The moment Niclas Wastlund walked through the doors of the players entrance of the Langley Events Centre, the Vancouver Whalers home arena, the welcoming process began. The first person to greet you is Marissa, one of the locker room attendants. Armed with an iPad, they had everything ready and knew who I was instantly. I was handed a large team bag full of Whalers clothing, our official workout gear and even custom Vancouver Whalers Kizik shoes! Then we entered the equipment room where we met with Lou, the equipment manager. I told them what specific helmet, gloves, stick and curve I prefer to use and it will all be outfitted for me by the first preseason game. Lou then asked what we wanted for our official number. I chose 26 which is one of my favorite numbers but also one of the best choices they had available as well. Marissa led me towards the team locker room but that's when she left to take care of another matter, but then I found my stall that already was setup with my favorite energy drink, Gorilla Mind Arctic White and some more workout clothes that I could change into. A couple other teammates entered the locker room and I got to meet them, they were Lily Jin Morrow and Remington Richardson III. Both of them being extremely talented players that will definitely lead us this season, it was really great to meet them. LJM and RR3 asked if I had seen the ice yet so I followed them out to ice level.