We're excited to announce the talented players representing each team in the upcoming Steeltown Showdown Skills Competition! Get ready to cheer them on as they showcase their speed, power, accuracy, and puck-handling prowess. Here's a breakdown of the participants by event:

Fastest Skater:

• Acadia Axemen: Jack Towriss, Brennan Lockart
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Kian Bates, Parker MacDonald
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Callum MacLellan, Jake MacDonald
• Truro Bearcats: Owen Manuel, Abel MacDonald
• Glace Bay Miners: Kaiden Donovan, Emery Gouthro
• Western Valley Spartans: Weston Fitzgerald, Liam Sheridan
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Adam Jones, Joe Armstrong
• Sydney Steelers: Josh Dunn, Lennon MacPherson

Hardest Shot:

• Acadia Axemen: Declan Sherman, Landon Davidson
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Dylan Blundon, Clark Oliver
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Ciaran Clarke, Jace Poirier
• Truro Bearcats: Ryder MacDonald, Parker Clyke
• Glace Bay Miners: Kayden Gillis, Declan Doucette
• Western Valley Spartans: Brennan Kinsman, Jesse Vardy
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Edgar Wilmot, Charlie Purcell
• Sydney Steelers: Jeff Globe, Evan Howley

Shootout Challenge:

• Acadia Axemen: Brady Balsor (Player), Anderson Turner (Goalie)
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Reid Kennedy (Player), Gabe Steele (Goalie)
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Ordell Maclellan (Player), Grayson Hawley (Goalie)
• Truro Bearcats: Evan Leamon (Player), Quinn Cameron (Goalie)
• Glace Bay Miners: Jacob Boutilier (Player), Luc Lamarche (Goalie)
• Western Valley Spartans: Sullivan Conrod (Player), Emily Lunn (Goalie)
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Tristan Chisholm (Player), Eryk Kolanko (Goalie)
• Sydney Steelers: Bennett Morrow (Player), Nolan Brand (Goalie)

Shooting Accuracy:

• Acadia Axemen: Joe Bonang, Rylen Ward
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Leo MacKenzie, Luca Ranni
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Maddux Burke, Carter Larade
• Truro Bearcats: Xander Melanson, William Butcher
• Glace Bay Miners: Beckett Brown, Beau Landry
• Western Valley Spartans: Gavin Verran, Hunter Chipman
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Denver Dort, Malcolm Dunlap
• Sydney Steelers: Luke Mills, Casey MacDonald

Passing Challenge:

• Acadia Axemen: Ben Baker, Jett Greenough
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Ewan MacNeil, Angus Currie
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Veva Touesnard, Farren Parsons
• Truro Bearcats: Ozzy Rodgers, Eric Touesnard
• Glace Bay Miners: Tatum Burke, Emmett Gouthro
• Western Valley Spartans: Declan OBrien, Sullivan Smith
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Lucas Finbow, Julia Clearly
• Sydney Steelers: Alec Morrison, Evan Howley

Agility Puck Control Relay:

• Acadia Axemen: Ben Sweeney, Finn Chiasson, Austin McCulley, Nolan Beaton
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Eddie Power, Kiley Hennessy, Beckett MacLellan, Sam Joseph
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Theo Chiasson, Angus MacDonald, Maddux Burke, Jake MacDonald
• Truro Bearcats: Beckham Bjorklund, Max Beazley, Emmett Bonnell, Greyson McInnis
• Glace Bay Miners: Ashton Murphy, Hudson Gracie, Luca MacIsaac, Jaxon Reid
• Western Valley Spartans: Declan OBrien, Aiden Andrews, Sullivan Smith, Tanner Easson
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Owen Turner, Easton MacEachern, Myra Donovan, Luke MacKinnon
• Sydney Steelers: Isaac Simms, Denver Sylvester, Tyler Fewer, Bennett Morrow

3 Puck Breakaway Relay:

• Acadia Axemen: Zach King, Judd Galliott, Trakken Slaunwhite (Goalie)
• Cape Breton County Islanders: Brady MacKinnon, Carter MacAulay, Beau MacLean (Goalie)
• Cape Breton West Islanders: Xander Campbell, Angus MacDonald, Brady LeBlanc (Goalie)
• Truro Bearcats: Max Withrow, Lexi Barbour, Isaac Cooper (Goalie)
• Glace Bay Miners: Joshua Pastuck, Carter McDonald, Finley Smith (Goalie)
• Western Valley Spartans: Gannon Blackburn, Hudson LeBlanc, Emily Lunn (Goalie)
• Antigonish Bulldogs: Colin Macisaac, Bryce Boyle, Liam Baker (Goalie)
• Sydney Steelers: Will Fifield, Seth Cameron, Tucker Hopkins (Goalie)

Important Announcement Regarding Dressing Room & Skills Event Flow: 

With all teams participating in the Skills Competition, we'll have a large number of players at the rink. To ensure a smooth and efficient event, we kindly request everyone's cooperation in adhering to the following dressing room and on-ice flow:

**Assigned dressing rooms for each skill will be displayed on screens in the main lobby. Please ensure your child goes to the correct dressing room.**

An overview of the Skills competition and flow over 2-hour event is available here: https://steeltownshowdown.grayjayleagues.com/uploads/w_128/menu_documents/30733.pdf

• Fastest skater participants will be ready to go on the ice immediately at 6pm for 1st event of Skills event 

• Hardest shot participants will be on the bench closest to the Zamboni as soon as Fastest Skater event begins. Shootout players and goalies will be on the bench closest to the entrance when Fastest Skater event begins.

• Players in the Accuracy and Passing challenges should be ready in the dressing room to transition to the bench when the Fastest Skater event is over. Accuracy participants will go to the bench closest to the Zamboni, and Passing challenge participants will go to the bench close to the entrance.

• Players in the Agility challenge will remain in the dressing room until the Accuracy and Passing events begin. They will then split between the benches.

• Players in the 3 Puck Breakaway challenge will remain in the dressing room until the Agility event starts. They will then split between the benches

Thank you for your cooperation in making this Skills Competition a success!