The moment you’ve all been waiting for is here! We were amazed to finally preview the off-ice training video of Tony Greco and Claude Giroux. Mediaball and Miv Photography did a fabulous job!
This is an inspirational book featuring NHL All Star and Olympic Gold Medalist Dan Boyle. In this book, Dan writes about his experiences and struggles throughout his NHL career, and how he achieved his great success!
Dan Boyle also Trains Like a Freak! with Tony Greco at one of his Schools in the Summer’s Off-Ice Hockey Training and Conditioning Program. Proceeds of this book will go to the Foundation to Fight Obesity in Children.
On a Wednesday in suburban Kanata, the air is fresh, a carryover from a welcome cool night, the mid-morning sun not yet burning hot.
Tell it to the six hockey players inside the Greco training facility, sweat rolling off their faces as they dance along a floor ladder (think about old schoolyard games of hop scotch), music pounding in their ears so loud it’s impossible to think. (That’s generally good, when hockey players aren’t thinking). Ripping through the ladder, dancing in and out of the squares, at three-quarters speed, on the heels of 30 minutes of dynamic weightlifting exercises, would be tough enough.
But Tony Greco and his fellow instructors – one per player at this session – turn the ladder into a gauntlet, literally pushing the players during the footwork drills, calling on their core strength to maintain balance. Now they’re yanking on the players via straps lassoed around the shoulders. Makes sense. Being pushed and pulled while trying to execute a skill is a lot like hockey isn’t it?
“You can always do better than you think you can,” bellows Tony Greco above the blaring music. “Give it! Give it!”
To enhance effort, he talks tough during the sessions, but afterward he sits on the gym apparel and chats easily with these players, who range from an established NHLer like Claude Giroux to others looking to get to another level.
“It sucks while you’re here, but the results are worth it,” says Calvin de Haan, a 20-year-old defenceman from Carp drafted 12th overall by the New York Islanders in 2009. “I really enjoy working with Tony and the other trainers here are great as well.”
Apr 30, 6:06pm. Claude Giroux leads the Philadelphia Flyers with nine points in seven playoff games. Giroux registered six assists … Those eight points currently have him as the leading scorer in the post season heading into Monday night’s action. Giroux has one goal and 10 helpers in eight contests as his playmaking skills have been on full display. During the regular season he finished eighth overall with 51 assists.
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