The relationship between age and fitness profiles in elite male ice hockey players.

Background: The present study investigated relationships between age, body composition and performance in elite male ice hockey players.

Methods: 199 players performed off-ice tests (countermovement jump height (CMJ) and body composition) and on-ice tests (5-10-5 Pro Agility test, 30-m sprint test and the maximal Yo-Yo Intermittent Recovery Ice Hockey test (Yo-Yo IR1-IHMAX) for assessment of aerobic capacity.

Results: No overall correlations between age and performance were present except small-moderate positive associations between age and body- and muscle mass (r=0.

Fitness Characteristics of Elite and Subelite Male Ice Hockey Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Vigh-Larsen, JF, Beck, JH, Daasbjerg, A, Knudsen, CB, Kvorning, T, Overgaard, K, Andersen, TB, and Mohr, M. Fitness characteristics of elite and subelite male ice hockey players: A cross-sectional study. J Strength Cond Res 33(9): 2352-2360, 2019-The purpose was to evaluate fitness profiles in elite (age 23.