Answer to How Fast is a Hockey PlayerIn 1998 All Star Skills Contest, Scott Neidermeyer raced around the regulation NHL rink in 13.56 seconds. In the skills contest, the track is approx. 550 ft long, calculating out to be around 45 km/h. For point of reference, Derek Parra's world record at the 2002 Winter Olympics in the 1500 m was 104 seconds. This calculates to roughly 52 km/h. Erik Heiden's olympic winning speed was 13.3 m/s or about 48 km/h.