Tiny players with the heaviest shots

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

Who are the smallest guys that are able to get a lot more on a shot than you'd expect? These are light weight guys who are able to beat goalies from the outside using great technique to release a heavy, accurate shot.

Patrick Kane
Johnny Gaudreau
Claude Giroux

To me, those 3 all have shockingly heavy wristers for their weight (especially Gaudreau). I can't believe how they can have heavier shots than guys with 40+ pounds on them. I always thought the same of guys like Bure and Kariya.

I didn't include St Louis because he is built like a tiny mack truck. Guys like Cammalleri, Skinner, and Marchand are pretty solid as well.

Who else?

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[Jack DiBiase]

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[BadBruins]

Krug. Has a hard and accurate wrist shot as well.

 

[nilan30]

Marc Andre Bergeron was only 5'9 but the only reason he played any games in the NHL was his boomer from the point

 

[Brooklanders*]

Gaudreau has a rocket and is accurate.
Kid oozes talent.

Visnovsky has a cannon.

MAB was something else.

 

[PensFreak]

First thought I have here is Stamkos. Sounds weird, but let me explain. I don't know what it is, but something about his face always makes me feel like he looks like he's been underfed. He looks gaunt, or strung-out to me. I know he's not tiny, but still.

 

[triggrman]

Ryan Ellis is 2nd to Weber on the Preds.

 

[Paul4587]

Visnovsky and Vatanen.

 

[CDJ]

Krug is that guy for the Bruins.

Got a laser.

 

[BonMorrison]

Ryan Ellis' shot is something.

 

[a tribe cq]

MSL has a pretty wicked shot.

 

[The Podium]

I would say Krug probably has the hardest shot per inch, 5'9" with an absolute laser

 

[beowulf]

I wonder if there is a way of finding empirical evidence from team all star competitions to see which guy does indeed have the hardest shot among the shorter guys in the league.

 

[AustonMitchWilly]

Morgan Rielly...

HAHAHA kidding

 

[Mickey Marner]

Slapshots especially, are all about mechanics. Brute strength will only add a few MPH to your shot. This is why guys like Chara or Weber will only shoot say, 10% harder than someone they're 20% stronger than. Not uncommon for relatively small players with excellent shooting technique to have howitzers.

 

[airforceones25]

Sami Vatanen has a bomb.

 

[Appleyard]

Shayne Gostisbeheres shot is silly for such a tiny guy... it looks as though he defies physics with the power he generates.

 

[Sky04]

Ellis

 

[Theo Von]

James Wisniewski comes to mind.

 

[THall4]

For the Oil I would have to say RNH has a laser of a snapper. Gets it off pretty quick and with some velocity.

Yak has a great shot - doesnt use it often enough..which probably explains a bit of why he only has 5 goals.

 

[featherhawk]

6 feet tall but retired, he had a howitzer and is also has a great name....

Gaston Gingras.....

 

[Anonymouse]

I stopped playing hockey when I was 13 so correct me if I'm wrong but to me a wrister has little to do with body mass. Especially with the new sticks, I think it's all technique. All you have to be really strong in is your forearms. Sure, a long sticks probably provides more leverage but I really don't think it's that much of a disadvantage to be shorter, let alone lighter.

The slap shot on the other hand...

 

[Beesfan]

Brad Marchand can absolutely fire a wrist shot.

Phil Kessel may have the hardest wrist shot in the game and he isn't all that big by any means.

 

[Romang67]

He doesn't play for the team anymore, but I still feel the need to tell the tale of "Tiny Tim" Stapleton.

The guy was 5'8"(on stilts), 160lbs soaking wet, and could fire the puck 96mph.

Various sites claim that he wasn't actually on stilts when his height was measured, and that he was actually 180lbs, but I don't buy it.

 

[RomanEmpire]

Ellis for sure. It's an absolute bomb.