Extremely fast players who didn't lose their speed over time

[Alwalys]

Marleau

 

[Plural]

Selanne was better skater than 90% of the league at 40.

 

[Lebowski]

Jason Chimera

 

[Tuggy]

Paul Ranheim

There's a name I haven't heard in a long time.

 

[Nick Hansen]

Did Scott Gomez lose his skating?

 

[MacDonald4MVP]

First two names that jump to mind are Marleau and Hossa.

 

[sr edler]

Selanne was better skater than 90% of the league at 40.

Some people say he lost a step already in his sophomore season though (injury). I can’t remember myself but I guess there are video tapes out there.

 

[Plural]

Some people say he lost a step already in his sophomore season though (injury). I can’t remember myself but I guess there are video tapes out there.

Yeah. I'm not sure how much speed he lost but I think he lost a minor step in his first two kicks. Iy was the torn achilles tendon injury. He was explosive AF but after that he was just explosive.

 

[AvatarAang]

I have a strange theory that Jason Allison contracted Benjamin button disease and when he is like 90 years old he will be the faster skater on earth

 

[57special]

Gainey, Russ Courtnall. Maybe Ralph Backstrom? He was a wonderful skater back in the days before skating coaches.

I don't think that Cullen is that fast, just a technically very good skater.

 

[scarbrow21]

Blake Wheeler!!! Scoring has been increasing ever since age 30 and guy can flat out fly still

 

[ijuka]

Some people say he lost a step already in his sophomore season though (injury). I can’t remember myself but I guess there are video tapes out there.

He did. He was at his fastest in Finland and during his rookie season.

 

[blood gin]

Martin Gelinas

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Gainey, Russ Courtnall. Maybe Ralph Backstrom? He was a wonderful skater back in the days before skating coaches.

I don't think that Cullen is that fast, just a technically very good skater.

Russ Courtnall was wicked fast.

As others have mentioned, Gartner too.

 

[stuffradio]

Mason Raymond.

 

[Chips]

Jason Chimera

Seconded. Scored 20 goals well past the age I’d have expected him to slow down at.

 

[tom leafers]

Marty St. Louis was blowing past fools at 39.

if your little you better be fast. and he was

 

[De Montreal]

Seconded. Scored 20 goals well past the age I’d have expected him to slow down at.

I came here to write his name but I was unaware of how good he was only 2 seasons ago

How did he went from back to back 20 goals season to 3 goals in 74 games??

 

[Spearmint Rhino]

Russ Courtnall was wicked fast.

As others have mentioned, Gartner too.

Came here to post Courtnall, just too bad his hands never kept up to his feet or he would've scored 50 every year

 

[Seanaconda]

Seconded. Scored 20 goals well past the age I’d have expected him to slow down at.

Always sad the oilers lost / made him mad . The guys legs dont stop

 

[Chips]

I came here to write his name but I was unaware of how good he was only 2 seasons ago

How did he went from back to back 20 goals season to 3 goals in 74 games??

I didn’t see much of him after he left the Caps, but I would guess simply age caught up to him.

Aside from one great year with Joel Ward, it never looked like he had a ton of chemistry with linemates, he was opportunistic and would blow past defenders and score

 

[novon04]

On a long enough timeline the skating speed for everyone drops to zero.

 

[Nizdizzle]

Jason Allison

 

[ManofSteel55]

Mike Gartner?

This is the answer right here.

 

[OilCanada92]

Geoff Sanderson was still fast in Edmonton at 36 years old.