Playing any table game I'm relaxed and joking around as I'm in it for the fun of the game. Make no mistake I always want to win but it is a game.
Preparation for hockey was a completely different animal. I was very social until about 45 minutes before game time when the headphones went on (A mix of metal and rap) and I started putting on the gear there was silence from me. (That is an insanely superstitious process, to the order of about 15 or 16 different things that had to be done in the right way.)
Once the lower body equipment went on I would leave the locker room and head outside to stretch and have a smoke (wouldn't recommend the later part. But as I always said "I'm not an athlete I'm a goaltender LOL) I'd often throw on my team Canada uniform while doing this and made sure my stretching routine was done near the doors so if any opponent came in they would see me and just think about what they were going to have to do to score that much more.
Once I was done the stretch I headed back into the locker room and got the upper body gear on, until about 5 minutes before game time. Then the headphones come out (by this time the music has got me in a good surly and focused mood) then the mask and gloves would go on, and I would go out by the rink to finish stretching.
i would take the warm up in silence once that was done I would give the posts a good whack in respect to the goaltending gods, and from that point on you couldn't shut me up for the entire game
Once the game was over then I'd usually go back to normal and get back to being more sociable. That evening I would usually have some sort of mental review of how I played and where I needed to improve.
That was about it.