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    KHL’s Alexander Ryazantsev sets new ‘world record’ for hardest shot at 114 mph

    By Greg Wyshynski | Puck Daddy – Sat, Jan 21, 2012 12:41 PM EST

    In 2011, Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins broke his own NHL record with a slap shot that traveled 105.9 mph in the Hardest Shot All-Star Game skills competition.

    A week later, the KHL boasted that Denis Kulyash of Omsk not only beat Chara's record but set a new world record with a 110.343 mph (177.58 km/h) blast at their All-Star Game.

    It's assumed Chara, an NHL All-Star Game captain, will defend his crown in the Hardest Shot competition in Ottawa next weekend. But if he's aiming to break the, ahem, "world record," then he's going to have to cowboy up: Alexander Ryazantsev just shattered it at the 2012 KHL All-Star Game Skill Competition in Riga, Latvia on Saturday:

    The Traktor Chelyabinsk defenseman's shot was measured at 114.127 mph (183.67 km/h). Which is pretty damn fast.

    Alas, we come back to the usual problem when comparing feats of strength in the KHL Hardest Shot competition and those from the NHL's. The KHL places the puck "at a distance of 7-8 meters from the goal." The NHL places its puck "30 feet from the center of the goal." Basically, the hash marks vs. the top of the circle.

    So it's pretty clear what needs to happen here: The NHL has to not allow the KHL to get away with this geographic malarkey, and let Zdeno Chara (and maybe Shea Weber too) fire three pucks at the goal from KHL distance as a special All-Star Game exhibition. Then we'll see whose kung-fu is stronger ...

     

    97 comments

    • Nukes
      Nukes  •  Edmonton, Canada  •  4 months ago
      Missing from the end of the video: the part where Ryazantsev skates to center ice, peels off the mask and reveals himself as Vladamir Putin.
    • bily
      bily  •  St Catharines, Canada  •  4 months ago
      geez they skate from somwhere out in the pacific ocean b4 they shoot
    • MattD
      MattD  •  4 months ago
      Wait a minute....they got guys tying strings to pucks in this same competition!
      • Glen
        Glen 4 months ago
        It's called "trick shot" tying string to the puck would be a "trick"
      • p
        p 4 months ago
        lol some one thumbs down Glen comment for making sense. Shows the maturity of yahoo users.
    • JMA
      JMA  •  4 months ago
      I just picture Al Iafrate sitting in his basement reading this, getting hammered, and seething.
      • ryan a
        ryan a 4 months ago
        105.2 mph with a wood stick, with a composite stick like they use today I am sure he would have hit around 115mph
      • lg
        lg 4 months ago
        we must all give props to the legend of the Al 'The Skullette' Iafrate
      • grampathom
        grampathom 4 months ago
        Nicest 'do' in the league, should be in the HHOF. Or in an IHOP, or co-op................
    • Kevin
      Kevin  •  Vancouver, Canada  •  4 months ago
      That guy is skating full speed when he makes contact, probably something like 20-30 mph. That would be carried over to the puck, giving them an obvious advantage. NHL players don't get that much of a skate up so the numbers will be lower. Slap shot competitions should be taken at a standstill, while the result would be undoubtably lower, it would be more consistent and closer reflect what players are capable of doing in a game situation.
      • Aaron Wright
        Aaron Wright 4 months ago
        have u watched a game of hockey bro?... i dont know of any players that are at a stand-still taking slap shots.... what would be more consistent.. if the puck was passed too the player... but not both the puck and player at a standstill.. thats not game like at all.. unless ur talking beer leagues or something
      • K Man
        K Man 4 months ago
        Kevin is right - the player's already moving fast which will increase the speed of the puck. And Aaron... bro... there are many slap shots from the point where the players are standing still.
      • Keira
        Keira 4 months ago
        All the fastest slapshots will be with the player going at full speed, its just physics. But, he's not getting the full 20-30 mph from it, since it takes a highly coordinated effort to transfer the skating energy to the puck (some of the energy will be lost).
    • Dewman
      Dewman  •  4 months ago
      Juiced.
    • BradenDunlop
      BradenDunlop  •  Cincinnati, Ohio  •  4 months ago
      We need to stop carrying heavy logs through deep snow and get on a more modern training regimen if we hope to compete veeth Rahsha.
      • Bill
        Bill 3 months ago
        You Reggie's kid ??
      • BradenDunlop
        BradenDunlop 3 months ago
        He was off in Minnesota coachin when I was born.........never knew him!!
    • Rich
      Rich  •  Bellevue, Washington  •  3 months ago
      He is not a man. He is a piece of iron!
    • MacLeod
      MacLeod  •  4 months ago
      Where are the radar guns positioned/aimed? If the gun is shooting at/near the player it doesn't make a difference how far away from the goal they are.
    • TB
      TB  •  Windsor, Canada  •  4 months ago
      Wasnt he Russian in a Rocky movie?
    • Kevin
      Kevin  •  Montreal, Canada  •  4 months ago
      they start from the red line = more speed,,, NHL allstars shoot from the blue line,, =russians are crooked with everything
    • Marc L
      Marc L  •  Calgary, Canada  •  4 months ago
      No point even debating if his shot is harder than the NHL record if not taken with the same conditions.... regardless, he has one damn hard shot. Would not want to be in front of it!
    • doug
      doug  •  Burlington, Canada  •  4 months ago
      good player for Toronto
    • leif20
      leif20  •  London, Canada  •  4 months ago
      I guess my next stick will be a totalone...
    • Falfa
      Falfa  •  Iisalmi, Finland  •  4 months ago
      I was sceptical once I heard one news report. Even Janne Niskala, Nashville Predators 2004 5th round draft pick, shot ~105 mph. I dont deny that his slapshot is good, but that good compared to Weber, Chara...
    • daniel
      daniel  •  4 months ago
      The standards of measurements aren't the same between KHL and NHL. In the NHL, they only take a few steps before shooting. In KHL, they skate from center ice, no surprise if they got higher speed measurements. Anyway .. NHL should stick with their type of measurments.
    • John
      John  •  Fredericton, Canada  •  3 months ago
      Reilly how gives a shit
    • Gerry The K.
      Gerry The K.  •  Mississauga, Canada  •  4 months ago
      Great, as long as he beat the Cro-Magnon, I'm fine with that!!
    • W C
      W C  •  Calgary, Canada  •  4 months ago
      The velocity of the skater, combined with the velocity of the puck will produce an increased speed reading. I would like to see him follow the NHL rules for shooting the puck. I will bet the farm, the speed will be much lower. Great show boating though!!
    • BevBurrell
      BevBurrell  •  Greater Sudbury, Canada  •  4 months ago
      I also believe theres different types of radar guns, like in baseball. Theres one that measures the speed leaving the pitchers arm, and one that measures the speed when it reaches the plate. Could be part of the case here, also that they're closer giving the puck less time to 'slow down'
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