Elite Performance trainer astounded by Easton Cowan's unbelievable growth this summer

"You could see it on his face, he was rattled, like so sad about, but also he used that every single day. It was kind of like an ongoing joke throughout the summer where he would be like, little inches every single day are going to make the difference of that and he used that for fuel so bad. Like so bad. He wants to win, he hated how he lost - we all did - but you could tell that deeply motivated him."

"I guess just trying to get him ready for the pros, in the sense of him getting him a little bit bigger, like more size and more muscle, that's always what the NHL teams want but maintaining that speed, that power, that agility, so a lot of emphasis of putting on some good solid muscle but getting faster, quicker, more agile, staying at his top speed, and just really making him as efficient as possible that way."

"I think he's gonna be phenomenal, like this might have been his best off-season yet. He worked so hard, he's gotten way stronger, his speed, his power, everything has gone up, like he's crushing it. He knows what it means to be a pro, his recovery routine, like seeing our physiotherapist for prevention work all the time, he's in the gym for like 40 minutes before he works out, he stays after.

I think he's gonna do incredible, no matter where he ends up, he's going to make the most of it but I think he can do better this year than he did last year, for sure. For sure."

"I think he probably could, it's so hard to guess and say where he's going to end up but just the size that he's put on, he's definitely capable, his maturity is there, his thought process is there, his attitude his 100% there, and his work ethic is going to be with the top guys on the team, like no matter where he ends up. I think he definitely could, he's ready."