Fastest and slowest NHL forwards and defensemen

[ViD]

So that Hawks team seems kinda slow

Except Mikheyev

 

[LuckyPierre]

Now examine player speeds while handling the puck

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Pat Maroon. But he has 3 cup rings so who cares. most other slow players can't say the same.

 

[LemonSauceD]

Now start tracking falls per 60 and everyone can finally understand that Mikko Rantanen spends more time flailing on the ice than actually skating.

May I present you: Elias Pettersson

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

It has been confirmed McDavid is not the fastest even on his own team

Mattias McJanmark!

 

[My3Sons]

Now examine player speeds while handling the puck

I presume they don't track that. It would be interesting to add that measurement.

 

[Breakers]

Tyler Myers

LOLOL
NHL edge skating is so trash

 

[missionAvs]

May I present you: Elias Pettersson

Guarantee that if you watch the Avs-Sabres game tonight and say "Elias Pettersson", whatever Mikko Rantanen is doing, he will fall.

 

[ViD]

Tyler Myers

LOLOL
NHL edge skating is so trash

How is it trash? It’s exact science here

 

[Raistlin]

Tyler Myers

LOLOL
NHL edge skating is so trash

that one time, he sees a female giraffe on the other end of the rink.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

Man, Slavin can get moving.

 

[1989]

Where's the goalie charts at

 

[tarheelhockey]

Yes, that’s Jaccob Slavin casually hitting the highest speed of any defenseman in the league while skating 200 feet to silence an opposing rush.



Same game:



Just Slavin things.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Stamkos pre-injury was known as a speedster and his skating was his strongest attribute, but post-Titanium rod Stamkos at the age of 34 being #2 in NHL?

This mainly makes me question the validity of these measurements.

MacKinnon being at the top for most frequent speed bursts does make perfect sense, though. It's his trademark. And in general, the lists for those two attributes look more sensible than the ones for max speed. Hintz being near the top, and probably the best pound-for-pound skater for his size, also matches the eye test.

I wonder what the error margin is on these. The top speed ones likely are wacky, but the burst ones probably cancel out via sample size.

Speed bursts is the more important one, not top speed

 

[Golden_Jet]

I presume they don't track that. It would be interesting to add that measurement.

Yes it’s tracked, they just don’t distinguish in the numbers if with puck or no puck.
The puck doesn’t know whose stick it is on, the jersey chip, just knows how fast player is skating, it has zero idea if player has the puck.

Tyler Myers

LOLOL
NHL edge skating is so trash

Trash…..lol

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

So that Hawks team seems kinda slow

They clearly need to bring Athanasiou back, only way to get back to good hockey.

 

[TBF1972]

hughesly surprised that luke doesn't get totally outclassed in the lane.

 

[Byron Bitz]

Are there any stats tracking acceleration? I know that’s one of the most important aspects of skating for hockey players and something amateur scouts really focus on.

 

[Hennessy]

Least surprising: Ian Cole being slow as molasses.
Most surprising: Jason Robertson being slow as molasses.

 

[cjm502]

Yes, that’s Jaccob Slavin casually hitting the highest speed of any defenseman in the league while skating 200 feet to silence an opposing rush.



Same game:



Just Slavin things.

Not only is that some top notch effort, he actually made it back in time to disrupt the shot last second. Beautiful.

 

[Kshahdoo]

For a defenseman being the slowest could actually be a good thing. It could mean he's so good in positioning that he doesn't need to display his speed. Because I can't say Gavrikov or Zub are particularly slow.

 

[Bender Duster]

How is Logan Stanley not on the list of slowest defensemen??

I guess the tracker goes into error mode if a player stands still too long?

 

[LuckyPierre]

For a defenseman being the slowest could actually be a good thing. It could mean he's so good in positioning that he doesn't need to display his speed. Because I can't say Gavrikov or Zub are particularly slow.

The clip of Slavin hitting the league-wide highest speed involves him going around the net in the offensive zone, way out of position. Credit to him for having the athleticism to get back, but it was only required because he was as far out of position as can be. So you're onto something.

 

[dirtydanglez]

there are a lot of factors that effect these numbers. that said mcdavid and mackinnon are obvious choices for fastest skaters.

 

[archangel2]

Interesting stats, but I'm not sure how relevant that method is especially regarding the "slowest" players.

and my question is this a straight line or breaking in and out of traffic?