The Kraken were very welcoming and excited when Dag-Otto, together with the other draftees, were first brought in to meet all their new teammates. There were tales of a team draft party where they'd all huddled together to watch the draft. Screaming out in a mix of excitement and surprise as Dag-Otto dropped all the way down to 9th which allowed Carolina to select him with their first pick of the draft.

Best part of the introduction were special-ordered pizzas shaped as octopi, or probably krakens. Everyone got a cheesy tentacle to feast upon and ink-colored beers and other drinks to celebrate. So if nothing else Dag-Otto can for sure say that everyone in the teams strongly identifies with the city and branding.

As the welcome party went on late into the night some players started dropping off to go settle in, in their temporary apartments. But Dag-Otto hung around wanting to learn more about the city team history. Being from Sweden he has very rarely visited the USA. And never actually been to Carolina before.