COLUMBUS, OH, July 3, 2007 – Columbus Blue Jackets National Finals Recap
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July 3, 2007- Congratulations to the following Ohio AAA Blue Jackets players who participated in the Ace Bailey NHL Got Skills Competition National Championships in New York City on June 22-24.

The Ace Bailey Children's Foundation Got Skills Competition ("Got Skills") is the ultimate youth hockey skills event for pre-teen boys and girls and their families. This one of a kind event combines a top-shelf youth ice hockey skills competition with a powerful grassroots, youth oriented community outreach program. Supported by the NHL, this competition has been created to showcase the glory of the human spirit both on the ice and through our charitable partnership with the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation.

Got Skills is the ultimate challenge for Squirt and Pee Wee aged youth ice hockey players. It is a place for them to push themselves to their limits and to test themselves against their peers from around the country. When it's over, each player will know who is the best of the best on the ice (the fastest skater, hardest shot, most accurate shot, breakaways shoot out, best goaltender and the SI for Kids 'Top Skills' award winner which is given to the best overall scores). Each participant will be secure in the fact that his/her efforts on that day have contributed to a greater good and helped a child less fortunate than him/herself.

Here are the results:
Squirt-Travel Fasest Skater:
Winner - Kole Sherwood - total time: 39.82

Pee Wee-Travel Fastest Skater:
Winner - Guy Philips - total time: 38.75

Pee Wee-Travel Hardest Shot:
Winner - Julian Ebner - avg. speed: 63.00 mph (OT)

Squirt-Travel Accuracy:
Winner - Kole Sherwood - total points: 10

Pee Wee-Travel Accuracy:
2nd Place: Keifer Sherwood - total points: 8 (Tie)

Pee Wee-Travel Goalie:
4th Place: Logan Davis - total points: 76

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