Training for the NHL season
Fifty-plus players participated in the BioSteel Pro Hockey Camp in Toronto this week, a four-day event precisely timed to give those in attendance an early jump on NHL training camps.
Hockey players drag weighted sleds during a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013. The camp, now in its fourth year, with trainers Gary Roberts and Matt Nichol of Biosteel Training, has earned a reputation as the premiere hockey preparation tool.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Professional hockey players participate in a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Tyler Seguin, now with the Dallas Stars, wears a Biosteel hat after speaking to the media in attendance at a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Tyler Seguin, now with the Dallas Stars, does a phone-in radio interview before speaking to the media in attendance at a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013. The camp, now in its fourth year, with trainers Gary Roberts and Matt Nichol of Biosteel Training, has earned a reputation as the premiere hockey preparation tool.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Steve Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightening throws a medicine ball during a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Steve Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightening, in blue, works out with other professional hockey players during a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Steve Stamkos, in blue, of the Tampa Bay Lightning, laughs with Gary Roberts while stretching at the beginning of a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Professional hockey players participate in a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Michael Cammalleri, of the Calgary Flames, participates in a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Michael Cammalleri, of the Calgary Flames, participates in a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
Michael Cammalleri, of the Calgary Flames, participates in a dry-land session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail
The grey team relaxes after defeating the blue team, skating laps behind, during an on-ice session of the #CAMP at St. Michael's College inToronto on Aug. 19, 2013.Peter Power/The Globe and Mail