TASK ONE: You’re the coach of one of the teams in the playoffs! At least you’d like to think you are. Come up with a new set of lines for one of the teams eliminated in the playoffs, and explain why you made the choices you did. Must be at least 150 words.

As the newly appointed coach of the Minnesota Chiefs, I have come up with a new set of lines, that I believe can get us our long-awaited challenge cup. The lines are as follows:

Koroviev – Flacko – Nova
Starkonov - Glover – Thorstein
Ouellette – Feist - O’Rourke
Koroviev – Flacko – Nova

Garbonzo – Caelum
Hamalainen – Kaalinpaa
Crawford – Odegard

Andersson

In summary, I would go with a front loaded top line. All of our best forwards on the first line, with the second line being full of secondary scorers. Then on the third line I would have the addition of Cam Oullette. On defense, I would again put our best two players on the first unit, and have a pretty strong second unit to go along with it. The third pairing would be a couple of young guns that get limited minutes. Odegard and Oullette would be callups from the SMJHL, to ease the minutes that our top players have been playing, and gain some playoff experience.


TASK FOUR: The SHL is hosting a charity event including members of both teams from a series during this postseason. Describe how this teamwork event would go in a minimum of 150 words. Must include three player names from each team, the name of a charity and at least one activity.

The Minnesota Chiefs and the New England Wolfpack are hosting a charity event for sick kid’s hospitals all around Canada, and the United States. A 3-on-3 road hockey tournament is being held, with players from both teams being coaches of youth hockey teams. Kids of ages 13, 14, 15, and 16 are allowed to enter teams into the tournament, with their being 32 teams total. Each series will be a best-of-3, with the winner advancing to the next round, until 1 team is left standing. Notable teams include the “Brave Bulldogs” coached by Terrance Nova, the “Dirty Danglers” coached by Noctis Caulum, the “Gritty Grinders” coached by Derrick Glover, the “Tropical Thundercats” coached by Jasper Clayton, the “Superduper Snipers” coached by Patrikov Bure, and the “Responsible Role Players” coached by Roman Morenev. All proceeds will be given to sick kids hospitals, and the winners of the tournament will be given front row tickets to game 7 of the series final game.