Matt Duchene, NHL's Newest Star

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Matt Duchene: The NHL's Newest Superstar

 Matt Duchene had a solid start to his career. He led rookies in scoring during his first season and was a Calder Finalist. His second season went even better, seeing Duchene improve his goal totals and lead the Avalanche in scoring with 67 points. After this solid improvement, Duchene stood on the edge of stardom in the NHL, only to see his third year derailed. Duchene still played in most of the games for the Avalanche, but played the majority of the second half of the season on an injured ankle, and his stats suffered badly as a result. Suddenly, there were questions about whether or not Duchene would be cut out for the NHL. Duchene heard the criticism, and rather than stand pat, he did something about it.

Between his third and fourth season, Matt Duchene began to change a lot. He changed his workout habits by teaming up with Sidney Crosby and his trainer, Andy O'Brien. Duchene changed his diet, cutting out gluten which helped him lose weight but maintain his muscle. Quite literally, Duchene became leaner and meaner. If that wasn't enough, Duchene also started seeing a sports psychologist to help even him out mentally. Now Duchene was poised physically and mentally to take the next step.  Read the rest here...  From the Archives:  Glenn Hall: The Best of Mr. Goalie  Included here are what I consider to be some of the best factual and most interesting tidbits from the career of “Mr. Goalie,” one of the top ten best goalies of all time. One could write a whole trivia book on Glenn Hall alone. I know, some say he was THE best goaltender of all time. You won’t get an argument from me. When you say a man was way ahead of his time, you pay him one of the greatest tributes available. Glenn Hall pioneered the butterfly style of goaltending so prevalent amongst today’s goalkeepers. Over 50 years ago, the players were finding new ways to score, so Mr. Goalie studied and developed new ways of stopping the puck. He did it effectively and consistently. Along the way, he set a record of endurance that will probably never be broken. His overall numbers aren’t as great as Sawchuk or Plante, but Glenn Hall rarely enjoyed the same luxury of having the best team in the league playing in front of him.   Full Story here...