The biggest snub was Jimmy Wagner from the All Star Game Skills Competition ™ Fastest Skater Competition. Wags comes from a family of sprinters, with his late mother competing at the Los Angeles Olympics back in 1984 and his sister recently ran the 100m and 200m for USC and is looking to compete as an independent athlete in the upcoming Olympics. While he's grown since his times as skate first player in the J, he's become a well rounded player in the SHL, he still flashes those roots plenty, and deserves a chance to compete with the other speedsters in the league. I expect he could compete with the fastest in the league like fellow Kraken alumni Michael Fitted and Bobby Lane who have won the last two events now. My hope is that the All Star Committee will revise their guidelines for the event and start inviting the best from the SMJHL and the rest of the SHL to truly figure out who the fastest is and who has the hardest shot.

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