Goalies are an odd breed, and here are three stories of superstition from three of the league’s best.
Ken Dryden. Winner of five Vezina Trophies and six Stanley Cups, Dryden would always need to make one final save before leaving the ice. As rumour has it, teammate Larry Robinson picked up on this superstition and would often mess with Dryden, floating easy shots on net if Dryden was having a tough night, or making them a little less easy otherwise.
Patrick Roy. Easily one of the greatest goalies of all time, Patrick Roy had a habit of talking to his goal posts during stops in play, as if they were his friends. When asked about it on one particular game night, he said his posts answered by coming through with two stops in the game.
Glenn Hall. Nicknamed “Mr Goalie,” Glenn Hall would vomit before every game to get himself prepared, feeling that he wasn’t giving the team his all if he didn’t. In Tom Adrahtas book; Glenn Hall: The Man They Call Mr. Goalie, Hall said: “If I weren’t up for a game enough to get sick before it, I felt I wouldn’t play well. It was no big deal. I would have a glass of water and throw it up while it was still cool . . . On game day, I ate only because I had to, and then I’d throw it up at the rink.”
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