Rod Cocker was rather unsure of the reaction he would get walking into the Regina locker room for the first time. As the 39th overall selection and 4th defensemen taken by the Elk in the draft there wasn’t as much excitement for his pick as much as it was for his legendary name and team combo. It was a little bit frightening walking up to those doors for the first time as everyone in the locker room was a completely new face for him other than management. Much to his surprise all of his teammates were just as welcoming and happy to have him join the squad as they were every other player picked before him. Some Regina Elk alumni even showed up and Kentaro Kikuchi even talked with Rod personally as if they had already met before. His coaches and fellow teammates were extremely helpful answering any questions he had about the team and the road ahead for them going into this coming season.