John Scott named MVP of NHL All-Star Tournament

In the Championship Game, The Pacific Division All-Stars came away with a 1-0 victory on the heels of a shutout from Los Angeles Kings goaltender Jonathan Quick and Anaheim Ducks goaltender John Gibson in the tournament finale on Sunday.

Scott scored on a tip-in just 47 seconds into the second mini-game Sunday during a tournament featuring the league’s four divisions.

No matter what happens throughout the rest of his career, John Scott will forever be known as an NHL All-Star Game MVP.

As MVP, Scott also gets a new Honda minivan, something he said he asked his temporary teammates to donate to him if they won. He and his 10 teammates also got to split up the $1 million prize money awarded to the winning team.

Now Scott’s helmet is headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and his name was trending on Twitter after a night when he wasn’t listed among the three MVP candidates for a social media vote late in the final game. His controversial selection dominated All-Star headlines for the past month leading into the game and ruffled the feathers of NHL executives, who conspired to have the basher stricken from the game they prefer to showcase hockey’s top talent.

“The boys were pretty pumped there”, said Burns, the leader of the Scott fan club throughout the weekend.

It’s a good thing Jeff Gorton is the Rangers’ general manager now or Glen Sather would have no one preventing him from trading for John Scott again.

“I was wrong”, Roenick said. And after Corey Perry’s lone goal helped Team Pacific defeat its Atlantic counterpart in the championship game, it became clear this one may have staying power. “I’m sure it was a great experience for him this whole week”. In the past the event has featured games between the defending Stanley Cup champions and stars from the remaining teams, North American All-Stars against a group of World All-Stars and the most recent format of the two conferences facing off. He was behind the bench coaching the Metropolitan Division along with celebrity coach Gill, though his stint lasted just 20 minutes because the Atlantic Division beat his team 4-3. With grassroots support, tough guy and former Sharks forward John Scott was selected as the Pacific Division captain while he was with the Arizona Coyotes. Tampa Bay goalie Ben Bishop stopped a couple shots by Letang and his Penguins teammate Evgeni Malkin inside the final minute to preserve the win.

Avalanche center Matt Duchene said league representatives were asking players in the locker room how they felt about the format.

Scott, Burns and Pavelski played a starring role in Team Pacific Division s win over Team Central Division in the semifinals. John Scott. Commissioner Gary Bettman dodges the question about an National Hockey League employee pressuring Scott. He scored two goals in Sunday’s semifinal and he was named the tourney MVP.

Larkin’s record-setting performance came after he beat Predators defenseman Roman Josi in 12.894 seconds during the first round, when the players use just one side of the rink.