Ross Wins Fastest Skater Event At AHL All-Star Classic
Published on January 25, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL) News Release
WORCESTER, MASS - The PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars opened the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications with an 18-12 victory over their Canadian counterparts in the 2009 AHL All-Star Skills Competition at the DCU Center on Sunday evening.
Phantoms center Jared Ross, competing for the PlanetUSA squad, won the Reebok Fastest Skater event with a time of 14.187 seconds. Ross was added to the team on Friday in what became his second career All-Star selection. He was chosen to participate last year but missed the game due to injury.
In other events, Manitoba Moose goaltender Cory Schneider set an AHL record with 18 stops on 19 shots to earn the Reebok Top Goaltender award. Schneider, a first-round draft choice by the Vancouver Canucks in 2004, hit the All-Star break with a record of 16-2-0 for the Moose, leading the league with a 1.61 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage.
Canadian forward Mike Santorelli of the Milwaukee Admirals was a perfect 4-for-4 in the Charter Communications Accuracy Shooting event, becoming just the third AHL player ever to accomplish that feat.
Defenseman Derek Joslin of the hometown Worcester Sharks took the Reebok Hardest Shot event with a shot registering 98.6 miles per hour, but lost to Sharks teammate Ryan Vesce in the individual Sher-Wood Puck Control Relay.
Schneider combined with Grand Rapids' Daniel Larsson (13 saves) and Lowell's Jeff Frazee (11 saves) to backstop PlanetUSA to its fifth Skills Competition win in the last six years.
The PlanetUSA squad will go for the sweep when the 2009 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Charter Communications continues on Monday night with the annual AHL All-Star Game. The game begins at 7:00 p.m. ET and will be televised locally on The Comcast Network (formerly CN8). The game will also be re-broadcast on Comcast SportsNet on Thursday at 7:00. The live broadcast will be available on the internet at AHL Live (www.ahllive.com), and the game can also be heard live on the NHL Home Ice channel on Sirius XM Radio and XM Canada.
American Hockey League Stories from January 25, 2009
- Schneider wins Top Goalie Award at AHL All-Star Skills Competition - Manitoba Moose
- Santorelli Ties AHL Record at All-Star Skills Competition - AHL
- Ross Wins Fastest Skater Event At AHL All-Star Classic - AHL
- PlanetUSA posts 18-12 victory in 2009 AHL All-Star Skills Competition - AHL
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