1. NRG’s High Performance Program is designed with the main
goal of improving the individual skill set of the athlete. On-
ice sessions designed and ran by Doug Sinclair will focus
on specialized skill development and technical breakdown
of power skating. Off-ice components will be designed for
the individual athlete, focusing upon sport specific work out
programs, speed-agility-quickness training, power, pre-
season conditioning and nutritional planning.
NRG’s High Performance Program is designed with the main
NRG
SPRING / SUMMER
HOCKEY
CAMPS
• Power Skating • Shooting • Puck Control
• Goaltending Development • Learn to skate • Intro to hockey
NRG offers Skill Specific programming year round including:
• Shooting • Puck Control
NRG offers Skill Specific programming year round including:
• Initial skills and assessment with each athlete.
• 3 trainer led, individually customized weight training programs
per week.
• 1 speed-agilityquickness sessions per week. Sessions performed
weekly.
• Nutritional guidance
• NRG T-Shirt & preferred discounts
• Unlimited access to RapidShots and Rapidhands
SPRING: MAY 9th - JUNE 30th, 2016
Ages: Bantam, Midget, Junior,
and Pro Cost:
$500
the individual athlete, focusing upon sport specific work out
programs, speed-agility-quickness training, power, pre-
season conditioning and nutritional planning.
NRG offers Skill Specific programming year round including:
• 5x week off-ice sessions – trainer led,individually customized weight training
programs and speed-agility-quickness sessions
• 3x week on-ice sessions
• Unlimited access to RapidShots and Rapidhands Training Systems
• Nutritional Coaching adjusted quarterly through the program
• NRG Uniform and Workout Gear
• Opt-in Yoga and Boxing sessions at preferred client pricing
• In-house physio and athletic therapy, massage and acupuncture is available,
most cases direct billed to medical
SUMMER: July 4th - August 26th, 2016
Ages: Bantam, Midget, Junior, and Pro
***Initial skills and assessment with
each athlete via RISE Sport Testing.
Cost:
$1600
745 Kingsbury Ave. in the Seven Oaks Sportsplex
Call: 204-783-9578
www.nrgathletes.ca

2. When Scott Miller was a Kinesiology student
at the University of Winnipeg, he’d dream
about the day when he had his own athletic
therapy business. Today, Miller’s NRG
Athletes. Therapy. Fitness. is a state-of-the-
art one stop shop for the best in
physiotherapy, athletic therapy, weight
training, massage, nutrition and diet,
strength and conditioning and injury
prevention. And it’s almost in his own
backyard, between the two rinks at the
Seven Oaks SportsPlex.
ScottMiller’s
VisionHas
CometoLife
atNRG
38 GAME ON PLAYOFF EDITION
hen Scott Miller was a Grade 12 student at Maples Col-
legiate, he suffered a serous leg injury while playing City
Midget Triple A hockey for the Hawks. He was out longer
than he expected and while his complete recovery took six long
weeks, it did give him a big idea.
“I sustained a high ankle sprain, which put me on the bench for
about six weeks,” he recalled. “During an extensive rehab with a
physiotherapist in my area, I realized that this was a good way to
stay involved with high-level hockey and help injured athletes re-
turn to the sport and play.
“So within that six-week window, I decided that this was some-
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
By Scott Taylor
Photos by Jeff Miller and James Carey Lauder
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The NRG Staff working with
Dominic Swenarchuk of the MMJHL’s St. Boniface Riels
Scott Miller with Brendan Kochanski and
Dominic Swenarchuk of the Winnipeg Thrashers

3. thing I wanted to pursue.”
Miller was born and raised in Garden City
and played Double A for the Seven Oaks
Raiders (now the Rebels). When he got to
bantam, he played for the Triple A Hawks and
stayed with the Hawks organization through
City Midget. He was a leftwinger and called
himself, “a second- or third-line grinder.” By
the time he got to Grade 12, he knew that
a career as professional hockey player was
probably unlikely, but a career as an athletic
therapist was well within his grasp.
“As soon as I entered university, this was
the direction I was going,” Miller said. “I put
my head into the books because this was my
vision. I knew in my first year of university
I wanted to be in a hockey facility offering
services like athletic therapy and strength
and conditioning. Today at NRG, we offer all
of that and more.”
Miller started his business when he was
still a university student. When he certified
as an athletic therapist, he was employed
by the university, working in the basement
of the Duckworth Centre. He had a number
of student working for him in a mentorship
program and he spent much of his free time
helping out the MJHL’s Selkirk Steelers with
strength and conditioning.
“We were very small,” he recalled. “I start-
ed the business as a one-man show. I did that
for about four years and had sole proprietor-
ship of my own company. The business grew
as demand grew with it, I started hiring as-
sistants to help me with my journey and now
we have 11 employees and contractors who
work here.”
NRG is located between the rinks at the
new Seven Oaks SportsPlex (745 Kingsbury
in Garden City). It’s a state-of-the-art training
centre that also provides a complete sum-
mer hockey skills and conditioning program.
Whether you’re an injured athlete trying to
come back or a healthy athlete looking to get
stronger and learn more about your nutri-
tional requirements, NRG is the place to be.
“We own the north,” said Miller with a
grin. “We’re a north Winnipeg community
driven training centre. My goal is for us to
be the high-performance that can take care
of everyone’s needs. From training to Phys-
iotherapy to on-ice conditioning and not just
hockey. Hockey is just one of the sports we
cater to. We also do soccer, football, lacrosse
and we work with the Winnipeg Waves Swim
Club. We do all sports.
“However, we do have a great tradition of
working closely with hockey players. In years
past, we’ve worked with Adam Brooks (the
leading scorer in the WHL this year), Ryley
Lindgren (Lethbridge Hurricanes), Chris
Driedger (Ottawa Senators), Brett Stovin
(Bisons), Hudson Friesen (Bisons) and Cody
Glass (Portland Winterhawks). And we have
a great relationship with the MMJHL’s Seven
Oaks Raiders.”
There is little doubt that Miller has creat-
ed a truly remarkable training centre in the
north end of the city.
“This place is my dream,” he said. “When I
close my eyes and think back, I know this is
what I’ve been striving for ever since Grade
12. This was the direction I wanted to go and
thanks to our incredible staff, we’ve made it.
“It’s funny, but back in Grade 12, if I was
forced to chose a path, this or the NHL, I’d
have chosen this path. Nothing is more re-
warding or satisfying.” n

4. The Most
Common Hockey
Injuries
NRG Athletes Therapy Fitness Inc, is the pinnacle for
high performance training and injury rehabilitation
located at the Seven Oaks Sports-Plex. The services
provided at NRG include Physiotherapy, Athletic
Therapy, Massage Therapy and Acupuncture.
Scott Miller is the head Athletic Therapist and
president at NRG. Scott has worked with rehabbing
hockey players within Winnipeg and surrounding areas
for the past 9 years. NRG has a partnership with the
University of Winnipeg Athletic Therapy program.
Over the course of the 2015-2016 hockey season these are the
three most common injuries we have treated at NRG’s medical
clinic:
AC Joint Sprains
AC joint sprains (shoulder separation) are one of the most
commonly seen injuries in hockey. AC joint sprains are
characterized by the tearing of connective tissue and ligaments
that surround the acromioclavicular joint. AC joint sprains are
generally categorized into three categories corresponding to
their severity. Grade 1 AC joint sprains result in a stretch or slight
tear of the acromioclavicular ligament and are the most
common. Grade 2 AC joint sprains are characterized by a
complete rupture of the acromioclavicular ligament, while the
coracoclavicular ligaments remain intact. Finally, a Grade 3 AC
joint sprain occurs when both the acromioclavicular and the
coracoclavicular ligaments become ruptured. AC joint sprains
are most commonly caused by a direct impact to the point of
the shoulder and can sideline an athlete for two-to-eight weeks
depending on the severity of the injury.
– Colton Doersam (U of W Student)
High Ankle Sprain
One of the most common injuries in hockey is what is known as
a high ankle sprain. Although the name suggests it’s an injury to
the ankle, a high ankle sprain does not involve the ankle joint
(talocrural joint) at all. A high ankle sprain is in fact an injury to
the inferior tibiofibular ligament. The recovery time for a high
ankle sprain is much longer than an average inversion ankle
sprain, taking approximately eight weeks to recover. Also unlike a
normal sprained ankle there will be minimal swelling,
however, a greater amount of pain and a longer recovery time.
An injury such as this can occur when the athlete gets his/her
skate caught along the boards during a collision, resulting in a
twist of the ankle. This twisting motion of will cause stress to the
inferior tibiofibular ligament, causing a micro- tearing.
– Ryan Kolly (U of W Student)
Adductor Strain
Hip adductor strain is a familiar injury among hockey players
and is often called a pulled groin injury. This injury is especially
common among goalies, regardless of age and level of
competition. Even though hockey is considered to be a contact
sport and requires a lot of pushing and blocking, hip adductor
strain is considered a non-contact injury. It most likely occurs
due to acceleration and deceleration when quick muscle
movements are made, causing partial muscle tear. Due to the
nature of the sport many hockey players develop muscular
misbalance around the hip joint, which makes them more
susceptible to groin injuries. The medical research that was
done regarding the treatment of hip adductor strain shows
that proper preseason and off season strength training are the
biggest prevention factors. Once a player gets injured the initial
treatment is critical in order to enhance recovery and must
be followed by an adequate rehabilitation process which must
include proper proprioception, agility and strength exercises.
– Oleg Andrushchyshyn, NRG
NRG’s therapists understand the game of hockey and want to
help you. If you suffer an injury and need our services,
contact NRG at 204-783-9578. Our clinic is open 7 days a
week and offer direct billing to most insurance companies.

5. NRG HELPS FRIESEN COME BACK,
COMMIT TO BISONS
By Scott Taylor
Photos courtesy Selkirk Steelers
t’s been a long, sometimes painful road
for Hudson Friesen, but by this fall, he’ll
be back on the ice with the University of
Manitoba Bisons.
Friesen, 22, a former star with the Manito-
ba Junior Hockey League’s Selkirk Steelers
spent two seasons with the NCAA Division 1
University of Alaska-Anchorage Sea Wolves.
Then his body fell apart.
“I had to go through two hip surgeries,”
Friesen explained as he worked out at NRG
Athletes Fitness Therapy at the new Seven
Oaks SportsPlex. “I had one surgery on each
hip. Two years ago I had some damage to
some cartilage and a labral tear on either
side, so I had to go through two surgeries to
repair it all. I went through my first in May of
last year and my second one in September.
“Since then, I’ve been here at NRG just re-
habbing and trying to get back.”
Originally from the Dugald/Oakbank area,
Friesen grew up in East St. Paul and played
his minor hockey for the Hazelridge Hawks
and the Springfield Ice Hawks. He then made
the jump to the AAA level with the Eastman
Selects, both City Midget and Provincial
Midget, and while there, he developed into
an extremely skilled player.
The 6-foot-2, 195-pound leftwinger played
for the Selkirk Steelers of the Manitoba
Junior Hockey League for three seasons
(2010-2013) before being awarded an NCAA
Division 1 scholarship to the University of
Alaska-Anchorage.
He had a terrific MJHL career. He joined
the Steelers as a 17-year-old in 2010 after
playing defense for most of his career. For-
mer Steelers coach Ryan Smith, moved Fri-
esen from defense to the wing and while it
took some time to adjust, he eventually be-
came a second team MJHL all-star as a lef-
twinger. In 2011-12, he scored 36 goals and 81
points in 61 games with the Steelers.
“Obviously, I’d rather be a forward than a
defenseman,” Friesen said back in 2013. “I’m
in the action a lot more at forward. I handle
the puck a lot more and it’s just a lot more
fun. And it’s definitely nice to score goals.”
After two injury-riddled years at Anchor-
age, he’s glad to be back home. After sitting
out all of the 2015-16 season, he’ll be eligible
to play for the Bisons in the fall. And, natu-
rally, he’s expecting big things at the U of M.
“He worked hard to come back,” said
NRG’s Scott Miller. “We’re excited about his
future at the U of M.”
Friesen certainly appreciated the help he
got at NRG.
“I started out working with Scott (Miller)
and (athletic therapist) Jami (Boyd) and I
was just doing everyday things to start with,”
he said. “Now I’m getting back into the hock-
ey stuff. I’m back on the ice and I’ve skated
about a dozen times. Things are beginning to
go really well.
“It’s been awesome at NRG. Jami helped
me with the physiotherapy and that side of
things and Scott was always around to help
me with whatever I needed. Everyone here
at NRG has been great. They’ve all accom-
modated me and my needs and I’m excited
to get back on the ice playing again.” n
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