Colorado Raptors have an unbelievable locker room, veterans and team leaders are always present and ready to step up to lend a helping hand for us rookies. S56 smjhl draft brought in six new recruits to the team and like most traditions in hockey the hazing began.

The six of us were air lifted by helicopter right after our Sunday afternoon casual pre-season practice. Blind folded and without any regard for our well being, were abducted right out of the Raptors locker room and drugged to sleep. Next thing we know we are fully dressed in winter attire and left a top a mountain peak. Quickly coming too with the cold breeze hitting us in the face, RESO and McOoooh acted quickly and began searching for shelter. Fetersnatch dazed and confused kept standing up and sinking knee high into the snow. Myself, Rosejac, Motz and Herman scurried about and also joined the search party for some shelter.

No shelter was found but instead a couple sets of skiing equipment by a group of pine trees and a note were found. A note from JURT telling us to quickly grab the equipment and start heading down the mountain. The catch, there was six of us but only 3 sets of equipment. RESO was quick to react, and jumped into survival mode and grabbed a set, Herman and Rosejac followed until a loud yell from McOoooh said, " wait up, six of us and just 3 sets????"...silence followed. Quick match, 2 options, share the skies and have one ski each???? or Have the biggest and strongest dress up and carry the other piggy back style all the way down the mountain! We voted option two, boy was it painful but dam did we bond and get to know one another.