Training Log: It’s A Long Road
- Day 26
Filed Under (Training) by admin on 01-02-2010
Tagged Under : Don Lever, It's A Long Road, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks
TODAY’S TRAINING INSPIRATION:
DON LEVER
Today’s Colin Timberlake Training Inspiration is a man who, for many years, held the Vancouver Canucks team record for the longest ironman consecutive games streak.
Don Lever played in over 400 straight games for Vancouver, after they drafted him 3rd overall in the 1972 NHL entry draft.
Years later, he would be barely passed by Trevor Linden and Brendan Morrison, both of whom were the NHL’s leading ironmen when they set their new team records.
Don Lever not only displayed a virtually unparalleled degree of durability and willingness to play through aches and pains, but also a high degree of leadership that, during his career, saw him named the team captain of both the Canucks and the New Jersey Devils.
Lever played in 15 seasons between 1972 and 1987, during which he broke the highly respected 1,000-game barrier, closing out his career with 1,020. During this stretch, he netted 313 goals and 680 points, making him a highly notable offensive contributor of his era, especially considering that he played most of his career with offensively challenged teams.
He played in the 1982 NHL All-Star Game and notched a career-high 38 goals in 1974-75.
As is often the case with players who display great leadership in their athletic career, Don Lever transitioned well to coaching. He was an assistant coach with the Buffalo Sabres for 12 years, and has also served several more years as an NHL assistant coach and an AHL head coach.
His coaching resume includes a 43-28 season with the Hamilton Bulldogs in 2006-07, where his team won the AHL championship.
TODAY: DAY OFF!
A brief little recuperation day…
TRAINING NOTES
Total Sets (Body): None
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