Posts About "Hockey Superstitions"

Three Proven Fan Superstitions

January 30th, 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 who are fans of the Carolina Hurricanes, it's been awhile since we've had a chance to dust off our patterns of behavior that go along with playoff superstitions. But,...

Minnesota Wild Fanatic and Superstition Magician

May 2nd, 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 game. You might fidget and even pace around the room. You might believe that you can change the outcome of the game. I’m a Minnesota...

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

June 26th, 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 in the same arena as the Toronto Maple Leafs' unexpected collapse in the 3rd period of their final game of the postseason--the universe regained equilibrium after...

Retire the Penguins Blue Jerseys of Doom!

April 2nd, 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 talks to the goal posts. And god forbid anyone step on the logo in the locker room. But despite these idiosyncrasies, one horrible omen is...

Are the San Jose Sharks Cursed By The Number 5?

June 1st, 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 Sidney Crosby doesn't like anyone to touch his stick after it's been taped. However, there are a few, like Calgary's Michael Cammalleri and Chicago's...