2018 NHL All-Star Skills Competition: Fastest Skater

Check out the full event for Fastest Skater at the 2018 NHL All-Star Skills Competition, with Connor McDavid edging out Brayden Point by a fraction of a second. Visit www.sportsnet.ca for more clips.
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[@lAmCanad1an]

McDavid smiling the whole way through while lots of the others were legitimately forcing themselves lol.

[@sasha1551]

This kid Mcdavid has the fastest speed, quickest hands, puck control, shot, vision in the NHL. The most complete player in the league.

[@carljohnson3446]

What about Pastrňák? I think Pasta have it too

[@Trrippy_Shades]

U see that OT winner vs the capitals mcdavid and drysitil

[@wsmiles8677]

ehh

[@Hockeyedits23]

Connor McDavid not this kid McDavid stupid

[@Hockeyedits23]

Ur a ass hole

[@JeremyCuddles]

Point handled the corners better than everyone else, but those straightaways are where McDavid made up most of the time. Guy was definitely head and shoulders above the rest in that regard.

[@edhartley8032]

I'd like to see the fastest backwards skater.

[@wyattschroeder5601]

I think Erik Karlsson would win

[@Mike-zb4ds]

They used to do that back in 1980 i think it was.. Gretzky competed in it. Its on here somewhere

[@adventurefilms]

Paul Coffey would win

[@moto6ixmoto83]

I can skate just as fast backwards as I can forwards

[@thomaslanu8541]

sasholsuma p9i89980

[@Jordan91alexander]

They should pick the biggest gumpiest guys in the league and have them do this

[@kirkjackson4217]

Chara

[@moto6ixmoto83]

Dustin bufflin?

[@nikieberland1425]

Kris russel

[@Trrippy_Shades]

Wtf is a gumpiest

[@deshawngrey9050]

Jordan Ulbrich g

[@lukefinlay3027]

It’s crazy how fast McDavid can accelerate. Saw him do this in person and I was nothing short of amazed how different and how faster he is in person.

[@ziggymorris8760]

McDavid is just ridiculous, on another level.

[@dduem13]

Man, Point is lightning fast! Ok ill leave...

[@atlaslogan750]

No, That was a good joke lol

[@SpiderEditz91]

Yeah lol

[@matthewbarnaby9819]

7:28 McDavid

[@ryrutt9148]

Yep

[@aleksilepisto7282]

The fact that defensemen can even be in these things, even if they're not winning always is just a perfect example of how much the game has changed.

[@vorox9836]

McDavid is insane fast

[@bobd7051]

you should do who is the faster goalie

[@JaysFan2024]

Bob D they used to

[@pmassis27]

That would be awesome!

[@ryrutt9148]

Yer MOM

[@philly5-014]

MCdavid and all his fans ,

[@ghostc5535]

Wow he is really fast

[@ryrutt9148]

Ghostc55 3 who????

[@gambl0r]

First player EVER to repeat fastest skater 2 years in a row. #McRocket

[@therealmclovin8689]

Gambl0r until mat barzal rains on his parade next year

[@halt1931]

@@therealmclovin8689 3 years in a row, now

[@therealmclovin8689]

Christian Caisley 😭😭😭

[@NYG1991]

He won it this year, too. First player to win it 3 years in a row.

[@iladiesnutzoyochin]

@@therealmclovin8689 it legit happened.

[@themypillowguy1685]

zdeno chara would win this if he drank a Pepsi

[@thechellord9571]

You mean.. Mr. zBeano Chara?

[@bergy3710]

My Pillow Guy He drank a coke not Pepsi

[@ctrlshiftqq9846]

Fire Storm same thing except pepsi tastes like water

[@kirwitch8236]

Bepis

[@ballballball2547]

bebsu

[@Phanohm]

I wouldve LOVED to see Paul Byron 41

[@BlackAndThrash]

this is definitely 2018 all star skills competition

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

This is fastest at the All-Star game. Not saying McDavid can be beat, but there are guys out there who would all be under 14.

[@hannapetersson5978]

omggggg i love all-star skill

[@imacm3573]

Everyone just wants to see McDavid vs Larkin nhl make it happen already

[@markus1734]

Imac M larkin has to have a good season

[@John333Scout]

Haglen is the fastest in the NHL. I wish skill challenges were like the HR derby and just the best face off at each skill rather then the best overall face off in these challenges

[@thatslit5528]

True

[@gamma00crucis]

everyone wants to see it because everyone knows mcdavid would dust larkin. kid didn't even make the cut for fastest skater this year lol rip.

[@thatslit5528]

010190 everyone has opinions

[@joshioaz85]

Mr. Wheels Tyler Johnson would smoke that time.

[@freedomforall2924]

The final race each year was originally one full lap around the rink until 2008, when the event was revised. In 2016, Red Wings forward, Dylan Larkin broke the previous record set by Mike Gartner (13.386) with a time of 13.172, however he had a running start.

[@InvincibleMegaBeast]

nope, blue line to blue line, his was legit...kid stumbled towards the end too, or could of been 12 sec...sorry

[@freedomforall2924]

Zarkon... Listen closely at the 1 min mark... Also that statement I put was taken from Wikipedia. So lets give McDavid the same start as Larkin and we will see once and for all. Either way it doesn't really matter cause skates technology will get better and someone will beat all the records. Its human nature and evolution in competition.

[@bradstokes3067]

The record Larkin set was when he had a running start. It is in no way comparable to the record Gartner had and McDavid broke.

[@teodorag7576]

For people who are saying players like Grabner, Athenasaiou (or whatever), ect. this is the All Star Game.. they dont invite 3rd liners that can wheel they bring marketable STAR players and choose the fastest out of them. plus i imagine there is somwhat of a hierarchy among the players about who wants to do this and who doesnt.

[@ethanmilford5927]

they shouldnt call them the fastest skaters in the league then...just fastest stars?i guess because michael grabner would probably beat any all star in skating

[@teodorag7576]

i agree with you he probably would. To me i think this year Mackinnon looks like Mcdavid did last year just a step ahed of everyone else. (this is in games and imo). I think Haglin on the pens can fly aswell but hes an awkward skater

[@Hello-ek7md]

Athanasiou is said to be faster than Larkin. Jeff Blashil even said so himself.

[@therealmclovin8689]

Barzal

[@gooilers3244]

YAY CONNOR!!!🥇👑👑👑

[@therantwithgrant2051]

AA shoulda been there.

[@thesportspectator962]

Geez Point is way faster the I thought!

[@danielmitchell9540]

I wasn't that surprised since I get to watch him play a lot. I figured McDavid would win, but I knew Point would come close. Kid is fast.

[@failtolawl]

Most Lightning players are fast as hell.

[@mikemoran395]

Point was really fast but not enough

[@rrywee]

It’s interesting to see if they do crossovers or glide

[@isellalot2k122]

Where is Larkin or Anthesiou.

[@tylerlam9132]

i was like why are they posting this video of 2016 lol

[@TheMarine015]

Those ads the goal line will become normal thing soon in the NHL

[@nicolaslahky3319]

Point is really fast....

[@bluejaks]

Kind of

[@gearschronicles9189]

He’s the Goat

[@nicolaslahky3319]

@@gearschronicles9189 yes he's a fantastic player

[@Kevin-nk6lj]

Timed mcdavid from blue to blue 5 times and he clocked a 12.9 almost every time. TImed him from red to red and he got 13.4+ almost every time. You be the judge. Now we know how much a running start helps...

[@30AndHatingIt]

I feel bad for Eichel. Dude is always just slightly behind McDavid... same thing for this one, he's only four tenths of a second behind him in this competition. Yet people act like he's miles behind him. That's gotta suck being "almost there" all the time.

[@Kroitk]

There's no worse spot than 2nd place when you're at an elite level. Your career is in the shadow of the #1.

[@30AndHatingIt]

Reminds me of the horse that finished 2nd behind Secretariat constantly... and not just finished 2nd, but finished hundreds of yards ahead of the rest of the horses. It was literally those two making the rest of the competition look stupid, but because he finished 2nd we never remember him. Would have won the Triple Crown had Secretariat not existed. The fact I can't recall his name is kind of telling...

[@30AndHatingIt]

I think pride is worth more than money to athletes who are competitors like Eichel. Some athletes care more about money than getting their name on the Cup (see: Danny Briere leaving the first place team in the league and signing with the worst team in the league), but others care about more than that.

[@Rowgue51]

The horse you're talking about was Sham, but you're not quite remembering it correctly. The first two legs of the triple crown were not ridiculously uncompetitive with just those two destroying the field. The field was relatively together in the fist two races with Secretariat just casually pulling away down the stretch. The last leg of the triple crown is the only one where those two were ridiculously far ahead of the rest of the field, and that was only because Sham's jockey went way too hard early because they didn't want to let Secretariat get a lead because they knew they couldn't run him down. But they severely underestimated Secretariat's stamina and Sham finished last in that race after fracturing his leg from being pushed too hard.

[@gamma00crucis]

mcdavid is leagues ahead of eichel in every possible way, not just speed. if that were the only thing making mcdavid better, people would talk more about eichel instead of mcdavid, matthews, mackinnon, etc.

[@jmr1129]

McDavid is amazing fast

[@isCarsonMiller]

Thanks for spoiling the result in the video description.

[@ryanb.5503]

Its been I'd say close to 10 years since I hardcore followed NHL, but fml if I didnt see right away how fast McDavid was.

[@elliesaltonstall8531]

That is not fair... They are the lightning

[@classic240]

McDavid 😍

[@yeetuspeetus6598]

they really said McDavid has short choppy strides. Have you ever watched him at full speed? He has long powerful strides, he just does it at such a fast rate he looks like he takes short choppy strides

[@basselightyear8089]

The timing is off by atleast .5 sec in every timer based competition, kinda outrageous actually

[@angusrhoton7114]

That’s pretty crazy. I could lap a rink in 17 seconds and I thought I was fast.

[@elstonlightning9136]

I never seen feet that fast since riverdance

[@ballballball2547]

Kapanen would be a good contester in this

[@tomcuddy]

title guys on the brownies

[@vinnyrangerfan18]

Michael Grabner should have done that challenge

[@coleteeple950]

“Almost hits the boards”- Allstars “Hits the boards”- Oilers Skill competition

[@nights312312]

Mcdavid was the only one who actually tried to go fast, felt like the others were not really trying? If you look in the curve mcdavid is the only one that still skates entering the curve

[@xwirelesss]

Hope Byron will be there next season

[@reecer19]

does anyone else's leg muscles tense like your skating with them while watching this?

[@thfFromRussia]

wow Point is fast and he was also the first competitor and in helmet

[@pilot85644]

МакДевид просто торпеда! Красавец! Добирал ногами там, где остальные просто катили.

[@samliedtke578]

Why am I watching this, I know nothing about hockey.

[@kirwitch8236]

Well, now you know slightly more about hockey

[@ishanmoosa7137]

i bet mcdavid will win it like 15 times and over...

[@ShawnNHL]

Should have McDavid Gaudreau and Larkin race

[@yusufhussein5430]

Sure

[@MaximRecoil]

So they haven't gotten any faster compared to 25 years ago, yet their skates sure have gotten a lot more expensive. In 1993, top of the line skates, such as CCM 652 VakuTacks, cost ~220 USD, which, according to the U.S. government's CPI inflation calculator, is ~$390 today. And back then, they used actual leather rather than cheap man-made materials from China. So why do top of the line skates cost ~$1,000 now? My guess is that it's because sneaker companies, i.e., Nike and Reebok, got their claws into Bauer and CCM in the mid 1990s, and sneaker companies pioneered the art of conning teens and twenty-somethings into spending $100+ for a $10 product (with a $3 actual manufacturing cost in some cheap-labor Asian country).

[@ryans413]

McDavid stays king in the fastest skater

[@chilloutbruh.1503]

Ryan Scherbluk I could beat him np

[@innermachinations4999]

Virtanen had a time of 13.471 seconds in the Canucks skills competition and he was wearing a cape increasing drag and therefore increasing time. Virtanen>Mcdavid

[@_easymoneysniper_]

So fast that he can time travel.

[@kentaro2079]

Someone plz tell me what does Mcdavid do to get such speed in straight ahead skating?

[@TopG80]

carl hagelin ftw

[@LukeSpookem]

Whitelavender66 that dude is a blur

[@meheh7558]

Bloose ye Nope

[@hockeyislife4122]

Wheres ehlers from winnipeg

[@connorbrown1844]

The timer was so late

[@chrono1logic504]

connor brown the timer starts at the blue line buddy....

[@connorbrown1844]

최승윤 12 since when lol

[@gjisendre]

connor brown the commentators mentioned it multiple times and they also listed the rules before they started, buddy...

[@connorbrown1844]

gjisendre did they just start that this year though? I didnt see it live

[@moto6ixmoto83]

Ehlers would’ve won

[@aj44mag]

Should see Hyman do this!

[@archvile1313]

Mathew Barzal hopefully. By the way the players should still keep their helmet on when doing this because if an accident happens it will end up bad.

[@marie2274]

Arch Vile - Good point I didn't even notice. I'm sure the coaches of the players were a little worried. If one of these guys blew a tire that could be there teams season..

[@timeboy8770]

Thrashers in 4

[@ianmccormick9185]

why don't they do a best fighter competition?

[@sambou6286]

I'm faster than that....I can just imagine that I have done 10 laps and it's done in a second!

[@vasilymorozov]

7:40 McDavid hit the cone

[@knowhow6776]

What do u think about Pavel Bure in his best?

[@vacstad1264]

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[@francismella1171]

Vacstad 12 none of those guys are faster than McDavid,

[@sillyyou3915]

wheeler should try the fastest skater competition

[@pierreluc6004]

They should do it with a puck too

[@lisagrant5649]

Mcjesus #1 in oil country and the nhl

[@jdrover8581]

lisa Grant Wheres the wins? Lol fool

[@HodroStudios]

JDogg Industries In the video.... if you missed it, he came 1st.

[@detroitdabs7106]

Skynertia lmao I think he's talking about the wins for the oilers fellas... since they suck even with mcdavid 😂

[@owencole3545]

Chris Denston hendricks is the reason why their failing, they WERE okay with him but they have traded him

[@barrymccack6933]

Dude was flying! JDogg is a homebag

[@tobias3593]

Jack Eichel also got 13.5

[@ExifyTM]

McDavid wasn't even trying

[@mujomas9061]

Paul byron!

[@CM-cq3xu]

2018*

[@martinraynov6265]

Was this even a question

[@martyzeenyc1210]

NASCAR on ice... 👌

[@jenniferjohnpier7227]

love eichel

[@mikedev5506]

Could u imagine McDavids time if cheated like Larkin? Lol

[@fruktpaj7356]

Athanasiou would’ve won if he had been picked for the allstar game

[@dkodonny2658]

Nah. Ehlers

[@commandershepard1838]

DKOdonny ehlers is fast but athanasiou has a gear I haven’t seen, even in mcdavid.

[@therealmclovin8689]

Barzal

[@TheBoyZibra]

Once made McDavid ice the puck

[@Anticipat0r]

Mackinnion got dummied again by mcdavid lol

[@user-lr6ex3rf4g]

NHL...😄👍amerika😊😗👋

[@somesinger1575]

If I were a competitor I would think it would be a better idea to just go faster on the straight away and the turns, I would think I could get a 12.5

[@NikNakPaddyZac]

New fan of hockey who should be my favorite team? Does the most fun to watch?

[@ogreman-lll-957]

Zac McAnally bruins

[@gearschronicles9189]

Tampa bay lightning . Bruins just got their asses handed to them today 🤷🏻‍♂️⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@yoJuicy]

Their timing is not accurate? if you pause at 6:07 Mackinnon crosses at 13.8 and they gave him 14+...

[@nos5822]

James Coppinger Does it matter ?

[@308AlYsSa0034]

NOS if it's an accuracy test, then yes

[@hudsonmackay4206]

There is a TV lag. Same thing happens in the Olympics

[@marie2274]

James Coppinger - I noticed that too. MacKinnon is fast, why they have him .2 on total who knows. He is having fun that is all that matters.

[@sportsguru1023]

Anna Roberts you guys are really dumb.... tht is just the tv lag. No one “stops” the clock. It is a TRIGGER when they cross lmfao

[@tobias3593]

Every single time was like two mili-seconds off

[@estellebletry906]

Très cool

[@tagerung90]

Athenaseou, and grabner shoulda skated

[@estellebletry906]

Très joli ideo

[@veikkamarkkanen]

Jagr would have won this

[@NeverQuit87]

Veikka Markkanen Jason Allison

[@Ch3ri0]

Veikka Markkanen Chara

[@brocc865]

Veikka Markkanen lucic

[@nikkehi1803]

Patrik laine🌚🌚🌚😂

[@Ch3ri0]

Veikka Markkanen Pihlström

[@stevenhaskell9025]

Then there's me.. if I let go of the boards my ass is gonna smash on that Ice

[@jessepazdziora2367]

i watched it on TV

[@Scorges1]

wesley robertson Cool just like thousands of others

[@lorrelight7270]

Where is Carl Hagelin the thunder?

[@jamesweist8599]

ya , Reffs need to wake up and call the Hooks on Connor in the NHL , clean it up girls

[@projectgamer4686]

I’d like to see fastest backwards skater Pls like

[@hongyue3466]

whats the song at 3:35