The NHL All-Star Game's Breakaway Challenge is usually hit-or-miss. Sometimes the players try too hard to pull off crazy trick shots, and sometimes they don't try at all.
The 2016 NHL All-Star Breakway Challenge included Wookies and Jagr wigs
Best All-Star event ever.
In 2016, they pulled off the best Breakaway Challenge ever.
It started with San Jose Sharks players Brent Burns, Joe Pavelski and their kids shooting on Florida Panthers goalie Roberto Luongo and New Jersey Devils goalie Cory Schneider.
Madness ensued.
LIL PAVELSKI + LIL BURNS = PERFECTION!#NHLAllStar https://t.co/eAEqyqREIk
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 31, 2016
That was topped, though, by actual hockey brilliance from Matt Duchene.
this is the best sorry pic.twitter.com/JwQsjbghSp
— Jonathan Toews (@19JToews) January 31, 2016
Then Jaromir Jagr came out to shoot. WAIT. THAT’S P.K. SUBBAN.
Subban does the Jagr salute pic.twitter.com/9kw78sk5yT
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) January 31, 2016
But leave it to Burns to steal the show again. He finally embraced his bearded destiny and became a Wookie hockey player.
Brent Burns rules. pic.twitter.com/W4bctAT3jp
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 31, 2016
This is what makes the All-Star game so fun to watch. You did good, NHL.
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