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2011 NHL SuperSkills results: Zdeno Chara breaks his own record with 105.9 mph slapper in hardest shot contest

Zdeno Chara

Boston Bruins’ Zdeno Chara, of Slovakia, celebrates his hat trick in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Boston. The Bruins won 7-0. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

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No one should forget about Al Iafrate’s astounding ability to unleash a slap shot ... and many won’t thanks in large part because of his astounding balding mullet. (Some call it a skullet.) Yet Zdeno Chara’s brooding presence is re-writing the hardest shot record books, as he broke his own record with an absurd 105.9 mile per hour slap shot to win the hardest shot competition.

Here are the full results from the contest. I’m listing best speeds only for the sake of simplicity.

Brent Burns: (98.4 mph) beats David Backes: (96.9 mph). One point for Team Lidstrom.

Rookie match: Tyler Seguin (95.7 mph) beats Cam Fowler (93.7 mph). One point for Team Staal.

Patrick Sharp (94.6 mph) barely beats Anze Kopitar (94.5 mph). One point for Team Staal.

Shea Weber (104.8 mph) beats Zdeno Chara (104.1 mph). One point for Team Lidstrom.

Dustin Byfuglien (101.3 mph, 102.4 mph) beats Rick Nash (91.4 mph). One point for Team Lidstrom.

Steven Stamkos (101.9 mph) beats Alex Ovechkin (98.2 mph). One point for Team Lidstrom.
FINAL ROUND

Zdeno Chara (105.9 mph - new record!) beats Shea Weber (103.4 mph). Two points for Team Staal.

Both sides tie 4-4 in this round, leaving Team Staal up 25-15 over Team Lidstrom.