Title: Women’s Hockey Superstition

Informant Info: Tess Bracken, 19 years old, from Winnipeg, Canada, Freshmen on the Dartmouth Women’s Hockey Team

Type of Lore: Superstition

Language: English

Country of Origin: United States

Social/Cultural Context: The two major superstitions the women’s hockey team has is first, don’t step on the D in the locker room, and also, every year, the team designates someone to carry a certain ball with them to every game, home and away, and before a game they will take turns holding the ball, and while holding the ball, you will say how you are going to help the team win in that game.

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Collector’s Comments: There is similarities here between the superstitions the women’s hockey team has and football, as they both don’t step on the D in the locker room, and also with women’s soccer, as they both kick a ball around before games.