Got Skills is the ultimate skills challenge for youth ice hockey players. It is a place for them to push themselves to their limits and test their skills against their peers from across North America in a variety of skills categories. An NHL-supported program, all competitions take place in local rinks many in or around NHL cities. Local event winners advance to tougher competition as they represent their NHL club at the national finals.

Proceeds from the registration fees go to assist the Ace Bailey Children's Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on the well-being of children undergoing medical treatment with the establishment and improvement of programs, environments and professional services that enhance the hospital stay for children and their families.

Garnet "Ace" Bailey played for 11 years in the NHL, winning two Stanley Cup championships with the Boston Bruins in 1970 and 1972. On September 11, 2001, Ace was flying to begin training camp as a scout for the Los Angeles Kings when his plane struck one of the World Trade Center Towers. The inaugural "Ace's Got Skills" program launched in New York City in 2004 in memory of his passing.