Who has the fastest wrist shot in the NHL?
Among the many arguments hockey fans have, one that should be a consensus is the fact that Joe Sakic had the greatest wrist shot in NHL history. There is no debate. Sakic had the strongest wrists I've ever seen. He was capable of taking a puck from any angle and distance and putting a formidable shot on the net.
Those metric unit fans at HNIC clocked Ovechkin's first shot coming out from the locker room at 127.8 kilometers per hour. That's a 79.4 mph wrist shot.
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Shot Selection.
The wrist shot. A good wrist shot can often reach speeds of about 85 miles an hour and it's a lot quicker to get off than a slap shot. If you can release the shot quickly and accurately, it can produce a lot of problems for goalies.
The slap shot
His slap shot hovers around 100 mph and is a go-to shot for power plays when one fewer player is between him and net; seven of his 11 slap shot goals came on power plays.
Joe Sakic. Among the many arguments hockey fans have, one that should be a consensus is the fact that Joe Sakic had the greatest wrist shot in NHL history.
- Victor Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning, 103.2 mph.
- Adam Pelech, New York Islanders, 102.2 mph.
- Tom Wilson, Washington Capitals, 101.1 mph.
- Timo Meier, San Jose Sharks, 100.1 mph.
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The invention of the slapshot is credited to Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion (a nickname alluding to the thunderous clack of his slapshots) of the Montreal Canadiens. Black Canadian Eddie Martin, of the Coloured Hockey League's Halifax Eurekas, has also been credited with inventing the slapshot in the late 1800s.
Popularized by Bernie “Boom Boom” Geoffrion, who claims to have invented it in the 1950s, and later by Bobby Hull in the 1960s and 1970s, the slap shot is one of the most exciting moments in a hockey game.
What is the hardest shot in NHL history?
Zdeno Chara holds the record at 108.8 mph.
Zdeno Chara
Big Zed is a five-time winner of the NHL's hardest shot competition, and his blast of 108.8 mph, accomplished in 2012 at the All-Star Skills Competition in Ottawa, remains the all-time record.
The fastest hockey players reach top speeds of approximately 25mp/h or 40km/h. While in game action they would play in the range of 20 to 25mph to 30 to 40km/h. Connor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers is acknowledged as the fastest skater in the NHL.
one source says 80-90 mph and another 85-93 mph, so I think it is reasonable to say ~ 85-90 mph ..... it is somewhat higher for D-men then forwards on average ...... the fastest slap shot recorded was by Chara in the skills competition = 108.8 mph.
The average lacrosse shot can be anywhere between 75-82 MPH. This is, of course, if the player has no obstacles in front of them and they're taking a full wind up to the net.
The Mechanics of Skating
NHL players can reach speeds in excess of 20 miles (32 km) per hour on the ice. Some speed skaters have been clocked at over 30 miles (48 km) per hour! What makes one player faster than another?
Many wrist shots will have a better chance of beating the goalie when you get them off quickly, whereas sometimes accuracy is better. But developing a quick shot that is also accurate will make you deadly with the puck around the net.
