Black Cats? Ladders? Broken Mirrors? Good Luck Charms? This week we dive into the bizarre world of player superstitions. Tessa got to read 2 peoples masters theses and Jaz gets to unfortunately learn how many players don't wash their gear. We not only discuss the superstitions themselves, but why players may have them!

Works Cited:

https://www.sportsish.com/thenews/https/wwwsportsishcom/nhlsuperstisions

https://www.milehighhockey.com/2010/11/23/1832668/theyre-not-superstitious-theyre-just-hockey-players

https://premiersportpsychology.com/2015/01/28/what-is-the-story-behind-superstitions/

https://bolavip.com/en/nhl/the-most-bizarre-nhl-superstitions-wild-rituals-players-swear-by

https://thehockeywriters.com/the-strangest-superstitions-in-nhl-history/

https://www.nhl.com/news/nhl-stars-superstitions-pregame-traditions-296669560

Ptacek, Taylor Jon, "The Relationship Between Superstition and Confidence in Sport" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 742. University of North Dakota

Catsoulis, Stamata. “Black Cats and Hockey Tape: Investigating Routines and Superstitions Among Professional Hockey Athletes: A Qualitative Study” (2011). York University

Dömötör, Z., Ruız-Barquın, R. & Szabo, A. “Superstitous Behavior in Sport: A Literature Review” (2016) Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 57 368-382