- Rob Gronkowski drilled three of five shots at the NHL booth during Fanatics Fest NYC on Thursday
- Ovechkin, the Hughes brothers, Lundqvist and Jagr are all set to appear at the Javits Center this weekend
- Read below for Gronk’s cookie line and the video of his session at the net
Rob Gronkowski found a new net to shoot at.
The Patriots and Buccaneers legend swung by the NHL booth at Fanatics Fest NYC on Thursday and jumped into the accuracy challenge, firing pucks at a small hole in the middle of the net from a few different distances. He buried three of his five tries.
Gronk had an answer ready when the topic of his aim came up.
“I usually go top shelf where mama hides the cookies!” he said.
Watch Gronk go to work at the NHL booth:
Shooting was just one slice of the Fanatics Games. Fifty athletes and celebrities are going head to head with 50 fans across eight sports this weekend, from hockey and baseball to wrestling and golf. The winner walks away with $1 million. Second place gets a Ferrari, and third takes home a Lionel Messi patch autograph.
He had plenty of company at the net. CC Sabathia, David Ortiz, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown, WWE’s Cody Rhodes and Olympic gold medalist Megan Keller all took their turns. Keller matched Gronk with three of five and drilled one from the farthest spot on the floor.
Here’s Gronk finding his groove at the Javits Center:
Real hockey star power arrives as the weekend rolls on. Alex Ovechkin, the Hughes brothers, Brock Nelson, Henrik Lundqvist and Jaromir Jagr are all booked to appear through Sunday.
Gronk set the bar with his cookie-hunting release. Ovechkin gets his turn in a couple of days.
