Chad Kilger gets shafted in NHL.com article
- Posted by Alex Simms on January 21st, 2008 filed in Kilger, Chad
A recent NHL.com article by staff writer Adam Kimelman talks about Al Iafrate and his NHL record of hardest shot. Unfortunately this is incorrect. At the 2006 Leafs Skills Competition, our own Chad Kilger shot a puck that reached 106.6 mph. This would make the record Chad’s to keep, and the NHL.com article inaccurate. Here is the article: http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=350475.
I have emailed Adam Kimelman with a correction:
This headline, and the story, is not accurate. At the Leaf’s 2006 Skills Competition, Chad Kilger shot a slapshot that recorded at 106.6 mph. Looking at your story, this would be the all-time record, which was announced at the competition.
I believe credit needs to given to Chad Kilger for accomplishing this feat, and holding the all-time hardest shot record.
These are stories, columns and websites that reference the shot:
Let’s see what happens. I will post any response I get (not likely), and keep an eye open for a correction.
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January 22nd, 2008 at 2:27 pm
Here is the response:
“I’m sure players since Al Iafrate have shot the puck harder than the 105.2 mph mark Al shot at the 1993 All-Star skills competition. Al himself admitted that he shot harder at Leafs skills competitons, which I mention in the story. But the marks set at the skills competitions, for whatever reason, are not considered “records.” The only ones that count are at the All-Star skills contests.”
Ok… makes sense. But it is not fair. You have to be considered an All-Star to be eligible to set records. All of us know that Chad Kilger has the hardest shot in hockey.
February 3rd, 2008 at 12:30 pm
According to the Guiness Book of World Records the fastest slapshot was recorded by the “Golden Jet” Bobby Hull with a speed of 120 mph. It’s a funny thing about today’s world in that the past is irrelevant in most commentary. Chad Kilger, Al Iafrate and all the others would be stick boys compared to the Point Anne Ontario rocket launcher. By the way brother Dennis Hull could shoot with incredible force as well but he couldn’t hit the target for speed verification..lol. Have a good one and keep up the good work.