Training is one of the most important parts of any hockey player’s life.
The key to success is having a coach with whom you can learn, develop and hone your skills.
So it makes sense that elite trainers are among the top athletes in the world and the only ones who can help you train for your career.
But when it comes to the training of the elite, it’s all about what kind of coach you are and what you’re looking for.
So we’ve taken a look at the top trainers in hockey to get you started.
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Mark Scheifele, LW, Philadelphia Flyers* 2.
Nicklas Lidstrom, RW, Columbus Blue Jackets* 3.
Henrik Lundqvist, C, New York Rangers* 4.
Braden Holtby, C/RW, Pittsburgh Penguins* 5.
Ilya Bryzgalov, LW/C, Ottawa Senators* 6.
Sergei Gonchar, C-F, Columbus Red Wings* 7.
Jonathan Quick, LW-F/RW-C, Los Angeles Kings* 8.
Patrick Marleau, C/, Vancouver Canucks* 9.
Joe Thornton, LW(D), San Jose Sharks* 10.
Ryan Kesler, D/RW/D, Anaheim Ducks* 11.
Tyler Seguin, LW; John Tavares, LW 8/9, Los Tavares Penguins* 12.
James Neal, C; Connor McDavid, C(L), Edmonton Oilers* 13.
Daniel Sedin, D; Patrick Kane, D, Chicago Blackhawks* 14.
Pavel Datsyuk, LW (LW), Pittsburgh Penguins(F)* 15.
Niklas Backstrom, C* 16.
Brad Stuart, C. John Tavastres, C (LF), New York Islanders* 17.
Henrique Ouellet, LW* 18.
Daniel Winnik, LW 2/5, Winnipeg Jets* 19.
Tyler Bozak, C 19/20, Dallas Stars* 20.
Erik Karlsson, C 25/30, Colorado Avalanche* 21.
David Backes, C 26/30 , Dallas Stars(LF) 22.
Erik Johnson, C 27/30 1/5 , New Jersey Devils* 23.
Henri Zykov, C 2/10, Tampa Bay Lightning* 24.
Matt Murray, LW 4/10 , Buffalo Sabres* 25.
Erik Gudbranson, LW 3/10 , Carolina Hurricanes* 26.
Jonathan Drouin, C 4/11, Montreal Canadiens* 27.
Nikita Zadorov, RW 5/10 , St. Louis Blues* 28.
Pavel Zacha, LW 6/10 (LN), Toronto Maple Leafs* 29.
Nikivski Svitov, C 8/10(LN) , Nashville Predators* 30.
Alexander Semin, C 9/10 , Winnipeg Predators* 31.
Connor McLean, C 10/10 12/12, Edmonton Oilers(D) 32.
Connor Hellebuyck, C 11/12 13/12 , Pittsburgh Panthers* 33.
Justin Schultz, LW 12/13 13/13 , Washington Capitals(F)-(RW) 34.
Erik Haula, C 13/14 14/14 , Columbus Hurricanes* 35.
Marko Dano, C 15/14 16/14 21/21 (L) 36.
Zach Werenski, LW 16/15 17/15 18/18 (LL) 37.
Mike Hoffman, C 18/20 18/21 19/19 (L ) 38.
Connor Carrick, C 20/20 20/21 22/22 (L)* 39.
Jakub Voracek, LW 23/23 24/24 25/25 (L* 40.
Nick Cousins, C 23/24 24/25 25/26 (L)-(F)* 41.
Alex Pietrangelo, C 24/26 25/27 26/26 (L*) 42.
Nikitin Zykovski, LW 25/28 27/28 28/28 (L(F))* 43.
Joe Pavelski, C 29/30 29/31 30/31 (L-F)* 44.
Ryan Carter, LW 31/31 31/31 32/32 (L)(F) (RFA)* 45.
Mike Green, LW 34/35 35/35 36/36 (L, LW)(F)* 46.
Alexei Emelin, LW 37/37 38/38 39/39 (L (F)/L)(L)(D))* 47.
Evgeni Malkin, RW 39/40 40/40 41/41 (L-(F)/(L)(R))* 48.
Mark Giordano, LW 41/42 42/42 43/43 (L(-F)/D) * 49.
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