Bergeron: Skills Competition 'Was An Amazing Night'

LAS VEGAS - Patrice Bergeron was not overly pleased with his performance on Friday night. The B's captain finished seventh in the Accuracy Shooting event at the NHL All-Star Skills Competition. But the 36-year-old made sure to put everything into perspective.
For Bergeron, the night was all about family. His three children - Zack, Victoria, and Noah - joined their dad on the bench for the first half of the event and had a blast hanging with some of the NHL's biggest stars.
"Obviously you'd like to do better than what I did at that particular point," said Bergeron. "When you lose your rhythm it's hard to get it back. I came here to enjoy myself. My kids were on the bench. It was an amazing night. I had a lot of fun. The kids loved it and enjoyed it.
"I think it's gonna be something that they're gonna remember, especially my oldest [Zack]," said Bergeron. "He's at an age where he's gonna be able to remember and hopefully have some good memories out of it. I know I will. That was a blast."

Accuracy Shooting Results:
Sebastian Aho, Carolina - 10.937 seconds
Jake Guentzel, Pittsburgh - 12.017
Troy Terry, Anaheim - 13.491
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo - 17.205
Johnny Gaudreau, Calgary - 17.811
Clayton Keller, Arizona: 18.997
Patrice Bergeron, Boston - 20.947
Jonathan Marchessault, Vegas - 27.782
Leon Draisaitl, Edmonton: 36.543
Bergeron was most impressed by the Breakaway Challenge portion of the event, which featured some nifty trickeration and a little Vegas magic from young stars Trevor Zegras (Anaheim) and Jack Hughes (New Jersey).
"Zegras, the move was pretty amazing," said Bergeron. "I thought Jack Hughes was well thought out. He put a lot of work in it. Everyone did…those two stood out to me."

Back Outdoors

Before the Skills Competition, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and deputy commissioner Bill Daly held a press conference to discuss a myriad of topics, while also announcing several events for next season, including the return of the NHL Winter Classic to Boston.
The 2023 edition of the event will be held at Fenway Park, which will become the first venue to host the Winter Classic for a second time. In 2010, the Bruins defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, in overtime. An opponent and exact date for 2023 has not yet been announced.
"It's been 12 years since we were at Fenway," said Bettman. "A lot of money has been put into the building, it's not quite the same ballpark. Boston is obviously a great hockey town. We've now done over 30 outdoor games, if you want to keep doing them you have to go back to some places.
"It won't look and it won't be the same, [NHL chief content officer] Steve Mayer won't allow it, as it was last time. It'll be a new experience in a venue that has been transformed and modernized in some ways. We think it'll be a great event. You'll have to speculate on who the opponent will be."