To me he came off as lazy. Speed, Strength, Endurance, pretty crucial for any athletics, but he was a little bit dismissive about strength having value in hockey. I'm sure he has enough talent to get himself a long ways, but why not reach your full potential???
“I try to work on being a hockey player; I don’t try to work on my bench press or pull-ups,” Mittelstadt said. “I want to be a hockey player and that’s what I train to do.
“… I think it’s good to be strong, and I think there are things I can get stronger at and work on, but I don’t think being able to do a pull-up is going to make me be able to handle the puck better or be a better shooter.”