In between the Victoria RoyalsB次元官网网址� pre-season and regular season schedule, the players are still training hard.
After a morning of conditioning on the ice, they headed over to the CFB Esquimalt Naval Fleet School (Pacific) Friday to run a series of drills at the Naval Boarding Party Cell.
The drills are designed to simulate boarding an enemy ship, and included climbing a loose ladder, shooting targets through an obstacle course, and running through a simulated ship filled with smoke and strobe lights, with an aim of shooting rival hockey team logos, and even a military member in thick protective gear.
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For head coach Dan Price, the drills offered yet another way for the team to come together.
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Some of the players had run similar drills in previous years with firefighters, but they said the navy training something entirely different.
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Defence player Ralph Jarratt felt it was a unique way to continue building team spirit.
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