Professional hockey players resort to many different forms of training to prepare for the hockey season. Strength and conditioning coach JP MacCallum of Halifax runs a couple of pro hockey players thru a series of exercises including using a sled, hammer, ropes and bars. Andrew […]
Tampa Bay Chief Amateur scout Darryl Plandowksi says Jonathan Drouin has been “training mad” as he prepaes for his 2nd NHL camp. Plandowski is confident Drouin will make the step this year after a incredible Prospects Tournament in Nashville.
Former Halifax Mooseheads captain Trey Lewis has been busy this summer preparing for his 1st season in the AUS with the St. F.X. X-Men. The rugged uncompromising D-man has been working out of Total Hockey gym trying to get in the best shape of his […]
Brad Marchand has always been at the top of the Boston Bruins fitness charts when trainng camp opens. The 5 foot 9 Marchand works on his wrist and forearm strength with Stength Coach JP MacCallum prior to attending the NHL camp. This might explain why […]
Nathan MacKinnon has found a new home as he gets ready for a 2nd season with the Colorado Avalanche. The 19 yr old lived with recently retired Jean Sebastien Giguere’s family during his rookie campaign. With Giguere back in Montreal, teammate Maxime Talbot has opened […]
Sidney Crosby certainly appears to be in fine form as he trains with a stable of pro hockey players in Bedford NS. Here is a look at the 2014 Hart Trophy winner at a 50 minute practice this week. There is absolutely no sign of […]
Colorado Avalanche can expect a faster & stronger Nathan MacKinnon when the 19 yr old shows up for his 2nd NHL training camp. The 2014 NHL Rookie of the Year has been training hard all summer with has but on a solid 12 pounds of […]
Brad Marchand spent most of his summer at home in the Halifax Nova Scotia area. He trained hard during the off season, including some rugby games and attended some charity events as a celebrity. He admitted he probably would have become a police officer if […]
Nathan MacKinnon has been working hard this summer in preparation for his 2nd NHL season. The 2014 Calder Trophy winner tells John Moore he has no plans for a sophmore slump as he heads to Colorado to get ready for training camp.
Core strength is a sometimes overlooked part of training for hockey players. Here Mooseheads strength and conditioning coaches run the team thru a core workout at the end of a long week of on ice and off ice workouts.