Well its sad - I also think that working out and all of that matters. Yes there are the guys like Heatley/Kessel/Doughty who can be out of shape and still be the best players on the ice but they are exception rather than the rule.
I also think in a lot of cases - the kids themselves are wanting to do the workouts and have the trainers the pro players have - rather than the parents forcing them into it. There's the odd exception - but most parents would rather pay for a $50/month gym membership instead of thousands on some trainer.
You need to be careful not to paint the exceptions like this as the rule of most hockey parents.
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