{"id":519268,"date":"2022-12-01T16:40:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T16:40:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T13:40:00","slug":"why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games\/","title":{"rendered":"#Why do NHL players nap before games?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a249192b8b38\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a249192b8b38\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games\/#%E2%80%9CWhy_do_NHL_players_nap_before_games%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Why do NHL players nap before games?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games\/#A_possible_moment_of_adversity\" >A possible moment of adversity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/why-do-nhl-players-nap-before-games\/#An_encouraging_start\" >An encouraging start<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhy_do_NHL_players_nap_before_games%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Why do NHL players nap before games?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>There is a phenomenon in the world of hockey, in leagues from North America to overseas, in locker rooms junior and professional, and it flourishes within this Islanders team.<\/p>\n<p>That of the pre<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> nap.<\/p>\n<p>This is not a tradition that gets handed down. It is something that merely \u2026 h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens, a conclusion reached separately by, in Ryan Pulock\u2019s estimate, \u201cat least 75 percent of guys\u201d in hockey, and that number does include the Islanders defenseman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI usually shut it down for a little bit,\u201d Pulock said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve done it ever since junior [hockey]<strong>,<\/strong>\u201d Noah Dobson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI usually take short ones, though,\u201d a laughing Robin Salo said. \u201cShort nap. Power nap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lane Lambert, a professional for six seasons in the NHL in addition to more than a decade in various leagues overseas and in the U.S., gave a smiling confirmation when asked if the nap was once a part of his day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an awful long day if you\u2019re up from 8 a.m. \u2014 or whatever time guys get up \u2014 through till gametime,\u201d the Islanders coach said. \u201cSo I think just a little bit of rest can help.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pulock.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Islanders Defenceman Ryan Pulock (6) shoots the puck along the boards during third period National Hockey League action between the New York Islanders and Ottawa Senators on November 14, 2022, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada.\" class=\"wp-image-24848040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pulock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pulock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-pulock.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>Ryan Pulock is among what he estimates is a vast majority of NHL players who take a nap between the morning skate and a night game.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Indeed, the likeliest answer for why this is such a universal practice lies in the schedule of an NHL gameday. If a team is at home, it will usually hold a morning skate at 10:30 (this season, the Islanders have moved up their time to 10:15). If the team is on the road, it will usually skate at 11:30.<\/p>\n<p>After that\u2019s done, the game isn\u2019t until 7 or 7:30 p.m. \u2014 sometimes even later, depending on the whims of the television schedule. Players get to the arena well beforehand, of course, and there is some work to be done pregame. But not six or seven hours\u2019 worth.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves a sizable gap in the middle of the day when players can go home or back to their hotel rooms on the road. And so they nap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the main reason is you have so much time in the afternoon,\u201d Dobson told The Post. \u201cGuys probably didn\u2019t know what to do with their time, so they decided to have a nap and sleep, but some guys don\u2019t like it. I\u2019ve always been a guy that\u2019s enjoyed it. It\u2019s a good way to kill the afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It does not seem much of a coincidence that Dobson, Pulock and Salo each said they started napping around the same time that their game-day routines started incorporating this dead time.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/noah-dobson.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson (8) during the second period in a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and the New York Islanders on November 25, 2022, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. \" class=\"wp-image-24848104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/noah-dobson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/noah-dobson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/noah-dobson.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>For Noah Dobson, getting some sleep in the hours before he plays a game has been a part of his routine since he played junior hockey.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Icon Sportswire via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Even if it isn\u2019t the primary reason, there is a physiological benefit to napping as well. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/healthy-lifestyle\/adult-health\/in-depth\/napping\/art-20048319\">The Mayo Clinic lists<\/a> such gains as reduced fatigue, increased alertness and quicker reaction time. It also recommends napping in the early afternoon, which lines up well with a hockey schedule.<\/p>\n<p>So it\u2019s easy to see why those routines stay intact.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s days that I really feel like I need it,\u201d Pulock said. \u201cWhether you\u2019re <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ing or you\u2019re on the road or whatever, and you can use 30, maybe 60 minutes. But I also think it is just part of going through your routine to make sure you\u2019re ready at night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The lengths of these naps are varied. Lambert mentioned 20 or 30 minutes as a reference point from when he played. Dobson prefers to sleep for an hour, or perhaps as long as 90 minutes, setting an alarm to make sure he wakes on time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t trust myself on some days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He has, though, always had a particular affinity for the practice.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1776315.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Head coach Lane Lambert of the New York Islanders looks on against the Chicago Blackhawks during the third period at United Center on November 01, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. \" class=\"wp-image-24584665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1776315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1776315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/Default_1776315.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\"\/><figcaption>Islanders coach Lane Lambert recalled his days fondly as a veteran nap-taker when he played professionally.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI used to sleep a lot in the afternoon in junior,\u201d Dobson said. \u201cI\u2019ve kinda cut it down now. I\u2019ve always been a guy that enjoyed naps, but some guys are just nappers. On non-game days, I enjoy a nice nap, too.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_possible_moment_of_adversity\"><\/span>A possible moment of adversity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are not many teams whose depth would look good if three wingers in their top 12 were hurt, so the Islanders get no grief from us on that front.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not yet clear whether Kyle Palmieri, Josh Bailey or Cal Clutterbuck will play on Friday against Nashville \u2014 all we know is Palmieri and Bailey are listed as day-to-day due to upper-body injuries. Clutterbuck left the Nov. 7 win over the Flames because of an undisclosed issue, and later said that it had to do with an issue that \u201cwill be with me through the season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At least at this point in time, there is not much to suggest any of the three will miss an extended period. And the Islanders are lucky to be playing either at home, in Newark or in Boston for the next two weeks, making it logistically easy to rely on call-ups from Bridgeport if need be. Still, this is less than ideal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-palmieri.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Kyle Palmieri (21) of the New York Islanders battles for the puck against Pontus Holmberg (29) of the Toronto Maple Leafs during the second period at the Scotiabank Arena on November 21, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. \" class=\"wp-image-24848370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-palmieri.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-palmieri.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/ryan-palmieri.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>Kyle Palmieri is one of three wingers who recently have gone down with injuries, which has tested the Islanders\u2019 depth.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Lambert said following Tuesday\u2019s loss in Philadelphia that he was happy with the team\u2019s depth at forward and that playing with only 11 for much of the night did not wear down the club. As a team, the Islanders downplayed the notion that a 15-game November was the cause of their tired performance in the 3-1 loss to the Flyers.<\/p>\n<p>All of that can be true, but as the Isles enter a tame three-game stretch at home, it\u2019s not a great position to be in. If they fail to pick up enough points against the Predators, Blackhawks and Blues, there could be trouble on the horizon. Those three matchups are followed by a back-to-back at New Jersey and home to Carolina (Dec. 9 and 10), before a trip to Boston (Dec. 13) and a Western swing through Arizona, Las Vegas and Colorado (Dec. 16-19) complete an utterly brutal 11 days.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_encouraging_start\"><\/span>An encouraging start<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although Simon Holmstrom was set to be a healthy scratch Tuesday before Bailey exited following pre-game warmups, it is telling that in his first four games, Lambert has not taken Holmstrom off the ice late in the match.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/simon-holmstrom-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Simon Holmstrom #10 of the New York Islanders skates after a loose puck during the third period of a game against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on November 25, 2022 in Columbus, Ohio.\" class=\"wp-image-24848442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/simon-holmstrom-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1800 1800w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/simon-holmstrom-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=900 900w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/simon-holmstrom-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\"\/><figcaption>In his first four games with the Islanders, Simon Holmstrom has been entrusted with third-period shifts.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NHLI via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Holmstrom has not by any means played a heavy workload \u2014 he averages 11:34 of ice time \u2014 and he took only one fewer shift in the third period on Tuesday (six) than he did in the first or second (seven apiece). Ditto for Saturday, when he took five shifts in the third, compared to six in the first and second.<\/p>\n<p>Reviews of the 21-year-old Swede from Lambert and his teammates have been positive, and in a conversation with The Post following Tuesday\u2019s morning skate, Holmstrom said his NHL stint has gone well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGo out there and play with confidence and play my game, I think that\u2019s the biggest thing,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd all the small details that you really gotta do out there. I think those are the biggest things.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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