A player takes a shot at the net in a game between Frölunda HC's and Färjestads BK's junior teams

A slap shot in ice hockey is the hardest shot. It has four stages which are executed in one fluid motion: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Frölunda Indians HC, formerly Västra Frölunda HC, is a Swedish professional ice hockey club from Gothenburg. ... Färjestads BK (often referred to as FBK or Färjestad) is a Swedish professional ice hockey team, and one of the most successful teams in Swedish hockey. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... A shot in ice hockey is an attempt by a player to score a goal by striking the puck with his stick in the direction of the net. ...

1. The player winds up his hockey stick by raising it behind his body, sometimes raising the blade to shoulder height or higher.
2. Next the player violently "slaps" the ice slightly behind the puck and uses his or her weight to bend the stick, storing energy in it like a spring. It is this bending of the stick that gives the slapshot its amazing speed. Just like a bow and arrow, the stick's desire to return to being straight is transferred to the puck, giving it much more speed than just hitting it alone could do.
3. When the face of the stick blade strikes the puck, the player rolls his or her wrists and shifts his or her weight so that the energy stored in the stick is released through the puck.
4. Finally, the player follows through, ending up with the stick pointed towards the desired target.

The slap shot is harder than other shots, and because of the violent motion involved, somewhat less accurate. It also takes longer to execute; a player usually cannot take a slap shot while under any significant pressure from an opposing player because the opponent could easily interfere during the windup. The slap shot is most commonly used by a defenceman at the point, especially during a power play, although a forward will sometimes find an opportunity to use it. Field hockey stick Girl with a field hockey stick In climatology, the Hockey Stick graph is a nickname for a rising temperature reconstruction. ... Two standard hockey pucks. ... Helical or coil springs designed for tension A spring is a flexible elastic object used to store mechanical energy. ... Defence (defense in the U.S.A.) in hockey is a player position with a primary responsibility to prevent the opposing team from scoring goals. ... In ice hockey, a player in the opponents end zone at the junction of the blue line with the boards is said to be at the point. ... Power play or powerplay may refer to: In gaming: PC PowerPlay, a PC games magazine published in Australia PowerPlay (technology), a defunct standard for networked video gaming headed by Valve Software and Cisco Systems Powerplay Cruiser, a joystick released in the early 1990s In sports: Powerplay, a sporting term used... Forward is a hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily offense. ...

At the yearly NHL all-star "hardest shot" skill competition, the winning slapshot typically propels the puck at around 100 miles per hour (160 kilometres per hour). Al Iafrate holds the record during an NHL All-Star skills competition at 105.2 mph. The hardest slap shot on record is 106.6 mph set by Chad Kilger on December 3rd, 2006 during the Toronto Maple Leafs skills competition. Kilger broke the record of 106.0 mph, held by Shawn Heins, set in AHL All-Stars game. “NHL” redirects here. ... Al Iafrate (born 21 March 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan) is a retired professional ice hockey defenseman who played in the NHL between 1984 and 1999. ... Chad Kilger (born 27 November 1976 in Cornwall, Ontario) is a Canadian ice hockey player currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the NHL. He is a right winger. ... The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... Shawn Heins (born December 24, 1973, in Eganville, Ontario, Canada) is currently a professional ice hockey player. ... AHL might be an acronym or abbreviation for: American Hockey League acylated homoserine lactones This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

The invention of the slapshot is credited to Bernard Boom Boom Geoffrion of the Montreal Canadiens, hence the nickname. Finlay Landon Drake (November 11, 1931 – March 11, 2006), nicknamed The Minute Man, was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. ... The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ...

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External Links

• Shooting tips for beginners - Dunedin Ice Hockey Association