Championship Week is back as the Dragons take on the Chiefs in the S40 Challenge Cup Final!

Each of the following tasks will be worth 3 uncapped TPE. You can do a maximum of FIVE tasks for a total of FIFTEEN uncapped TPE. There is also a bonus question (concerning the Challenge Cup finals specifically) worth 1 uncapped TPE. Feel free to do more than five tasks, but you won't get the credit for anything over five.

[Note: All tasks that are not league-specific can be written/designed for either the SHL or the SMJHL playoffs.]

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TASK ONE: Your player has been invited to do color commentary for Game 1 of the Finals. (Un)fortunately, your player’s decided to drink a bit before making this guest appearance. In at least 150 words, write a transcript of the opening commentary of the game and your player’s introduction.

Cockey Hommentator: Tonight folk's we've got a special guest for the Kelowna and Detroit 4 Star Cup Finals Game 1. It's none other than Dermot "Moneybags" Lavelle. Welcome to the studio Dermot.

Dermot Lavelle: *incoherent sounds*

Cockey Hommentator: O-okay...How excited are you to be here tonight? If we all recall correctly, you were in this exact situation last year, except you were out there on the ice! When you were playing out there, what was going through your head?

Dermot Lavelle: *burps* Yeah well, all I really remember from that entire series was the hangover from the night after. I really got too smashed to remember the actual games, I just know we bounced the Whaler's domes off the ice over and over again until we ran out winners.

Cockey Hommentator: Great insight, I guess. So we're coming to the end of our time on air before the game starts, who have you taking the cup home at the end of the series?

Dermot Lavelle: *abruptly rips mic off chest* Jerry, why the fuck am I doing this shit? I get paid enough from my big stacks contract with Buffalo, do I look like the fuckin' red cross?

TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S40 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.

I think that a lot of the time people ignore your stats if you aren't at least on the team that takes the cup home at the end of the day. For that reason people aren't even glancing at Flacko Lagerfield, the astounding Detroit rookie. Largerfield finish the playoff outing with 14 points in the total 11 games.

6 goals and 8 assists marked a highly successful breakout season for the rookie who also finished with a 21.43% from his total shots, combined with laying out 8 hits and taking only 6.

When you lead the entire playoffs in assists and come second in total goals, it's pretty tough going. Combining this with the fact that in the end you still get sweeped in the finals by a strong Kelowna team, it's gotta hurt. But I have no doubt Lagerfield will recover and come back even harder for Detroit in the years to come, he's a future stud.

TASK FOUR: Unscramble the names of these four players who will be competing in the Challenge Cup Finals. Send the answers to me by forum PM. You will not get credit for posting the answers in this thread. Please make the subject of the message “CW Word Scramble." [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer]

TASK SIX: Both of the goaltenders in the finals have put up a remarkable battle for their teams to get them this far. Between the two starting goaltenders, who wins the goalie battle, and will it be enough for them to bring their team home a Cup win? Justify your decision in at least 150 words with at least two goalie statistics and one team statistic.

I think Richard D Hocolate will ultimately win the goalie battle for Calgary over the opposing goal tender the Chiefs have, in Koivu. Despite the fact that many consider O'Koivu the better goalie, Calgary are red hot favorites for this cup for the successive season. Currently Hocolate leads the playoffs in save percentage with a .928 percentage over Koivu's .914 just a place below him. Hocolate concedes a slightly better 2.4 goals per game while Koivu concedes just 2.45 goals per game, again following closely on Hocolate's heels who again leads the league. Up to this point in the SHL playoffs, Calgary has scored the most points out of any team with 28, all the while only losing a total of 2 playoff games this entire playoff series.

Realistically I think Calgary clinch this one and they might possibly do it with ease. Calgary are an all time great team who no doubt have their eyes on the prize.

TASK NINE: Trivia! Send the answers to me by forum PM. You will not get credit for posting the answers in this thread. Please make the subject of the message “CW Trivia.” [Grading: 1 TPE for participation, 0.5 for each correct answer.]

Joe kurehchsjsweishki scores winning goal (jkortesi's guy)