The rookie party, an annual tradition for all hockey teams around the world. A time for rookies to get to know their new teammates better, get tighter with the team with some good natured pranks, and for the veterans that show up late, a chance to be treated as a rookie again. The Kelowna Knights rookie party this year had a simple prank to start to the night. Every rookie (and late veterans) had to spend the entire night wearing a reindeer costume. To really sell it, the rookies were then encouraged to sing a jolly holiday song and prance around as they sang. Keeping with the theme, dessert that night was carrot cake. Everyone at the party participated in reindeer games. pitting the rookies against the veterans. If you were able to beat a veteran in one of the games, you were allowed to ditch the reindeer costume, but still had to any of the activities reserved for rookies.