What's the highest Vertical Jump tested at the NHL combine?

[MilanKraft*]

Made me curious going thru some of the lists. Not that relevant to playing hockey but athletically speaking...

Most of the top "leaders" were between 30-34" but I only could find a few years.

Nba draft express has a really cool combine database for everything.

 

[MilanKraft*]

The average at the 2012 combine was only around 24 inches.

Talk about heavy legs. Flat tire as they say...lol

 

[Deaner]

This isn't at the combine, but I was impressed when I saw this :

 

[MilanKraft*]

Had a feeling that vid would get posted.

What was the first year of the combine?

 

[Snowsii]

This isn't at the combine, but I was impressed when I saw this :

That's almost at same class as a skijumper. Though they focus on to that.

 

[Canada4Gold]

not at the combine but only a year after he was drafted

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1JX0UH-X00

 

[Pi]

Not at the combine but Morgan Rielly had a sixty inch vertical jump here...I guess it's more of a hurdle.

 

[MilanKraft*]

Morgan reilly killed at the combine but his vertical was like 30" which was still one of the top ones.

 

[kytem2]

How about Wayne Simmonds ? He can dunk.

 

[GenericFan2*]

Rielly first came to mind with his jump in the vids posted above. Kids a beast.

 

[SimplySensational]

I wanna see what the association between vertical jump is and the players that are really fast.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Sidney Crosby touched hands with God.

 

[StanleyTOR]

I wanna see what the association between vertical jump is and the players that are really fast.

I'm interested in this too. Usually, players who are great at vertical jumping have a high % of their muscle fibres to be fast-twitched. The fastest players are also the people with the highest % of fast-twitch muscle fibres.

Morgan Rielly, for example, with the 60' clear shows on the ice.

That being said, I am now curious about Grabner and Kessel.

 

[MilanKraft*]

I wanna see what the association between vertical jump is and the players that are really fast.

They had an article related to this and scouts saw a correlation with skating speed/acceleration. But at the same time the higher you go up in vertical/high twitch the worse the endurance you have.

 

[MilanKraft*]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/page.htm?id=80653

2012

 

[hogtownhabsfan*]

Pacioretty's is WAY more impressive than Reilly's.

 

[LaTenderness*]

Pacioretty's is WAY more impressive than Reilly's.

........Said the puck bunny

 

[Canada4Gold]

Pacioretty's is WAY more impressive than Reilly's.

I agree. Getting you toes barely onto something 3 inches lower than Rielly got his feet completely over is something to be proud of.

 

[Faax]

I agree. Getting you toes barely onto something 3 inches lower than Rielly got his feet completely over is something to be proud of.

Actually, it is given the approach in each case

 

[LaTenderness*]

I agree. Getting you toes barely onto something 3 inches lower than Rielly got his feet completely over is something to be proud of.

One was standing still , while the other took a run at it......


If the difference that makes needs to be explained to you then Sports and Athletics might not be your thing...... Maybe u should stick to video gaming.

 

[2Barr1]

I agree. Getting you toes barely onto something 3 inches lower than Rielly got his feet completely over is something to be proud of.

Rielly: Running start
Pacioretty: Standing still

Can't compare.

 

[vippe]

Always impressed with stuf like this... really cool. Makes me think of this



Remember seeing this on swedish televisision some 8 or so years ago. Hurdles are 6 feet high if I remember correct.

 

[MilanKraft*]

I don't think you guys know what a vertical is...



That's how they test.

 

[cybresabre]

Sidney Crosby touched hands with God.

Yes, He has clapped before.


(that's where we get thunder)

 

[Sojourn]

........Said the puck bunny

Patches was at a standstill, and he actually jumped vertically. Rielly had a moving start, and it was more of a hurdle.

I would definitely say the former was more impressive than the latter.