OTTAWA -- The captains of both Team Alfredsson and Team Chara held private meetings earlier this afternoon to decide their lineups for the 2012 NHL All-Star Skills Competition, which will take place tomorrow night at ScotiaBank Place. As Team Alfredsson head coach John Tortorella confirmed in a press conference today, the coaches do not have any input on the Skills Competition lineups as they leave the duty entirely up to the players.
As far as Rangers players go, Marian Gaborik will be participating in the Challange Relay and Elimination Shootout for Team Chara. Notice he did not elect to take part in the Fastest Skater competition. Carl Hagelin, however, will be in that competition, and according to captain Daniel Alfredsson, he is the favorite to win. Hagelin will also be Team Alfie's rookie participant in the Elimination Shootout.
Meanwhile, Dan Girardi will be a passer in the Accuracy Shooting competition and Henrik Lundqvist will be a goaltender in the Elimination Shootout. Hank decided to let Brian Elliot participate in the goaltender's edition of the Fastest Skater contest, claiming that he isn't "that fast".
Here are the complete Skills Competition lineups, per the NHL:
TEAM CHARA
Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater
All-Star backwards: Brian Campbell
Goalie: Jimmy Howard
Rookie: Colin Greening
All-Star: Phil Kessel
All-Star: Marian Hossa
All-State NHL Breakaway Challenge
Rookie: Ryan Johansen
All-Star: Patrick Kane
All-Star: Corey Perry
Goalie: Carey Price
Canadian Tire NHL Accuracy Shooting
Rookie: Cody Hogdson
All-Star: Tyler Seguin
All-Star: Jamie Benn
All-Star: Marian Hossa
Passer: Phil Kessel
Passer: Ryan Suter
Passer: Jordan Eberle
Passer: Brian Campbell
G Series NHL Skills Challenge Relay
One-timer passer: Ryan Suter
One-timer right-handed: Dennis Wideman
One-timer right-handed: Jarome Iginla
One-timer right-handed: Joffrey Lupul
Passing accuracy: Patrick Kane
Puck control: Pavel Datsyuk
Stick handling: Gabriel Landeskog
Target shooter: Marian Gaborik
One-timer passer: Jordan Eberle
One-timer left-handed: Dion Phaneuf
One-timer left-handed: Zdeno Chara
One-timer left-handed: Jamie Benn
Passing accuracy: Kimmo Timonen
Puck control: Raphael Diaz
Stick handling: Evgeni Malkin
Target shooter: Phil Kessel
* Note: Two rookies must participate per team
Blackberry NHL Hardest Shot
Rookie: Luke Adam
All-Star: Dennis Wideman
All-Star: Dion Phaneuf
All-Star: Zdeno Chara
Tim Hortons NHL Elimination Shootout
Rookie: Colin Greening
All-Star: Pavel Datsyuk
All-Star: Evgeni Malkin
All-Star: Corey Perry
All-Star: Tyler Seguin
All-Star: Marian Gaborik
All-Star: Patrick Kane
All-Star: Jarome Iginla
All-Star: Jamie Benn
All-Star: Joffrey Lupul
All-Star: Kimmo Timonen
All-Star: Ryan Suter
Goalie: Carey Price
Goalie: Tim Thomas
Goalie: Jimmy Howard
TEAM ALFREDSSON
Bridgestone NHL Fastest Skater
All-Star backwards: Kris Letang
Goalie: Jonathan Quick
Rookie: Carl Hagelin
All-Star: Keith Yandle
All-Star: Erik Karlsson
All-State Insurance NHL Breakaway Challenge
Rookie: Sean Couturier
All-Star: John Tavares
All-Star: Logan Couture
Goalie: Brian Elliott
Canadian Tire NHL Accuracy Shooting
Rookie: Matt Read
All-Star: Jason Spezza
All-Star: Steven Stamkos
All-Star: Daniel Sedin
Passer: Alex Edler
Passer: Dan Girardi
Passer: Claude Giroux
Passer: Henrik Sedin
G Series NHL Skills Challenge Relay
One-timer passer: Nick Johnson
One-timer right-handed: Shea Weber
One-timer right-handed: Kris Letang
One-timer right-handed: Steven Stamkos
Passing accuracy: Henrik Sedin
Puck control: Milan Michalek
Stick handling: Logan Couture
Target shooter: James Neal
One-timer passer: Alex Edler
One-timer left-handed: Keith Yandle
One-timer left-handed: Scott Hartnell
One-timer left-handed: John Tavares
Passing accuracy: Daniel Sedin
Puck control: Craig Smith
Stick handling: Claude Giroux
Target shooter: Jason Pominville
* Note: Two rookies must participate per team
Blackberry NHL Hardest Shot
Rookie: Justin Faulk
All-Star: Daniel Alfredsson
All-Star: Jason Spezza
All-Star: Shea Weber
Tim Hortons NHL Elimination Shootout
Rookie: Carl Hagelin
All-Star: Steven Stamkos
All-Star: John Tavares
All-Star: Jason Spezza
All-Star: Claude Giroux
All-Star: Daniel Alfredsson
All-Star: James Neal
All-Star: Milan Michalek
All-Star: Jason Pominville
All-Star: Kris Letang
All-Star: Erik Karlsson
All-Star: Daniel Sedin
Goalie: Henrik Lundqvist
Goalie: Brian Elliott
Goalie: Jonathan Quick
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