The Philadelphia Flyers aren’t known for having speedsters on their team. Skilled skaters? Sure. But guys who are just some of the quickest skaters from Point A to Point B? No chance.
Well, that is until they signed forward Ryan Poehling to a one-year deal this summer. Because apparently, and according to “numbers” and “data” from the NHL, Poehling is one of the fastest skaters
Bursting with speed.
Any surprises on these leaderboards? pic.twitter.com/sLQwZvtrloNHL Edge IQ is the league’s latest effort to get some player tracking data to improve some broadcast analysis, and apparently to give us some insight into just how dang fast these guys are going.