don't stand on the logo?

[Clerk Typist]

For me growing up and playing hockey, while we never had a logo on the floor it was a big no-no to let the sweater touch the floor. If you weren't wearing it, it was on a hanger and on a hook on the wall. It was a respect thing, same as not letting a flag touch the ground as a flag bearer.

Thank makes a heck of a lot more sense than having the logo, which is also on the jersey, on the floor.

 

[Double J]

For me growing up and playing hockey, while we never had a logo on the floor it was a big no-no to let the sweater touch the floor. If you weren't wearing it, it was on a hanger and on a hook on the wall. It was a respect thing, same as not letting a flag touch the ground as a flag bearer.

Definitely a huge no no in hockey. Practice jerseys get the same treatment.

I read a great story about Jean Beliveau when he was captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently a rookie came into the dressing room after a bad game and, angry, peeled off his jersey and flung it on the floor.

The room suddenly became deadly silent. Beliveau was sitting on the other side of the room and he slowly got up and walked across the floor toward the rookie. He stopped, picked up the jersey and stared at the embarrassed kid for what must have seemed like an eternity.

When he finally handed it back, he spoke deliberately, in a very solemn voice, and got a message across not only to the kid but to the entire team: "This sweater...never touches the floor again."

Many people have surpassed Jean Beliveau's statistics in the 35 years since he retired, but I'm not sure if there's ever been a more respected leader in the entire history of hockey.

 

[Oz]

If the logo is so important, what's it doing on the floor? Shouldn't it be on the wall, spotlighted, and with vigil candles surrounding it?

My first thought when I stumbled upon this thread. I had never heard of that tradition before.

 

[BYH]

In that Denver Post article, where is Teemu Selanne? On the fucking logo! (I tried inserted the imaged but got the SportsJournalists.com logo, a red x.)


The Red Sox clubhouse had the red line.

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[Clerk Typist]

For me growing up and playing hockey, while we never had a logo on the floor it was a big no-no to let the sweater touch the floor. If you weren't wearing it, it was on a hanger and on a hook on the wall. It was a respect thing, same as not letting a flag touch the ground as a flag bearer.

Definitely a huge no no in hockey. Practice jerseys get the same treatment.

I read a great story about Jean Beliveau when he was captain of the Montreal Canadiens. Apparently a rookie came into the dressing room after a bad game and, angry, peeled off his jersey and flung it on the floor.

The room suddenly became deadly silent. Beliveau was sitting on the other side of the room and he slowly got up and walked across the floor toward the rookie. He stopped, picked up the jersey and stared at the embarrassed kid for what must have seemed like an eternity.

When he finally handed it back, he spoke deliberately, in a very solemn voice, and got a message across not only to the kid but to the entire team: "This sweater...never touches the floor again."

Many people have surpassed Jean Beliveau's statistics in the 35 years since he retired, but I'm not sure if there's ever been a more respected leader in the entire history of hockey.

Doug Harvey, the esteemed Montreal defenseman, carried the tradition to St. Louis when the NHL expanded. Told a kid who did the same thing with the Blues jersey, "This is like the flag. It never touches the ground."

 

[SnoopyBoy]

Baseball is pretty good, because you have so much access. The clubhouse is open 3 1/2 hours before the game until 45 minutes prior to first pitch. Granted, there's batting practice somewhere during this time but you get stand around the cage, too. You get to know the players. They see you EVERY DAY.
I talk to players all the time about their personal lives, and they ask me about mine. It's called building trust.

 

[Boobie Miles]

Baseball is pretty good, because you have so much access. The clubhouse is open 3 1/2 hours before the game until 45 minutes prior to first pitch. Granted, there's batting practice somewhere during this time but you get stand around the cage, too. You get to know the players. They see you EVERY DAY.
I talk to players all the time about their personal lives, and they ask me about mine. It's called building trust.

Glad to hear it, but what the hell does that have to do with standing on the logo in an NHL locker room?