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The Hockey Card Report

or this month’s volume
By Bennett Harty
Fof The Hockey Card
& Report, we will be looking at
Detroit Red Wings captain and
all-star center, Dylan Larkin.

Larkin has had a tremendous
By Dante Bean start to the season with 9
Certified Personal Trainer
goals and 9 assists for 18
points playing alongside
BCAAs and Glucose Levels Calder Trophy favorite, Lucas
Raymond. Larkin has been
ranched-chain amino acids when used regularly, play an important role in a dark horse for the Wings after
Bregulating glucose. BCAAs are continuously released from the liver and being selected 15th overall by
other internal organs to skeletal muscles to regulate and maintain blood sugar
levels. Having just the right amount of these amino acids in the body can greatly the organization. He hasn’t had much help which has affected his
improve glucose uptake and insulin sensitivity in healthy individuals. play negatively throughout the team’s rebuild, but now he is hitting
Essential amino acids play a major role for a portion of blood sugar production the prime years of his career and playing amongst the top players in
during workouts. It is very important to note this if you work out in a fasted state the world. Let’s take a quick look at Larkin’s career thus far.
or if you’re on a calorie restricted diet.
When you have a balanced carbohydrate intake, high-protein diet, along with Larkin began playing in a blue and yellow uniform at the University
an amino acid beverage during and post-exercise, this can induce an insulin of Michigan. Over the past few years, Michigan has become one
response. Insulin responses help transport aminos into cells therefore helping to of the more recognizable D1 hockey programs, developing 4 top-
repair muscle damage and build muscle tissue. What you are doing is basically 7 picks in the NHL entry draft last year, one of which was first-
replenishing the anabolic building blocks that your body needs to repair itself overall pick Owen Power, who is playing in a Michigan uniform
post-workout and reduce delayed onset muscle soreness, enhancing recovery.
BCAA supplementation should also be on your radar and a regular part of your this season instead of a Sabers uniform. Larkin helped carry the
pre-workout routine. The amino acids bypass the liver and gut and go directly program with Andrew Copp and Zach Hyman, who are also making
into your blood plasma; therefore, they can be used as an immediate energy names for themselves in the show.
source during high-intensity workouts. Valine and isoleucine are glucogenic After reaching the NHL, Larkin turned heads by winning the
amino acids and they can be converted to glucose to give you immediate energy.
This can help you fight fatigue and provide you endurance during your muscle- NHL’s fastest skater competition at the All-Star Skills Competition
building workouts. with a record-breaking time. Over the next few years Larkin would
BCAAs can be found on my website: www.ahealthyyou.ca continue to develop and grow as a player, ultimately leading to the
Email: AHEALTHYYOU8@GMAIL.COM Redwings naming him captain near the beginning of 2021. Larkin has
Insta- @dantebean CELL: 514-609-6862 since flourished under the management of GM Steve Yzerman and
has taken over the leadership role of a young Redwing’s team.
‘UMP’ TO HIS OLD TRICKS AGAIN – Answer Page

‘‘UMP’ TO HIS OLD TRICKS AGAIN • Answers Larkin’s Young Guns card is sitting around a twenty-dollar value

and is an asset in any NHL card collector’s PC as it is trending
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 upwards. The card that I own is “raw graded”, which means it has

S T U M P D D A Y G U M P been evaluated by Beckett but not properly graded and slabbed.
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T O T I E N U D E A S I A

17 18 19 Raw grading is used to

A R E N A A M E S F U L L
20 21 22 23 evaluate cards without
R O S E N S P U M P F A K E paying the full price of
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O U T F O X E S L S D getting them graded, which
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R A H T U R N N Y C card’s true condition and
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A Q U O N I T S C H I A value.
40 41 42 43 With Larkin wearing the
J U M P A T T H E C H A N C E
44 45 46 C, and Stevie Y making
A P E S Z E T A S U M P moves, the Wings’ future
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N I L M I S S K E A looks bright once again!
52 53 54 55 56 57 Anyway, that
F L A D U R A N T E S
58 59 60 61 62 63 will wrap things up
R E D E E M E R S W A N K Y for December’s volume of
64 65 66 67 the Hockey Card Report.
U P O N P E K E I V A N A
68 69 70 We hope you
M E R V O V E R N E V E R enjoyed it and we would
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P R E Y F E T E G R E E N like to wish everyone a
Puzzle by Douglas Taillon joyful holiday season! Safe
Crossword on page 6 travels!