The majority of goaltenders fall in one of two categories: those that are naturally flexible and those that aren’t.



The majority of off-ice training for goalies has shifted toward promoting increased agility and range of motion, which has helped combat the myriad of lower-body injuries that the position’s modern approach can cause. From yoga and pilates to flexibility-based training, it seems like every goaltender hits the gym with one goal: to get more limber.



For Winnipeg Jets goaltender Laurent Brossoit, though, it took a shift in his thinking under personal trainer Adam Francilia to figure out that the agility-based work off the ice was producing the wrong effect.



It’s a ‘new year, new me’ kind of season for Brossoit, who signed with the Jets as a free agent this summer.



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