1. Joshua Woodcroft has spent the majority of his time since their berth into the finals doing a few things, in order to get himself onto the competitive level he wants to be at. A lot of time has been spent reviewing tape, trying to see better ways to improve his game in order to be the most effective player he can be in the final series. In addition, he’s been training a full schedule in order to bulk up and get into best physical shape he can with the time remaining. Overall, it’s starting to get at him but he’s confident in himself and what he can do, and feels that the guys with him are the best in the league. It’s going to be a good series and with the team we have I feel we’ve got a good shot at bringing it home, but we’ll see, sometimes shit happens.

2.The unsung hero of the playoffs for me was Ostap Maksimov, the silk handed, minas touch of scoring boasting a 50 PERCENT scoring rate my god, if Zeus himself hasn’t worn those gloves I’d be shocked. He came in big at every opportunity he had at his disposal and quite frankly he put up a ridiculous level of effort in every game he could. But that’s not the only reason, him and his line were solid on the defensive side of things too with him sporting a team second plus 8 all together with 12 shot blocks and an average of 21 minutes a game played, wow this guys a pillar of solidarity and holds up his end more than any thought was possible. That’s why, I think Ostap Maksimov the 13 point scoring, silky mitted, drop dead beaut of a player is the unsung hero of the Season 39 Smjhl four star cup final

6. In order to win the four star cup you really have to have the talent, the effort and the willingness to go out and put forth that extra level of effort to bring home the cup, on each side we have plenty of stars but the difference makers stand out above the rest. Those two and Gabriel Wong of the Vancouver Whalers and Joakim Lindquist of the St Louis Scarecrows, each of these players are pass first point collectors who share the same primary objective, to make room for the wingers to put it in reaaaaal dirty like boy. They both specialise in seeing through the holes and putting the puck with the right man, like an all rubber version of the bachelor in which no one starts nekking. In the end it’s coming down to which team has the most hustle, but the team that wins should see either of these two on top of the pack, leading the way, and driving it home for their respective teams.