Today we are featuring one of CFC’s staff members, Eric Braff.  Eric is not only our expert Market Analyst here at CFC but an avid hockey player who puts much effort into keeping fit for the love of the sport. 

1.     At what age did you start playing hockey?

I started playing hockey at age 5. Growing up in Cole Harbour, NS we would play street hockey every day after school no matter what. It was almost like I was forced to play because everyone else played.

2.     How did you get into hockey?

My career took me from minor hockey in Cumberland, to Kingston in the OHL, to St. Francis Xavier University in the CIS, to Pensacola, Florida in the ECHL, then to four years in Europe (between London, Eng and Italy). I also tried out in the NHL for the LA Kings!  Currently I just play (twice a week) in the recreational leagues around Ottawa.   

3.     Which foods do you fuel up on before a game?

As a professional on every game day, I would start with a bowl of cereal around 9am, 3 scrambled eggs and toast around 11am, my main meal around 1:30pm would be some sort of pasta and chicken. (I would usually cut up a boneless skinless breast and mix it in with my pasta). Then I would take a nap from 230-4pm. At 4pm I would have a yogurt and an apple then head to the arena at 5pm. Game time is 7pm and I would eat a banana before warm up and then another banana after the second the period. That was my routine that never changed for the last 5 years of my career!!   

4.     Do you enjoy a cold pint and a few chicken wings with your teammates after a game?

After the game would vary, in Italy it would be pizza and a beer. But nowadays in the recreational league, I enjoy chicken wings and beer, before and after a game!