On our recent trip to Kelowna, captain Tony Pepperoni joined rookies Alexander Selich, Cassius Darrow, and Jakub Novak in exploring the city. Because they didn’t have time to explore all the natural wonders of the surrounding area, they had to suffice with the trouble they could find reasonably close to the arena and their hotel. They walked along the Okanagan Lake edge, and Novak chased a crab he saw on the beach. They stopped for lunch at a local meat counter that claimed to have “genuine German sausages.” German natives Selich and Darrow were unimpressed by the sad imitations. In fact, Darrow threw his poor-quality wiener at the owner, and cursed at him in German before storming out. Pepperoni, no stranger to quality smoked meats, apologized to the owner and stepped outside to calm the rookie defender down. Then they continued to explore the shopping districts. Jakub Novak bought a funny hat that makes all his teammates smile.

The Raptors defeated the Knights 3-2 the next night.

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