Superstitious Hockey quirks!!!?

Question

Many players have there little things they need to be consistent with at game time. Gretzky tucked the Jersey, so did Jagr. Ovie plays mosh-pit after each goal.What is an "OCD" tick-type-thing either you or a NHL player HAS too do everytime!!!

Answer 1

As a goalie, you know that a lot of us tap both posts with our stick, so as to gage where we are in the crease, I don't know if you could call it superstition though eh.

Answer 2

When I was 12 I was putting my skate on and I cut my finger a little with the blade. I put a piece of black stick tape on my finger to stop the bleeding, then I put my glove on. I scored 4 goals in that game. And ever since then I've been putting a black piece of tape on my index finger. Also I put everything on the left on first.

Answer 3

I have to change my superstition every time the Lightning lose, and to be honest, I am always running out of ideas.  When they won the Cup, I would get another drink or refresher after every goal and intermission.  

Here are some goofy ones from around the NHL:

>>The Lightning will not step on their team logo (embedded as part of the carpet) in the dressing room.

>>Ray Bourque would take his skate laces out after morning skate. Then, before the game, he re-laced them. It was something he did to calm himself.

>>The Red Wing throw the octopus on the ice

>>Steve Larmer needed to have 30 sticks of gum each game.

>>The Panthers fans would throw rats

>>Roger Neilson had Canucks fans waving towels

>>Patrick Roy before each game, would skate out to the blue-line and stare at the net, and picture it shrinking

Answer 4

Brenden Morrow drives the same route to the rink as long as the team is winning, if they lose he will change the route.

Wayne Gretzky would never get a haircut while on the road (apparently he did it once and lost badly).

Daniel Briere talks to his sticks.

Martin Brodeur apparently drinks 3 cans of Sprite during a game, one before and one during each intermission.

Darren Pang would go out for the warmup and then go into the bathroom and throw up.  He thought it made him more agile in the net.

Joe Nieuwendyk ate 2 pieces of toast with peanut butter before every game, nothing more, nothing less.  He also used to sprinkle baby powder on the blade of his stick.

Once Sidney Crosby has taped his sticks, nobody can touch them.  If they do, he takes the tape off and starts over.  Apparently he won't talk to his mom on game day (every time he has, he's been injured).

Answer 5

I did the same as habs fan when I played, but I usually just reached back with the glove and stick handle.

Answer 6

For me, the two hours before the game, and the entire game for me is one long OCD trail of the absurd.  EVERYTHING.  Food, what I wear to the game, what I listen to, order of dress, where I fill my water bottle and where I place it on top of the net...if it were funny, it would be funny.

We picked up a new guy last year and he couldn't believe how bad I am (goalies have it the worst); honestly this stuff seems ridiculous when I think about it, but during the season, if I don't do it, then I'm a mental wreck.  

Put it this way; I can easily top rain-man without even thinking.

Answer 7

Doesnt Ryan Miller spin around once when leaving the ice every time! I believe I remember seeing that, kind of strange.

Answer 8

There's a girl on my team who has to listen to "I'm So Hood" before every game. And her twin sister has to have an Amp before the game or she plays like c**p. I don't really do much, I just always hug all my teammates on the ice after I score. I'm not exciting.

EDIT: Also, my coach has to have a Snickers and a Diet Coke before every game. One game he was out in his car for about 1/2 hour searching for his snickers bar, then he just bought one in the rink.

Answer 9

Well... I tuck in my jersey on the left side, I wear a chain (not a cross, I'm not into that stuff.), and one day, my brother was picking me up and my dad wasn't home, so I put a key on my chain and scored 3 goals, so from that point on, I wear my house key around my neck.