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In good health
- Updated: September 9, 2016
MONTREAL – After undergoing season-ending surgery in March, Jeff Petry is feeling just fine heading into a brand new year.
The 28-year-old defenseman, who recently returned to Montreal from his offseason home in Michigan, says the procedure to repair his sports hernia and his subsequent rehab work went smoothly and didn’t hinder him at all in his efforts to prepare for the 2016-17 campaign.
“It was something that definitely had to be repaired. I was laying low for the first week after surgery, and then we started therapy right away. I was walking in the pool, and then each week after that we’d add some more things and just trained the body to fire the core muscles again,” explained Petry, who rehabbed with the help of the Canadiens’ medical and training staff at the Bell Sports Complex in Brossard until mid-May.
“Before heading back, I got on the ice to make sure everything felt o.k. You’re kind of hesitant at first, but we did all the basic things – pushing off and edges. Then, it was on to full starts, stops and pivots to make sure that there were no issues. It was all good there. I went home with no restrictions on my workouts at all,” added Petry, clearly pleased that everything worked out for the best post-surgery.
Back on home turf, it was business as usual for the Ann Arbor native. For the fifth straight summer, Petry worked out at renowned sports performance facility Barwis Methods in Plymouth, MI alongside a good-sized group of fellow NHLers. This time around, his workout partners included Detroit Red Wings young guns Dylan Larkin, Riley Sheahan and Luke Glendening, among others.
“After taking a little time off, I got back in the gym in June and jumped right back in as if I didn’t have the surgery. I was actually kind of surprised how strong I was going in terms of lifting. I was lifting more than I did last summer. That was good for me to see, and I was feeling stronger than in previous years. I feel good,” said Petry, who was impressed by his results in the gym over …
