MINSK, Belarus – Erik Karlsson claimed the Most Accurate Shooter title today for the fifth time in the EURO League Skills Competition. He has won the title three out of the last 4 seasons and he’s placed in the Top 3 in 7 of the 9 competitions.  Earlier in his career, he did well in the Fastest Skater comeptition, with a win and a second-place finish to his credit. This season, the super Swede is a member of the Belfast Giants, after 8 seasons with the Madrid Royals.

Ties in each competition were broken with an additional random number drawing involving those players.

Fastest Skater

1. Kris Letang, Paris (first time in Top 3)
2. Torey Krug, Prague (also finished 2nd in Season 7)
3. Par Arlbrandt, Milan (first time in Top 3)

Hardest Shot

1. Wei Yang Zhang, Moscow (first time in Top 3)
2. Chris Stewart, Munich (first time in Top 3)
3. Auston Matthews, Copenhagen (first time in Top 3)

Accurate Shot

1. Erik Karlsson, Belfast (Fifth time he has won it; also finished 2nd once and 3rd once. Karlsson also won the Fastest Skater title in Season after finishing 2nd in Season 1)
2. Alex Pietrangelo, Paris (first time in Top 3)
3. Jamie Benn, Edinburgh (finished 2nd in Season 8)