40 Things We Love About Hockey

It’s that man-made holiday time of the year again where we affectionately express our love to our loved ones… but what about the sport that captured our hearts years ago?!

Whether you prefer ice, roller, dek, pond, or floor hockey, the sport is simply infectious. And like trying to explain why we love our significant other, we’re often at a loss for words rationalizing our passion for the game – the love is simply ingrained in us.

So, rather than try and explain ‘why,’ our team formulated a list of 40 things we all love about the great game of hockey:

1. Healthy open ice contact

BOOM goes the dynamite! 💥💥💥 #beerleague

A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Feb 10, 2016 at 11:33am PST

 

2. The locker room

 

3. Bar down snipes

 

4. Benders

Number 69 in your programs, number 1 in our hearts! 😍

A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on May 31, 2015 at 5:04pm PDT

 

5. Blocking shots for the team

 

 

6. New twigs

  Freshly taped weaponry. 😍🚨 Photo via HPC member @dr.tricks   A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Jun 11, 2015 at 6:32am PDT

 

7. Top shelf backhands

 

8. Pranking our teammates

 

9. Chirping

 

10. One the ice, nothing else matters

 

11. Pregame meals

 

12. Goal celebrations

May your New Year celly be like Fleury back in 91. 💥🎉🚨   A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Dec 31, 2015 at 2:38pm PST

 

13. Sick uniforms

That tape job though. #captainamerica #beerleague #beauty A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Sep 16, 2015 at 7:15pm PDT

 

14. A fresh sheet

Double tap if you agree. #hockeyislife A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Feb 21, 2015 at 5:52pm PST

 

15. One-timers

 

16. Playoff heroics

 

17. Pissed off goalies

 

18. Our Lingo/Jargon

 

19. Sprawling glove saves

 

20. Sick saucer passes

 

21. Beauties

Old time hockey. #ThrowbackThursday A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Jul 2, 2015 at 6:37pm PDT

 

22. Dirty dangles

Translation: You can only score goals like this with a well-groomed TJ. Join the HPC and get #freshTJsfordaysson! 🇩🇪🚨 #hockeytape #subscription A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Feb 25, 2015 at 8:43am PST

 

23. Pond hockey

  Double tap if you love pond hockey! 🏒🚨👌🏻   A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Jan 25, 2016 at 3:28pm PST

 

24. Sick goalie gear

 

25. Fresh tape jobs

 

26. Puck bunnies

👌🏻 A photo posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Aug 27, 2015 at 5:45am PDT

 

27. Winner beers

 

28. Coaches losing their cool

 

29. Our teammates

 

30. Overtime game winners

Unreal. Doug Caliendo of Notre Dame High School in West Haven, CT scores the game-winning goal in OT and points to his dad, who passed away that morning.   A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Feb 4, 2016 at 10:58am PST

 

31. Being tough

How goalies get ready for the season…#hockeylife #tendy A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Sep 21, 2015 at 1:52pm PDT

 

32.  Devastating hip checks

Monday’s…   A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Dec 21, 2015 at 2:08pm PST

 

33. Tic-tac-toe passing

 

34. Goalie fights

 

35. Penalty Shots

So dirty you should probably shower after watching. 🚿   A video posted by Hockey Players Club (@hockeyplayersclub) on Sep 2, 2015 at 11:47am PDT

 

36. Goalies scoring goals

 

37. Classic movies

 

38. Hockey hair

 

39. Shorthanded goals

 

40. Playoff beards

 

Did we miss anything? Comment below!

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