this might help...i play hockey too ......u want to work your legs hard and skate in the same day.....it's good for your on ice endurance and over all strength.....i know it burns like a mother fucker during your shifts.....but you gotta fight through it...u can also try lifting after you skate too..or try lifting early in the morning so u have more time to recover before u skate...and after your done skating and lifting u should go home and take a cold tub.....you will feel a hell of alot better.....and right now i am doing 12 reps on my leg exercises and skating twice a week and i feel fine maybe u can try that.....well i hope i could be of any help