Mascot Skills Competition - 2024 NHL Mascot Showdown - NHL All-Star Weekend - Toronto

Friday marked Day 2 of the NHL Mascot Showdown here at the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend in Toronto, the hockey capital of the world! Today, our beloved critters from around the National Hockey League gathered for 5 fun games as they put their talents to the test in the Mascot Skills Competition!

Who was the best goaltender of the Breakaway Challenge?
How did the NHL mascots fare during the Slingshot Accuracy Contest? Who had the most precise shooting accuracy?
Who hammered it best in the Hardest Shot competition?
And what was the TOTALLY BONKERS outcome of the Hoverboard Race?

Find out in this exciting coverage of the NHL Mascot Skills Competition, held on Friday, February 2, 2024 at the Upper Deck Rink in the South Building of Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Recorded, edited & uploaded by Reto "Kitwana Lion" Kurmann.

Special thanks to my boy Stanley C. Panther for the extra quality time and the gift he had for me. There's truly no mascot like him, going the extra mile for his fans like me!

Stanley C. Panther has a very special place in my heart and went great lengths to make sure to provide me with some extra magical moments. Back in 2006, I came from Switzerland to attend a Panthers game during my Florida vacation - and randomly met Stanley – without even knowing before that a mascot would be present. I had no idea about mascots as mascotting isn’t that big in my country. That random moment of meeting Stanley C. Panther would have a lasting impact on me. I was born with a birth defect called Congenital Varicella Syndrome that has relying me on a feeding tube. Up until 2014, this condition caused me to be bedridden for up to 150 days a year. During this time, after my 1st visit to a Panthers game, I began to research about Stanley C. Panther and mascots in general and found out what they do in the community. Watching Stanley’s heartwarming content that often had him visit little kids in hospitals, do charity work or attend birthday parties, helped me smile during a difficult time of my life. That‘s why he‘s so special to me, that‘s why I‘m so thankful for what he does to me & others! Thank you so much, Stanley, for all these little magical moments, the joy and smiles you spread to me during this weekend! You are truly South Florida’s Coolest Cat!

Let’s Go PANTHERS!

Contents of this video:

00:00 Mascot Introductions
09:39 Game #1: Breakaway Challenge: Howler vs. Sabretooth
10:34 Breakaway Challenge: Howler vs. NJ Devil
11:36 Breakaway Challenge: Mick E. Moose vs. Sabretooth
12:20 Breakaway Challenge: Slapshot vs. Bailey
13:05 Breakaway Challenge: Tommy Hawk vs. Gritty
13:58 Breakaway Challenge: Spartacat vs. Fin
15:40 Game #2: Slingshot Accuracy Contest
17:00 Slingshot Accuracy Contest: Sabretooth
18:49 Slingshot Accuracy Contest: Nordy
19:40 Game #3: Shooting Accuracy: Youppi!
20:59 Shooting Accuracy: Sparky
21:50 Shooting Accuracy: Stanley C. Panther
22:57 Shooting Accuracy: Bailey
27:34 Game #4: Hardest Shot: Hunter
28:04 Hardest Shot: Iceburgh
28:38 Hardest Shot: Fin
29:07 Hardest Shot: Stinger
33:21 Game #5: Hoverboard Race: Buoy vs. Louie
34:57 Hoverboard Race: Carlton vs. Blades
37:42 Hoverboard Race: Carlton vs. Buoy
38:32 Eastern Conference Mascots Victory Celebration
40:03 Bonus Footage! Mascots Mingling with the Crowd

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