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Detroit Red Wings to players during COVID-19 crisis: Stay safe, find a hill

The Detroit Red Wings no longer allow media access to locker room over COVID-19 fears. Filmed March 10, 2020 in Detroit. Detroit Free Press

A conversation with the Detroit Red Wings’ director of player development inevitably includes hearing him say a prospect needs to spend time in a gym to gain strength.

So what to do when that option has been taken away, as the countries around the world deal with the coronavirus? Get creative, if possible.

Shawn Horcoff, who is in his fourth year overseeing the club’s prospective future players, is trying to find ways for players to stay active.