2018 Draft: 1st pick: Evan Bouchard (D) - Signs ELC

[Aerrol]

Oh geez I always thought they were way younger, my bad

All good. Not like it contradicts your original point - it's just even rarer than you had suggested, haha.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

I wanted them to raise the draft age, but not this much.

 

[jukon]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

 

[ThePhoenixx]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

Steroids, growth hormones, gene splicing, stem cell therapy...the list goes on.

 

[Hockey Nightmare]

Cyborg augmentation

 

[CornKicker]

yeah definitely agree, I should have specified that it all depends if he shows some defensive responsibility in the pre-season. Do you think he can be ready for an NHL season this early? It's pretty rare imo.

off the top of my head I recall Gostisbehere, Ekblad, Doughty being younger defenceman who stepped in and had relative success pretty early in their careers. Also Zach Werenski comes to mind

way more Dmen are making that jump, Provorov, Carlo, Mcavoy, etc

 

[CornKicker]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

its usually working with a specialist on fast twitch muscle growth.



so yeah what was said above Mad roids

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

you just try and go faster

 

[CornKicker]

pump your arms

 

[McDNicks17]

Cross fit and going vegan.

 

[Digger12]

Herbal tea, and lots of it.

 

[Paperbagofglory]

Carrot Juice and Horse pills.

 

[KenLinsemanFanClub]

You guys are so helpful. I'm learning lots of new stuff.

 

[MoneyGuy]

You guys are so helpful. I'm learning lots of new stuff.

Don’t change your diet, etc. based on the nonsense posted here.

 

[Davo Ikinzom]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

Eat clen, tren hard, anaver give up, test your limits, Dbolish your haters, and always winn.

 

[KenLinsemanFanClub]

Eat clen, tren hard, anaver give up, test your limits, Dbolish your haters, and always winn.

Is that you Donald?

 

[Cloned]

Cross fit and going vegan.

He asked about getting faster, not getting hipster.

 

[BoldNewLettuce]

He asked about getting faster, not getting hipster.

beard oil and ankle socks

 

[Cloned]

Herbal tea, and lots of it.

He asked about getting faster, not getting hipster.

 

[Cloned]

Carrot Juice and Horse pills.

He asked about getting faster, not getting hipster.

 

[McFlyingV]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

If you're looking to improve acceleration or the "first few steps" the training is going to heavily target olympic lifts, plyometrics, and strength. The general idea behind olympic lifts is being able to generate more force over a very short period of time, and forms of plyometrics (especially drop jump variations) work to allow athletes to generate higher levels of force with minimal contact time with the ground (read up on the stretch shortening cycle if you want more information). On top of that there should be some sort of periodization in the training which also incorporates phases of maximal strength training as the carry over into explosive strength is undeniable.

Also yes, skating coach would also help especially if there are fundamentals in a skating stride that need tweaking. Not to mention on ice training is necessary to transfer gains from the strength and power training mentioned above.

 

[Stud Muffin]

way more Dmen are making that jump, Provorov, Carlo, Mcavoy, etc

All these guys went back to Junior/college

 

[nexttothemoon]

If you're looking to improve acceleration or the "first few steps" the training is going to heavily target olympic lifts, plyometrics, and strength. The general idea behind olympic lifts is being able to generate more force over a very short period of time, and forms of plyometrics (especially drop jump variations) work to allow athletes to generate higher levels of force with minimal contact time with the ground (read up on the stretch shortening cycle if you want more information). On top of that there should be some sort of periodization in the training which also incorporates phases of maximal strength training as the carry over into explosive strength is undeniable.

Also yes, skating coach would also help especially if there are fundamentals in a skating stride that need tweaking. Not to mention on ice training is necessary to transfer gains from the strength and power training mentioned above.

Someone stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

 

[Senor Catface]

If you're looking to improve acceleration or the "first few steps" the training is going to heavily target olympic lifts, plyometrics, and strength. The general idea behind olympic lifts is being able to generate more force over a very short period of time, and forms of plyometrics (especially drop jump variations) work to allow athletes to generate higher levels of force with minimal contact time with the ground (read up on the stretch shortening cycle if you want more information). On top of that there should be some sort of periodization in the training which also incorporates phases of maximal strength training as the carry over into explosive strength is undeniable.

Also yes, skating coach would also help especially if there are fundamentals in a skating stride that need tweaking. Not to mention on ice training is necessary to transfer gains from the strength and power training mentioned above.

Can you train me for my men's league

 

[Jepprey]

Not to single out Bouchard but how exactly do NHL players work on their speed? Hire a skating coach? Specific exercises for their legs?

As someone who has never played hockey I don't know

Drai had a noticeable difference in skating after his rookie year. Spent most of the summer putting power into his legs with off ice workouts. He didn't even bother with skating drills until late in the summer as well.

Draisaitl’s work in summer pays off in November and December