Muscle, Blood and Performance Responses to Ice Hockey Match-play in Elite Male Players

Competitive ice hockey is a high-intensity intermittent sport with an activity pattern characterized by short fast-paced bouts of skating repeated continuously over the course of the game interspersed by passive recovery intervals. However, no previous studies have yet examined the physiological response and degree of fatigue during an elite game. PURPOSE: To examine muscle, blood and performance responses to match-play in elite male ice hockey...