Some teams have their ballroom parties, others are keggers in swanky apartments. The Toronto North Stars Halloween Costume Party was a covered dish barbecue for the team and prospects as well as family or close friends. All in all, it was a laidback, small get together at GM Mikhail Lokitonov's house in the Toronto suburbs.

Danny and line mate Rhys Pritchard coordinated outfits for the occasion. As a joking nod to his first career fight, Danny dressed as Wayne from "Letterkenny", and Rhys dressed as Darry. Zapo dressed up as the Swedish Chef. Axel Meszaros got a few chuckles with his traffic cone costume. Our Luffy (the best Luffy) came in wearing a fancy turtle costume. Scoochie "Mr. Worldwide" Stratton came dressed as Pitbull, and spent the night yelling Pitbull before he said anything in a conversation. 

It might seem odd that the Star Gang chose to do a covered dish barbecue, but there's method in the madness. With Pritchard, Stratton, and Zaporozhets posting pictures of their creations in the group chat, we're constantly talking about food in our locker room. Forget catering, the team decided that Halloween was a chance to see whose barbecue was the best. There were more smokers and grills laid out on the back patio than tables for guests to eat at. And that's not counting the other dishes on the table; the chocolate cake that Last-Name brought, or Carpy's spaghetti bolognese, or Danny's queso. 

The team spent the evening telling stories, playing games (who'd have thought that air hockey and charades could be so competitive?), and eating. It was a great time for all.