Option 1:

First thought, we are the Pride get a lion... that one was rejected pretty damn quickly with HR. I mean that would be bad ass, we could put it's home beside the visiting locker room so they had to pass by it on the way to the ice. Could you imagine an actual lion passing as you walked by, growing stalking you... would give us an mental edge.

After HR, or as we like to call them the party poopers, said no. We pivoted to a second choice. And we got Asland and his Pride, Mufasa, Simba, Kimo an Lambert. An entire school of lionfish in a huge aquarium right in our dressing room.

I must say at first I didn't get it. I am more of a pick them up and cuddle with them kind of animal guy. You know a dog, cat, maybe a miniature donkey. A something you can physically love. But the longer we have these fish the more I am falling for them.

The hold themselves with pride as they swim in the aquarium. They are a constant in our room and we each take turns feeding them and cleaning their living space. The Aquarium is like a piece of art in the locker room. The added responsibility of their care had bonded the team in ways we did not expect. Plus they act like a shrink to share our thoughts and feeling with. They have become more than pets they are now family.