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Shea Weber wins third straight NHL Hardest Shot Competition (Video)

Sean Leahy
·Contributing writer
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 28: Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens competes in the Oscar Mayer NHL Hardest Shot event during the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition as part of the 2017 NHL All-Star Weekend at STAPLES Center on January 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 28: Shea Weber #6 of the Montreal Canadiens competes in the Oscar Mayer NHL Hardest Shot event during the 2017 Coors Light NHL All-Star Skills Competition as part of the 2017 NHL All-Star Weekend at STAPLES Center on January 28, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES – Shea Weber won his third straight NHL Hardest Shot competition with a blistering 102.8 mph attempt.

Weber beat out Winnipeg Jets rookie Patrik Laine, who registered 101.7 mph and 101.5 mph in his two impressive attempts.

For some reason, the NHL set up the event to have all eight players take two shots each and end things. Why we couldn’t get a final duel between Laine and Weber is a mystery.

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While the Montreal Canadiens defenseman was victorious again, Weber did not come close to equaling his either of his previous two winning attempts, which registered at 108.5 mph in 2015 and 108.1 mph during last year’s NHL Skills Competition.

Other attempts:
Victor Hedman – miss/94.2 mph
Seth Jones – 96.3 mph/98.1 mph
Alex Ovechkin – miss/97.8 mph
Brent Burns – 96.1 mph/97.7 mph
Nathan MacKinnon – 92.3 mph/89.9 mph
Drew Doughty – 94.6 mph/92.7 mph

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