Set the record for the hardest shot at the NHL All-Star game at 105.2 MPH. In addition to the hardest shot in the league, Irafrate was mobile and strong. He won BOTH the Hardest Shot competition and the Fastest Skater race at the 1991-1992 skills competition. But as Hockey Legends puts it, "He possessed raw skill few could match but his physical development exceeded his maturity by leaps and bounds." Known for hosting a radio show in Washington DC, having a wicked mullet, driving a motorcycle, and for various drunken escapades. He also struggled with injuries, especially with the Bruins. But when he first arrived in 1994, he posted 13 points in his first 12 games, with 20 penalty minutes. Boston had Iafrate fever. But he got injured. And then got injured during the NHL lockout, and had a big dispute with management. He missed the next season with injuries as well. And then missed the next year after that. He never played for the Bruins again. They shipped him off to San Jose, where he did get on the ice, but only as a shadow of his former self.
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