Andy Murray seems a pretty buttoned-down sort, but the coach of the St.
Louis Blues does have an eye for fun. In this case “Strip Shootout.”
According to the Belleville News-Democrat the team does this particular
drill at the end of practice that simulates a shootout. Score, and
things are fine. No goal, lose a piece of equipment.
Last Monday, Paul Kariya and Doug Weight weren’t doing too well against
Manny Legace and Hannu Toivonen, to the point where Weight went in on
one skate … somehow.
According to the paper: “The Blues bench was full of equipment and
helmets and pads before the drill ended in a showdown between rookie
defenseman Steve Wagner and center Jay McClement. The shirtless
McClement and Wagner, minus much of his gear, each got plenty of grief
from their teammates.
“Andy has always done a really good job of planning practice and he
likes to end it on a pretty high note, with guys having fun,” Blues
winger Dan Hinote said. “Usually it’s some kind of competitive drill.
But something like we saw today is a good thing for team building and
camaraderie -- and to give guys some heat.”
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