There's Wild coach Mike Yeo showing off his camouflage battle fatigues after today's intense, hour long practice at Xcel Energy Center. You should have seen him when he had his military helmet on and not a ball cap.
Looked like he was ready to go to battle.
Today, after practice, the Wild headed north for two days worth of practices and team bonding in Duluth.
First up: The team was heading into the Wisconsin woods for four hours of disciplines and exercises this afternoon with former Army Ranger and current motivational expert J.B. Spisso, who runsElite Leadership Training. Spisso also works with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and at West Point a few years ago, he had the Penguins rolling over Jeeps, repelling down cliffs and pushing Hummer's up hills.
"The first year we did it, it was crazy," Yeo said. "Then the next year we were like, 'It might not be a good idea to lose Sidney Crosby for three months because he got caught underneath a Jeep or something.'"
Yeo said Spisso's toned down the danger aspect, but he says Spisso has spent a lot of time thinking about this one and Spisso thinks it's the best one he's ever done.
The Wild will be staying at a resort north of Duluth, having a couple team dinners, a golf tournament tomorrow and of course, two practices, which as they say, is integral.
"I think it's going to be a fun couple days," said playmaker/golf superstar Pierre-Marc Bouchard.
