Task one:
This playoffs, take home your own huggable version of Steelhawks rookie call-up, Casper Jakobsson!



Task two:



TASK THREE: (worth 3 TPE)


The moment: Dean Colt scores the series-clinching goal for Hamilton in game 6 against the West Kendall Platoon. This goal, obviously pivotal, clinching a current cup final team their berth into the second round, could have played out in an incredibly different fashion. West Kendall, who had been slipping in their two previous showings, dropping games 4 and 5 3-1 and 5-2, put up a great fight to take this one to overtime. Had it, instead of Colt, been the Platoon’s Ales Smirnov who scored the overtime goal, it could have had a monumental impact on not just that series, but the playoffs as a whole. A West Kendall team who had clearly regained some of the momentum they lost for games 4 and 5 could take the Hamilton Steelhawks to 7, and it wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine them taking the series. A West Kendall who find the momentum to take Hamilton to 7 and take the series are a West Kendall who would have met Toronto with energy and fight. A fired up West Kendall versus a well-rested but maybe rusty Toronto team, out of the habit of playing after they swept Minnesota in round 1, would certainly have been an interesting match-up to witness. Obviously we’ll never know what would have been, but if Dean Colt hadn’t scored that overtime goal in game 6? It could very well be the Platoon in the final right now.


TASK FOUR: (worth 3 TPE)

Unlike how he spent his cup day after taking the Four Star Cup home with the Montreal Militia in S28, Bennett Jones chose to spend his cup day with family in Wales this time. While he commented that he would have liked the opportunity to have shared this cup day with his former coach and the young players coming up through the same system to which he owes so much, Jones pointed out that he also owes a lot to his Aunt Aneira. The speed with which Jones moves on the ice played a crucial component in the Wolfpack’s successful cup run. It only seemed fitting then, that he should take the cup to the speedtrack where he spent so many of his summers training. Being surrounded by family isn’t going to put a crimp in Jones’ style. A little bit older this time around, he joked that there may be less consumption of juice and cereal out of the cup, and more champagne this time. For a celebration like this one, I don’t think anyone faults the young forward for a little indulgence. With a public celebration at the speedtrack, and then an intimate evening at home with family - where an amusing blend of Finnish, Welsh, and Norwegian are being spoken - makes for a great cup day. Hopefully Jones will see several more as the young forward is still ramping up toward the prime of his career.