The Northumberland Nighthawks are proud to announce the Select Skills Competition will be back for the SECOND YEAR IN A ROW!
Who: Team’s Coach registers four skaters and a single goalie to participate in the skills competition. All four skaters will participate in Puck Control Relay.
What: Come have your team’s talent shown off in the Select Skills Competition.
Where: Cobourg Community Center
When: Date and time will be confirmed with tournament schedule.
Order: U9, U13, U11, U15
The exact location, date and time will be confirmed along with the tournament closer to March. The skills challenges exact layout will be emailed out prior to competition. See the skills challenges below!
Backwards Skating Challenge
The purpose of the event is for the player to complete a backwards obstacle course with the fastest time. Shortest time taken is declared the winner.
Accuracy Shooting
The purpose of the event is to hit the four targets attached to the net in the shortest amount of time. Each participant is given as much time as needed to hit the targets. Fastest time moves on to the next round until a single winner is found.
Fastest Skater
The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater around a single lap of the rink. Shortest time taken is declared winner.
Break Away Challenge
The purpose of the event is to have the most creative goal. Most creative goal is declared the winner. Players will have two chances to “wow” the judges.
Save Streak
The purpose of the event is to reward the goalie with the most saves. Each goalie will get at MINIMUM 15 shots. Round one will see each goalie once, the four goalies with the most number of saves will move on. Round two and three will be a repeat of round one with two goalies eliminated in round two and one goalie eliminated in round three to have one goalie with the most saves left standing.
Puck Control Relay
The purpose of the event is to be fastest skater over the course while also maintaining control of the puck through a series of pylons and shots. Four players line up at their stations were the first station begins with the start of the clock.
Note: each skill must be completed before the puck can be passed along on to the next station.
Cone Control: Each skater with a puck must skate through a series of ten cones.
Starts and Stops: Each skater must start and stop with the puck at a series of eight cones.
Stickhandling: Each skater must control the puck through a series of ten cones.
Cone Control: Each skater with a puck must skate and complete tight turns around 6 tires before putting the puck in the mini net to stop the time.
The fastest time will be declared the winner.
All questions can be forwards to Rachel at
[email protected] Luck!