Grand Rapids — The Red Wings wanted young defenseman Filip Hronek to get stronger and gain weight.
Hronek only weighed about 160 pounds when he was drafted in the second round in 2016. He wasn’t going to survive without adding some muscle.
So Hronek attacked the weight room, and the Czech Republic native also began eating.
“Now, I’m 180 (pounds),” said Hronek this week after a Grand Rapids Griffins practice, noticeably stronger through the shoulders and chest. “I tried to work hard (weightlifting), and spend time in the gym.
“And just eat. Pizza and burgers, American things.