EDMONTON OILERS MEDIA GUIDE

TRAINING STAFF
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SIMON BENNETT
DIRECTOR, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Simon enters his fourth year as Fitness Consultant with the Oilers. In
this role he is responsible for developing and implementing all aspects
of strength, conditioning and nutrition for players throughout the
organization.
Simon is a prominent expert in the field of personal fitness and high performance conditioning.
He has changed the lives of countless clients with his relentless commitment to training and
education. He works and consults with a long list of high profile business leaders, CEOs and
professional athletes.
Simon is president and co-founder of Body by Bennett; a premier professional health, wellness and
training facility, where he provides an innovative sport-conditioning and athletic development
program, in addition to general population programs. He is co-creator of the instructional DVD
Reactive Movement Ability Training for Hockey, an innovative movement training program for
young players. Simon is also a fitness educator and author. He has presented such topics as,
athletic conditioning, functional movement training, and peak performance, to sports teams,
professional organizations and fitness trainers.
Simon is characterized by his energy, enthusiasm, and passion for fitness and sport. He lives by
the motto “your attitude in life determines your quality of life.” His personal training style is to
lead by example and motivate through encouragement. Simon’s interests include taking risks,
playing hockey, golfing, mountain biking, skiing and snowboarding.
CHAD DRUMMOND
COORDINATOR, STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING
Chad Drummond enters his first full season with the Oilers as the club’s
Strength and Conditioning Coach, after assisting Simon Bennett over
the past two seasons. He will be responsible for the development and
implementation of all day to day aspects of the teams off ice conditioning.
Over the past seven years, Chad has been working as a trainer/strength coach at Body by
Bennett. During this time, Drummond was responsible for creating the club’s group training
and yoga programs and also served as Body by Bennett’s west end manager.
Chad is a dedicated and influential trainer who has developed the skills necessary to pursue
the perfection of strength and conditioning implementation in the realm of professional hockey.
Chad is born and raised in Edmonton and has enveloped himself in the life of a personal trainer
and has adopted the belief that there is no difference between success and hard work. Chad’s
philosophy of physical fitness lays in the foundation of the belief that anything is possible
through hard work and dedication to one’s belief in themselves.
Chad has a strong wealth of experience working with National Hockey League players, Olympic
athletes and other world class athletes. He has also been responsible for the education of
practicum students from the University of Alberta and the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.