Live-Blogging: 2023 AHL All-Star Challenge 02/06/2023

AHL Live Stream

AHL: Central Division vs. Pacific Division

AHL: Atlantic Division vs. North Division

AHL Challenge Championship Game

Announcers: Jon Abbott, Jamie McLennan, Todd Crocker

Event Location: Place Bell, Laval QC

Hello, and welcome to another edition of 'Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey'. Tonight, it is the final hour of American Hockey League's 2023 All-Star Challenge. 

This All-Star Challenge is different than the NHL All-Star Game. Where the Eastern Conference two divisions and the Western Conference two divisions play against each other to advance to the Championship Game. AHL has the four divisions play against each other in a round robin round. The two best divisions at the end of the Round Robin, will meet in the Championship Game. 

In the first four games, North and Pacific drawed. Then Atlantic defeated Central in a shootout. Pacific defeated Atlantic in the third game. And then, Central and North end in a shootout. By my count, Atlantic has 4 points. Pacific has 3 points. While North and Central have 2 points. The regulation winners of both upcoming games should advance to the All-Star Game.

It is the final three games of the 2023 AHL All-Star Challenge, coming up shortly.​

Central Division vs. Pacific Division:

1st Period: 
5:00: Central wins faceoff, center ice. Central to defend the left net. While Pacific to defend the right net.
4:03: GOAL: Harley (TEX)  scored a goal, for the Central. PAC 0, CEN 1
3:22: Bordeleau's shot saved by Wallstedt.
2:45: Gust's shot saved by Dostal.
2:20: Phillips shot saved by Wallstedt.
2:16: Phillips shot saved by Wallstedt.
2:11: GOAL: Brayden Pachal  scored a goal, for the Pacific. PAC 1, CEN 1
1:52: Lashoff's shot saved by Dostal.
1:20: Walker's shot saved by Dostal.
1:20: GOAL: Seth Griffith scored a goal, for the Pacific. PAC 2, CEN 1
1:07: Wolanin's shot saved by Wallstedt.
:00: The End of 1st Period. PAC 2, CEN 1

2nd Period:
​5:00: Central wins faceoff, center ice. 
4:49: GOAL: T.J. Tynan scored a goal, for Pacific. PAC 3, CEN 1
4:49: Pacific wins faceoff, center ice.
3:31: GOAL: Sammy Walker scored a goal, for the Central. PAC 3, CEN 2
2:27: GOAL: Seth Griffith scored a goal, for the Pacific. PAC 4, CEN 2
1:36: Central wins faceoff. Right Circle of Central's Zone.
:58.2: GOAL: Brayden Pachal scored a backhanded goal. PAC 5, CEN 2
:37: Central has an extra attacker and empty net. 
:00: The End of Game.

Final:
PAC 5, CEN 2
Pacific advances to Championship Game. Central is eliminated.

Atlantic Division vs. North Division:
​1st Period:
5:00: Atlantic wins faceoff, center ice.
4:15: Vecchione's shot saved by Woll.
2:49: GOAL: Tyson Foerster scored a goal, for the Atlantic. ATL 1, NOR 0
2:07: GOAL: Tyson Foerster scored a goal, for the Atlantic. ATL 2, NOR 0
:58.8: GOAL:  Anthony Richard scored a goal, for the North. ATL 2, NOR 1
:20.1: Ruslan Iskhakov's penalty shot blocked by Woll.
:13.0: GOAL: Darren Raddysh scored a goal, for the North. ATL 2, NOR 2
:00: The End of 1st Period.

End of 1st Period:
ATL 2, NOR 2

2nd Period:
1:16: GOAL: Alexander Nylander scored a goal, for the Atlantic. ATL 3, NOR 2
1:16: Atlantic wins faceoff, center ice.
​:19: North with an extra attacker and an empty net.
:15: GOAL: Egor Sokolov scored a goal, for the North. ATL 3, NOR 3
:00: The End of Regulation.

End of Regulation:
ATL 3, NOR 3

Shootout:
1st Round:
North: Anthony Richard mishandled the puck. No Goal.
ATL: Foerster no goal. 

2nd Round:
NOR: 
ATL: Frank ties the game. ATL 1, NOR 1

3rd Round: 
NOR: No Goal.
ATL: No Goal.

4th Round:
NOR: Shaw no goal.
ATL: Iskahkov no goal.

5th Round:
NOR: No goal.
ATL: Highmore no goal.

6th Round:
NOR: No goal.
ATL: No goal.

7th Round:
NOR: No goal.
ATL: No goal.

8th Round:
NOR: Dumont no goal.
ATL: No Goal.

9th Round:
NOR: No Goal.
ATL: No Goal.

10th Round:
NOR: No Goal.
ATL: No Goal.

11th Round:
NOR: No Goal.
ATL: Alex Nylander sends the Atlantic Division to the Championship Game, with a shootout goal.

Final/SO:
ATL 4 (2), 3 (1)

Championship Game:
​​6:00: Atlantic wins faceoff, center ice.
5:42: GOAL: Seth Griffith scored a goal, for the Pacific. PAC 1, ATL 0
4:07: Pacific wins faceoff. Left Circle of Pacific Zone.
2:55: GOALIE CHANGE: Lukas Dostal replaces Dustin Wolf, for the Pacific.
:50: Atlantic has an extra attacker and an empty net. 
:00: The End of Game and 2023 AHL All-Star Challenge.

Final:
PAC 1, ATL 0

Final Thoughts;
Pacific was able to get the championship. They went undefeated through the 2023 AHL All-Star Challenge.

This is Paul Shishkoff, Junior. This has been 'Live-Blogging Shish on Professional Ice Hockey'. Thanks for visiting this post.