The KHL held their All-Star Skills Competition Saturday and there was one player in particular who stole the show.
Mathew Maione, a Canadian defenseman for Dinamo Riga, sung The Lumineers’ Hey Ho at center ice.
His performance was incredible.
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One of the best moments in #KHLAllStar history.@mmaione18, ladies and gentlemen. pic.twitter.com/1Vm8hX4p2J
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 19, 2019
As some of his All-Star teammates swayed back and forth, Maione nailed the acoustic performance which elicited a loud, roaring ovation from the crowd.
After the Skills Competition ended, Maione tweeted that he “had a lot of fun.”
Had a lot of fun at my first @khl all star game! pic.twitter.com/XGyPuWkiLG
— Mathew Maione (@mmaione18) January 19, 2019
The defenseman has 37 points in 46 games (10g, 27a) during his first season in Russia. Maione spent three seasons in the ECHL before leaving North America for international hockey.
Other highlights from the KHL’s skills event include:
King's Musketeers from distant Russian lands.#KHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/MIezDQT15G
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 19, 2019
If players drop gloves during shootouts, that means they will…dance.
Just like Spartak goalie Július Hudáček 🇸🇰 and Women's Hockey League forward Nicol Čupková 🇸🇰.#KHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/8H8Nw1tKos
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 19, 2019
That is a big suit.#KHLAllStar pic.twitter.com/LNWNyzF095
— KHL (@khl_eng) January 19, 2019
