How many players in the NHL are shorter/taller than their listed heights?

[Montreal Shadow]

6'3" Auston Matthews with 5'9" Adam Sandler.

6'3" Matthews with the equally tall 6'3" Russell Westbrook.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

Anyone that was truly 5'11 would just lie and go with 6'0.

I am 6'0'' in reality, and once got measured at the doctor's office at 5'11''.

I was in a bad mood that day and refused to go to the appointment unless they measured me again.

 

[beowulf]

Most of them as depending on where you look the numbers can be different, even very different.

 

[beowulf]

6'3" Auston Matthews with 5'9" Adam Sandler.

6'3" Matthews with the equally tall 6'3" Russell Westbrook.

Forced perspective is why pictures and film are not to be trusted. I mean if Peter Jackson can make an actor that is 6'0.5" tall look under 5 feet for his movie...

 

[The Devilish Buffoon]

Opposite end of this, I mismeasured myself when I was 21 or so and went about 5-6 years thinking I was 5’7. Got properly measured and found out I’m actually 5’9, probably even a touch higher when I’m in fighting shape and my posture is better.

Throughout it all, life was good regardless.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

Forced perspective is why pictures and film are not to be trusted. I mean if Peter Jackson can make an actor that is 6'0.5" tall look under 5 feet for his movie...

I’d prefer to not get into what forced perspective actually is. But two guys standing next to each other isn’t it.

 

[JuJu Mobb]

Ovechkin and Malkin are both listed at 6’3” but Malkin is a solid two inches taller than Ovy.

You right. I always thought Makin was 6'4. He's may very well be 6'3 and Ovi around 6'1.

I think Matthews is roughly the same size as Ovi.

 

[Montreal Shadow]

Forced perspective is why pictures and film are not to be trusted. I mean if Peter Jackson can make an actor that is 6'0.5" tall look under 5 feet for his movie...

2 guys standing next to each other is forced perspective? The Westbrook pic has a wonky angle, true, but the Adam Sandler one makes it really hard to believe Matthews is 6’3". They’re not 6" apart.

 

[Walkingthroughforest]

I met Brad Marchand years ago and that man is not 5'9. I'm 6'0 and it felt he was nearly a head below me. He was with Greg Campbell, who was an absolute beast of a man. Also I was really surprised to read that Campbell was listed as 6'0 because he seemed way taller than that.

 

[beowulf]

I’d prefer to not get into what forced perspective actually is. But two guys standing next to each other isn’t it.

No, not exactly but it is perspective in that the way the picture was taken can give a different as aspect. How about accidental perspective which gives the picture the look of forced perspective when two people that are supposedly 2 very different heights seem to be the same. Better?

 

[LMFAO]

Guys always think they are taller than they actually are. I’ve seen a study couple of years ago that said that men believe they are 2 inches taller than they actually are.

Ask any tall women (5’9 and up) and they’ll told you to never believe a men that says he is 6’0”.

 

[Crazy Cizikas]

No, not exactly but it is perspective in that the way the picture was taken can give a different as aspect. How about accidental perspective which gives the picture the look of forced perspective when two people that are supposedly 2 very different heights seem to be the same. Better?

Ok. I’ll zip it down to brass tacks. AM34 is shorter than Russel Westbrook and is appropriately depicted in that photo.

 

[Fire Sweeney]

I've always felt that Byfuglien's weight was off by a few hundred pounds.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

Dubois was once 6'3 and now listed as 6'2. Same with Bogosian.

My friend is tall, once met Wheeler and Laine and claimed Laine was a little bit taller and Wheeler is like 6'4.5.

 

[Jeremy Hronek]

What's the point of exaggerating height in hockey? Basketball I understand, but hockey the puck is played on the ice.

 

[Legion34]

6'3" Auston Matthews with 5'9" Adam Sandler.

6'3" Matthews with the equally tall 6'3" Russell Westbrook.

You do realize that Matthews and rielly look to have opposite Heights in the same picture right?

Being Close to camera Changes things.

I met rielly. I am much taller (6 7) he looks about 6 1 in real life. I was surprised how big he looked. I thought he was smaller

Chara is like 6 7. No way he is 6 9.

 

[AvroArrow]

Max Domi listed at 5'10" on hockey database.
Nope.

He used to play JR hockey with my cousin, he's like 5'8 tops

Kadri is like 5'9, met him once I'm 5'10, they have him listed as 6, which he is not

MSL was like 5'6, listed as 5'9

 

[DearDiary]

6'3 Ovechkin next to 6'3 Malkin

 

[Montreal Shadow]

You do realize that Matthews and rielly look to have opposite Heights in the same picture right?

Being Close to camera Changes things.

I met rielly. I am much taller (6 7) he looks about 6 1 in real life. I was surprised how big he looked. I thought he was smaller

Chara is like 6 7. No way he is 6 9.

I’m talking about 5’9"-5’10" Adam Sandler, not Morgan Rielly.

 

[CartographerNo611]

Malkin has to be pushing 6 ft 5. Looks like one of the tallest players out there whenever I catch a Pens game. 6 ft 3 seems like the rare understated listed height.

Dudes in general lie about their height though. Im a legit 5 ft 10, 179 cm and look down on fellow self proclaimed 5 ft 10s. The guys I know above 6 ft 1 seem pretty honest with their heights. No wonder women demand 6 footers on tinder lmao. Its a crap shoot anything under 6 ft 1.

 

[Habsrule]

So many guys lie about their heights. I’m a legit 6’0 on the dot. I have met many guys who claim to be 6’0 and I am definitely taller than them.

I think for hockey players many get measured with their skates on and that adds an extra 2 inches.

 

[mattihp]

I do believe in general there are many contexts in North America where height matters more than in Sweden. I am 5'9ish. When I was in the states several people asked if I was 6 foot as I was noticably taller than them and they used to give their height as 5'9 to 5'11..

 

[Montreal Shadow]

Malkin has to be pushing 6 ft 5. Looks like one of the tallest players out there whenever I catch a Pens game. 6 ft 3 seems like the rare understated listed height.

Dudes in general lie about their height though. Im a legit 5 ft 10, 179 cm and look down on fellow self proclaimed 5 ft 10s. The guys I know above 6 ft 1 seem pretty honest with their heights. No wonder women demand 6 footers on tinder lmao. Its a crap shoot anything under 6 ft 1.

So many guys lie about their heights. I’m a legit 6’0 on the dot. I have met many guys who claim to be 6’0 and I am definitely taller than them.

I think for hockey players many get measured with their skates on and that adds an extra 2 inches.

I don’t think it’s a lie so much as it is a snowball effect of ignorance. If a guy claims 5’10 but is actually 5’8 and you’re a bit taller but never measured yourself, you might say you’re 5’11-6’ by using him as a reference and this happens a lot.

Most people overestimate their heights by a good 2" usually. The most egregious example I saw was a 5’9" dude claiming he was 6ft tall lol.

 

[ijuka]

5'11.75" here. Some guys have gotten legitimately angry with me when I say my exact height since they're a little shorter than me but claim to be 6' or taller.

Height changes pretty significantly by the time of day, so using such accurate measurements seems pretty strange to me. I'd round to the nearest half an inch if I was using that system instead of cm. Using quarter inches is sort of like using half cms, and I've never seen anyone doing so.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

The Subban family even made fun of PK for wearing tall hats all the time.
He's in the 5's...