Keith was in a few All-Star games himself, five to be exact, but it was his second to last one in 2004 that was bringing back memories.
Brady Tkachuk, who was also participating in the final event, stepped up and recreated a memory that has been more than 15 years in the making. Before Matthew Tkachuk got his chance at the final event of the night he was joined by his father, Keith Tkachuk. Īlthough the Blues had already brought out two of their biggest superstars of all-time, there was one reunion that fans across the league were happy to see. After the competition, MacInnis mentioned that he went out on the ice a few days ago to make sure “he still had it” and as he said, “it’s like riding a bike.” It’s very fitting that the Blues chose MacInnis to participate in the hardest shot considering a lot of the defensemen on the ice looked up to him growing up, including Montreal Canadiens captain Shea Weber who talked afterward about getting to see MacInnis on the ice again and how impressed he was. He got one shot and made it count, clocking in at 100.4, yes with a wooden stick. MacInnis, a seven-time winner of the event, made his way out of the visitor’s tunnel and stepped onto the ice with none other than one of the wooden sticks that he still had from his playing career. Louis Blues fan right now.įederko was the first alumnus to participate in the competition with him feeding some passes to Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo before Pietrangelo got his chance at the accuracy challenge.Īs the night went on, the Blues continued to step it up with a surprise during the hardest shot competition. He ended his quick speech talking about how great it is to be a St. Louis get to see why it’s one of the greatest cities in the world. He started off by hoping all the fans and players traveling to St. Louis? You bring out the “Great One” to town and have him open the night’s festivities. How else should you start an NHL event in St. Wayne Gretzky, Bernie Federko, Al MacInnis, Keith Tkachuk and Brett Hull all made separate appearances throughout the night to aid the superstars as well as show the fans that they still have what it takes. In addition to seeing the best players from around the league in one building, the fans were treated to a blast from the past as the superstars that helped make Blues hockey a staple in St. Louis was given more than they bargained for on Friday night at the NHL Skills Competition.
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