Top 10 Fastest Skaters in NHL

[Forepar]

Chimera is easily on this list, but skating fast is really all he can do

Nah. He does offsides pretty well too.

 

[Muffin]

Mac didn't impress me much in Allstars skill comp against McJesus Slow as a sloth.

Anyone looks slow next to McDavid. MacKinnon actually had a time of 13.62.

Looking at last year's time, he'd be just behind Larkin and Josi. Beating out Karlsson, Saad, Hall and Duchene.

MacKinnon had a 13.62 vs Duchene's 14.026

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/sp...test-skater-mark-skills-competition/79584540/

 

[ijuka]

MacKinnon would be behind Patrik Laine, who's known as a bad and slow skater.

 

[57special]

Haula

He is fast, but probably belongs in the 15-20 fastest region. Zucker accelerates quicker. I would say that both are probably not in the top 10...Zucker is now very effective at making his speed work for him. Isn't Saad fast?

I also notice we aren't mentioning many Dmen.

 

[Hockeyisl1fe]

Zach Kassian

 

[danyhabsfan]

From almost standing still to.. rocket mode. lol

Always thought Byron fast, but in this clip it looks like Preds D Irwin keeps up and pretty much catches him by the end (though he misplays it), so not a great illustration.

Yes that's not the best clip to show his speed.

That was the end of his shift.




That's probably a better clip.



Krug who isn't a bad skater looks like a pylon.

 

[Gsus]

My list:

1. Michael Grabner
2. Miles Wood
3. Andreas Athanasiou
4. Connor McDavid
5. Dylan Larkin
6. Erik Karlsson
7. Carl Hagelin
8. Taylor Hall
9. Matt Duchene
10. Nathan MacKinnon

Honourable Mention goes to Phil Kessel in his Maple Leafs days.

If i missed anybody, give me some slack because i made this list off the top of my head.

What's your list?

Laine is faster than MacKinnon.

 

[DFC]

I think a lot of people overlook Jonathan Drouin with this. What's amazing is, when he was drafted, the one knock on him was his skating/speed. Two years later he won the fastest skater competition and, at that time, was really not close to as fast as he is right now. He was about the 3rd or 4th fastest player on the team. Now, he's unquestionably the fastest Lightning player and it seems like he gets a little faster every year.





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[10Ducky10]

Not sure if they have been mentioned but Evander Kane and Nikolaj Ehlers.

 

[nomorekids]

Victor Arvidsson has to be up there

 

[Konnan511]

Andreas Athaabhhdga

This maybe be my favorite spelling of Greek Lightning.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Byron gotta be top 5

 

[Empty Net Goal]

I don't watch him much, but Carl Hagelin always looks fast.

 

[luki here]

Grabner is definetely faster than Hagelin. I have watched both alot the last 5 years. Hagelin is fast but Grabner is just faster than anyone we play against. Ive never seen a player in the NHL beeing that fast when it comes to skating in a straight line. Its ridicolous. He has multiple breakaways every game.

I also think Karlsson is top 10. When he wants and needs to he is incredible fast.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvNppH8M0oM&t

grabs is nearly as fast as he used to be. For a while hernia's really bothered him (needed surgery in two consecutive off seasons on both sides), but he seems to have recover as of the start of this season. You could really see the balance issues he had last season and the two seasons before that.

But he was even faster back in the day.

 

[McKappa]

Fastest is probably Andreas Athanidnioawdnwaoid

McDavid is definitely fastest with the puck.

 

[It is Wild World]

Grabner is just incredible

https://youtu.be/BAEhUBZr9D0

 

[triggrman]

Victor Arvidsson has to be up there

And Josi. At the AS game in Nashville, only Larkin was faster

 

[SimpleJack]

Vinnie Hinostroza is a name that will probably be on everyone's top 10 over the next few years. Just hasn't had enough exposure yet to get noticed by anyone other than Hawks fans.

 

[Mitts]

The other night we played Detroit and Athanasiou looked like a freaking missile.

 

[Dead Thing Fan]

Speed

Larkin, Helm and AA would be the fastest line in the league.

 

[authentic]

Miles Wood.

 

[El Travo]

McDavid is the official fastest player as clocked at the all Star game, and with the puck he eats AA, Larkin, Grabner alive.

While I agree that McDavid is the fastest skater, I don't think the All-Star Skills Competition should be taken as an official representation for that. The majority of specialists (fast skaters, hard shooters) aren't even there. Larkin couldn't defend his title* and Weber was the only guy who could really rip it. On top of that the Fastest Skater competition seems to change format every other year. I wish they'd go back to the full rink lap and stick with it.

I'd also imagine that most of the guys there are either hungover or counting down the minutes until the party. Take MacKinnon for example; the guy looked like he could care less about being there. He knew he was just there for mandatory representation.

 

[Uberdachen]

Vinnie Hinostroza is a name that will probably be on everyone's top 10 over the next few years. Just hasn't had enough exposure yet to get noticed by anyone other than Hawks fans.

Sorry, my good man, but the Hawks have so much exposure that the kid in tears in the tire swing can describe them in minute detail to the uniformed man taking notes in front of flashing lights.

 

[theYman]

Where the **** is Darren Helm on that list?

 

[zac]

Larkin mentioned that Eichel might be faster after winning the fastest skater contest.

Eichel won't get many votes. His stride is so deceiving. It's effortless looking, so it doesn't look like he's skating hard.

See his breakaway against Chicago. Seabrook is skating as hard as he can to catch Eichel. Eichel hardly looks like he's trying. And Seabrook didn't catch him.

Seabrook is one of the slowest players on the team. Thats not a feat.