Ken Baker from EOnline reports that the ECHL Bakersfield Condors have offered recording artist Justin Bieber a tryout contract for the 2012-13 season. Bieber grew up in Ontario, Canada and has practiced with the Toronto Maple Leafs (see video). According to Bakersfield coach, Matt O’Dette, Bieber has soft hands and a good wrist shot similar to […]
HockeyOT Allows Coaches to Run the Best Off-Ice Training Programs During the Season
Times they are a changin’! When I was growing up in Huntsville, Ontario, there was no such thing as a training center dedicated to working on off-ice conditioning for hockey. Every few seasons we would run into a coach that wanted us to do “dryland”. This usually consisted of push ups, sit ups and suicide […]
What is the Best Protein Supplement?
In this article I explain why the best protein supplement on the market today is Vega One. Not only is it a protein supplement, but it also provides key nutrients that athletes need for optimal performance and recovery. When you are involved in intense exercise like playing hockey and working out, some of your muscle […]
Joffrey Lupul is Ready to Get the Maple Leafs Back to the Playoffs
Joffrey Lupul is 100% and ready to play after a shoulder separation ended his season March 6, 2012. In the 2011-12 season, Lupul was on his way to a career year with 67 points, but then a shoulder injury caused him to miss the last 16 games of the season. Lupul has had some serious […]
August Means Circuit Training for the HockeyOT Athletes in Redondo Beach, California
We have a number of athletes that have made the Redondo Beach area home for the summer months so that they can train with the HockeyOT summer program. Many of the players start getting 4-5 ice sessions per week in August, so we usually start to taper down the strength training to 3 sessions per […]
Scott Gomez Finally Has Some Luck and Wins a $50,000 Car With a Hole-In-One!
Montreal Canadiens forward Scott Gomez won a $50,000 car at his own charity golf tournament on Thursday, the Anchorage Daily News reports. For a player that went 98 games and one entire calendar year (February 5, 2011 to February 9, 2012) without a goal, this could mean a change in his luck! Gomez won the Acura MDX by hitting […]
Ethan Moreau Talks About His Retirement from Playing Hockey and What is Next
17-year veteran of the NHL, Ethan Moreau retired last month. His NHL career began with the Chicago Blackhawks as a first round pick in 1994 (14th overall). He played 4 seasons for the Blackhawks and became their alternate captain before being traded to the Edmonton Oilers where he played for 11 seasons, eventually becoming their […]
What Does an NHL-level Off-Season Workout Look Like?
I have been working with pro hockey players for over 15 years. As a result, I have tried many different types of training ideas with my athletes. The first pro hockey player I had the opportunity to train was my younger brother, Ethan. He played junior hockey for the OHL’s Niagara Falls Thunder in the […]
Is the Nashville Predators Shea Weber Heading to the Flyers?
All-star defenseman Shea Weber has agreed to an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Flyers reportedly worth over $100-million for 14 years. According to reports from TSN, the Nashville Predators were working on a trade for Weber with the Flyers, but the Flyers grew weary of the process and decided to tenure an offer sheet to […]
Los Angeles Kings Back-Up Goalie Jonathan Bernier Wants a Trade
Los Angeles Kings back-up goaltender, Jonathan Bernier had his day with the Stanley Cup in Laval, Quebec and he took the opportunity to let it be known that he doesn’t want to be a back-up next season. Since the Kings signed their starting goalie Jonathan Quick, to a $58-million, 10-year contract extension, Bernier has become […]
Who Will Wear the “C” for the Red Wings This Season?
Now that superstar defenseman Niklas Lidstrom has retired, the Detroit Red Wings have to select a new team captain. Between Steve Yzerman, captain for 22 seasons, and Lidstrom, captain for 6 seasons, this is only the third Red Wings captain in almost 30 years! The Red Wings have 3 obvious possibilities in their recent alternate […]
Hockey Workouts for Goalies
HockeyOT.com is the only online training site that offers goalie specific workouts. When you become a subscriber to HockeyOT.com you are asked what position you play. Goalies are encouraged to select the goalie specific fitness training goal which creates a customized workout for a goalie. The customization doesn’t stop at just the position that you […]
LA Kings Anze Kopitar Brings the Stanley Cup Home to Slovenia
Each of the Los Angeles Kings will get the Stanley Cup for a day or 2 during the summer. Anze Kopitar, who is the first NHL player from the country of Slovenia (population 2 million), had some very special places that he decided to bring the Cup. The first stop for the Cup was Anze’s […]
How to get a “Beach Body” Using the HockeyOT Workouts
A number of workout programs are suppose to be about helping you lose weight and look more muscular and fit. Sometimes I think the hockey players I train are more interested in how they look from the workouts, than how they feel and play! With HockeyOT you can get both: improved hockey performance and a […]
Is Roberto Luongo Heading to the Chicago Blackhawks?
In a radio interview in Vancouver, Canucks star goalie Roberto Luongo admitted that he thinks it is time to move on to a new team. He cited the Canucks recent signing of back-up goalie Cory Schneider to a $12-million 3-year contract as a sign that he is probably on his way out of Vancouver. Luongo […]