There are lots of things I do when preparing for a game. I am a very superstitious person. The simplest one is I always put the left side of my gear on first (i.e., left skate then right skate, left shin pad then right shin pad, etc.). On the stranger (or really just different) side, I put two strips of tape right above the heal of my stick. It doesn’t do anything for me playing wise, but it represents my brother and sister. The most meaningful thing to me though that I do is sign my brother’s name on my stick blade under the tape. He passed away at a young age, and that is my way of making sure he is always around and always a part of the game. I have kept every single stick blade that I have ever used and am making furniture and other items out of it, so I always keep him around.



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