{"id":1552718,"date":"2023-03-06T14:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T19:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1552718"},"modified":"2023-06-30T13:04:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:04:23","slug":"connor-bedard-reveals-pregame-superstitions-he-follows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/connor-bedard-reveals-pregame-superstitions-he-follows\/","title":{"rendered":"Connor Bedard Reveals the Pregame Superstitions He Follows Before Taking the Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On the whole, professional athletes are a superstitious bunch. And, given that large parts of their career can depend on luck, who can blame them? That's especially true in hockey, where randomness is inescapable. It's tough to draw up a play, and even if you do, it's completely possible that the puck will simply bounce over someone's stick and ruin everything. Connor Bedard<\/a> may not have officially an NHL player<\/a> just yet, but he clearly understands what he's up against.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahead of the 2023 draft, the former Regina Pats star spoke to NHL.com. While the conversation touched on a variety of topics, ranging from his signature shot to Connor McDavid, Bedard also revealed the things that he has to do before a game in order to avoid upsetting the fickle hand of fate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let's check it out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connor Bedard is a creature of habit on game day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Connor Bedard is no stranger to pre-game superstitions. | Dennis Pajot\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Over the years, hockey has seen plenty of bizarre routines. Sidney Crosby, for all of his fame and fortune, still wears the same athletic supporter that he donned in high school. Glenn Hall was known for throwing up before taking the ice and, in a 2011 interview with The Providence<\/a>, even admitted that he came to feel that he “wasn\u2019t giving everything [he] had” if he wasn't sick to his stomach. Thankfully for his teammates, Connor Bedard<\/a> keeps things a bit lower-key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When speaking to Mike G. Morreale of NHL.com<\/a>, the Regina Pats star dished on his pre-game superstitions. While he has plenty of boxes to check off before taking the ice, they're all pretty standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Well, my whole day is exactly the same on game days,” the presumptive first overall pick explained. “The way I do everything is very similar. I think if you watch my warmup, or watch my warmup off the ice, it's always the same kind of patterns. I always put my stick in the same spot, same way, before taping it. I could definitely have a pretty good list [of superstitions].”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What else is on that list? Apparently, the center forgoes the standard practice of getting dressed in the same order every time. His check list, it seems, varies depending on why he's taking the ice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Most times, I'll put on left skate first, right skate second, but for practices I go right skate first, left skate second,” Bedard noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter what Bedard has been doing, there's no reason to change now <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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