Cam Atkinson Speaks on How John Tortorella's Coaching Impacts His Game
Atkinson has first-hand experience on what a Training camp ran by Coach John Tortorella is like. He played for under him for six years in Columbus, and he said those training camps were much more grueling than the one he went through last year. It didn't even compare to what an "AV" camp was like.
Cam Atkinson on John Tortorella:
"As a player I want someone to push you to your limits. We are not always going to see eye to eye, and it has resulted in screaming matches. That's what he wants, to push you to your limits."#Flyers� Jamey Baskow (@JameyBaskow) September 13, 2022
«Not that last year's wasn't hard,» Atkinson said. It just was not a "Tort's camp"
«At Torts' camps, there's no surprises,» he said. «One thing I appreciated is that we're all doing it together. It's a grind, but it's a way for us to build a camaraderie and build that brotherhood � and knowing that it sucks not only for you, but every guy around you. There's a rhyme (and) a reason. It's meant to be hard. It's meant so when you start the regular season, you have your legs in the third period when other teams don't.»
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Atkinson mentions how the mental aspect of his camps can be grueling, but you will be prepared.
«Playing when you're tired. That's one of his big philosophies � playing when you're tired,» said Atkinson, whose team starts veteran camp Sept. 22 in Voorhees. Rookie camp begins Thursday. «That's huge. And just the amount of skating is another huge component. It's a lot of taxing on your legs. Like I said, it's not fun while you're doing it, but it's great when you kind of get over that hump and you start feeling great, especially in the third period of a close game.»
Atkinson played some of his best hockey under Coach Tortorella, including a career-high 41 goals in 2018-19. Several of his Flyer's teammates have been asking him what it's like playing for Tortorella and of course, mentions of his camps.
.@CamAtkinson89 on Torts. @NHLFlyers pic.twitter.com/10udz69Ya0� Sam Carchidi (@BroadStBull) September 13, 2022
The boys better get ready for a tough one. This will only help late in games.
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