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In the Ginn household, hockey is a way of life.

Andrea Ginn, who’s been an Edmonton Oilers fan since she “was a baby” — with her fandom ramping up during the team’s run to the 2006 Stanley Cup Final — has passed that passion on to her two sons.

And there’s some superstition involved at Ginn’s house during the playoffs.

These days, Ginn and sons Alex, 8, and Adrian, 5, don their Oilers togs for the day at the same time: 7:45 a.m.

It’s part of a string of superstitions she has, which started almost 20 years ago during that unlikely, magical Oilers run to the finals.

In ’06, Ginn, her mother and her grandmother started a tradition of wearing Oilers jerseys on game days.

“The rule was you cannot wash it if they win, and you cannot wear the …

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