NHL players and their pre-game rituals

Watch some of the wacky and wild pre-game rituals from NHL players across the league. It's quite possible you could lose a finger if you're involved with Victor Hedman's pre-gamer. 2:53
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[AlexRodriguez-tnwh]

Matt Duchene: *drinks water*
SPORTSNET: wow

[Scirollo]

The goalie thing with the eyes isn't a ritual, it's a very popular warm-up for your vision and coordination.

[jigganator]

To all the people at sportsnet who are clueless about hockey and the goaltending position, Hellebuyck, Andersen and Holtby are all doing eye exercises in which it helps them to react quicker for when the puck is moving back and forth.

[кто-то-ше]

Not a surprise that Marchand's ritual involves checks with his feet leaving the ice 2:45, he does that in the game too.

[notdustinschatz]

These are way better than mine I just cry uncontrollably before every game

[chad_b]

I think Dermotts was pretty cool the way he kept the puck spinning like that. Also, after watching Duchenes water drinking ritual my life is forever changed. Drinking water... Why didn't I think of that?

[Jazz-Singher]

So Matt Duchene drinks water as his pre-game ritual? Man that sure is something unique.

[Kaspisify]

1:43 looks like two mental patients who managed to finally escape solitary confinement.

[jackfinn]

That hand eye coordination from Dermott was insane

[itzMoJo]

we used to play helmets and gloves before every game. Once the coach would leave the room to let the captain say a few words, we'd box for about 15 minutes. We weren't the fancy goal scoring types.

[stevocanuck]

if i do what the goalies do at 0:21 i would knock myself out from unconsciousness

[gidzmobug]

Avs #92 has that puck almost up to the Jumbotron!

[hannesvestrin]

Stewert's ritual is just GOLD content!!!

[ben_cross]

Gotta add Oshie & Wilson’s ritual lol

[legonautics]

As an Oilers fan, I know that Leon Draisaitl tries to shoot the puck from the Oilers side of the ice into the net on the other side every game

[coleonthecb]

My pre game ritual is to put on my skates

[maaxa]

All you people saying "first" or "1" need better ambitions

[hockey]

My team all had to say a hockey prayer and touch the locker room door before we went out

[xerokirby]

2:41 no wonder brad Marchand is such a goon

[thefailures]

During MVP in a hockey tournament my friends put they’re stick in my skates and dragged me around the ice, I was the only girl. Can’t wait to play with them again 😂