| The ice hockey season is about to be over. Summer | | | | leagues, it became apparent that the competition |
| is coming. While everyone is busy with the culmination | | | | doesn't wait until the season starts - it begins with your |
| of the season, it is sometimes difficult, in the heat of | | | | own teammates at training camp. Arriving out of |
| the times, to keep in mind that the off season is | | | | shape to the preseason training camp may cost you a |
| looming by. | | | | spot on the roster - and may cost you the entire |
| The off season used to be a time for rest. From the | | | | season. The off season and off ice training and |
| top pros to kids taking their first hockey strides, | | | | conditioning culture has been transformed forever. |
| everyone went on holiday as far from the ice as | | | | This culture has seeped down over the years to minor |
| possible, counting on the preseason training camp to | | | | leagues, junior leagues, and children's leagues as well. In |
| get them back into shape before the season restarts. | | | | fact, many would say that the younger the child is, the |
| They say it was the 1972 Summit Series that changed | | | | more important off ice and off season conditioning and |
| it all. International ice hockey taught North Americans | | | | training are; a child's training at a young age will turn him |
| the importance of maintaining your shape in the off | | | | into a better hockey player in the future, and improve |
| season as well. With the influx of international players | | | | his or her work ethics for a future career in hockey. |
| into the NHL and the other North American pro | | | | |