Rogers and the NHL implemented several alternate camera angles as part of the broadcaster’s first year as the NHL rights holder in Canada as part of Game Plus, a second-screen feature available to Rogers GameCentre Live subscribers.
One of the new angles unveiled to start the 2014-15 season was the Ref Cam. Ref Cam gives fans the sense of being on the ice, offering a glimpse from the middle of the action.
Two NHL officials wore the camera as part of Saturday night’s skills competition portion of the 2015 NHL All-Star weekend in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s a look at several highlights from the skills competition from the vantage point of a referee.
Kessel and Seguin say hello
Tyler Seguin and Phil Kessel were one of the highlights of Friday’s fantasy draft thanks to a reprisal of the 2009 trade that ostensibly saw them exchanged for each other. They were paired in the first run of the fastest skater competition, naturally.
Ryan Johansen plays to the home crowd
Johansen removed his Blue Jackets sweater to reveal an Ohio State Buckeyes football jersey, which drew quite a response from the hometown fans in Columbus.
Ovehckin’s juggle struggle
Alex Ovechkin, perhaps feeling the effects of Friday night’s laugh fest at the fantasy draft, struggled to get his puck juggling routine going. The Great 8 got it eventually.
Patrick Kane shows off some accuracy
Patrick Kane had the best individual time in the accuracy shooting contest. Here’s a look from the best seat in the house.
Referee nearly gets drilled with a puck
An official dodges a deflected puck during the one-timer portion of the skills relay.
Shea Weber’s 108.5 mph slapshot
This is as close as most regular humans would like to be to a Shea Weber clapper.
