Whats your pregame ritual?

Originally Posted by B-Hill

This my seem crazy but as one of my buddies says about me "B-Hill, we wouldn't expect anything less from a left-handed, Ginger Goalie"

I think Patrick Roy would never step on a line until he was in his crease, always hopped over the red and blue lines on his way to the net.

I like to get to the rink early, lay my stuff out, fill up my water bottle, re-tape my stick if it needs it, then get dressed why shooting the breeze with my teammates.

Then when I'm waiting for the zamboni to finish up, I like to get into a mental zone.

I have a few rituals but my one main thing is my water bottle. Nobody else touches it. I always come off after warm ups and fill it myself. Team equipment guy knows not to touch it, but sometimes he forgets so I dump it out and refill it myself. Also if I'm backing up, I consider it bad luck to have my water bottle filled.

Mine is similar to B-Hill. Put my stuff on Left to Right,

I've discovered something that only applies to the drop-in games I play in...I have to be in a specific net each time or else I do poorly lol. If another goalie takes "my net" it throws me off and I end up losing more frequently.

My pregame will be put to the test tomorrow. I have my annual physical tomorrow about three hours before my game, so I have to pack tonight, put my bag in the car in the morning, then go to the doctor's office right after work and straight to the rink. Let's see how flexible I can be with my pregame!

I promised someone I would tape my pregame stretching routine, but I can't remember who and I can't remember in what thread, so this one looks as good as any, lol.

Simple stretching routine I do. Only takes one minute, and these are literally the only stretches I do before a game. If you've seen my videos, I typically don't need to make extreme/flashy saves, so I don't do any extreme stretches before games. I'm pretty naturally flexible, so these stretches are just to get the muscles working a little bit.

pre-game warm up have our best shooter give me some glove side shots. Bless myself before the faceoff ( I need divine intervention).