Who has the hardest hockey shot ever?
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.
Montreal Canadiens defenseman Shea Weber won the event in 2020 (106.5 mph). The All-Star Game and Skills were not held last season because of coronavirus concerns. Defenseman Zdeno Chara holds the NHL Hardest Shot record of 108.8 mph, set in 2012.
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Fastest Shot in Football History
- Arjen Robben – 118 mph.
- Steven Reid – 117.4 mph.
- David Hirst – 113.7 mph.
- David Beckham – 98.2 mph.
- David Trezeguet – 95.9 mph.
Capitals' captain Alex Ovechkin was voted to have the league's best shot at a whopping 48.95%, more than 20% ahead on second place Austin Mattthews.
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.
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.
The thunderbolt in question came on September 16, 1996 during a match between Sheffield Wednesday and Arsenal. Hirst's rocket, which cannoned back off the bar, was recorded at a speed of 114 mph.
Zdeno Chara holds the record at 108.8 mph.
- Jonathan Toews. CHI. 108. 47.22.
- Patrick Kane. CHI. 122. 40.16.
- Frans Nielsen. NYI, DET. 106. 46.23.
- T.J. Oshie. STL, WSH. 48.96.
- Joe Pavelski. SJS, DAL. 121. 38.02.
- Radim Vrbata. CHI, CAR, PHX, TBL, VAN, ARI, FLA. 105. 42.86.
- Zach Parise. NJD, MIN, NYI. 114. 38.60.
- Anze Kopitar. LAK. 117. 36.75.
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Who has the hardest shot in the NHL 2022?
- 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.
Hedman, the Lightning's imposing defensem*n, had both of the hardest shots of the night at 103.2 and 102.7 mph. The 6-foot-6 Swede comfortably topped the Islanders' Adam Pelech to win the event. "It was a lot of fun," Hedman said.
The Average Slapshot Speed in the NHL
The average speed of Slap Shots in the NHL today is right around 100 miles per hour, compared to 10 seasons ago where the average was around the low 90's!
1. Andrei Vasilevskiy, Tampa Bay Lightning. The reigning Vezina Trophy winner as the best goalie in the NHL, Vasilevskiy was 39-10-4 with a 2.40 goals-against average, a . 925 save percentage and six shutouts last season.
