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Sam Rinzel

NHL defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks and former Minnesota Golden Gopher

4 sourced records. Each exercise has a top recorded mark and its evidence. Check the date, age, effort and method before you compare.

Sam Rinzel Top skating speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking)

Sam Rinzel's recorded Top skating speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking) is 22.01 mph. Performance date: 2025-11-07. Age at the time: 21. This was a competition result. The source at api-web.nhle.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.

NHL 2025-26 regular season, CHI at CGY · Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, 2025-26 regular season

Source quote and limits

“"speedMax":{"imperial":22.0078”

NHL EDGE skater detail: Sam Rinzel, 2025-26 regular season (NHL API, api-web.nhle.com)

Puck and player tracking: 22.01 mph = 35.4 km/h, his top skating speed of the 2025-26 regular season. The quote is the JSON field; the game date (2025-11-07, CHI at CGY) is in the same record's overlay. Chosen as his career best regular-season value (NHL debut 2024-25; seasons 2024-25 to 2026-27 so far).

Top skating speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking) history. Methods and conditions can differ between records.
Date	Competition / season and method	Value	Unit	Source
2025-11-07age 21	NHL 2025-26 regular season, CHI at CGYTop skating speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking)	22.01	mph	api-web.nhle.com Evidence Official result; Competition; performance date 2025-11-07. NHL EDGE skater detail: Sam Rinzel, 2025-26 regular season (NHL API, api-web.nhle.com) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, 2025-26 regular season “"speedMax":{"imperial":22.0078” Puck and player tracking: 22.01 mph = 35.4 km/h, his top skating speed of the 2025-26 regular season. The quote is the JSON field; the game date (2025-11-07, CHI at CGY) is in the same record's overlay. Chosen as his career best regular-season value (NHL debut 2024-25; seasons 2024-25 to 2026-27 so far).

Sam Rinzel Top shot speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking)

Sam Rinzel's recorded Top shot speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking) is 86.18 mph. Performance date: 2025-04-08. Age at the time: 20. This was a competition result. The source at api-web.nhle.com gives this mark. Source type: official result.

NHL 2024-25 regular season, CHI at PIT · Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, 2024-25 regular season

Source quote and limits

“"topShotSpeed":{"imperial":86.1800”

NHL EDGE skater detail: Sam Rinzel, 2024-25 regular season (NHL API, api-web.nhle.com)

Puck and player tracking: 86.18 mph = 138.7 km/h, his hardest shot of the 2024-25 regular season. The quote is the JSON field; the game date (2025-04-08, CHI at PIT) is in the same record's overlay. Chosen as his career best regular-season value (NHL debut 2024-25; seasons 2024-25 to 2026-27 so far).

Top shot speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking) history. Methods and conditions can differ between records.
Date	Competition / season and method	Value	Unit	Source
2025-04-08age 20	NHL 2024-25 regular season, CHI at PITTop shot speed in a game (NHL EDGE tracking)	86.18	mph	api-web.nhle.com Evidence Official result; Competition; performance date 2025-04-08. NHL EDGE skater detail: Sam Rinzel, 2024-25 regular season (NHL API, api-web.nhle.com) Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, 2024-25 regular season “"topShotSpeed":{"imperial":86.1800” Puck and player tracking: 86.18 mph = 138.7 km/h, his hardest shot of the 2024-25 regular season. The quote is the JSON field; the game date (2025-04-08, CHI at PIT) is in the same record's overlay. Chosen as his career best regular-season value (NHL debut 2024-25; seasons 2024-25 to 2026-27 so far).

Sam Rinzel Single-leg squat bar lift

Sam Rinzel's recorded Single-leg squat bar lift is 800 lb. Performance date: 2025. Age at the time: 20–21. The effort is unknown. The source at chicago.suntimes.com gives this mark. Source type: interview. Confidence is medium.

Summer before first full NHL season; training with Cal Dietz

Source quote and limits

“Rinzel was lifting more than 800 pounds with a single-leg squat bar”

Sam Rinzel has achieved 'another level of strength' entering Blackhawks rookie season

The September 12, 2025 article reports this lift by the end of his 2025 offseason. The 800 lb value is a floor because the article says more than. The lift uses a single-leg squat bar; the source does not state range of motion, reps, equipment design or a maximum. Bodyweight is the 195 pounds stated for this end-of-offseason period. The source URL is an opened public text reader copy. Original article: https://chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/2025/09/12/blackhawks-sam-rinzel-strength-weight-minnesota-cal-dietz. The original native fetch gives a client challenge or access failure.

2025
- Single-leg squat bar lift800 lb
  Effort unknownSummer before first full NHL season; training with Cal Dietz
  Trainer said, chicago.suntimes.com2025 · age 20–21medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “Rinzel was lifting more than 800 pounds with a single-leg squat bar”
  Sam Rinzel has achieved 'another level of strength' entering Blackhawks rookie seasonBodyweight 195 lb

Sam Rinzel Bench press power at 50% bodyweight: 8.09 W/kg

The source records Sam Rinzel's Bench press power at 50% bodyweight: 8.09 W/kg. Performance date: 2022-06-04. Age at the time: 17 (youth record). This was an official test. The source at topendsports.com gives this mark. Source type: testing record. Confidence is medium.

2022 NHL Scouting Combine · NHL draft prospect, bench-power test

Source quote and limits

“8.09”

2022 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results

This is the measured power-to-bodyweight score, not a lifted load. The table specifies 50% bodyweight. The fitness tests ended June 4. Body-fat percentage is excluded.

2022
- Bench press power at 50% bodyweight: 8.09 W/kg
  Official testYouth recordNHL draft prospect, bench-power test
  Combine testing, topendsports.com2022-06-04 · age 17medium confidence
  Quote and details
  “8.09”
  2022 NHL Entry Draft Combine Results2022 NHL Scouting Combine

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