Blistering fast, the U.S. Women's Hockey team star competed against the fastest male hockey players in the world last night, and more than held her own. Source: Sports Illustrated The NHL had a woman participate in its' All-Star skills competition for the first time in history on Friday night when U.S. Women's National Team forward Kendall Coyne subbed in for Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon in the fastest skater event. MacKinnon, who has 71 points on the season so far, pulled out of the 2019 All-Star contest for undisclosed reasons.