Training Log: Gift of Fury
- Day 13
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 07-03-2010
Tagged Under : Bobby Smith, Gift of Fury, Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
BOBBY SMITH
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who was drafted first overall in the 1978 NHL entry draft, then went on to fulfill that promise by winning the 1979 Calder Trophy (Rookie of the Year), playing in four All-Star Games and scoring over 1,000 points in an illustrious career.
Bobby Smith had generated a great deal of hype as a teenager in the late 1970s, and rightfully so. In his final year of junior hockey, he scored 69 goals and 192 points in only 61 games.
The Minnesota North Stars took him with their top pick and the rest is history. He was a very consistent performer, scoring 70 or more points in ten of his fifteen seasons in the NHL, while peaking with 43 goals and 114 points in 1981-82.
He would help lead the Montreal Canadiens to the 1986 Stanley Cup, and upon his return to Minnesota, play a strong role in that team’s 1991 run to the Stanley Cup Finals.
In his 1,077 career games, he scored 357 goals and 1,036 points, and performed equally well when the chips were down in the postseason, scoring 160 points in 184 career playoff games.
TODAY: DAY OFF
No disrespect to Bobby Smith, but I just have nothing in the tank today to do right by his inspirational career.
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Body): Zero
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