
Hockey Teams' Superstitious Songs
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The Edmonton Oilers turned their season around by changing their locker room victory jam to the Bee Gees Staying Alive, leading to a winning streak and division leadership. Teams across the league rely on music superstitions, with notable examples including the St. Louis Blues Gloria and the Oilers La Bamba. Players swear by these tunes, with forward Kasperi Kapanen citing Staying Alive as a fitting anthem for their fight to stay alive. Other teams, such as Boston, Calgary, Florida, Chicago, Columbus, New Jersey, and Vancouver, also have their own victory jams, proving that music plays a quirky yet significant role in hockey as playoffs approach.
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NHL News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! — Hockey Teams' Superstitious Songs. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.
On April 8th, the Edmonton Oilers were in a red, so they shook up their locker-room victory jam. They did stront summit's focus and cranked up the Bee Gees, staying alive. Boom, five straight wins, landing them first in the Pacific Division. Teams across the league lean hard into these tunes for luck. Remember the St. Louis Blues blasting Laura Branigan's Gloria after a key road win in 2019? It stuck through their Stanley Cup run. The Oilers also keep LaBamba rolling to honor late Superfan Ben Stetler and attendant Joey Moss. Players swear by the superstition. Ford Caspericapinan said it fits their fight to stay alive, and it's working. Boston's crew digs Ottawa's hands up. Calgary remixed, Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire, and Florida's Pumping Galas, freed from desire from a soccer. Vibe. More squads during the party, Chicago loves Toby Kees, I love this bar. Columbus switched to Panjabi MC's Mundian to Bach K, mid slump, and turned it around.
Devils grooving to Sophie Ellis's backstores, murder on the dance floor. Even rebuilding Vancouver uses the German track to spark positivity. These beats keep the vibe high in Thai races, proving hockey's quirky side fuels the fire as playoffs heat up. That's the story for today. NHL News Today, Driven by AI
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