No player in the NHL utilizes high-speed like MacKinnon and its not even close..

[Spirits]

I’m not from Edmonton

Congratulations!

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Players have chips on their jerseys

I have chips on my shirt, but you don't see anyone tracking stuff for me.

 

[Arthur Morgan]

NHL.com it’s from the chip in the back of the jersey

NHL EDGE Puck and Player Tracking Statistics - Home

NHL EDGE Puck and Player Tracking Statistics, including skating speed, skating distance, shot speed, shot and save location, and zone time for National Hockey League players and teams.

edge.nhl.com

lol didnt even know they did that. pretty cool.

 

[Leafsfanperson]

I am just curious who is sitting in the stands with a radar gun measuring these guys?

It's David Alter.

 

[NeverForget06]

I would be interested to know who the slowest player in the league is... who has the least bursts of speed and who has the lowest average speed on the ice

 

[pont]

I would be interested to know who the slowest player in the league is... who has the least bursts of speed and who has the lowest average speed on the ice

Chances are pretty good its Ryan Johansen going away.

 

[TimeZone]

I was just looking at the skating stats for NHL EDGE....lets take a minute to appreciate just how ridiculous MacKinnon is in relentlessly using high speed for his attack.

22+ MPH bursts:

1. MacKinnon - 118
2. McDavid - 65
3. Necas - 49
4. Hintz - 44
5. Tippett - 44



20+ MPH bursts

1. MacKinnon - 706
2. McDavid - 452
3. Point - 434
4. Hintz - 400
5. Necas - 362



This is absolute insanity. I think everyone knows McDavid is faster and still the best skater in the NHL, but there is no denying that MacKinnon brings speed at a frequency that nobody, even McDavid can touch. He literally laps the field. Almost twice as many 22+mph as McDavid this year - and 2.5X more than anyone else. 50% more 20 mph burst than McDavid even. Its crazy.

Even if we look at McDavid the last 2 years healthy - he had 81 and 89 bursts over 22mph. MacKinnon is absolutely blowing that out of the water. Now we only have this data for 3 seasons so its hard to get a picture of the past, but there's a good chance there has never been a player in NHL history bring this much speed this often. Maybe Bure?

I actually Nate is faster in a straight line

 

[Roksta]

Weird that he almost doubled his previous 2 years stats. It's not like he got faster

Must be the way Colorado plays the game on their zone entries

 

[1989]

I would be interested to know who the slowest player in the league is... who has the least bursts of speed and who has the lowest average speed on the ice

Jason Allison is still making his way across the blue line.

 

[Seanaconda]

With his attention to health, diet and training, I don't think that'll be a problem for a very long time. Mike Gartner was around 37 when he set the fastest skater record in 1996.

I think oilers fans are just saying it cuz thats what they have heard about mcdavid forever