R.Kesler #17 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Thirty-six Vancouver Canucks prospects were spotted huffing and puffing their way up the Grouse Grind Friday morning in what's become an annual rite of passage for the team's hopefuls. The prospects, who were divided into six groups, kicked off Day 4 of the Canucks' summer prospects camp by racing up the steep 2.9-km trail. Since Tuesday the young players have been in Vancouver for medical and fitness training, on-ice drills, media interviews, and a crash-course on the Canucks organization and its history. The invite-only camp also features some fun activities for the hockey hopefuls, including an "Iron Chef" inspired cooking course, a yoga class, and the competitive hike up Grouse Mountain. Some of the top prospects garnering the most attention at this year's camp include Jordan Schroeder, Taylor Ellington, Prab Rai, and Kevin Connauton. Connauton, who led the winning team at this morning's Grouse Grind challenge, is also tweeting about his camp experiences on Twitter @VanCanucks. "Wow what a climb," wrote Connauton after his team finished the hike in 44:53, 27 seconds ahead of the next group. "My team was great. We pushed right to the end. Really happy to be finished with the Grind." Other prospects on Connauton's winning team were Alex Friesen, Kevan Miller, Jeremy Price, Pierre-Olivier Morin, and goaltender Jonathan Iilahti. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midastouch84 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I would've put money on Schroeder having the fastest time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suirtemedb Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 2.9 km up, 2.9 km down. Haha Just like band of brothers. Hopefully nobody gets shot at... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucks07 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 44 minutes seems awfully slow. Didn't Daniel say he could do it in 30 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apples Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Its freaking hot outside. They we're probably sweating like crazy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanye West Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 44 minutes seems awfully slow. Didn't Daniel say he could do it in 30 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor19Naslund Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I would've put money on Schroeder having the fastest time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunkmunky88 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I did it in 41 minutes when i was in high school, it was nice and overcast though. Then again after high school it took me almost an hour in the blazing heat, the heat really makes a HUGE difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WZRD Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 44 minutes seems awfully slow. Didn't Daniel say he could do it in 30 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeofferson Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Was up there when this group took the mountain. Stuck out a lot! Finished my grind today at 45 mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammyrft Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 41 minutes is defiantly a great time. Grouse's website says the average human does it in an hour and a half. after doing it twice I've come to the conclusion anything under an hour is really good. anything around 50 mins is a damn good pace, and under 50 minutes you're moving. 41 seems on par with an athlete in this heat. I did read one of the twins did it in 33 mins or something like that which to me is unfathomable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twenty-Two Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Without a doubt the heat plays a huge factor on their times. Good job boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Kesler #17 Posted July 9, 2010 Author Share Posted July 9, 2010 Just makes the Prospects work harder in the heat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GZA Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 physical maturity wise they few guys i am really impressed with so far are Cannauton(put on 15lbs muscle atleast), Rodin(again 10-15lbs muscle, 2 inches in height), Sauve and Schroeder (both don't seem like they have any fat on their body, especially Suave if he's actually at 220 is in extremely good shape). These guys seem to have worked real hard this past year and can't wait to see them in the tourney and main camp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeriM Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 <br />I always thought, Henrik & Daniel finished the Grind in like 25mins or less. 30mins is impressive I would die after 10mins.<br /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharnhayre Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Damn! Crazy time for Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c0medyClub Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I did it in 41 minutes when i was in high school, it was nice and overcast though. Then again after high school it took me almost an hour in the blazing heat, the heat really makes a HUGE difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riceeatingcanuck Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 They say the Average time for average people is 1 hour and The average time for athletes is 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcarder Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 They say the Average time for average people is 1 hour and The average time for athletes is 30 minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yourfriend Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 44 minutes seems awfully slow. Didn't Daniel say he could do it in 30 minutes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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