Rochester Americans' Helenius Wins Fastest Skater Contest of All-Star Skills Day

Konsta Helenius (ROC) won the Fastest Skater Contest in the All-Star Skills Day.

 Buffalo Sabres center Konsta Helenius (94) loos on against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at Lenovo Center. (Source: James Guillory-Imagn Images)
 Buffalo Sabres center Konsta Helenius (94) loos on against the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period at Lenovo Center. (Source: James Guillory-Imagn Images)

Konsta Helenius (ROC) won the Fastest Skater Contest in the All-Star Skills Day.

Cole McWard (BRI) went first setting the bar with a time of  13.843s.

Matvei Gridin (CGY) went second but slipped around the final bend, putting up a disappointing 14.485s.

Much was expected out of Frederic Brunet (PRO), who grew up as a speed-skater and whose brother Cedric Brunet (also speed-skater) is currently competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, and he set a time of 13.857s.

Dmitri Simashev (TUC) went fourth and put up over 14 seconds.

Helenius then came up and and set up the winning time of 13.770.

Justin Robidas (CHI) came amidst boo-birds, but he too put over 14 seconds, leaving Helenius as the clear winner, giving the East a point.

As Gridin, Simashev, and Robidas (all Western representatives) all put up over 14 seconds, their averages were higher than the remaining three Eastern participants, giving the East another point. 

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