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The 15 types of people you encounter during playoff hockey

By Bruin Belisle

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 6 - Maple Leaf fans during the 2nd period of NHL action as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre on April 6, 2017. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - APRIL 6 - Maple Leaf fans during the 2nd period of NHL action as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre on April 6, 2017. (Carlos Osorio/Toronto Star via Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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7. Mr./Mrs. Superstitious

Mr./Mrs. Superstitious is convinced that the outcome of the game is 100 percent controlled by his or her routines, clothing combinations and specific (seemingly random) quirks they’ve picked up over the years.

Team isn’t scoring? Drink your beer from your left hand. Team is down? Rally cap time. Team lost a lead? Wear your jersey inside-out. Team lost the game? Switch from the Black Neely jersey to the Chara winter classic jersey for Game 2.

“Honey! I moved to the chair from the couch and Marchand scored two goals in the last five minutes!”

Team scored twice while you were standing up? Stand up for the rest of the series.

Admittedly, I am describing myself here. Sports superstition is real, though. What we all collectively do in our houses wills our team to victory. Don’t ever let anyone tell you that you aren’t contributing to your team’s success. You are as much a part of the game as each and every player out there playing. They need us as much as we need them.

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