Option 2 -

I am not saying that this is the best training regime to do for a player, and success may not be for everyone, but it certainly helps for Ace Lightning.

After the last game of the season, Ace takes a bus directly from the arena to the airport where he enjoys a sandwich from the newspaper stand, then boards a plane to North Korea. He spends about 34 hours in the air or making various connections, which builds his stamina for sitting and pain. Then once he gets to North Korea, they reject him and send him back because no visitors allowed! This builds his confidence because of how well he takes rejection. In his first trip, he cried and cried, but after a few seasons he now takes it very well. Then once he returns to Toronto, he hits the gym and works on his actual hockey game through rigorous exercise and whatnot.