Training Log: Wheel of Pain
- Day 23
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 23-12-2009
Tagged Under : Quebec Nordiques, Ron Tugnutt, Wheel of Pain
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
RON TUGNUTT
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who put on what is considered by many to be the single most awesome goaltending display in modern hockey history.
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ron Tugnutt was a talented goaltender cursed with minding the net for the worst team in the NHL by a country mile. The Quebec Nordiques of this era were pitiful, assured year after year of finishing last in the league and selecting first overall in the NHL entry draft.
It is through the suffering of Ron Tugnutt that the team eventually accumulated enough draft picks to build the Stanley Cup winning team of the late 1990s.
The weight Tugnutt had to bear, as well as his skill between the pipes, were both never more evident than on March 21, 1991, when Tugnutt was blistered with 73 shots, of which he stopped 70 to earn a tie with the powerhouse Boston Bruins. It was the second most saves ever by an NHL goaltender, and one of the greatest performances the game had ever seen.
Tugnutt would go on to play 537 games over 16 seasons in the NHL, earning 186 wins and 26 shutouts for eight different teams.
His 1.79 goals against average in 43 games with the Ottawa Senators in 1998-99 led the entire NHL, confirming that his inflated goals against numbers during his Quebec years were the product of a pitiful team that allowed countless quality scoring chances.
TODAY: DAY OFF
NO EXERCISES
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Body): Zero
It seems odd to talk about the insane workload of Ron Tugnutt and then take a day off from the workouts, but they have to happen sometime. Rest and recover.
Even Ron’s backup goalie saw occasional action with the Nordiques.
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