Bjorkqvist ‘hungrier than ever,’ says trainer

Kasper Bjorkqvist is a specimen.

That's the word that both Bill Guerin and director of player development Scott Young have used on multiple occasions to describe Bjorkqvist, and it's because of Bjorkqvist's exceptional fitness level.

According to Guerin, Bjorkqvist has "broken almost every strength and conditioning record that we have in Pittsburgh, with the big team.”

The "big team." That's the NHL club, not just the group of prospects. For someone to beat Kris Letang in anything fitness-related is notable, but almost every record? Broken by a 21-year-old prospect? That's remarkable.

I had to speak with Yunus Barisik, Bjorkqvist's trainer who runs Next Level Hockey Training based in…