Weird things

[bdj 0]

What weird things, ot superstitious(sp?) things do you do before, after, or during games?

I always have to wear socks, if I dont wear socks I cant skate as fast, or I think I cant. Also, I have a line of white tape on the bottom of my stick, ALWAYS. I have broken wood sticks, OPS, shafts, whatever. They all have a peice of white tape on the bottom.

[Eman24dx 0]

Before every game I have a Tim Hortons double-double coffee. Last season I went without 3 times and thoes 3 games i played like crap and had no goals. Might just be in my head but thats my main superstition.

[Ryan_04 0]

Before I play, I spend a long time making sure all my sticks I'm taking are taped PERFECTLY (or in my mid at least). If I'm not 100% satsfied with it I have to retape it, otherwise it just bugs me. I always take 3 sticks to every ice time, sometimes more, but never less. Also, I'm always the first player on my team to shake hands with my opponents.

[habsfan87 0]

If this counts I always take a leak before I get dressed.

[Dangles 0]

Shouldn't everyone? I've heard some stories on the otehr board of people on their team's crapping themselves during games.

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Shouldn't everyone? I've heard some stories on the otehr board of people on their team's crapping themselves during games.

Thats freakin sick! :o

Anyways, I'm a big tape whore and I too always make sure my tape is perfect, if it has any wrinkles or anything like that in it when I'm done I'll untape the whole thing.

The right skate always goes on before the left..

and I do always go to the bathroom before I leave home and before I hit the ice at the rink

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

One time my goalie had to take a dump during a game, we just gave a player his glove and blocker and he played, they never scored ethier. I gotta say taping my stick perfect, I always use seprate pieces of tape for my shinpads, REALLY bugs me if I don't, also I rip the elastics at the bottom on my team's socks. Also must tap goalie on pads and stretch on the ice. I don't know why but if I stretch in the room or hallway I just don't play the same.

[Kyle_M 0]

I never eat within two hours of gametime, ALWAYS make sure my skates are a certain tightness (if they aren't I untie them and tie them back up) and I have to be there 1 hour before the game.

[Eagles39 0]

I have to put on my left shinguard and left skate first, I don't know why but I do. I also have to have my sticks perfectly taped otherwise I take it all off and do it again. I also have to go to the bathroom three times beofre I put on my equipment. I don't know why I do any of these things but I do them.

[Eazy_b97 1]

tap both post on my first lap around the rink in warm-ups, but i've gotta be skating around in the circle.

[Guest phillyfan]

I always have Macaroni&cheese or Pasta, garlic bread, and a vegetable of some sort before every game, usually about an hour before. For morning games, I usually have some eggs and toast, Gatorade with both. Getting dressed, I always put my equipment on from left to right, and in the same order every time. I have to use white tape for my shin pads, and wrap 4 times around each, cutting it short on the side of the calf. Before the game, I always say, "Good luck stripes," to the referees. After the game, I have to be the last one off the ice for my team. Oh, and I can never listen to any country music before a game, I did once a few years ago before a tournament, and well, it wasn't pretty.

[Tyler0630 1]

i have to be fully dressed at least 30 minutes before the game starts or ill play like shit and be thinking of other shit while im on the ice and just plain suck.

[habsfan87 0]

Oh yeah I always put my left skate on first. I'm usually one of the first ones there but I am the last one to start getting dressed [unless someone shows up late].

[Speed Demon 0]

I always have to have my skates a certain tightness, and will tie and untie them until I am satisfied if I have enough forward flex and enough stiffness for moving my ankles. I will also do stretches before I leave for the arena and I will of course empty out my system.. wizz and what not. In the summer time, before I go for a run, I will listen to training montage and touched wit it to get pumped up.

[thejackal 46]

Im too forgetfull to have a set routine but i try no to have anyone touch my sticks before a game. Once for a late night game (i got up at around 5 AM that day), i loaded up on Pepsi 30 minutes before the game and let's just say i was more than little hyper :D

[Dan_The_Man_16 0]

One tournement I was in my whole team went to Starbucks and got 2 espresso's each. I don't think I've skated that hard for that long ever in my life.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

I start getting dressed one hour before the game. I like to dress slowly and sit in my stuff before the game.

Always left to right.

On the ice, three laps, straddle the red line, then straddle the blue line, then warm up.

Before the game, I tap the crease twice, then each goal pad, tap the right post, swing around the net, left post.

[Chadd 916]

There's your problem, it's left post first.

[Shorthanded67 0]

I put my skates, shinguards, elbowpads on left first, then right.

Also like JR, I like to get dressed early and take my time doing it. I hate if I get stuck in traffic, arrive to the game late, and have to rush to get dressed. Then everything doesn't feel right.... Some guys get there literally 2 minutes before the game starts and are fully dressed in 90 seconds.

Also I'm usually the last one to get undressed. Again, I take my time....although I need to speed up my undressing when I have those late games that end at 12:45am and I have to be at work at 5am.

[kosydar 0]

I usually end up at the rink at least an hour before each game and talk to a few teammates, or hang out with my friend who sharpens skates. On home games on Saturday, I go out to lunch before the game with the same 2 people each weekend, and go out to lunch on Sunday after the game with them too. Same seat in the lockerroom each time, no matter what. There are 3 dressing rooms that we use (we rarely use two of them though), but I have my 3 assigned seats in all of them, all where the benches end so I have room to spread my shit out. I always hang up my stuff before the games (towel, underarmor, jersey, ect.) and just sit in my seat. Usually the first one dressed. Always the first one undressed. First one in the shower, last one out of the shower. My showers usually last around 15 minutes. After that, get packed up, and wait for my friend to finish getting undressed. Walk out with him then leave. Damn....I never realized how many routines I have.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

Oh, and some Skoal. Red Bull if I'm really tired (work before a game)

5 strips? Lindros tape job eh?

[Kirsch 1]

I always arrive early and like others said I suit up slowly. Always in the same order. I only get half dressed and then go back out the locker rooms and watch the game being played before ours. If we play first I still go. When I come back into the locker room I put the rest of my stuff on then just sit and talk with my teammates. I leave the room when they leave the room. When I got on the surface I do my stretches then skate in a counter clockwise circle around. Tap the posts then talk to my goalie. Tap his pads then get ready to take the faceoff. When I leave I always am really slow taken all of my stuff off, and of course like others my tape jobs have to be perfect.

[Compmn19 0]

I hate to get my skates sharpened right before a game because im afraid they wont feel right, I have to get there at least an hour early and take my time to get dressed. When they do the ice usually inbetween the 2nd and 3rd periods, I have to take off my tops and retie my skates this sorta helps me get ready. And at the end of the game I take my time unless its a late game.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

I think so, but I didn't pick it up from hockey. Picked it up from hanging with all of these 'necks around here :)

[Eman24dx 0]

Yea Ive also noticed many players chewing tabacco in the locker rooms.