Yep ... NHL players do not need upper body strengh.... Dustin Boyd didn't have the upper body strength as an 18 year old and yet went on to have a long NHL career.
These off ice fitness tests are meaningless... Iginla and Brind amour and Chelios all did extremely well at the fitness tests and already 2 out out of teh 3 are done at the NHL level.
Seriously ... how did Monahan do at the pull ups at last years combine ? He was strong enough to compete in the NHL as a 19 year old. He was not an overly dominant physical presence but he was not a noticeable push over.
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