Thompson K.M.A., Pignanelli, C., Gamble, A.S.D., Bigg, J.L., Spriet, L.L., & Burr, J. (2020)
The purpose of this study was to compare velocity measurements from a local positioning system to a motorized resistance device in all out sprint in ice hockey.
The practical applications from this study are even if maximal velocity skating may still be important, the occurrence of within game events that require maximal skating velocities appear to be low. Therefore, the ability of a maximal velocity skating test to predict in game hockey performance should be questioned. Thus, future work should examine the in-game occurrence rates of other skating qualities, such as acceleration or change of direction to help guide hockey testing and training focuses