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Connor Hellebuyck says he totally prepared for the upcoming NHL season, in mind, body and spirit.
After being anointed as the Winnipeg Jets' starting goalie this time last year, Hellebuyck comes into training camp this season as the de facto backup to Steve Mason, who was signed as a free agent July 1.
The likely change in workload doesn't seem to bother the 24-year-old Commerce, Mich., product, who maintains he's encouraged by a productive off-season regiment aimed at getting his body movements and his headspace right.
"I’m excited with everything, all the work I’ve done this summer and everything I’ve implemented in my game," he said Saturday morning at training camp.