MONTREAL – Sergei Berezin’s tenure with the Canadiens was brief, but his impact on Andrei Markov’s career has been going strong for years.
For over half a decade, Berezin has served as Markov’s personal trainer during the offseason in Boca Raton, FL. Their working relationship began for real as the Canadiens’ No. 79 battled back from a trio of surgical procedures on his right knee – including two ACL reconstructions – between May 2010 and December 2011.
Every summer, Markov enjoys a couple of weeks of downtime before Berezin begins preparing him for the rigors of another NHL season.