The ancient Aztecs had them with tlalcuas, the Greeks had them with teletourgías, and, as is tradition with most SMJHL teams, Nevada Battleborn have their own rituals.

These rituals range in form and function, but always serve the same purpose - to bring the team closer together. Whether it be a post-game beer, which inevitably concludes with a 4-minute, 20-man hug good-bye, or pre-game Hymns (notably, this is just watching a Dodge truck commercial and, at the end, chanting "Let's go Sam Elliot, Let's go"), the Nevada Battleborn share a great number of rituals. But what the Battleborn boys had in store for the S56 rookies - Johns, Kekäläinen, Sniff, and Wright - was a ritual they would never forget.

Each season, shortly after the draft, the Nevada Battleborn rent out a karaoke bar, then they get everyone to sing and drink and it's really a fun time. That's all I have to say about that.