41st National Hockey League All-Star Game - Super Skills Competition

Super Skills Competition

The Super Skills competition was created by Paul Palmer, who adapted the "Showdown" feature seen on Hockey Night in Canada from 1973 to 1980. All-star players would be rewarded with $2,500 for any win in the skills competition. The Campbell Conference won the inaugural Skills Competition.

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