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==Speed records== A [[Hockey puck|puck]] can reach the speeds of {{convert|100|mph|km/h}} or more when struck. A slapshot is the traditional way to set up such powerful shots. The [[Kontinental Hockey League|KHL]] record for fastest shot is held by [[Alex Riazantsev|Alexander Riazantsev]], who slapped a puck at the KHL All-Star Game's Skill competition in Riga, Latvia, with a speed of 114.127 mph (183.67 km/h) on January 21, 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Wyshynski |first=Greg |date=January 21, 2012 |title=KHL's Alexander Ryazantsev sets new 'world record' for hardest shot at 114 mph |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/khl-alexander-ryazantsev-sets-world-record-hardest-shot-174131642.html |access-date=2012-08-07 |publisher=Yahoo}}</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVIA_P8Tirk KHL All-Stars Hardest Shot Competition]</ref> The [[National Hockey League|NHL]] record for fastest shot is held by [[Zdeno Chara]], whose shot was measured at 108.8 mph (175.5 km/h) during the NHL All-Star Game's Skills Competition in Ottawa, Canada, on January 29, 2012.<ref>{{Citation |title=Chara's 108.8 mph shot β NHL All-Star Skills | date=January 28, 2012 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQHTJt7o_vU |language=en |access-date=2023-01-21}}</ref> The [[American Hockey League|AHL]] record for fastest slapshot is held by [[Martin Frk]], with a shot clocked at 109.2 mph (175.7 km/h) during the AHL All-Star Game's Skills Competition in Ontario, California, USA, on January 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite web |date=January 27, 2019 |title=Ontario Reign's Martin Frk breaks Zdeno Chara's hardest shot record in AHL skills competition |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nhl/news/ontario-reign-martin-frk-breaks-zdeno-charas-hardest-shot-record-in-ahl-skills-competition/8hg9jjl9jykt1t5ryr1mwmh5j |access-date=2019-01-27 |publisher=Sportingnews.com}}</ref> NHL/AHL and KHL slapshot speed records are not directly comparable to each other, as the official regulations for the hardest shot vastly differs between the leagues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ducey |first=Cory |title=NHL vs KHL's Hardest Slapshot: Who Has the Right to Say They Have It? |url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1046674-nhl-vs-khls-hardest-slap-shot-who-has-the-right-to-say-they-have-it |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Bleacher Report |language=en}}</ref>
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