2025 Bay State Skills
April 19, 2025 @ Breakaway Ice Center, Tewksbury, MA
The event to crown the most talented high school hockey players in Massachusetts
Puck Prodigy presents the first-ever 2025 Bay State Skills competition. Elite boys and girls high school hockey players from all over Massachusetts are coming together for one spectacular day to determine who is the most talented -- in the entire state -- across four NHL-like competitions: Fastest Skater; Hardest Shot; Accuracy Shooting; and One-on-One.
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Categories and Divisions
The Bay State Skills event will be broken into two categories: boys and girls high school players. Each category will be further broken into their respective high school divisions: D1, D2 for girl hockey players; and D1, D2, D3, D4 for boy hockey players. Each category and division will compete in the same four event competitions listed below.
Event Highlights
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Hundreds of elite MA high school hockey players
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Souvenir gifts for each participant
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Commemorative program guide listing all participants
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Awards ceremony for all competitions and divisions
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Hockey scouts and media invited to attend
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Professional photographers and videographers on hand
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Event apparel and merchandise for players and fans
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Food, music, prizes, and surprises throughout the event
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Sponsor and vendor showcase area with special guests
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Two rinks with ample parking at Breakaway Ice Center
Fastest Skater
Are you the next Connor McDavid who blazes past defenders in the blink of an eye? Test your skating speed against other high school speedsters across Massachusetts in our Fastest Skater competition. Each participant will be timed as they skate one full lap around a regulation size rink. The players with the top 10 fastest times will make the second round. That group will get paired down to the top three (3) finalists doing the same full lap skate. Then, one final lap for the top 3 players will determine who is the fastest skater in the state.
Hardest Shot
Do you have a clapper that forwards don't want to block and goalies can't stop? All participants in our Hardest Shot competition will take three (3) shots in the first round and their highest clocked shot will determine the 10 players who advance to the second round. That group will get paired down to the top three (3) finalists doing the same 3-shots per player as the opening round. Then, one final round for the top 3 hardest shooters will determine the winner.
Photo courtesy of HockeyShot
Accuracy Shooting
Can you shoot a puck into the tiniest opening of a goal, no matter where you are on the ice? Test your shooting accuracy against other sharp shooters in Massachusetts by participating in our Accuracy Shooting competition. Three rounds will take the field from 50 to 10 to 3 and crown the winner. In each round players will be timed as they shoot to knock down targets in the goal. The players with the lowest times to knock down all targets advance through the rounds.
One-on-One
The ultimate test for elite scorers and goalies is the One-on-One competition. A blind draw of goalies and skaters in this competition will face each other in three rounds to determine the best scorer and best goalie in the state. Each round will be 60 seconds long, and the scorers with the most goals in the round -- as well as the goalies with the fewest goals allowed -- will advance. Three rounds will take the field from 50 to 10 to 3 and crown the winners.
