Ben Chiarot gave it his best shot. The Winnipeg Jets defenceman unleashed a couple of howitzers in the hardest shot competition at team’s fourth annual skills competition, twice eclipsing the 100 m.p.h. mark.
L-R Joel Armia, Drew Stafford, Chris Thorburn, Mark Stuart, and Adam Lowry celebrate as Team Blue wins the skills competition Thursday night. Purchase Photo Print
And while he defended his team title with a 107.7 m.p.h. cannon blast, his three extra attempts after the event to best the NHL record of 108.8 — set by Boston Bruins behemoth Zdeno Chara — fell just a tad short.