Fitness training is important for becoming a better hockey player, but fitness testing means next to nothing about how good a player is.
Connor Bedard put up average results (except in pull-ups where he crushed), but he is still a generational prospect because of what he can do on the ice.
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That’s why I like hockey and football ⚽️ because it’s focused on skill rather than just how gifted you are with genetics
Isolating a muscel is one thing but not a goal in itself, you must look at the total package. Gretzky, Lemieux, Jagr or evem McDavid are far from being the strongest guys on the ice, but they are still the best when it comes to playing hockey.
Kids only 18 too😂😂😭😭
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The combine doesn’t mean much bro 😭 can you play hockey or not?
Bedard might be better than mcjesus
I always thought this about other sports combines were pointless. You go thru all these workouts that really don’t tell you anything about the player.
Conner is a short sh*#
one of my professors who supervised some combines said it probably makes sense to treat it like a physical that needs to be passed rather than benchmarking/ranking, ie if a prospect can't broad jump/bench over X then there might be cause for concern
Tell this to the nfl
I think Tom Brady has proven that the Combine doesn’t always measure how good a player will be.
Gretzky couldn’t even bench 115 pounds or something like that. All these tests mean nothing for the game of hockey.
I know it's sarcasm but im like bro Mcdavid is just a decent player, Really? 😂😂😂
Any players benching 225 ? Or there just ballerinas now ?
Same can be said about any combine tbh
Everyone needs to shut the fuck up about this kid… Let him play. If half way into the season he is good or bad… Then bring it up
Combine is more about the interview process
Fun fact : Sam Reinhart is the only player in combine history unable to do a pull-up
JC the test is baseline..
The combine has never pretended to be a scouting report or represents how good a player is. Its just a way for teams to get additional data.