Ovechkin was selected for the All Star game but declined to participate so he could rest for the last stretch of the season. He was suspended one game after the All Star break by the NHL for his decision.
It’s worth pointing out that the NHL suspends any player who elects to skip the All Star Game if they are voted in to play. They have to sit out the game before the All Star break or the one immediately after. Kind of a lame rule if a player would rather rest their body to be in good form for their own team but I guess they have to have some leverage to get players to the All Star game. 🤷♀️
Yeah, and i was at montreal for the game, my first ever game and i choose this game cause of 'ovenchicken' . this bullshit rule ruined it all, it really suck. The game still good but Ovenchicken pls ...
Michael not a suspension. A suspension results in the player to not get paid in the game(s) that they are suspended for but in the case of this situation the player who opts out of the all star game still gets paid for the game that they are (technically suspended) I forget the word for it though
This video is a MUST for a reaction. Weber's shot is deadly, and it doesn't discriminate between teammates and opponents. Back in October, Eriksson Ek of the Wild blocked THREE Shea Weber shots in a single game (brave man), and was injured for a week...and he was lucky. Weber's shot has taken people out for months.
The stick hits the ice first to load up the flex on the stick which essentially whips the puck at faster rate when it leaves the stick blade. Pretty much all players use a composite stick which is made from carbon fibre or kevlar which makes the stick light and strong to handle the flex. The stick flexes with pretty much every type of shot (wrist, snap, and slap) and there are different levels of flex per stick depending on player preference and the length of the stick.
Chara didn’t make the all star game, he’s at the tail end of his career, may still have the hardest shot though. An AHL player named Frk beat his record on Sunday
Bob Gratton, for one check your grammar. Two they all start at the same place on the ice at the near blue line, pick is same distance from the net and it is up to the player how fast they want to skate up to it in both leagues??? Like what are you saying
The fastest slap shot ever recorded was 118MPH by Bobby Hull. They push the stick against the ground to help it snap. Like when a pitcher for baseball has his arm from the elbow to his hand behind him while he is throwing and snaps his arm forward. It pushes it just a little bit faster.
What's cool about Pettersson being in the Hardest Shot competition is that it's not common for forwards to even be selected for that competition (obviously he's not the first). Normally it's defenseman. But given he was probably the youngest and lightest player in that group, coming in third is impressive.
You probably already know this, but any player that has a "C" on their jersey is the captain of his team. If a player has an "A" on his jersey (there are 2 on each team), it means they are the Alternate captain, or assistant captain.
@@LetsGoWrongboarding Certain teams have different As depending if they're playing home or away. Montreal did that a couple years ago. They had four As.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I love how you have been mixing things up a bit with things like moving your camera angel and now this white board and different styles you bring to to each video. I love and appreciate it from a viewer prospective.
The reason that oven chicken wasnt there is that he doesnt want to go. He was picked but he opted out of going and subsequently got a 1 game suspension. And the reason that they hit the ice before the puck is that it allows the stick to flex and build potential energy and once they hit the puck all of their energy goes into the puck making a harder shot (hope that helps)
@@XMorbidReignX Right before Sochi he noticeably let up on a play on Crosby so as to avoid injuring him and I'll love him forever for that, LOL. He knows his power!
Weber's shot is so hard that it went through the netting in Vancouver 2010 against Germany. Nobody noticed but Marty Brodeur, the spare goalie on the bench, and they got it reviewed at the next stoppage and there was no hole in the netting but a scorch mark at the mesh where it went through. So the material stretched then contracted with the puck's passage.
(Power = Power)/Power ----> Power/Power = Power/Power -----> 1=1. Therefore x = x. I don't know what to do with this information except that it verifies that Math is Math.
@@Sam-2468 x is a variable. It represents all values you could sub in. If x=1, then x=x becomes 1=1. If x is Power, then x=x becomes Power=Power. Whatever you sub in for x, the equation x=x proves nothing but that x is, in fact, x.
Adam . You should come to Canada and see and actual NHL game and a Junior Game(young guys trying to make the NHL). Hockey is getting big and taking off everywhere in the world now but in Canada it's a religion and its bigger than the Catholic Church! Just a note Al Mcinnis shot 100+ mile an hour with a classic wooden stick! Modern sticks (most new players use) have whip like a golf club and add speed. Al did it without a modern stick. Very impressive!!! Keep up the great vids.
He didn't actually shoot 100.4 at the all star game. That's his record. They threw that on the jumbotron to set the stage. No way that shot was actually 100.4 with a wooden stick and a 50+ year old.
@@jampako he was near 100 every year he won it (7 times). And they said he shot 100.4 last weekend. Now if they exaggerated a little I dont know but that's what they said
I've seen hundreds of reaction video creators and i can honestly say ... you're probably the funniest, most entertaining one i've every seen. Only watched maybe a dozen of your videos thus far, and have not gone without a serious laugh at your commentary yet! You deserve more subscribers my dude.
Thanks for taking me up on my suggestion for this one. Al McInnis is a legend. Played for my Flames back before I was old enough to watch them, was part of their only Stanley Cup win to date
fun fact: Weber stick is the baeur TotalOne which has been discontinued by Baeur. Weber than contacted baeur to buy all the reminder of TotalOne special 122-flex stick. But he also have 130 flex stick. One player said in an interview that he had difficulty trying to bend the stick (just to tell you how hard it is). fun fact #2: Zdeno chara 108.8MPH shoot was done with a 150 flex stick!!!
Pettersson's gonna be such a beast at the skills comp in coming years. He was the only forward participating in the hardest shot and he weights like 30-50lbs less than the rest of the guys! Just wait until he bulks up
Rikck He’s only 21 and weighs 176lbs. He’s gonna build muscle and weigh at least 200lbs. Not to mention, the average NHL player is 6’1” and weights 204lbs and Petey’s 6’2”
Apparently Zdeno Chara used to have the hardest shot in the NHL at 108 mph but on Sunday January 26th there was the all star skills competition in the AHL (minor league of the NHL). One of the events in the AHL skills competition was the hardest shot and a player named Martin Frk got 109 mph!!! 🤔😱🏒
You are funny as hell! You trying to hold in your laugh with the Weber equation was priceless. By the way, you nailed the hitting the ice before the puck theory 👍🇨🇦
11DNA11 I’m not so sure I did a whole science project on this subject I gathered data and created an experiment I found that in terms of just shooting (slapshots) there isn’t a very obvious difference in between a wood and composite stick
I remember Al MacInnis when he played for the Blues. He was among the very best defensemen in the league for much of his career. He broke a couple of goalie's fingers with his slapshot in his days with the Blues. He had to retire because of an eye problem.
Al never hit 100.4mph in this! That was his fastest shot recorded so they just put it up on the screen to honour it! Also Weber beat chara last 3 years
Hey Adam, Al MacInnis was known for having the hardest shot in the NHL. He won the hardest shot competition seven times between 1991 and 2003, He was unique in that he used a wooden stick when everyone else was transitioning away from wood. He held the record with 100.4 for a while. They brought him out as an homage to him since they were in St Louis, where he played. They showed 100.4 to be nice, he didn't actually hit it that hard there. Just for show.
Yes. They are using the "flex" on the stick to sling shot it by bending it. different players use different strength sticks to flex more or less. if the stick has too much flex, it is too whippy and a bigger guy might break it trying to slap shot it.
You mean the kid struggling to score? The same one thats more known for own goals than anything? Hasnt be fallen off a cliff since he had one mediocre season?
As a hockey player, yes adam youre correct, we hit the ice before the puck because all the power builds up in the hockey stick and slings the puck when you shoot it making your shot more powerful and accurate
Honestly you explained it pretty correctly lol, hit the ice before so that, as you can see by the replays, the stick bends, building up tension that basically "slingshots" the puck, giving it a lot more power
As a teenager, I shot with a pro flex of 112 which is very stiff (knew the equipment manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning). When I got to my second year of midgets (17 years old) I had a shot in the mid 90's in miles per hour. The thing I always practiced was my body placement on the shot. The puck in the middle of my stance and hitting the ice about 1 foot behind the puck. This causes the stick to flex and then the stick rebounds forward like a rubber band as you drive the stick forward through the puck. This is where most of the power comes from. One thing that helped me, was the hundreds of pucks in would shoot every day in concrete. So, when I hit 12 years old, I was way ahead in taking slap shots than everybody else. It is by far the most feared shot but also the least accurate. But, I scored a lot of goals with my slap shot.
Back in the day, the hardest shot competition was dominated by Al Macinnis (shown here, 20 years post-retirement) and Al Iafrate. They would regularly hit 110 MPH
8:50 That’s exactly why. Tension is built up on the stick by hitting the ice before the puck, effectively turning the stick into a sling-shot. Ideally, you want to hit the ice about 8-12 inches (20-30 cm) before the puck.
Al McInnes used to terrify goalies and people defending the net. In 1989 when he was playing for the Flames, he and fellow defence man Gary Suter were a nightmare for opposing teams. And those were the days before composite sticks.
The most amazing thing is that players (other than goaltenders who are armored specifically against such shots) willingly sacrifice themselves to block shots like those in gameplay.
What you were trying to explain in 8:57 is when the stick hits the ice first it foxes the stick and it creates more power causing a harder shot. Kinda like a slingshot
the lower you keep the puck to ice level, the higher the mph. Yes, you never hit the puck clean, for a higher mph, stick hits ice right behind puck, stick flexes (loads up) and releases energy into shot. Star Talk radio had a podcast called "Playing with Science" hosted by former footballer Gary O'Reilly, did an episode on hockey, including slapshots, very cool stuff.
You’re actually pretty much right about why the player hit the ice first with their stick, it bends the stick creating power and the lift for the shot as well
The slapshot uses the flex of the stick to create power. They hit the blade on the ice just before the puck to create that flex. When they hit the puck, all that stored energy releases which create hard shots like these.
when shooting you aim a few inches behind the puck to get the stick flex. modern sticks are carbon so they're super light weight and the flex created when shooting adds power to the shot. watch some slo mo vids of stick flex. it's pretty rad
NHL hockey sticks now are made of carbon fiber and fiberglass, which makes the sticks bend more when the players do a slapshot so the stick has a lot of power when it flicks back into place. That's why players now have much faster shots because the wooden sticks didn't bend, like the old clip of the guy who shot the puck at 90 MPH vs today when he shot it at 100 MPH. That was all to do with the new sticks flexibility vs the old wooden ones that didn't have any. the only downside to the new sticks is that they break a lot easier than the wooden ones did. So in an NHL game today you might see an average of one or two broken sticks per game, but in the time of wooden sticks you didn't really see any.
Team GB, One Incredible Night. It'll even be a short video. Less work for you, maybe. Also Petterson's reaction to how strong his shot was is great. Wasn't expecting it at all.
To answer your question about hitting the ice before contacting the puck with the stick: new technology and construction components on hockey sticks allows them the flex much deeper than before, without breaking. So they almost become slingshots, hitting the ice brakes the forward momentum of the blade, but the players' arm power will force the shaft onward, flexing the stick. So when it releases and whips forward, it adds whiplash to the already huge forces acting on the puck. Main reason why players these days average 90mph shots, instead of 70mph like they did in the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's
It’s called a “clapper” by the players, and the reason they slap the ice is to bend the stick and get the flex so it whips the puck, thus more velocity. Like a bow shooting an arrow
The reason players want to make contact with the ice first is so the stick bends or “flexes” which allows the stick to snap back and hit the puck even harder
Here is a fun fact that I know because I did martial arts that includes knife work. The average human reaction time is 0.25 seconds, which means that an object that is thrown at around 75mph will hit a target 25ft away before the average human can process it coming at them. This means that a puck shot at 105.9mph is moving so quickly that a goalie's grain won't even have time to process the shot before it hits the goal if the shot is fired from within 12m (around 40ft). In short, don't take your eyes off the puck, even if there is a fight going on next to you, or you simply will have no chance to defend yourself.
So when taking a slap shot, the power of the shot comes from “loading” the stick with elastic potential energy over a relatively long amount of time so that when the puck is released off the stick, the stored potential energy is converted to kinetic energy that is released over a much shorter time than it took to load that energy. This is accomplished by striking the stick down on the ice before hitting the puck.
@@x9H05Tx The materials have improved and changed over time. Originally sticks were made from wood and depending on the wood used it could effect the flex of the stick. Then for a short while metal sticks were used but it was quickly noticed that metal had very little to no give and so it didn't last long. If i'm not mistaken, Gretzky played with a metal stick for a short period. Now the gold standard for a hockey stick is a composite of carbon-fiber, resin and anything else the manufacturer adds to try to make their stick stand out from the competition. Currently there are no rules to my knowledge that prohibit any material being used in a stick however there are rules on the geometry and length of the stick. The only player currently allowed to "break" one of these rules is Zdeno Chara (zDEHN-oh CHAH-rah). He is allowed a stick that is longer than the regulation due to his height of 206cm/6'9". Some current innovations in the making of the sticks include things such as cutting holes in the blade to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics and grip on the puck. Or there is a stick made by a company called COLT that coats the bottom portion of their sticks in many layers of nano sized particles of a nickel-cobalt alloy to improve strength, power and durability. Hopefully this answers your question and wasn't far too long!
@@TopCheese79 thanks for the info, that took some typing haha. I'm just getting interested in hockey, used to play rugby so I started out watching hits but I'm more amazed by the control these guys have. Still spend 90% of the time wondering where the Puck is at the moment. I was curious whether the shots were faster because of better equipment or better/stronger players, I guess it's a bit of both.
@@x9H05Tx It is definitely a combination of both the player and the stick. In the hardest shot competition the players will often intentionally use a higher flex stick than they would while playing a game so they have a faster shot. (the flex of a stick is a number that describes how difficult it is to bend the stick. the number is how many pounds of force it takes to deflect the middle of the stick by 1 inch.) If you want to learn and understand hockey then I would recommend actually going to watch games live in person. It is so much easier to keep track of what is going on and where things are. As well, if you're ever confused about what is happening during the game you can just ask someone around you who does know and they would likely explain it to you. If you have any other questions I would be happy to try to help.
@@TopCheese79 Yeah I'm sure it would be a lot easier in person, problem is I live in the UK. We do have lower level teams out here but not near me, the only rink nearby got shut down years ago. I guess Cardiff probably has a team, that would be the closest but still a long drive. Its difficult to follow any American/Canadian sports over here unless you can stay up til 4am watching games, fights are even worse haha. Appreciate the advice though, thanks.
The top 11 Hardest Shot records are all held by either Shea Weber or Zdeno Chara. Recently, though, Martin Frk of the AHL (The league which is a tier below the NHL) shot a 109.2 mph slapshot which surpassed even Chara's all time NHL record. Insane guys.
You should check out the centennial classic 100 years of the nhl pre game video. It's a great video! Probs one of the best opening game montages of any sport.
you hit the stick on the ice before the puck to flex the stick and basically build up potential energy which is turned to kinetic energy when it snaps back into the puck
Ovechkin was selected for the All Star game but declined to participate so he could rest for the last stretch of the season. He was suspended one game after the All Star break by the NHL for his decision.
It’s worth pointing out that the NHL suspends any player who elects to skip the All Star Game if they are voted in to play. They have to sit out the game before the All Star break or the one immediately after. Kind of a lame rule if a player would rather rest their body to be in good form for their own team but I guess they have to have some leverage to get players to the All Star game. 🤷♀️
Michael you mean ovenchicken?
Extra rest for OV.
Yeah, and i was at montreal for the game, my first ever game and i choose this game cause of 'ovenchicken' . this bullshit rule ruined it all, it really suck. The game still good but Ovenchicken pls ...
Michael not a suspension. A suspension results in the player to not get paid in the game(s) that they are suspended for but in the case of this situation the player who opts out of the all star game still gets paid for the game that they are (technically suspended) I forget the word for it though
If you want to see what happens when Weber shoots in game, you should react to the Shea Weber Slapshot Injuries video
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this^😂 he even injured gallagher (team mate) twice to his hands
@@NicoPower29 I wouldnt go infont of net if Weber was on blue. Says a lot bout me and a lot bout Gally:)
This video is a MUST for a reaction. Weber's shot is deadly, and it doesn't discriminate between teammates and opponents. Back in October, Eriksson Ek of the Wild blocked THREE Shea Weber shots in a single game (brave man), and was injured for a week...and he was lucky. Weber's shot has taken people out for months.
@@VoIcanoman I don't think it was even stretched out between the entire game, I'm pretty sure Eriksson Ek got hit three times in the same shift.
The stick hits the ice first to load up the flex on the stick which essentially whips the puck at faster rate when it leaves the stick blade. Pretty much all players use a composite stick which is made from carbon fibre or kevlar which makes the stick light and strong to handle the flex. The stick flexes with pretty much every type of shot (wrist, snap, and slap) and there are different levels of flex per stick depending on player preference and the length of the stick.
Aleem Jetha which baffles me because AL hit with his woody and still got 100.4mph
its kinda funny how the way he explained it was basically correct
@@joshuakocher3911 Al is also like 50 years old. He's unreal
Tim Brown you know it was fake right?
@@prodICYN Yes that was the joke
Chara didn’t make the all star game, he’s at the tail end of his career, may still have the hardest shot though. An AHL player named Frk beat his record on Sunday
Yup, Frk had 109.2 MPH.
In the AHL they get a sprinting start tho
Bob Gratton, for one check your grammar. Two they all start at the same place on the ice at the near blue line, pick is same distance from the net and it is up to the player how fast they want to skate up to it in both leagues??? Like what are you saying
Nick kenney who gives a crap about grammar it’s youtube lmao. and the AHL players are in fact given more of a start than the NHL players.
Coleman Grunau People that have to read it more than once hence the grammatical/spelling issues, so yeah, it matters somewhat.
The fact that petterson got 102.4 and has the 2nd hardest shot as a forward just behind stamkos at 103 at the age of 21 only weighing 170lbs is crazy
He looks like an innocent angel but is actually an assassin. I love it. Good thing he won Rookie of the Year or he would've killed all y'all.
Eh
Classic webber hard shot, in the 2010 Olympics he shot it straight through the God dam net.
Yep, it's fucked that he did that.
Took everyone a minute to realize he scored.
The fastest slap shot ever recorded was 118MPH by Bobby Hull. They push the stick against the ground to help it snap. Like when a pitcher for baseball has his arm from the elbow to his hand behind him while he is throwing and snaps his arm forward. It pushes it just a little bit faster.
The explanation behind the slapshot is uncanny, you nailed it
Ya, although he didn't know what he was saying, to hockey fans it made perfect sense.
@@coast2coast00 I agree you gotta slap a little bit of ice first then let the stick bend and use it as a sling shot basically lol
I'll never forget when Weber shot the puck through the net at the Olympics
"A man with a bald head is powerful." - Truth.
What's cool about Pettersson being in the Hardest Shot competition is that it's not common for forwards to even be selected for that competition (obviously he's not the first). Normally it's defenseman. But given he was probably the youngest and lightest player in that group, coming in third is impressive.
Now consider how talented goalies are for picking these out of mid-air.
As an electrical engineer, specializing in Power and Renewable energy. The first minute triggered me😂😂
You probably already know this, but any player that has a "C" on their jersey is the captain of his team. If a player has an "A" on his jersey (there are 2 on each team), it means they are the Alternate captain, or assistant captain.
There can be more than two alternates
@@xavierhirsch5275 there can, but only two can wear the A in a game
I'm not sure if there's a limit to how many As there can be on a team, but you're right that only two can wear it at a time.
@@LetsGoWrongboarding Certain teams have different As depending if they're playing home or away. Montreal did that a couple years ago. They had four As.
@@MetalCharlo Yes, I know Dallas did that with Radulov, Seguin, Klingberg and I think Spezza. And the Bruins did it with Krejčí and Backes.
I’ve been watching your videos for a while now and I love how you have been mixing things up a bit with things like moving your camera angel and now this white board and different styles you bring to to each video. I love and appreciate it from a viewer prospective.
The reason that oven chicken wasnt there is that he doesnt want to go. He was picked but he opted out of going and subsequently got a 1 game suspension. And the reason that they hit the ice before the puck is that it allows the stick to flex and build potential energy and once they hit the puck all of their energy goes into the puck making a harder shot (hope that helps)
React to Shea Weber’s one timer goals! He knocks goalies out when they get hit in the mask
He was banned from practice the last time he was at the olympics because he almost broke Carey Price's sternum
@@XMorbidReignX Right before Sochi he noticeably let up on a play on Crosby so as to avoid injuring him and I'll love him forever for that, LOL. He knows his power!
1:10 he sounds like he saying par
Weber's shot is so hard that it went through the netting in Vancouver 2010 against Germany. Nobody noticed but Marty Brodeur, the spare goalie on the bench, and they got it reviewed at the next stoppage and there was no hole in the netting but a scorch mark at the mesh where it went through. So the material stretched then contracted with the puck's passage.
All the Golfers left after hearing you explain that equation.
(Power = Power)/Power ----> Power/Power = Power/Power -----> 1=1.
Therefore x = x.
I don't know what to do with this information except that it verifies that Math is Math.
Marcus Hochachka tautologically valid
Why does 1=x though?
I don’t get math
@@Sam-2468 x is a variable. It represents all values you could sub in. If x=1, then x=x becomes 1=1. If x is Power, then x=x becomes Power=Power. Whatever you sub in for x, the equation x=x proves nothing but that x is, in fact, x.
Adam . You should come to Canada and see and actual NHL game and a Junior Game(young guys trying to make the NHL). Hockey is getting big and taking off everywhere in the world now but in Canada it's a religion and its bigger than the Catholic Church! Just a note Al Mcinnis shot 100+ mile an hour with a classic wooden stick! Modern sticks (most new players use) have whip like a golf club and add speed. Al did it without a modern stick. Very impressive!!! Keep up the great vids.
He didn't actually shoot 100.4 at the all star game. That's his record. They threw that on the jumbotron to set the stage. No way that shot was actually 100.4 with a wooden stick and a 50+ year old.
@@jampako he was near 100 every year he won it (7 times). And they said he shot 100.4 last weekend. Now if they exaggerated a little I dont know but that's what they said
He needs to come to a Battle of Alberta game!
I've seen hundreds of reaction video creators and i can honestly say ... you're probably the funniest, most entertaining one i've every seen. Only watched maybe a dozen of your videos thus far, and have not gone without a serious laugh at your commentary yet! You deserve more subscribers my dude.
Thanks for taking me up on my suggestion for this one. Al McInnis is a legend. Played for my Flames back before I was old enough to watch them, was part of their only Stanley Cup win to date
You should react to Weber’s slap shot compilation !
Weber once shot the puck thru the net
Keep up the vids man i love the vids and the board you write on is amazing keep it up man
loved the vids and now that i've seen the math i have subscribed keep it coming Adam
fun fact: Weber stick is the baeur TotalOne which has been discontinued by Baeur. Weber than contacted baeur to buy all the reminder of TotalOne special 122-flex stick. But he also have 130 flex stick. One player said in an interview that he had difficulty trying to bend the stick (just to tell you how hard it is).
fun fact #2: Zdeno chara 108.8MPH shoot was done with a 150 flex stick!!!
*Bauer
zoots15 thank you that was bugging me lol
The stick flexes a lot so it helps to snap forward and launch the puck. Part of why shots are harder now than when they had more rigid sticks
Dude the whiteboard has been an amazing addition to your vids, laughed like crazy every time you had to go back and fix the equation. Keep em' coming!
I die everytime you say Oven Chicken😂😂😂 Keep it up man, great videos!!
Pettersson's gonna be such a beast at the skills comp in coming years. He was the only forward participating in the hardest shot and he weights like 30-50lbs less than the rest of the guys! Just wait until he bulks up
Rikck He’s only 21 and weighs 176lbs. He’s gonna build muscle and weigh at least 200lbs. Not to mention, the average NHL player is 6’1” and weights 204lbs and Petey’s 6’2”
Apparently Zdeno Chara used to have the hardest shot in the NHL at 108 mph but on Sunday January 26th there was the all star skills competition in the AHL (minor league of the NHL). One of the events in the AHL skills competition was the hardest shot and a player named Martin Frk got 109 mph!!!
🤔😱🏒
Great vid man you’re perty funny and I understood your math better than i did algebra back in the school days.
You are funny as hell! You trying to hold in your laugh with the Weber equation was priceless. By the way, you nailed the hitting the ice before the puck theory 👍🇨🇦
My drummer went to high school with Giordano. Etobicoke, ON boy!
Love Gio, has to be one of the best ever un-drafted players
"Power is power" - Cersei Lannister
Love your vids, always die laughing 😂😂
Yessss this was my suggestion , thank you ❤️
Nobody:
Adam: PAR
😂😂😂😂
Adam Couser React to the NHL 2018 All Star game Mic'd up ik the new one is out but it actuallys shows the players reactions and personalities
"Miracle Speech - You were born for this - Herb Brooks, Movie: Miracle"
Tanner yes such a great vid
Also beauty of hockey the greatest game on the planet by neutralzonehd best vid I’ve ever seen
Yes I've been waiting for this one
the word you were looking for was TORQUE haha the flexing of the stick builds up and releases making the puck go very vast haha
Chara does have the hardest shot but this is hardest shot of those selected to the all star game. Chara's all star prime is behind him.
The old man al didn’t actually hit a 100 mph they just put his hardest shot ever from his playing days
100,4 with a wooden stick.
Give prime MacInnis a composite stick and he'd break 115mph.
11DNA11 I’m not so sure I did a whole science project on this subject I gathered data and created an experiment I found that in terms of just shooting (slapshots) there isn’t a very obvious difference in between a wood and composite stick
yay, thanks for reacting to this
I remember Al MacInnis when he played for the Blues. He was among the very best defensemen in the league for much of his career. He broke a couple of goalie's fingers with his slapshot in his days with the Blues. He had to retire because of an eye problem.
Al also dented a goalies mask and broke the glass. I was raised watching him and he is still my favorite to this day
I hear a Mitch Marner video is next! 😁
Al never hit 100.4mph in this! That was his fastest shot recorded so they just put it up on the screen to honour it! Also Weber beat chara last 3 years
yesss my dad was saying there is no way that’s real!!
With the flex on these sticks, compared to what he used to shoot 100 before, it's possible lol
7:49
You get our sport so well!
Lol. You funny Mr. good vid!
Thanks Adam, you made my day.
9:59 Weber equals Power .... could you? :D I lol'd and could ;)
Ovechkin didnt go to the all star game. I think by choice, otherwise hed have close to the hardest shot. Most accurate shot for sure.
Haha. Maybe most accurate definitely not hardest
Ovy's shot isn't that hard, (compared to some other players), but he has an accurate shot for sure.
Like i said “ hed have close to the hardest shot” i didnt say he would beat Shea Weber.
@@8JFJK8 His best shot was clocked at 101.3 mph.
You should react to the Sedin twins and the goal Ovenchick scored on his back
Love this nhl content brother your making canadians pretty happy lol
Adam his record was broken by a ahler with that guy getting a 109.2mph
Frk’s slapshot is deadly
In this competition chara still holds the record at 108.8 mph...
As far as nhl goes lol
Chara has the hardest shot, he just wasn’t voted in
did you not see Frk in the ahl?
Elijah Rapaport just saw it, that was insane!
Hey Adam, Al MacInnis was known for having the hardest shot in the NHL. He won the hardest shot competition seven times between 1991 and 2003, He was unique in that he used a wooden stick when everyone else was transitioning away from wood. He held the record with 100.4 for a while. They brought him out as an homage to him since they were in St Louis, where he played. They showed 100.4 to be nice, he didn't actually hit it that hard there. Just for show.
Yes. They are using the "flex" on the stick to sling shot it by bending it. different players use different strength sticks to flex more or less. if the stick has too much flex, it is too whippy and a bigger guy might break it trying to slap shot it.
Al MacInnis all time best shot was 100.4mph. They just boosted his score for the fans!
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You mean the kid struggling to score? The same one thats more known for own goals than anything? Hasnt be fallen off a cliff since he had one mediocre season?
@@bradyklassen3945 Dude, he has 45 points at 49 games on this season. He's solid.
You have the Best reaction to hockey vids ever!
Thanks man
Hilarious use of a whiteboard. I always learn so much. Nice reaction.
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Just so you know, Al MacInnis' shot was staged. That was his record back in the day.
Yea im surprised not more people realize this =P.
With a *WOODEN* stick! Just imagine how hard it would be if he was in his prime today!
2 days later, during the AHL All-Stars hardest shot challenge, Martin Frk's second shot was 109.2 mph.
As a hockey player, yes adam youre correct, we hit the ice before the puck because all the power builds up in the hockey stick and slings the puck when you shoot it making your shot more powerful and accurate
Chara didn’t make all-star weekend that’s why he’s not there. (Basically he blows)
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You actually explained why they hit the ice before the puck perfectly lmao. It's to get the stick to flex and then whip the puck.
Honestly you explained it pretty correctly lol, hit the ice before so that, as you can see by the replays, the stick bends, building up tension that basically "slingshots" the puck, giving it a lot more power
Ovi likes to skip the AllStar game, so thats why hes not there.
As a teenager, I shot with a pro flex of 112 which is very stiff (knew the equipment manager for the Tampa Bay Lightning). When I got to my second year of midgets (17 years old) I had a shot in the mid 90's in miles per hour.
The thing I always practiced was my body placement on the shot. The puck in the middle of my stance and hitting the ice about 1 foot behind the puck. This causes the stick to flex and then the stick rebounds forward like a rubber band as you drive the stick forward through the puck. This is where most of the power comes from.
One thing that helped me, was the hundreds of pucks in would shoot every day in concrete. So, when I hit 12 years old, I was way ahead in taking slap shots than everybody else.
It is by far the most feared shot but also the least accurate. But, I scored a lot of goals with my slap shot.
Back in the day, the hardest shot competition was dominated by Al Macinnis (shown here, 20 years post-retirement) and Al Iafrate. They would regularly hit 110 MPH
8:50 That’s exactly why. Tension is built up on the stick by hitting the ice before the puck, effectively turning the stick into a sling-shot. Ideally, you want to hit the ice about 8-12 inches (20-30 cm) before the puck.
Al McInnes used to terrify goalies and people defending the net. In 1989 when he was playing for the Flames, he and fellow defence man Gary Suter were a nightmare for opposing teams. And those were the days before composite sticks.
The most amazing thing is that players (other than goaltenders who are armored specifically against such shots) willingly sacrifice themselves to block shots like those in gameplay.
What you were trying to explain in 8:57 is when the stick hits the ice first it foxes the stick and it creates more power causing a harder shot. Kinda like a slingshot
the lower you keep the puck to ice level, the higher the mph. Yes, you never hit the puck clean, for a higher mph, stick hits ice right behind puck, stick flexes (loads up) and releases energy into shot. Star Talk radio had a podcast called "Playing with Science" hosted by former footballer Gary O'Reilly, did an episode on hockey, including slapshots, very cool stuff.
You’re actually pretty much right about why the player hit the ice first with their stick, it bends the stick creating power and the lift for the shot as well
The slapshot uses the flex of the stick to create power. They hit the blade on the ice just before the puck to create that flex. When they hit the puck, all that stored energy releases which create hard shots like these.
What you explained is exactly why they hit the ice first. The slingshot like effect it has. Also Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov 👍
when shooting you aim a few inches behind the puck to get the stick flex. modern sticks are carbon so they're super light weight and the flex created when shooting adds power to the shot. watch some slo mo vids of stick flex. it's pretty rad
Lol Adam you are a riot 😂😂 don’t forget Petey was the only forward out there and way smaller than everybody else 💪🏻
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NHL hockey sticks now are made of carbon fiber and fiberglass, which makes the sticks bend more when the players do a slapshot so the stick has a lot of power when it flicks back into place. That's why players now have much faster shots because the wooden sticks didn't bend, like the old clip of the guy who shot the puck at 90 MPH vs today when he shot it at 100 MPH. That was all to do with the new sticks flexibility vs the old wooden ones that didn't have any. the only downside to the new sticks is that they break a lot easier than the wooden ones did. So in an NHL game today you might see an average of one or two broken sticks per game, but in the time of wooden sticks you didn't really see any.
Team GB, One Incredible Night. It'll even be a short video. Less work for you, maybe.
Also Petterson's reaction to how strong his shot was is great. Wasn't expecting it at all.
To answer your question about hitting the ice before contacting the puck with the stick: new technology and construction components on hockey sticks allows them the flex much deeper than before, without breaking. So they almost become slingshots, hitting the ice brakes the forward momentum of the blade, but the players' arm power will force the shaft onward, flexing the stick. So when it releases and whips forward, it adds whiplash to the already huge forces acting on the puck.
Main reason why players these days average 90mph shots, instead of 70mph like they did in the 80's, 90's, and early 2000's
You should check out Lacrosse. We play it in Canada a lot. Its like hockey on pavement in a hockey rink awith a hard round ball.
It’s called a “clapper” by the players, and the reason they slap the ice is to bend the stick and get the flex so it whips the puck, thus more velocity. Like a bow shooting an arrow
The reason players want to make contact with the ice first is so the stick bends or “flexes” which allows the stick to snap back and hit the puck even harder
your reaction videos are great because you put your own touch into it. most reaction channels are boring.
You’re absolutely right, they strike the ice first to preload the shot and add acceleration as the stick follows through, kinda like a slingshot.
Here is a fun fact that I know because I did martial arts that includes knife work. The average human reaction time is 0.25 seconds, which means that an object that is thrown at around 75mph will hit a target 25ft away before the average human can process it coming at them. This means that a puck shot at 105.9mph is moving so quickly that a goalie's grain won't even have time to process the shot before it hits the goal if the shot is fired from within 12m (around 40ft). In short, don't take your eyes off the puck, even if there is a fight going on next to you, or you simply will have no chance to defend yourself.
So when taking a slap shot, the power of the shot comes from “loading” the stick with elastic potential energy over a relatively long amount of time so that when the puck is released off the stick, the stored potential energy is converted to kinetic energy that is released over a much shorter time than it took to load that energy. This is accomplished by striking the stick down on the ice before hitting the puck.
Have the sticks improved over time? Better materials, more elasticity/flex to allow for more power, or are there rules about construction standards?
@@x9H05Tx The materials have improved and changed over time. Originally sticks were made from wood and depending on the wood used it could effect the flex of the stick. Then for a short while metal sticks were used but it was quickly noticed that metal had very little to no give and so it didn't last long. If i'm not mistaken, Gretzky played with a metal stick for a short period. Now the gold standard for a hockey stick is a composite of carbon-fiber, resin and anything else the manufacturer adds to try to make their stick stand out from the competition. Currently there are no rules to my knowledge that prohibit any material being used in a stick however there are rules on the geometry and length of the stick. The only player currently allowed to "break" one of these rules is Zdeno Chara (zDEHN-oh CHAH-rah). He is allowed a stick that is longer than the regulation due to his height of 206cm/6'9". Some current innovations in the making of the sticks include things such as cutting holes in the blade to reduce weight and improve aerodynamics and grip on the puck. Or there is a stick made by a company called COLT that coats the bottom portion of their sticks in many layers of nano sized particles of a nickel-cobalt alloy to improve strength, power and durability. Hopefully this answers your question and wasn't far too long!
@@TopCheese79 thanks for the info, that took some typing haha. I'm just getting interested in hockey, used to play rugby so I started out watching hits but I'm more amazed by the control these guys have. Still spend 90% of the time wondering where the Puck is at the moment. I was curious whether the shots were faster because of better equipment or better/stronger players, I guess it's a bit of both.
@@x9H05Tx It is definitely a combination of both the player and the stick. In the hardest shot competition the players will often intentionally use a higher flex stick than they would while playing a game so they have a faster shot. (the flex of a stick is a number that describes how difficult it is to bend the stick. the number is how many pounds of force it takes to deflect the middle of the stick by 1 inch.) If you want to learn and understand hockey then I would recommend actually going to watch games live in person. It is so much easier to keep track of what is going on and where things are. As well, if you're ever confused about what is happening during the game you can just ask someone around you who does know and they would likely explain it to you. If you have any other questions I would be happy to try to help.
@@TopCheese79 Yeah I'm sure it would be a lot easier in person, problem is I live in the UK. We do have lower level teams out here but not near me, the only rink nearby got shut down years ago. I guess Cardiff probably has a team, that would be the closest but still a long drive. Its difficult to follow any American/Canadian sports over here unless you can stay up til 4am watching games, fights are even worse haha. Appreciate the advice though, thanks.
The top 11 Hardest Shot records are all held by either Shea Weber or Zdeno Chara. Recently, though, Martin Frk of the AHL (The league which is a tier below the NHL) shot a 109.2 mph slapshot which surpassed even Chara's all time NHL record. Insane guys.
You should check out the centennial classic 100 years of the nhl pre game video. It's a great video! Probs one of the best opening game montages of any sport.
"I'll tell you right now, ladies & gentlemen. A man with a bald head is powerful." Hahaha.
you hit the stick on the ice before the puck to flex the stick and basically build up potential energy which is turned to kinetic energy when it snaps back into the puck