Hockey players are made off of the ice, in the gym, not during games.
As I watched the NHL draft two weekends ago and spoke with my colleagues after they returned home from the draft and I noticed a common theme. The work a player puts in off of the ice plays a big role in helping these players advance in their career.
The commentators of the draft kept saying things about players like "he possesses a great work ethic" "he excels at physical fitness" "dedicated to working out" "tough" "solid" "he is a workout freak" "hockey strong" were a few sayings I heard.
These players learned at an early age the importance of hard work. For the most part, they stayed away from gimmicks. They paid a price and made themselves into pretty good players. Some of them will be content to get drafted and will get passed by the others. Some will realize their dream of playing in the NHL is just around the corner and will pay even more of a price.
If hard work off of the ice works for these high end 18 year old players, wouldn't it work for you?
Each of you fall into a pecking order. The question is, what are you doing to change that pecking order? Are you able to turn the corner to a career?
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