Old-School NHL Training Camps Were Brutal | Bare Knuckle Nation Ep. 5

The boys are back on Bare Knuckle Nation, and this episode is packed with hilarious stories from the NHL days. Cam Janssen, Reed Low, Jamie Rivers, Tony Twist, and Jim “Soupy” Campbell look back at just how brutal old-school NHL training camps used to be — from Tony Twist’s ridiculous bench press battle to players fighting for roster spots and surviving some absolutely miserable fitness tests. From Ron Hextall’s obsessive routines to Mario Lemieux’s dominance, old-school hockey stories, locker-room chaos, and plenty of chirping, Episode 5 has a little bit of everything. This is Bare Knuckle Nation. Let’s go. Check out our sponsor: https://spasandmorestl.com/ #hockey #podcast #hockeytalk 00:00 – Welcome to Bare Knuckle Nation 02:12 – How Old-School NHL Training Camps Worked 03:00 – Tony Twist’s Insane Bench Press Battle 04:36 – Grant Fuhr vs. the Fitness Test 06:33 – Fuhr Shows Up at a Golf Tournament 07:22 – Fighting Your Way Onto an NHL Roster 11:17 – What NHL Training Camp Used to Be Like 13:38 – The Most Brutal NHL Fitness Tests 15:52 – What Made Keith Tkachuk So Hard to Play Against 17:39 – Cam’s Jaromir Jagr Locker Room Stories 18:57 – Robert Lang’s Pregame “Energy Drink” 20:44 – The Weirdest NHL Pregame Rituals 21:00 – Ron Hextall’s Insane Goalie Ritual 22:51 – Messing With a Goalie’s Superstitions 24:24 – NHL Players’ Pregame Superstitions 26:13 – Getting Matched Up Against Mario Lemieux 30:03 – What Made Mario Lemieux So Special 34:16 – Pittsburgh’s Lemieux, Crosby & Malkin Legacy 35:06 – Mike Babcock Stories 38:13 – What Does Soupy Actually Do All Day? 39:38 – Wrapping Up the Show 41:31 – Outro http://bareknuckle-nation.com/ http://realtonytwist.com/   / bareknuckle.bbq     / bareknuckle.nation