The study provides baseline heart rate and recovery profiles for professional ice hockey players during games, which may be useful for sport psychological consultation.
Baseline HR profiles in pro hockey may aid athlete monitoring; leaves open applications in sport psychology pending validation.
The present study assessed heart rate on a monitor for four experienced National Hockey League players during game play (shifts) and intershift intervals in 5 games. Mean during play was 168 bpm, recovery time was 3.9 min., and 120 bpm on the bench was average. Results are discussed for their use in individual sport psychological consultation.
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