Albert Anthony "Al Wild Thing" Iafrate - Born March 21, 1966 in Dearborn, Michigan is a American retired ice Hockey defenceman.

Iafrate played in the 1979 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a team from Detroit.

Iafrate played his junior Hockey with Detroit Compuware Ambassadors and Belleville Bulls.

Iafrate made his NHL debut with Toronto Maple Leafs on October 11, 1984 vs Minnesota North Stars at Met Center in a 1-0 Toronto win.

Iafrate scored his 1st NHL goal vs Steve Penney of Montreal Canadiens at 14:27 of 1st period on November 19, 1984 at Montreal Forum in a 6-4 Toronto win.

Iafrate played in 799 regular season NHL games, scoring 152 goals (22 GWG), 311 assists with 1301 penalty minutes and 71 NHL playoff games, scoring 19 goals (3 GWG), 16 assists with 77 penalty minutes.

Iafrate played in NHL All-Star Games 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994.

Iafrate represented the USA at the 1984 Winter Olympics (6 games) and 1998 World Ice Hockey Championships (4 games).

NOTE
Iafrate was the NHL Hardest Shot Champion at 1990, 1993, 1994 NHL All-Star Skills Competition. His shot of 105.2 MPH at the 1993 NHL Skills Competition stood for 16 years, until Zdeno Chára broke it (105.4 mph) in 2009.

Iafrate was also famous for his Hockey Hair..... a balding mullet while playing for Washington Capitals.