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A Day in Training Camp in North America
You really feel the difference in leagues when you get hurt. The way the NHL teams handle health care is absolutely amazing, in the AHL its pretty good and in the ECHL its not good. I had shoulder surgery when i was signed to the Washington Capitals when i was in training camp. They took…
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Another road game, Another broken down bus
Its the beginning of January and we are on the road again going from Fehervar, Hungary into Villach, Austria which is about a 6 hour drive by bus. We lose the game in 2-1 in OT which is heartbreaking since we get scored on with less than 5 minutes left to give up a 1-0…
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ECHL Training Camp
ECHL training camp is not as professional as the NHL and AHL camps. There usually is not enough players to complete the camp so management usually grabs players from around the area who are ex players that currently have other jobs. We had 4 players at the camp in Utah who had full time jobs…
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AHL Training Camp
American Hockey League training camp starts a few days right after the NHLs first cuts. Everything from the hotels to the food to the equipment to the staff are all down graded here from the NHL. You go from a billion dollar NHL team to a million dollar AHL team so there’s obviously going to…
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North American Training Camp Day
For those wondering what a typical training camp day looks like in North America it usually looks something like this: First, It’s the NHL camp and it lasts 1 week long (1st cuts), 2 weeks (2nd cuts) and then maybe 1-2 players after that. Also you get $107.00USD (per diem) every day that you attend…
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Fitness Testing Day
Worst part of the season for sure is fitness testing day. Its always a day that brings a little bit of nerves as you know the coaching and management staff are watching all your results. For those wondering what the typical tests are they usually consists of these although it differs from team to team.…
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Toyota or Ford??
Now I know this seems like I’m running an add right now but trust me I’m not…but I really wish I was so if Toyota is reading, call me PLEASE!!.. Anyways so the season had ended and it was time for everyone to drive home. We were based out of Salt Lake City, UT and…
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Confidence is an excuse!
I had a coach in junior hockey that used to coach in the NHL. Everyone on the team thought he was going to be so good for us and have such a bright and innovative coaching mind but boy were we wrong. This coach came to the team and thought he was the best thing…
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Breakfast
When I attended some NHL camps they had the best set up for food I had ever seen. Every morning we would come to the rink to a chef making omelettes and a spread of almost every breakfast food you could think of. It was awesome. Fast forward a few weeks later when i got…
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