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Hockey Superstitions

Three Proven Fan Superstitions

Mark Shiver | January 30, 2016

Playoff superstitions. We all have them. It’s a yearly companion, showing up whenever our favorite team begins to sniff a shot at being in the playoffs. For those of us…

Minnesota Wild Fanatic and Superstition Magician

Anthony Bloch | May 2, 2014

Hockey fans are interesting, exciting and passionate fans. They also have their hockey fan superstitions and rituals. If you’re like me, you get extremely nervous before your hockey club’s big…

Will the Chicago Blackhawks’ Championship Break the Toronto Maple Leafs’ Curse?

James McClure | June 26, 2013

When the Chicago Blackhawks hoisted the Stanley Cup in TD Garden evening a after a surprising end to the 2013 NHL Playoffs–a game that happened exactly six weeks after and…

Retire the Penguins Blue Jerseys of Doom!

Billy Nauman | April 2, 2013

Everyone knows that hockey players are a notoriously superstitious bunch, and the Penguins are no exception. Just look at Sidney Crosby’s filthy sweat-stained hat or the way Marc Andre Fleury…

Are the San Jose Sharks Cursed By The Number 5?

Stephanie Lee | June 1, 2012

Hockey players are very superstitious, it’s a well known fact. Los Angeles Kings forward Anze Kopitar puts his right skate on first and even ties it first before the left,  Pittsburgh’s…

Book Review: Hockey Superstitions

Rebecca Dobrinski | February 6, 2011

Hockey Superstitions: From Playoff Beards to Crossed Sticks and Lucky Socks.  By Andrew Podnieks.  (2010, Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, Ltd. Softcover. Pp. 175. $19.99 CAN/$17.95. ISBN 978-0-7710-7108-9) Every athletic league…

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  • Should the Flyers Trade or Keep Their 5th-Overall Pick in 2022 Draft?
  • Oilers Round 2 Hopes Dependent on Severity of Draisaitl Injury