The most points scored by an individual in a professional ice hockey game is ten and is shared by Jim Harrison (b. July 9, 1947) (three goals, seven assists) for Alberta, later Edmonton Oilers in a WHA match at Edmonton on January 30, 1973, and by Darryl Sittler (b. September 18, 1950) (six goals, four assists) for Toronto Maple Leafs v. Boston Bruins in an NHL match at Toronto on February 7, 1976.
Xavier Marshall (Jamaica) hit 12 sixes in a 118-ball innings of 157 not out for the West Indies vs. Canada at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City, Ontario, Canada, on 22 August 2008.
The longest dancing dragon is 5,568.46 m (18,269 ft 2.3 in), achieved by The City of Markham, Ontario, Canada, the City of Zhongshan, China and The Cross-Cultural Community Services Association (TCCSA), at the Markham Civic Centre, in Markham, Ontario, Canada, on 30 September 2012. The head of the dragon was made of traditional materials, which included papier-mâché, foam and faux fur (for the beard) and held together by a wire frame. The rest of the dragon’s body and tail were made of waterproof nylon. The
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The record for the fastest marathon while joggling three objects is held by Michal Kapral (Canada) who ran the 42.2 km (26.22 miles) marathon whilst juggling three balls in 2 hr 50 min 12 sec at the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Toronto, Canada, on 30 September 2007.
The fastest skateboard speed achieved in a standing position is 129.94 km/h (80.74 mph) and was achieved by Mischo Erban (Canada), at Les Éboulements, Quebec, Canada, on 18 June 2012. The record attempt took place on the road descending to the St. Lawrence River port of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive, the departure point for ferries to L’Isle-aux-Coudres. The road is noted for being dangerously steep, in points descending at an 18% grade.
The quickest goal scored in an NHL match from the opening whistle is 5 seconds and is shared by Doug Smail (Canada) for the Winnipeg Jets v. St Louis Blues at Winnipeg on December 20, 1981, by Bryan John Trottier (Canada) for the New York Islanders v. Boston Bruins at Boston on March 22, 1984, and Alexander Mogilny (Russia) for the Buffalo Sabers v. Toronto Maple Leafs at Toronto on December 21, 1991.
The Italian team of Francesco Esposito, Massimo Lana, Michelangelo Crispi, Massimo Guglielmi (all Italy) completed the quadruple sculls rowing (men’s lightweight class) at the World Lightweight Rowing Championships in Montreal, Canada in a time of 5:45.18 in August 1992. *Quadruple Sculls 5:45.18 Italy (Francesco Esposito, Massimo Lana, Michelangelo Crispi, Massimo Guglielmi) Montreal, Canada August 1992 *Denotes non-Olympic boat classes.
The largest QR code is 28,760 m² (309,570 ft²), and was achieved by Kraay Family Farm, Home of the Lacombe Corn Maze Inc. (Canada) at the Kraay Family Farm in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, on 24 July 2012.
The largest drag queen stage show was achieved by 39 participants at Pride in the Park, an event organised by Pride Niagara (Canada), at St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, on 12 June 2012.
The greatest distance by canoe/kayak in 24 hours on flowing water was 449.04 km (279.02 mi) by Carter Johnson (USA) down the Yukon River starting in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, from 25-26 June 2011. Carter used two different GPS devices to record his attempt, a Garmin Oregon 450 and a Garmin Etrex. Carter was followed by a support team for the entire 24 hours. The members of the support team were Greg McHale and Mike Richards.