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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
DOMINIK HASEK

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who did the seemingly impossible and, in an era where NHL goaltenders never won the Hart Trophy as league MVP, achieved the feat twice…in a row.

Domink Hasek won the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender a phenomenal six times, also appearing in six All-Star Games and being named a Post-Season 1st Team All-Star six times.

He won the Lester B. Pearson Award (league MVP as voted by the players) twice, and three times took home the William M. Jennings Trophy as goaltender for the team with the NHL’s best defensive record.

He helped backstop the Detroit Red Wings to the 2002 and 2008 Stanley Cups, and also led the Buffalo Sabres to the Finals in 1999.

Hasek was not only a talented athlete, but a well-trained and well-conditioned one, allowing him to play NHL hockey until the age of 43.

After 16 seasons, he retired as one of the greatest goalies of all time, with a record of 289-223-95 in 735 games, and a stellar 81 career shutouts.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
CRAIG LUDWIG

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who played one of the least glamorous and most demanding roles in professional hockey – the physical, stay-at-home, defensively sound defenseman.

Craig Ludwig’s specialty wasn’t end to end rushes, blistering slapshots or even crowd-pleasing heavyweight fights.

He played a physical brand of hockey but what sets him aside to this day is the painful and self-sacrificial technique he practiced in becoming the universally regarded best shot-blocker in NHL history.

Over 17 seasons and 1,256 games, Ludwig put his body in front of pucks better than any player before or since, and showed remarkable durability for a man who was constantly being struck by frozen vulcanized rubber traveling at up to 100 mph.

Ludwig’s contributions led to a great deal of team success as well, as he played a major role in winning two Stanley Cups in 1986 and 1999. The playoff success his teams enjoyed is attested to by his 177 career playoff appearances.

To this day, he is recognized as one of the best American-born players to ever skate in the NHL, and one of the few men to earn this status by a means other than prolific scoring.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
MAGNUS VER MAGNUSSON

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man whose hard training established him as unquestionably one of the greatest strongman competitors of all time.

Iceland’s Magnus Ver Magnusson won the World’s Strongest Man competition on four separate occasions, including a three-year dynasty (1991 and 1994-1996).

He won numerous other strongman competitions over the years, and his continual commitment to strength training placed him among the legends of his sport, on par with the likes of Geoff Capes and Jon Pall Sigmarsson.

At the peak of his training, his best lifts in a variety of exercises almost defied belief. He was able to squat 400 kg (882 lbs), deadlift 375 kg (827 lbs) and could bench press 250 kg (551 lbs).

With numbers such as these, he was also able to become a powerlifting champion, earning victories at the 1989 and 1990 European Championships.

His tire deadlift of 445 kg (981 lbs) once stood as the world record.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
RAY FERRARO

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who was one of the fiercest competitors in the NHL during his era, and his focus and determination saw him last 18 years in the league, while earning a spot in the 1992 All-Star Game.

Ray Ferraro was a phenom in junior hockey, scoring 108 goals and 192 points in 72 games for the Brandon Wheat Kings of the WHL in 1983-84, his final year of junior.

From there, he worked his way up through the minors to a full roster spot by his second year of pro hockey, and became a league scoring star with the Hartford Whalers, perennially among the team leaders in goals and points.

Ferraro twice broke the 40-goal mark and scored 20 or more in twelve of his NHL seasons, retiring with totals of 408 goals and 898 points in his 1,258 games.

His drive and training allowed him to enjoy one of his finest seasons at the advanced age of 36 (for a pro athlete), scoring 29 goals and 76 points for the Atlanta Thrashers in 2000-01 campaign.

He retired among the all-time league leaders in games, goals, points and shooting percentage.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
DALE HAWERCHUK

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who, from the moment he was drafted first overall in the 1981 NHL entry draft, had an extraordinary impact on his team and the league, earning his way into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Dale Hawerchuk had six seasons with 100 or more points, including a 53-goal, 130-point performance in 1984-85.

Beginning with his 103-point rookie season, one of the very few 100-point freshman seasons in history, he posted 13 straight seasons with 80 or more points.

He served as the backbone of the Winnipeg Jets and played in five All-Star Games, also winning the 1982 Calder Trophy as the league’s Rookie of the Year.

In 1,188 games over 16 seasons, Hawerchuk scored 518 goals and 1,409 points, also finishing as one of the all-time leaders with 3,754 shots on goal.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
STEVE LARMER

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who is, along with Garry Unger and Doug Jarvis, one of the three great ironmen in NHL history.

Steve Larmer played in 15 NHL seasons, thirteen of them with the Chicago Blackhawks where he played the 3rd longest streak of consecutive games in NHL history, and the longest streak ever with one team.

Larmer played in 884 consecutive contests between 1982 and 1993, falling just shy of Jarvis’ 964, but nonetheless establishing himself as one of the league’s great examples of endurance, durability and pain tolerance.

More than just an ironman, Larmer was also one of the offensive stars of his era, and finished his career with 1,012 points in 1,006 games, being one of the relatively few players to break the 1,000-mark in both categories.

He had a career-best 101 points in 1990-91, and had 70 points or more in each of his first 11 full seasons.

Larmer won a Stanley Cup with the New York Rangers in 1994, being one of the team’s postseason scoring stars with 16 points in 21 games. He finished his career 131 points in 140 playoff games, putting him among the league’s all time playoff achievers.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
BRIAN SUTTER

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who led the way to the NHL for what is generally considered the hardest working family in hockey history.

Brian Sutter is the oldest of six brothers who played in the NHL together between the 1970s and 1990s.

Though the Sutters generally performed pretty well on the scoresheet (Brian and Brent in particular), they are universally revered for the tireless work ethic and study of the game that allowed them to convert their adequate but not phenomenal talents into impressive NHL careers.

As is often the case with players who make it to the big leagues on the strength of their dedication, grit and training, the Sutters have transitioned well into coaching and managing at the NHL level, a charge that was also led by elder brother Brian.

Brian Sutter played 12 NHL seasons, all with the St. Louis Blues, and served as the team captain (from 1979 to 1988) and led his squad in scoring at times. He scored career-highs of 46 goals in 1982-83 and 83 points in 1983-84.

When he took off his skates for the final time, he had compiled 636 points in 779 games for the Blues, played in three All-Star Games, and he had made a contribution that saw his jersey #11 raised to the rafters in St. Louis.

He would go on to become one of the best coaches in the NHL, winning the Jack Adams Award as coach of the year in 1990-91.

Between 1988 and 2004, Brian Sutter coached 1,028 NHL games, earning a record of 451-417-140-20.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
TROY MURRAY

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who, on a strong 1980s Chicago Blackhawks team that featured some elite scoring stars, made his mark by being one of the most defensively sound and fundamentally strong forwards in the NHL. So it was that Troy Murray checked and ground his way into the engraving of his name on the Frank J. Selke Trophy.

Being a solid defensive forward is not the NHL’s most glamorous role. On a team where the adoration of fans was reserved largely for scoring superstar Denis Savard and legendary slapshot maestro Doug Wilson, it was up to Troy Murray to do a lot of the thankless dirty work, the smart defensive plays that rarely make the late night highlight reels.

For 15 strong seasons Murray skated in the NHL, leaving an indelible mark on the league when he was recognized with the Selke Trophy in 1986, given to the league’s best defensive forward. Just as critical as Savard’s many goals and Wilson’s many assists had been to the success of the Blackhawks, so had the many broken opposing rushes caused by Murray been an integral part of Blackhawks lore.

He was a key penalty killer for the Hawks, regularly put into one of the most physically taxing and exhausting situations hockey can provide. He was 5th in the league in shorthanded goals one season and 7th in another, and presently sits in the top 60 in league history in this category with 20 goals while his team was down a man.

Murray played in 915 NHL games, scoring an impressive 230 goals and 584 points, and enjoying a spectacular offensive year as well during his Selke Trophy season: 45 goals and 99 points.

Murray won the Stanley Cup during his final season, when he raised the Cup as a veteran leader with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
BRAD McCRIMMON

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who, for 18 NHL seasons, excelled at one of the hardest-working and least celebrated roles in hockey: defensive defenseman.

On scoring-laden teams, it was Brad McCrimmon’s job to keep the puck out of his own net, and he did it with such success that he posted Hall-of-Fame consideration numbers in a career that many have regrettably forgotten.

Playing in 1,222 regular season games, and an addition 116 in the playoffs, McCrimmon put up very respectable scoring numbers from the blueline, even though these were a bonus that went above and beyond his role in the lineup.

With 403 regular season points, including 56 in 1985-86, McCrimmon was a scoring threat. But he was a defensive force. That same season, he became one of the few players in NHL history to have a +80 season, going +83 for the year (on the ice for 83 more even-strength goals scored by his team than against his team).

Two years later, he led the entire NHL with +48, and was +40 or better for five consecutive years, amassing a +444 career total (10th best in NHL history).

His strong play earned him the 1989 Stanley Cup with the Calgary Flames, an appearance in the 1988 All-Star Game and a selection to the 1988 2nd All-Star Team.

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TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
TOMOKO KANDA

Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a woman who has achieved some very noteworthy heights in the Japanese bodybuilding and power lifting scene, due to her dedication to training and unfaltering gym ethic.

Tomoko Kanda is a fan favorite among the women in the Japanese bodybuilding circuit, and has enjoyed some commendable victories.

In 2002, she took home 1st place in the All-Japan Bodybuilding competition, in the Masters division, still bringing a strong package of definition and proportion at an age when many people have either consciously or subconsciously given in and mentally succumbed to the effects of aging on the body’s function and appearance.

In 2004, she brought home another victory in the Osaka/Kansai competition. This followed a 2002 victory in the All-Japan Open Bench Press competition (56 kg class), where she put up over 200 pounds, a very impressive total that nearly doubled her own body mass.

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