From his spot on the bench, Jason Hodges can see it all.
He notices if someone is skating differently in a practice, possibly an injury. He can see who needs to improve their conditioning. He knows what workouts and therapies each player needs to improve performance.
The veteran athletic trainer has managed all those tasks and more working with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, which grows the sport’s top young talent at its facility in Plymouth, Michigan.
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For 24 years with a rink-side view, Jason Hodges has seen the future of American hockey.
“I’m fortunate enough to be here long enough where I can turn on any National Hockey League game and see at least one or more of the athletes on the ice that I’ve worked with and had a hand in getting them to the next level,” said Hodges, who is affiliated with MedSport, University of Michigan Health’s multidisciplinary sports medicine team led by…
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