Game Preperation

[Kovy_Ribs_Fedo 3]

- Have trouble sleeping the night before

- Eat a breakfast while listening radio or reading the local newspaper

- In the winter I go to the outside rink before almost everygame...

- Check my skates and make them sharpened by my dad

- 15-45 min. of stickhandling in my hockey room...(I'll show you pics of my hockey room soon, it's pretty crazy)

- Sometimes, I take couple of shoot in my net

- Tape my stick and make sure all my equipment is in my hockey bag

- Going to the rink, I try to catch sports radio show

- Nothing special at the rink before the game, sometimes I stickhandle a bit with a ball.

- During the warmup, try to impress every fans with my stickhandling while all opponents players want to crush me because of my white skates and they say I'm a puck eater...

[wolveshockey10 0]

No pre game shower?

O yeah. I have a nice cold one.

[Shorthanded67 0]

-Usually get to game 30-40 minutes early

-Take piss (dump if necessary)

-Fill my waterbottle

-Start getting dressed (always L to R)

-Stretch a little

-Tape sticks if needed

-Figure out if our team is wearing dark or light jerseys

-Figure out if our team is wearing dark or light jerseys

-Figure out if our team is wearing dark or light jerseys

-Put on appropriate jersey

-Change jersey when we find out other team is wearing same color as our team

-Put on approprate jersey for a second time

-Head out onto rink, take a few laps, warm-up shots

[Fedorov91 0]

I used to try and get really pumped up before games. Like when I was younger I would watch hockey highlight videos the night before and things like listening to loud fast paced music on the way to the rink etc. But now I find that I do better when I'm just calm and not getting too worked up for a game. I just try to get a good nights rest the night before and try to eat a good meal sometime in the day... no greasy junk food ;) . Once I get to the rink I just relax talk to my teammates and just have a good time.

[Jim A 4]

Get of work 30minutes late..

sit in traffic on way to rink

try not to get too stressed

pop CD into stereo

come running into rink -hope running late

grab some water/powergel

stretch..stretch stretch..dress

warmup on ice..stretch..

no worries on the hands..as they are petrified in stone

[tml_bte89 0]

take 5mins to visualize what i'm gunna do

music to get me pumped up

prayer

ready to kick some ass

[Cliff_12 0]

Get to the rink about 1.5 hours before the game. Get straight into my sweats and sandals and get my street clothes / mobile phone / anything else I've got with me put away then I'm in hockey mode. Put in a nice big pinch of chew, and sit quietly reading the match programme, and other teams teamsheet and drink a powerade / lucozade. Then I get my kit on, dont talk much before or during the game, other than about the game itself. Go out for warm up, come back in the room while they cut the ice, clean my visor, adjust any kit that needs it, and then I'm set.

[Nick23 0]

Will usually have a high carbs meal with lots of protein & meat the night before (especially for a lunch time game)

Pre game dump

Cereal for breakfast

Pasta for pre game

Serious stretch

Get to the rink

Chat for a bit

Listen to some pump up music until game time

will close my eyes and visualise, get seriously pumped

go out on the ice for the warm-up, and i'm ready

[beaucoup_fish 0]

I eat a bowl of raw oatmeal. Oh wait, sorry, that's Peter Forsberg.

I usually try to make sure that my body cannot possibly auto-expel any fluids or substances if I get decked, meaning that if I need to take a dump, I take a dump, and if I need to pee, I go pee. Otherwise, I put on my gear on and double check that I didn't forget my jock. ;)

[Deathmoves 0]

Pre Game Dump.

Cereal for breakfast.

Talk to dad about the game. (Try and persuade for a lift to the rink :lol: )

Pasta b4 i leave to go to the rink.

Get there 2 hours early for talks and warm up.

Try and aviod coach (He dont like me very much. Always seems to say something shit about me ;) )

5 Mins before game.............. Compleat silence.

Try and shake of the nerves in the on ice warm up!

Then i am ready to go!

[Bruin88 0]

lots of decent sized meals ,lots of decently heavy music(newer danzig ,bodom ,black label ,van halen) ,good stretches ,thinking all the time ,nap

[JSchultz 25]

Am I the only one who doesn't take a dump before the game? Pooping seems to be a popular vote.

We have a bar in our rink, and I can often be found there hanging out for the hell of it. To me, it's just another day. Like getting up for school every morning.

[Bruin88 0]

Am I the only one who doesn't take a dump before the game? Pooping seems to be a popular vote.

We have a bar in our rink, and I can often be found there hanging out for the hell of it. To me, it's just another day. Like getting up for school every morning.

i was gonna long thoughts while pooping but i didnt think anyone wanted to hear about my poops...... i get good thinknig done on the can

[JSchultz 25]

Not I. Pooping is my time to read my dilbert comic strips.

[Adam91 0]

Shoot ball and stickhandle (at home)

Check equipment (at home)

Tape stick (at home)

On way to rink listen to my Pre-Game playlist on Ipod

Get to rink 60-75 mins before game time

Take piss

Get dressed barly talk

Visualize while gettting dressed (imagine game situations, possible dangles I can try depending on how the d-man is positioned)

Go average speed in the warm up, while doing multiple toe drags and dangles and hand warm ups to get my hands warm. While scoping out the other teams goalie(s)

[beaucoup_fish 0]

Am I the only one who doesn't take a dump before the game? Pooping seems to be a popular vote.

We have a bar in our rink, and I can often be found there hanging out for the hell of it. To me, it's just another day. Like getting up for school every morning.

Dumping is of utmost importance. There's no worse feeling that being on the ice or the bench knowing that you have to take a crap. The thought of possibly soiling my equipment really does the trick...

[CardinalHcky19 0]

listen to music

stretch

just talk and get relaxed while getting dressed

get focused

normally i piss/dump before games

[hurricane 0]

Go in the basement, Turn up some hard-core music...usually DMX,Disturbed....

-Stretch--Also put my gloves on and stretch using my stick

-Visualize

-Tape up my stick

-Take care of my visor clean/Treat

-Lay out all my equipment and make sure every thing is good to go.

-Don't talk on the way to rink---get into a Zone.

[pldhockey4 0]

i just chill and do wahtever, i reallly dont stop talking ever, so i talk all before the game, i dont really get into a "zOnE"

[reaper07 0]

drive to the game rockin out with our semi-drunk goalie

chill, talk, get on gear

get pumped as we wait to get on

warm up

kick ass

:)

[Harrycaray 0]

get to the rink usually about 2 or 3 hrs early to watch slapshot or mystery alaska with the team

stickhandle a golfball

and jumprope

drink a redbull

take a huge dump

then start getting ready

get ready then stickhandle a golfball agian

then warm ups

[Harrycaray 0]

Am I the only one who doesn't take a dump before the game? Pooping seems to be a popular vote.

dude you gotta take a ritual dump before a game, its a must, i did it before every game, missed once and i played terrible that game...

[pldhockey4 0]

lol

i really dont pay attention to if i dump before the game, i better try that on thursday, maybe ill play better

[crutesie 0]

- Have trouble sleeping the night before

- Eat a breakfast while listening radio or reading the local newspaper

- In the winter I go to the outside rink before almost everygame...

- Check my skates and make them sharpened by my dad

- 15-45 min. of stickhandling in my hockey room...(I'll show you pics of my hockey room soon, it's pretty crazy)

- Sometimes, I take couple of shoot in my net

- Tape my stick and make sure all my equipment is in my hockey bag

- Going to the rink, I try to catch sports radio show

- Nothing special at the rink before the game, sometimes I stickhandle a bit with a ball.

- During the warmup, try to impress every fans with my stickhandling while all opponents players want to crush me because of my white skates and they say I'm a puck eater...

what are your Stickhandling Skills? tell us what you can do and get some vids if possible

[Number 75 0]

-Arrive 60-90 minute before my game

-Quick run, especially if it's a long drive

-Tape stick if it needs done

-Dress left to right

-Listen to Coach talk

-Warm up, always tap the glass behind our net with my stick once