges vote on the goal-scoring attempts.</p>
<p><b>Skills Challenge Relay:</b> This event consists of four separate relays, with each replay involving: one timers, passing, puck control relay, stick handling, and shooting accuracy. Players cannot move on to the next skill until the previous one is completed.</p>
<p><b>Hardest Shot:</b> The player who shoots the puck the hardest, measured in MPH, wins. Captain <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/1/28/2754186/2012-nhl-skills-competition-preview/in/2500332#">Zdeno Chara</a> of the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a> has won this event four years in a row.</p>
<p><b>Elimination Shootout:</b> The basics of the game: players attempt to score a goal against the goaltender and move on to the next round.</p>
<p><i>We'll have plenty more on the All-Star game throughout the weekend here at SB Nation Tampa Bay, so keep it locked to this StoryStream. For more on the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Lightning</a> players that will be playing in the game, head over to <a href="http://www.rawcharge.com/">Raw Charge</a>. For more on this and all things NHL, please check out the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/Ottawa-2012-All-Star-Game-Nhl">SB Nation NHL </a>hub page.</i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/28/2754427/2012-nhl-all-star-skills-competition-floridas-brian-campbellT.J. Doyle2012-01-28T08:57:32-05:002012-01-28T08:57:32-05:00 2012 NHL All-Star Skills Competition: Steven Stamkos To Participate In Three Events
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<p>2012 NHL All-Star Weekend kicked off Thursday when <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/ottawa-2012-all-star-game-nhl">Team Chara and Team Alfredsson chose their teams</a>, among them the Tampa Bay Lightning's lone All-Star, goal-scoring wiz Steven Stamkos (selected in the 7th round). The real on-ice fun, though, begins Saturday with the Skills Competition. Six events will take place, some individual and some team-related, beginning at 7:00 P.M. ET. Stamkos will be involved in three of those six events: Accuracy Shooting, the Skills Challenge Relay and the Elimination Shootout. A quick rundown of the events:</p>
<p><b>Fastest Skater:</b> Five players from each team compete in a series of heats to determine who is the fastest.</p>
<p><b>Breakaway Challenge:</b> A goalie and three shooters from each team participate, as players attempt three shots, looking to score a goal in the most impressive way possible. Judges vote on the goal-scoring attempts.</p>
<p><b>Accuracy Shooting:</b> Four foam targets are placed in the four corners of the goal, and players try to hit each target in the fastest time possible.</p>
<p><b>Skills Challenge Relay:</b> This event consists of four separate relays, with each replay involving: one timers, passing, puck control relay, stick handling, and shooting accuracy. Players cannot move on to the next skill until the previous one is completed.</p>
<p><b>Hardest Shot:</b> The player who shoots the puck the hardest, measured in MPH, wins. Captain <a href="http://pittsburgh.sbnation.com/2012/1/28/2754186/2012-nhl-skills-competition-preview/in/2500332#">Zdeno Chara</a> of the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/">Boston Bruins</a> has won this event four years in a row.</p>
<p><b>Elimination Shootout:</b> The basics of the game: players attempt to score a goal against the goaltender and move on to the next round.</p>
<p><i>We'll have plenty more on the All-Star game throughout the weekend here at SB Nation Tampa Bay, so keep it locked to this StoryStream. For more on the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/">Lightning</a> players that will be playing in the game, head over to <a href="http://www.rawcharge.com/">Raw Charge</a>. For more on this and all things NHL, please check out the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/Ottawa-2012-All-Star-Game-Nhl">SB Nation NHL </a>hub page.</i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/28/2754209/2012-nhl-all-star-skills-competition-steven-stamkosT.J. Doyle2012-01-27T08:47:47-05:002012-01-27T08:47:47-05:002012 NHL All Star Game Final Rosters: Steven Stamkos Will Play For De Facto Home Team
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<p>The NHL All-Stars all got together on Thursday night to select their rosters for the game this weekend. Here are the complete rosters for that game, via the <a href="http://Www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/Ottawa-2012-All-Star-Game-Nhl">NHL All-Star stream on SB Nation</a>. </p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Forwards: <i style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Joffrey Lupul</i>, <span>Pavel Datsyuk</span>, <span>Evgeni Malkin</span>, <span>Marian Hossa</span>, <span>Corey Perry</span>, Phil Kessel, <span>Patrick Kane</span>, <span>Jarome Iginla</span>, <span>Marian Gaborik</span>, <span>Jordan Eberle</span>, <span>Tyler Seguin</span>,<span>Jamie Benn</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Defensemen: <i style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Zdeno Chara</i>, <span>Kimmo Timonen</span>, <span>Ryan Suter</span>, <span>Dan Girardi</span>, Dion Phaneuf,<span>Dennis Wideman</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Goalies: <span>Tim Thomas</span>, <span>Carey Price</span>, <span>Jimmy Howard</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Rookies: <span>Gabriel Landeskog</span>, <span>Luke Adam</span>, <span>Craig Smith</span>, <span>Colin Greening</span>, <span>Cody Hodgson</span>, <span>Ryan Johansen</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Forwards: <i style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Daniel Alfredsson</i>, Jason Spezza, <span>Claude Giroux</span>, <span>Steven Stamkos</span>, <span>Daniel Sedin</span>, Milan Michalek, <span>Henrik Sedin</span>, <span>James Neal</span>, <span>John Tavares</span>, <span>Scott Hartnell</span>, <span>Jason Pominville</span>, <span>Logan Couture</span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: 0px; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: bottom; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Goalies: <i style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; font-style: italic; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">Henrik Lundqvist</i>, <span>Jonathan Quick</span>, Brian Elliott</p>
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https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/27/2751987/2012-nhl-all-star-final-rosters-steven-stamkosJordan Ruby2012-01-26T20:45:12-05:002012-01-26T20:45:12-05:002012 NHL All Star Fantasy Draft: Steven Stamkos Goes In Seventh Round To Team Alfredsson
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<p><span>Steven Stamkos</span> was taken in the seventh round of the NHL's All Star Fantasy Draft in Ottawa on Thursday night. <span>Daniel Alfredsson</span> and co-captain <span>Henrik Lundqvist</span> took Stamkos with their seventh overall pick. He is the only NHL player currently on pace to score fifty goals. Even among the best players in the world, it was surprising to see him fall that far.</p>
<p><i>For the complete draft results, <span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'Liberation Sans', FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><span style="outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;">please check out the SB Nation's <a style="color: #093369; text-decoration: none; background-color: transparent; outline-width: 0px; outline-style: initial; outline-color: initial; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font-weight: bold; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; border: 0px initial initial;" href="http://Www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/Ottawa-2012-All-Star-Game-Nhl">NHL All-Star game StoryStream</a>.</span></span></i></p>
<p>Stamkos was originally the number one overall pick in 2008. He joins Alfredsson, <span>Jason Spezza</span>, and <span>Claude Giroux</span> as fellow forwards on the Alfredsson team so far. It's been a good start to the All Star weekend.</p>
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https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/26/2748102/2012-nhl-all-star-fantasy-draft-steven-stamkos-goes-in-seventh-roundBrendan Porath2012-01-26T09:35:35-05:002012-01-26T09:35:35-05:002012 NHL All-Star Draft: NHL Will Draft All-Star Squads On Thursday
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<p>Steven Stamkos will be one of the players waiting to hear his name called on Thursday as the NHL picks their All-Star squads. </p> <p>The NHL All-Star game is different from every other major sport in how they pick their squads. While other sports just break it up by Conference or league, the NHL elects two captains who pick their rosters playground-style from the All-Star pool. A<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/sports/hockey/being-last-nhl-star-picked-is-a-dubious-honor.html?_r=1">ccording to Jeff Klein of the New York Times</a>, getting picked last isn't quite as bad as you may think.</p>
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<p>The draft was conceived by Brendan Shanahan and Rob Blake and approved by the players union as a way to jazz up the otherwise moribund All-Star Game. It includes something to soften the blow for the last man: a $20,000 donation to charity from the league and the union in the player's name, and a car.</p>
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<p>I don't think any of these wants to be picked last, no matter how nice the car they get in return. There is a lot of pride on the line. The two captains, Zdeno Chara and Daniel Alfredsson, will pick their rosters tonight at 8 pm, and you can catch it on the NBC Sports Network (previously known as Versus).</p>
<p><i>We'll have plenty more on the All-Star game throughout the weekend here at SB Nation Tampa Bay, so keep it locked to this StoryStream. For more on the Lightning players that will be playing in the game, head over to <a href="http://www.rawcharge.com/">Raw Charge</a>. For more on this and all things NHL, please check out the <a href="http://Www.sbnation.com/2010/9/15/1690406/Ottawa-2012-All-Star-Game-Nhl">SB Nation NHL </a> hub page. </i></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2012/1/26/2736305/nhl-all-star-player-draft-2012Jordan Ruby