Slafkovský honed his shooting and skills with him. What does the coach advise young players? – Sportnet.sk

Toil and hard work brought him to the top. NHL draft pick Juraj Slafkovský is already cutting corners in the Montreal Canadiens camp. During the busy summer, which he spent mainly in his native Košice, he honestly prepared for what was probably a breakthrough season in his hockey career. In addition to the gym, he also spent a lot of time on the ice, where coach ERIK BELUŠÁR from House of Athletics took care of him. In an interview for Sportnet, he described how the preparation of the talented Slovak looked like. You prepared Juraj Slafkovský on the ice before he left for Montreal. How was working with him? He didn’t miss a single exercise. He gave one hundred percent to the entire preparation. He is a fun and cheerful guy. He also works at trainings with a smile and joy. He wears everything out to the fullest, and when there’s also fun, it’s absolutely ideal. How many training sessions did you manage to complete together? Juraj had a very busy summer. When he came back from the club, he went to the World Cup in Finland, then he took some time off on vacation. After returning, we had a few training sessions on the ice, and then he went to the draft, where he finally had enough responsibilities. In the beginning, he went to the ice with a group of boys. There were also youth representatives. So we completed training on the ice in a group and later also individually. Slafkovský can often be seen smiling and entertaining his teammates. Have you experienced funny moments with him on or off the ice? It is true that Juraj is a very positive person. There is always a great atmosphere and good mood at training with him. This is very important. I probably can’t remember any specific humorous situation. However, I’ve never seen him come to the ice with distaste or depression. Although he was sometimes destroyed, he never admitted it on the ice. He realizes that he needs to train and it simply cannot be done without hard work. What advice would you give to young players during training to make more significant progress in their hockey growth?