Vancouver's management team made it a distinct requirement in their drafting efforts to select players whose favorite movie series is Pirates of the Caribbean, with exceptions for those who confidently speak of their favorite movies taking place on boats (Titanic, Captain Phillips, etc.). Therefore, we have a bunch of Jack Sparrow fanatics occupying the locker room which results in the hype-up playlist consisting primarily of songs from the movies and specifically from scenes preceding a battle. Below is the list:
1. The Kraken
2. I Don't Think Now is the Best Time
3. At Wit's End
4. Parlay
5. What Shall We Die For
This accumulation of songs is usually accompanied by one or a group of players swinging around the locker room using their sticks as if they were the ropes keeping the ship in motion. In the hallway before the announcers welcome the players on the ice, the team is usually swaying back and forth uncontrollably smashing into each other and the walls, which translates into the strong physicality of the on-ice tactics. Honourable mention goes to the song "Yo Ho" which is played after each Whaler's victory and played twice as loud when the victory takes place in the opponent's arena.