nik jr
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Zine posted this in a thread a few weeks ago, but i think it should be a separate thread.
February 1968 issue of Popular Mechanics has an article about science and hockey. Lloyd Percival is mentioned as a "pioneer in the scientific study of hockey."
some numbers are surely inflated by poor measurement, but the differences between players is useful.
Individual Skating Speeds
(in miles per hour)
Player
|
Without Puck
|
Rank
|
With Puck
|
Rank
Bobby Hull
|29.7|1|28.3|1
Henri Richard |28.6|2|25.3|5*
Gordie Howe |28.4|3*|27.6|3*
Dave Keon |28.4|3*|25.2|5
Frank Mahovlich |28.3|4|27.8|2
Doug Mohns |28.1|5|27.6|3*
Tim Horton |28.0|6*|27.6|3*
Bob Pulford |28.0|6*|27.6|3*
Dick Duff |27.9|7|27.5|4
Eric Nesterenko |27.8|8|25.3|5** indicates tie
Individual Shooting Speeds
(In miles per hour)
Player
|
Slap Shot
|
Rank
|
Wrist Shot
|
Rank
Bobby Hull
|118.3|1|104.6|3
Tim Horton |112.4|2|-|-
Frank Mahovlich |111.3|3|102.3|4
Gordie Howe |109.3|4|114.2|1
Eddie Shack |109.1|5|94.6|6
Dennis Hull |106.4|6|-|-
Andy Bathgate |104.2|7|89.3|7
Jean Beliveau |102.4|8|105.9|2
Alex Delvecchio |102.3|9|99.4|5
Team Skating Speeds
(average for all players in miles per hour)
Team
|
Speed
Montreal Canadiens
|22.3
Toronto Maple Leafs |21.2
Detroit Red Wings |21.1
Chicago Black Hawks |20.8
Boston Bruins |19.6
New York Rangers |19.4
Team Shooting Speeds
(average for all players in miles per hour)
Team
|
Speed
Montreal Canadiens
|82.6
Detroit Red Wings |80.1
Chicago Black Hawks |79.8
Toronto Maple Leafs |78.8
New York Rangers |76.3
Boston Bruins |75.4
Reaction Time for Four NHL Goalies
(in 1/100ths of a second)
Player
|
Hand
|
Leg
|
Stick
|
Total Body
Roger Crozier
|.21|.47|.29|.59
Terry Sawchuk |.19|.51|.27|.63
Glenn Hall |.18|.53|.26|.56
Johnny Bower |.20|.46|.27|.56
Miscellaneous Records
-- Average number of passes in a game: 451 (with 261 completed)
-- Distance an average player skates in a game: 2.3 miles
-- Maximum distance recorded for a player skating in one game: 9.7 miles by Gordie Howe
-- Most accurate passer: Gordie Howe, with 88% of his passes on target.
Lloyd Percival apparently thought that players of a similar body type (endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph) would naturally tend to behave in a similar ways, so a defender should be ideally of a similar body type as the forward he is marking, and linemates of a similar body type would generally be more effective than linemates of mismatched types.
page 110 of this link:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=popular+mechanics+feb+1968&hl=en&ei=BI4sTbzmENONnQfWx42wDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false
February 1968 issue of Popular Mechanics has an article about science and hockey. Lloyd Percival is mentioned as a "pioneer in the scientific study of hockey."
some numbers are surely inflated by poor measurement, but the differences between players is useful.
How Fast Are Hockey Players? Here's How They Compare.
(Figures as of last season, 1966-67)
(Figures as of last season, 1966-67)
Individual Skating Speeds
(in miles per hour)
Henri Richard |28.6|2|25.3|5*
Gordie Howe |28.4|3*|27.6|3*
Dave Keon |28.4|3*|25.2|5
Frank Mahovlich |28.3|4|27.8|2
Doug Mohns |28.1|5|27.6|3*
Tim Horton |28.0|6*|27.6|3*
Bob Pulford |28.0|6*|27.6|3*
Dick Duff |27.9|7|27.5|4
Eric Nesterenko |27.8|8|25.3|5*
Individual Shooting Speeds
(In miles per hour)
Tim Horton |112.4|2|-|-
Frank Mahovlich |111.3|3|102.3|4
Gordie Howe |109.3|4|114.2|1
Eddie Shack |109.1|5|94.6|6
Dennis Hull |106.4|6|-|-
Andy Bathgate |104.2|7|89.3|7
Jean Beliveau |102.4|8|105.9|2
Alex Delvecchio |102.3|9|99.4|5
Team Skating Speeds
(average for all players in miles per hour)
Toronto Maple Leafs |21.2
Detroit Red Wings |21.1
Chicago Black Hawks |20.8
Boston Bruins |19.6
New York Rangers |19.4
Team Shooting Speeds
(average for all players in miles per hour)
Detroit Red Wings |80.1
Chicago Black Hawks |79.8
Toronto Maple Leafs |78.8
New York Rangers |76.3
Boston Bruins |75.4
Reaction Time for Four NHL Goalies
(in 1/100ths of a second)
Terry Sawchuk |.19|.51|.27|.63
Glenn Hall |.18|.53|.26|.56
Johnny Bower |.20|.46|.27|.56
Miscellaneous Records
-- Average number of passes in a game: 451 (with 261 completed)
-- Distance an average player skates in a game: 2.3 miles
-- Maximum distance recorded for a player skating in one game: 9.7 miles by Gordie Howe
-- Most accurate passer: Gordie Howe, with 88% of his passes on target.
Lloyd Percival apparently thought that players of a similar body type (endomorph, mesomorph, ectomorph) would naturally tend to behave in a similar ways, so a defender should be ideally of a similar body type as the forward he is marking, and linemates of a similar body type would generally be more effective than linemates of mismatched types.
page 110 of this link:
http://books.google.com/books?id=jdQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PP1&dq=popular+mechanics+feb+1968&hl=en&ei=BI4sTbzmENONnQfWx42wDQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q&f=false