The History Of The Hardest Shot Record 

Keep in mind that in the KHL, while they have different rules that make it not really directly comparable, Alexander Ryazantsev has the record at 114.127 MPH. Of course none of that compares to Happy Gilmore's shot breaking the glass and being clocked at 117MPH, but a friend of mine told me that movie isn't a documentary, so I'm not sure if we can trust it.

The curved blade and huge increase in shot speed really explains the increased use of goalie masks around the same time

when Chara broke the record even the announcers were talking about how crazy his curve was haha.

Reed Larson in the 70,s from the Red Wings had shots Recorded 115 to 120 MPH. He shot low. He broke skates and shattered shine pads

I heard Martin Brodeur say once that when he entered the league, there were 1-3 guys in the league who could shoot around 100 mph. Then in the middle of his career there were 1-2 per team that could shoot that hard. At the end of his career it was back to 1-2 in the entire league.

Hahahaha the Weber’s Victims was a nice touch.

So glad you rightfully started this with an Al Macinnis clip. He will always be the king of the slapshot to me. Not only could he launch the puck at over 100 mph with a wooden stick, he was pinpoint accurate and consistent with it as well. Even though many players have exceeded his speed these days, I don't think anyone has yet matched his combined level of speed, accuracy, and consistency.

Rob, I've watched your channel on and off over the last couple of years, and I gotta say, your quality has become top tier. I loved how this video was put together, between the edits, background music, and even the way you narrate

Your videos are killer. Would love to see some stuff on quirky equipment fads (like that RBK stick with the holes in it, or pump skates)!

I love the goldeneye music shift when shirtless chara enters!

Love the N64 Goldeneye in the background

I wonder if Chara was held back by sticks breaking, since to my eye it looks like he wasn’t putting his FULL strength into his shot

Jesus. Howe was an absolute unit

Kakko with a 107 this summer I think he can do it next

I have the record of the first person to comment on this video

excellent video, loved the graphic injury report card from webers shot and also the fact you used the bond music at the end

I don't care what ever any one says on this one - My "Hardest Shot" player is and always will be 2# Al MacInnis (Flames/Blues; 1983-2004) He was at 185 cm and 90 Kg not one of the biggest defenders BUT with just an old wood-stick he was for near 2 decades THE most feared shooter in the entire NHL. As still active, he was described like a folklore as "The killer-puck shooter" and was almost feared by all goaltenders in the league. Even some of the elites like Martin Brodeur expressed deep concerns evrey time McInnis had the puck at the blue-line and would fire away the puck. Al MacInnies "famously" split goaltender Mike Liut's goalie mask with a shot - "There's hard and then there's Al MacInnis hard. I tried to get out of the way. If it happens too often, you have to sit down and re-evaluate what you're doing with your life." Goaltender Mike Liut talking about MacInnis' slapshot.

Man I remember seeing that Shea Weber goal vs Germany, was even sitting in the section behind the net and still couldn’t fully register what I’d just witnessed for a second

Love the videos man, keep it up.

the slap shot was actually invented back in 1906 by a player named Eddie Martin in the Coloured Hockey League

*Great video. And I love the music choices too.*

Great video Rob. Awesomely researched. I beleive goalies got better also because of their athleticism and sheer size from the 90s onwards.

hey rob, love the content. Where do you get the nhl stock footage from, and what do you use to edit/record? thanks!

Martin Frk is the guy with the hardest shot

Awesome video Rob! Great foundations, really cool research, and a nod to the Frk Bomb, only thing is that I think you bought in your hyperlinks too fast at the end there, you get maybe a second or so to read the entire list before the other video links pop up, but thats the small stuff! Great job again, sir

Rock on!!! Thanks for sharing! Most cool.

Boom Boom Geoffrion is the guy who introduced the slap shot.

Another great video man Love your channel love your content. It's my hockey time machine. I forgot about the Iafrate record but I do remember the hairstyle "dope" Remember when we were kids there were so many hockey brands Cooper Sherwood jofa ... How about doing a videos about how they bought out each other or merge or whatever that would be really cool "Go Canucks Go"

Great video. Excited for the upcoming accounting midterm?

Love the N64 Goldeneye music

I played men's A league down in Phoenix, a lot of ex-NHL guys and a bunch of ex-D1 players down in that league. I played defense and had Pro stock equipment. I took a few slap shots off the shin pads from D1 and ex NHL guys, my whole leg went numb. I couldn't believe the power. It's been a few years since I played and I still have a lump on my shin bone above the ankle where I caught one.

Frky! I didn’t even know that! Former Red Wing right there. He was fun.

This is the best video yet! I can't wait to see what you do next! :)

Yo, I don't mean to hate, I'm only halfway through the video so maybe you mention it later on, but I think the biggest factor in goal increases is the fact that we went from 40 to 82 games per season.. goals per game did go up, kind off (though the very highest anyone has ever scored is about 1.00 goal/game, through all eras, from the very beginning with guys like Newsy Lalonde, to Maurice Richard to Wayne Gretsky), but I can't agree with the implicit explanation that a lot of it is attributable to technique/technology.

Everything evolve and change. Take the 'Big bad Bruins' or the 'Broad street bullies' of the 70s. Those 2 teams would be the smallest teams in the league today by height and weight. So it's not just hockey sticks that made players shoot harder, their conditioning and size help too.

A 6 ounce, 1" X 3" disc needs at least 28 mph momentum in order to escape gravity and get above the ice. They were able to raise pucks to 4' even in the 1930s, even with straight ash sticks.

Great video!

Al's hairstyle was even more maniac than his shot speed :D

Saw Iafrate rip a 100 mph slapper vs the Kings back in the day. Terrifying

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7:22 luv the hair

Chara was probably terrifying to play against.

So frustrated the Kings never gave Frk a real chance on the PP. It was dismal last year. Even if we completely benched him 5 on 5, he'd be worth it if he could reliably produce on the PP

That pic of Howe is ridiculous. He looks better than most players today. Talk about old man strength

Work hard next season Rob, you got the youtube algorithm.

7:11 just listen to the force behind that. Him(Iafrate) and Chara had absolute fucking cannons.

No mention of Doug Wilson, who was regarded of having among the hardest shots of his era.

Technology is improving shot speeds but when AL McInnis was in the twilight of his career was his shot still competitive with the elite shooters even though he stuck with a wooden (can you believe it?) stick? I think that I recall some remark about that. Could anyone clarify that for me?

The golden eye theme was a nice touch. I hope to hell goalie gear is keeping up with stick tech or we may see a through and through in the playoffs at some point.

As a goalie, our equipment has come a long way in protecting from these shots. The only piece of equipment that still lacks, is helmet technology. 108mph to the cage, and the cage will break. 108 to the forehead, and you will have a concussion. Chest pads, Blocker, glove, leg pads, could all withstand this, with maybe a minor sting, but you'd be fine to continue to play. Headshot and your backup will finish the game.

The inventor of the slap shot was Bernie Geoffrion or Boom Boom.

7:15 that is what you call flow, kids... lol epic hockey hair

Speaking of Bobby Hull, he once told his son Brett that 'you can't score all your goals with a slap shot' or something like that. Coming from the guy who scored most of his goals with a slap shot.

Shea Weber is basically a bounty hunter.

nice summoning salt-esqe video

Epic MPB on Iafrate.

I think it’s more impressive seeing a person in the mlb throw a baseball at 105 mph

Brett Hull that played for the Blues & the Red Wings had a terrifying slapper also

I remember my brother’s friend telling that he played in some type of charity game with former Bruins players and that Lyndon Byers actually broke his cup when he was playing goal. He took a shot right in the nuts and it broke his cup is 2 pieces

great video

I think one of those 7ft giants that got drafted the last 3 years will do it or at least get damn close

Did adding a curve to the blades also make goal tending harder in other ways? From what you said in the video, it sounds like pre-WW2 players were commonly looking to score in the low corners

Bobby Hull...119 mph slap shot. I have held his stick. Huge curve/toe hook. He was also the fastest skater of record at nearly 20mph, goal line to goal line. Bobby Hull, 5'10" 200lb. Wood sticks. No comparison.

Fred Stanfield in the game 1 of 1970 Stanley Cup took a slap shot so hard it split Jaques Plantes mask in half and sidelined him for the remainder of the series

The replaceable stick blade was absolutely not introduced in the 30’s 😂

I'd love to see Chhara try to beat Frk' record. Even though he is retired now.

Is it me, or is that the Golden Eye pause screen on N64 sound byte in the background?

Do you think in the future there will be a new material used in the sticks and players would be able to shoot over 110mph shots, or new kind of pucks?

Iafrete’s hair is criminal.

Iafrate’s hair was crazier than his shot

Bobby Hull shot was faster than anyone else.

lololol love the McInnis clip

Ah the sherwood 5030, my stick in high-school

Did Bobby's goal at 4:09 look familiar? Connor must have been watching Bobby Orr footage because he pulled what was basically the same move on Rielly a few years ago. Which you know since you've all seen it a bunch of times. McDavid is the only player since Orr too have the speed and skill required to even attempt moves like this. Yeah I know that's a statement the deserves a huge "DUH you tool" response.

….then some dude is gonna come along and shoot 125 mph shot

this is cool

Laughting on your pronocaI laugh when you pronounce Zdeno Chara's name.

Can’t remember which player. But the same season chara broke that record at the AS game, someone else had a harder shot than that in an actual game. But because the player wasn’t an all star it got swept under the rug. So I’ve always been really salty about people saying Chara had the hardest shot.

I still want to see Parako in the hardest shot competition

Chad Kilger for awhile held the record unofficially for a few years as well, 106.something I think.

Called also more games played = more goals.

I do not think weight has a direct translation into the speed of the shot, I was one of the smallest players on the team in my teenage years and always had the hardest shot, I think it is more about the burst, I was also doing the weight throw in a 20kg higher category just because of the momentum

Am I mistaking?? But judging by Shea Weber's career (Mostly Nashville/Montreal..) It was mostly his teammates who got injured due to "Friendly fire"? lol

Yes players today shoot much harder than players in the old days, but it's ridiculous to assume that Joe Malone shot the puck at only 20-30 miles an hour.

Martin frk better be in this

Gotta remember that Gretzky pretty much single-handedly threw that average for scoring leaders WAY off.

How did you get Napoleon Dynamite to do the commentary? 😂🤣

Did you say that two piece sticks with replaceable blades came out in the 30s? That's not correct. Sticks may have been considered two-piece, meaning the shaft and blade are manufactured separately and then assembled. However, that doesn't mean that the blades were replaceable. Replaceable blades came out closer to 1990 when aluminum shafts were taking over the industry.

you get a like for putting the GoldenEye music at the end.

You should do rise and fall of Anton khoudobin

3:11 ayo

Tage Thompson is next. Has like a third of 100+mph shots this year

Frk🔥

Improved carbon lay ups

Didn't Boom Boom Geoffrion create the slap shot??

Like the Goldeneye tune.

Holy Frk!

How can you compare goals per season when seasons grew in length?

I’d would like to have seen Al Iafrate with a modern stick

I commented on your other vids saying your content needed to be better, wow man this vid was amazing I haven't seen anyone else cover this great job rob