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A puck can reach the speeds of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) or more when struck. A slapshot is the traditional way to set up such powerful shots. The KHL record for fastest shot is held by Alexander Riazantsev, who slapped a puck at the KHL All-Star Game's Skill competition in Riga, Latvia, with a speed of 114.127 mph (183.67 km/h) on January 21, 2012.
Albert Anthony Iafrate (/ ˌ aɪ. ə ˈ f r eɪ t iː / EYE-ə-FRAY-tee; born March 21, 1966) is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League between 1984 and 1998. He was born in Dearborn, Michigan, and grew up in Livonia, Michigan. Iafrate had one of the hardest slapshots in hockey history.
The purpose of the event is to have the hardest shot. Martin Frk owns the record for the hardest shot in hockey [ 3 ] with 109.2 mph during the 2020 AHL all-star competition. Zdeno Chara owns the NHL record for the hardest shot with 108.8 mph (175.1 km/h) in 2012, besting his previous record of 105.9 in 2011.
The slapshot is the hardest, yet most telegraphed, shot. The player draws their stick back away from the puck, then forcefully brings it forward to strike the ice two to seven inches behind the puck. The player draws their stick back away from the puck, then forcefully brings it forward to strike the ice two to seven inches behind the puck.
The Wales Conference won its first Super Skills competition in All-Star Game history, although the majority of the individual events was won by Campbell Conference participants. Even though Al MacInnis won the Hardest Shot event he was 3 mph off of breaking Al Iafrate's mark that was set in the 1990 Super Skills.
Key stats: Ranks third in program history in wins for a goaltender (26) and stopped a mind-blowing 2,278 shots, the most of any goalie in Cheboygan history. What made him great: “His first year ...
The following articles contain the following lists of National Hockey League (NHL) records: List of NHL records (individual) List of NHL records (team) List of NHL All-Star Game records; List of NHL statistical leaders; List of NHL statistical leaders by country
At 103.3 mph, Aroldis Chapman threw the hardest pitch of 2018 in the Yankees 3-2 win over the Red Sox. Unfortunately, that pitch hit Jackie Bradley Jr.