Kevin Westgarth played a variety of sports, in addition to hockey, as a young player. Not only were other sports more fun than running on a treadmill for cardio training during the off-season, but other sports can help you build new skills to improve your game on the ice. Not only do new sports increase your speed and hand-eye coordination, they offer you different perspectives on the game of hockey, which can be useful to your overall performance.

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