The NHL does not release average speed or top speed results, but if you watch the competition you will get an approximate number for the top speed. Even though the NHL has not started to release the top speed numbers of players during the game, another association has. As you can see the data that the IIHF is releasing corresponds with what are thinking that the tops speeds will be peaking in the 25 mph or 40 kmh range. As you probably notice the fastest skater competition has been won by Connor McDavid in 3 of the past 4 years.
And, the past year he finished second in the race to Mathew Barzal. Barzal is blazing fast himself but he was surprised that he beat McDavid. You could tell that it was a big honour for him to be able to beat McDavid in this competition. At this point the best answer to the question of who the fastest skater is probably comes from the players themselves.
The NHLPA did a poll in where they asked all the players in the league who they thought was the fastest player was. That is amazing. Seeing the numbers we have looked at during the All-Star skills competition and IIHF world championships makes that number other-worldly. Bobby Hull was named the Golden Jet for his blonde hair racing through the wind as he skated down the ice. Who's really the fastest man on earth? Skating, according to physicist Thomas Humphrey is "the fastest way to travel on the surface of the earth on your feet.
In skating, one skate pushes and the other skate glides--there is very little friction to slow you down. Speed skater Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan can travel meters in just In comparison, Canadian runner Donavan Bailey sprints meters in 9. Steve Millard talks about the importance of technique in skating. Strength vs.
Sharks Forward Jeff Friesen demonstrates the "hockey stop. Able to outrace forwards, Coffey often collected loose pucks and pinched in the offensive zone to challenge the reflexes of opposing goalies.
He just disappears on you. Cournoyer was small 5-foot-7, pounds , agile and quick from the first step. He capped his Hall-of-Fame career with goals and helped propel the Canadiens to 10 Stanley Cup championships during his year career, which ended in He also earned the Hart Memorial Trophy. A center who often played the point on power plays, Fedorov was able to quickly drive from one end of the rink to the other and cover plays. Fedorov endured a cloak-and-dagger beginning to his NHL career.
Mike Gartner was generally known as the fastest skater in the NHL while he played. Gartner was exhausting. Just ask any defender who attempted to match stride-for-stride with him. The mark stood for 20 years. He maintained his elusive speed throughout his career, scoring plus goals for 15 consecutive seasons.
Related: Hall of Famer Mike Gartner. If Gartner exhausted opponents, imagine how difficult it was for his linemates to match strides with the Hockey Hall of Fame inductee? Talk about exhausting. Some players are fast skaters. The projectile also moves at very high speed but a fastball or a tennis serve can compare to a slapshot.
The pace of the game itself is also rather fast with players changing up during the play after only about seconds on the ice. As for which sport has better athletes, i don't think this can be answered. Is a swimmer getting across a 42km long lake a better athlete than an Olympic gymnast? Playing 5-setters in sometimes intense heat during Grand Slams shows some impressive athletic skills and endurance.
Generally, I'd say hockey players are better athletes, because you are constantly moving, it's a very physical game and you really do have to excel in all of speed, strength, agility, endurance. In pro football, I agree the positions are more specialized.
As for conditioned athletes - I'd say soccer, without a doubt. A sport where you sit on your ass and your upper body does practically nothing is a poor assessment of general athletic ability. Long distance cyclists have endurance, but not speed all slow twitch fibers , strength maybe in the quads only , or hand eye coordination. Cycling is a lot more than just sitting and pedaling. Hills require bursts of acceleration to keep up with your pace introducing their speed element, and although there isn't a whole lot of hand-eye coordination it takes immense concentration to bike for hours on hours; especially when you get tired.
I know speculation is fun but this is purely an apples to oranges argument. You simply can't do it by sport because they all emphasize a certain few physical aspects. Just for fun though, I'm going to say it might be an olympic gymnast.
Strength to body size ratio; off the charts, agility; only spiderman is better, endurance; pretty high but not like a Lance Armstrong.
The only thing I can think of at the moment that they lack is mental reaction to an opponent. Next I will say some type of combatant navy seal, soldier, gladiator, etc. There's no greater pressure to win when the price is your life. They may not be as strong or fast as an NFL player but ideally they should be above average in those departments, and more importantly have the ability to compensate for that. Lastly, if we have to narrow it down to modern team sports, I will have to concede to pro football players.
Those guys are freaks of nature. Just because running the ball wasn't part of marino's game doesn't mean he was unable. They don't have Hand eye coordination?? I'd like to see you bike 30mph after 2 hrs and still be able to be only 6inches behind someone's back tire without hitting them while drafting. General Hockey Discussions. Existing user?
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