The last time that Alex Ovechkin participated in the Hardest Shot Competition in 2018, he won the event with a 101.3 MPH clapper.
Five years later, Ovechkin could not defend his title. Nor could he even eclipse the century mark.
We already know that Alex Ovechkin will be competing in the NHL Breakaway Challenge with Sidney Crosby on Friday night, an event he has won three times in the past. Now, it turns out that Ovi will compete in another All-Star Skills competition that he has won before.
The Great Eight will try to reclaim his crown in the Hardest Shot competition. Ovi won the event in 2018, which was held in Tampa Bay. Ovechkin was the first forward to win since Sergei Fedorov did in 2002.
By Chris Cerullo 2 months ago
Tom Wilson eclipsed 100 MPH in the Hardest Shot competition on Friday, but it’s how he did it that is making waves on social media.
Wilson took to the ice at the All-Star Skills Competition with his normal Bauer Supreme Ultra Sonic sticks that have an 87 flex. But for his Hardest Shot attempts, he traded his normal twigs in for ones that he randomly found at T-Mobile Arena that are relics and hard to find.
The Washington Capitals signed 43-year-old legend Zdeno Chara to a one-year, $795,000 contract on Wednesday. The deal not only gives the Capitals veteran leadership, but it also gives them another flamethrower on the ice.
As first pointed out by The Athletic’s Tarik El-Bashir, the Washington Capitals now have three players who have won the NHL’s Hardest Shot Competition: Chara, Alex Ovechkin, and John Carlson.
The three superstars have won the competition seven times combined.
The AHL All-Star Skills Competition was held in Ontario, California, on Sunday and a new record was set in the Hardest Shot Competition.
Ontario Reign forward Martin Frk hit 109.2 MPH on the radar gun, breaking Zdeno Chara’s NHL record of 108.8 MPH set in 2012.
John Carlson did not win the Hardest Shot Competition at the NHL’s All-Star Skills Competition but he came pretty dang close.
The Capitals defenseman, who won last year’s event with a 102.8 MPH shot, slapped the puck a career-high 104.5 MPH in his second attempt to briefly give him the lead in the event.
After losing the puck during an initial breakaway attempt, John Carlson’s night during the All-Star Skills Competition got off to an inauspicious start.
But by the end of the night, the first-time All-Star would prove he belonged. Carlson won the Hardest Shot Competition, slapping a puck 102.8 MPH towards a yawning net and keeping the title with Washington for a second straight year.
After the competition ended, Braden Holtby and John Carlson were caught on NHL.com mics talking about the team’s powerplay. It does not appear that either knew they were on camera.
Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson just won the NHL’s Hardest Shot Competition, keeping the title with the Washington Capitals for the second straight year. Alex Ovechkin won last season with a 101.3 MPH shot.
Carlson’s two shots went 102.8 MPH and 100.8 MPH – the only player to rip the puck triple digits both times.
By Ian Oland 4 years ago
Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin just became the first forward in 16 years to win the Hardest Shot competition after nailing a puck 101.3 MPH in his second attempt.
“It feels great. That’s why I work so hard in the summer… for this competition,” Ovechkin joked to Jeremy Roenick after winning.
By Ian Oland 5 years ago
Whoever decided the lineup for the Hardest Shot Competition did not consult Alex Ovechkin. We know this because of the Russian machine’s reaction when he found out he was matched up against defending champion and owner of the second hardest shot of all-time, Shea Weber.
By Chris Cerullo 6 years ago
