Hockey Superstitions

[ianmonsta]

In loo of some comments in other locker room threads im curious to hear what everyone who plays hockey's game time superstitions are.

here are mine.

ive worn same socks everytime i lace up since high school

and i put everything on right to left

[Unruely35]

Geez. Make a little joke about a guys crusty socks and he gets all sensitive!

Here, I'll give you some ammo that you should already know if you payed any attention in the locker room ever.

1. I have a specific order in which I dress. waist down then waist up. blocker, helmet, then glove.

2. The stick I use is determined by the team Im playing for. Highlanders and Aeros get the Luongo RBK, Ducks and others get Fleury. Pick up games now get this: http://us.st12.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.c..._2014_15766121

3. Red Bull Sugar Free is chugged before I leave the locker room.

4. Never touch a center red line.

5. Touch all posts and crossbar in specific (yet super secret) order.

6. Clean socks.

[Byatch1979]

I used to have one where I wouldn't spank it the night before games. I could never keep that one...

[Lososaurus]

This isn't a hockey superstition, but it's a superstition nonetheless. I used to shave the day of before going paintballing.

[spjon25]

Here are some for my beer league that I have:

Always listen to AFI- Very Proud of Ya CD on the drive to the rink
Stop and buy a 32oz Crystal Geyser adn either AMP or Rockstar Juice (Orange Can)
Wear dress socks (they are thinner)
Dress in specific order and alternate sides (left side then right)
Stretch for 3 minutes at center ice next to my bench
Start the game with the last stick I used in warm ups

[The Natural]

- I carry the puck of my first ever goal in organized hockey in my bag.

- I tuck my undershirt into my jock shorts. Has to be tucked in.

- My skate laces are tied a certain a way as far as how I put them through the lace loops. Over and under a certain way.

- I tape my shin pads using clear shin pad tape and I create an X on the back of my calf.

- I skate around my half of the rink twice before I touch a puck.

- I use new tape on my blade every game, no matter if it's worn or not.

- I put my stuff on Left to Right.


That's all of them, I think.

[ianmonsta]

after reading others i realized a few more

i wont eat 5 hours before i play
always drink lemon gatorade
when i tape my shin guards i go around the top twice, cut down with 1 diagonal line down the front and tape the bottom twice, all 1 consecutive piece of clear tape
i have a very particular taping method to my sticks
i keep a 1982 penny in every shaft
no undershirt ever
tuck the bottom parts of my jersey sleeves into my elbow pads

i think thats all.

[HrudeyRules]

Funny....stuff...

In roller, the goal nets are not semi-stuck in position like ice. I play on sportcourt and I have a specific placing, on the "grid", of where I want the posts to be...they HAVE to be in those spots.

My wife, who likes to watch me play, always kisses me on the right cheek for good luck. On the right & left for tough opponents (twice the luck).

I always dress in the same order, but that is more a function of how goalie needs to be put on...not superstition.

[yipperzz]

Originally Posted by HrudeyRules

Funny....stuff...

In roller, the goal nets are not semi-stuck in position like ice. I play on sportcourt and I have a specific placing, on the "grid", of where I want the posts to be...they HAVE to be in those spots.

My wife, who likes to watch me play, always kisses me on the right cheek for good luck. On the right & left for tough opponents (twice the luck).

I always dress in the same order, but that is more a function of how goalie needs to be put on...not superstition.

Your wife likes to watch you? Mine would rather stay home and read a book haha.

I don't really have a routine other than put on my socks and pants on first and then my skates because I put my shins over the tongue. Everything else is random. I've been doing this for the past 15 years.

I wear an underarmour type shirt every game?

Originally Posted by Byatch1979

I used to have one where I wouldn't spank it the night before games. I could never keep that one...

I also do this the day of the game hahaha

[Unruely35]

I play on sportcourt, too Hrudey. I think the moving the net is more about function and making sure the net is right so we're square to the shooter and not getting hosed by a net that is off... but that could just be me.

I remembered one more.

I carried a black sharpie marker in my bag. The first night it was just there because I needed it, then I got a shutout so I left it. Went on a 17 game winning streak between my three teams (at the time). My husband packed my bag one day because I was in a hurry and took the sharpie out.

We lost.

He still hasnt heard the end of THAT one.

[VegasHockey]

No superstition for me really, more like just habit.

- First, I think I'm always right to left with everything.

- First item to put on would be the girdle (with built in cup of course).

- Next, shin guards.

- Next, pants (yeah, I only play inline hockey for the most part).

- Skates.

- Shoulder pads.

- Elbow pads.

- Jersey.

- Then whatever else: helmet, gloves, like I said, whatever.

[VegasHockey]

Oh, I forgot one thing. I don't recall why I started doing it but since 1996 I've taped my stick like Jaromir Jagr. Red tape underneath black tape with a little red showing on the end towards the blade.

[CBSCORES]

1. Have to have facial hair, if I'm shaving, I'm shaving 5 days before the game.

2. Drink Holy Water before going on the ice. I'm not all that religious, but I started this in high school and it just kind of stuck. The one time I forgot to do this, I dropped the gloves with my buddy who was on the opposite team and he cracked me so hard in the jaw I will never forget it. I've fought him a number of times and he has never had a good shoot at me, but he made that one count. We lost the game after winning six straight as well.


I'm a baseball player but I play hockey as well. The tradition goes the same for baseball

[Watti]

I sacrifice a small reptile the night before each game, and I drink a Rockstar on the way to the rink.

[Joe Nathan]

When I played baseball and came to the plate I would tap home plate 4 times before I hit.

[UnholyGoalie]

I'm a creature of habit, so I don't really have any superstitions, but I do tend to gear up and get warmed up in the same exact way. The gearing up the same way is because if I do it randomly, I'll probably forget something.