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Jocelyn Thibault
« I wear number 41 because it has been “my” number since the minor league.

Before a game, I always lay my equipment out on the floor in the same way and six and a half minutes before the game, I pour water over my head. »

Bob Gainey
« In between periods, I always ask for a drink made with 30 percent Coke and 50 percent water. I’ve had this habit ever since I started to play for the Canadiens. »

hit the posts and the crossbar at the beginning of every period and during the intermissions...

Ron Hextall
« I hit the posts and the crossbar at the beginning of every period and during the intermissions. »

Doug Soetaert
« I change my shin pads after every pre-game warm-up. »

Stéphane Richer
« No. 10 is stamped on all my sticks. »

Stéphane Lebeau
« On the day of a game, I get up at 8.30am. I have my usual breakfast, orange juice, oatmeal, two slices of bread, and a glass of milk. Then I head off to team training. When I get back, I always eat a hamburger steak and watch a show on TV. I have a 90-minute nap in the afternoon. Four hours before the game, I eat a plate of spaghetti. I arrive at the locker room at around 5pm and I put on my underwear. In the two and a half hours before warm-up, I chew 20 to 25 sticks of gum and drink lots of water. I tape up my three or four sticks for the game and, before every game, I jump in the dressing room spa for three or four minutes. Then I put on the rest of my equipment. »

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