TASK ONE: We ask y’all a lot about who you THINK will win the finals for different reasons. Let’s change it up a bit. Who do you WANT to win the finals, and why? Must be at least 150 words.

I have nothing against WKP as a team and nothing against any of their players, so as much as I would like to see them win, this year picking a team who I want to see win is a fairly easy pick for me, I want to see Los Angeles Panthers win the cup. I played there with my last player, but could not ever manage to go all the way as a team, came close couple times, but always some other team took the cup from LA.

Seeing the GM duo win the cup would be really nice. Also knowing/playing with quite few of the current LAP players when I was still in LA and also playing with few of the younger players in Halifax with my new player makes LA the team I want to see win.

Regular season is always regular season and does not tell too much about who does well in the playoffs, but I think LA deserves to win for playing so well in regular season, 33 wins in 50 games while WKP got ´only´ 26.

This is LA´s year.

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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.

Sven Brokstad from West Kendall Platoon.

13 games so far in the playoffs with 0+7 and with +/- rating of +9. Sven plays on the third pairing usually and on average 17.75 minutes per game. Managing to pick up seven points is impressive total when his main role is not among the top two pairings who are usually expected to produce in the offensive end as well. Sven does not play on the powerplay, which only makes his point total look a lot more impressive.

If I would have to pick just one word to describe Brokstrad, the word would be: machine. Rarely makes mistakes, penalty minute total tells that, only two penalty minutes in 13 games! Always on the right spot, so he does not need to make desperate plays that end up into him sitting in the box.

Every team needs players like Sven, he keeps it simple and makes everybody around him look better by being the final lock on the blueline, other players know he is on the ice and can take slightly more risks on the offensive end for example.

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TASK SEVEN: Design a rally towel that you might see for a fan giveaway during the Cup finals. Must include team colors, team name, team logo, and a slogan/saying.






TASK FOUR: PM sent

TASK NINE: PM sent


Bonus question: Who scores the Cup-winning goal? Yuri Boyka Jr. (LAP)