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***Caleb*** · 08-24-2022, 12:18 PM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

Caleb

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3. Written, 3 TPE, It Gets the People Going! (150 words min.)

There’s been some great Stanley Cup Playoff marketing campaigns over the years. Lots of us probably know the “Because it’s the Cup” series of commercials, for example. Well for the S66 playoffs we’ve really turned on the money faucet and we want YOU to give us the next great playoff ad campaign. Tell me how you’d go about promoting the S66 SHL playoffs in a way that will have people talking about it for years to come.

Here is how I would promote the S66 SHL Finals. First, I would find a channel or a streaming website people use a lot, like Youtube or Netflix. Then, I would write a commercial that hooks the listeners in and really drives them to watch the Finals. This is how the commercial would sound. “From S56 expansion draft buddies, to S66 Cup finals opponents, the Seattle Argonauts and Atlanta Inferno are both looking to earn their first ever Challenge Cup. Atlanta comes into these finals being one of the hottest teams in the league (no pun intended.) They were huge favorites to win the trophy once Los Angeles got swept by, guess who, the Seattle Argonauts. Seattle is coming into these finals with one of the best, if not, the best goalie in the playoffs, in Willie Miller. He is easily carrying the team on his back as they are huge underdogs to win this cup. Who will win? Tune in to find out!”
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4. Written, 3 TPE, League vs. League (150 words min.)

Could any SMJHL team in history (if they were NOT capped at their usual 350/425 builds) have beaten any SHL team in history a 7 game series? Why or why not? What historical teams do you think are good candidates for this trial? Who do you think is the best team in SMJHL history and the worst team in SHL history? Would the J team have a chance? Make your case!

I think the S65 Detroit Falcons could have easily been able to beat an SHL team in a 7 game series. The Falcons had a record breaking year in the SMJHL, going 59-5-2. That is easily one of the best records we may ever see in the SHL. True dominance by Detroit. Team’s I think the S65 Detroit Falcons could beat in a 7 Game series could be the Edmonton Blizzard, New England Wolfpack, Minnesota Monarchs, and maybe the Hamilton Steelhawks. Yes I know I might sound crazy, but that's how good that team was. Detroit had a ton of star players, with this likes of Holden Steady, Ivan Lacksamus, Evert Jansson, Moritz Seider, Eddie Creller and Mrs. McSaves. That team was so full of fire power, even some of the top players on other teams wouldn’t even be on the Top 6 of that roster. It really makes you think what would've happened if they were in the big leagues.
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5. Written, 3 TPE, Secret Weapon (150 words min)

It’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to gain a competitive edge next season! How is your team going to go the extra mile to get wins next season? Is it a secret training regimen? Sneaky equipment modifications? Booby trapping the visiting teams’ locker room? Anything goes.

The Quebec City Citadelles, are running for a cup currently in the S66 playoffs, but let’s talk about how we can see ourselves [QCC] at a winning pacec next season. Obviously, this is our last real chance at a cup for Quebec, as our core is all S64 players, we will literally be losing all of our defense, our main offensive player, and our starting goalie. These people are the names of Louise St Martin (LSM), Shylo Moxii, Justin Time, Moritz Seider, Rylie Versi, Ben Der, Tres Sombreros II, and Petra Sabor. Honestly, it's gonna be rough next season, but we will find ways to win. We will use trading and free agency to our advantage to build the team a little more, allowing us to stay above .500 and maybe even make a playoff spot. I just really hope everything works in our favor, as we are going to need it.

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6. Written, 3 TPE, Curse (150 words min.)

We’ve heard of the “President’s Trophy Curse” in which the top team of the regular season has a very hard time closing the deal in the playoffs and often ends up losing. If you could invent a curse and attach it to any other league event– what would it be and why? No Challenge Cup winner shall ever repeat? Anyone who wins the goal scoring title is doomed to 4% shooting next season? Get creative and give your curse a fun name!

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b. You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

If I am Atlanta, I would try to get bodies to the net to block his vision. Goalies can’t make saves if they don't see the puck. But if Seattle wants to keep up Willie's good play, they might need to block some shots if there is a sticky situation. I would also say make sure Willie is practicing as much as he can.

64 Words / +1 TPE

16/16 TPE (if trivia is correct)

S66 SMJHL Milestones

***Hallsy*** · 08-24-2022, 12:58 PM

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steveoiscool · 08-24-2022, 01:01 PM

1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max

Verification: sven

2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

I don't think Willie Miller is going to put up stats like this against Atlanta. Atlanta has been scoring at will all season, and their incredible depth will probably be too much for Willie Miller and his defense to handle reliably. Seattle will have to push offensively if they want to give Miller the help he'll need.

4. Written, 3 TPE, League vs. League

The season 61 Vancouver Whalers (whale naysh, as we say) definitely could've beaten this season's Edmonton Blizzard. The award for worst team in the SHL will always belong to the Tampa Bay Barracuda that failed to register a single win (I can't remember which season, but it happened. Source: trust me). However, I feel like this season's Edmonton Blizzard team was actually worse average TPE wise and FHM just finds a way to throw a team that should lose a few bones over the course of a season. The S61 Whalers were absolutely stacked though, sweeping a dominant Berserkers team that would go on to win the next 3 (I believe?) cups after the S61 Whalers roster ultimately fell apart. I think it would be a somewhat close series, but the Whalers then were full of players that had spent 4 seasons building chemistry and earning their way to winning the cup.

5. Written, 3 TPE, Secret Weapon

The Rage had a great season followed by a disappointing postseason, getting swept by the Tampa Bay Barracuda in the first round. Honestly, having a great season but not registering a single win in the postseason kinda sullies the good feelings from the performances in the regular season. So Sven and the Rage have come up with a foolproof plan to get wins next season: they will simply cheat. All water in the visitor's locker room will be laced with laxatives. Referees will be paid off to allow the most egregious penalties. Goalie pads will be larger to allow for easier saves, and we will consistently sneak 6 people onto the ice instead of five. They say that if you aren't cheating you aren't trying, and goddamnit we are going to try real hard next season. We're not satisfied with one win in the postseason either. We're cheating all the way to a cup win.

15. Written, 3 TPE, IICAN See the Future

Great Britain finished first in round robin last season only to have a disappointing first round exit in the playoffs. That's not happening again. Well, half of it's not happening again. Great Britain will finish first in the round robin again, but they're taking home the gold this season. Why, you ask? They're fielding largely the same roster, but with nothing but growth. Very few players in Great Britain are old enough to hit regression and their earning has been top notch. So one more season of growth can only lead to more great outcomes, and with the addition of Makrus "The Tater" Jager, the sky is the limit for the Queen's guard. I hope you guys like goal horns, cause you're going to be hearing them a lot from us. We won't be satisfied with anything less than gold this season and the next few seasons to come. Look for Great Britain to be a powerhouse for the near future.

+3 TPE - Milestones

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*Carpy48* · 08-24-2022, 02:17 PM

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1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.

verification: redcarpet

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2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.

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b. You can't talk about Seattle's run without talking about the dominant performance of starting goaltender Willie Miller, who has posted a .935 SV% heading into the finals. If your Atlanta, how do you solve this brick wall? If your Seattle, what do you do to make sure your guy stays hot?

First of all, it's spelled "you're" not "your", and I believe the goalie performance depends on the team, not so much on the goalie. Seattle simply needs to continue playing the way they did before, because it's worked (apparently) and Atlanta needs to play with tactics after game 1 I'd say. Since they haven't played each other before in the playoffs, it remains to be seen how dominant Seattle will be in this series.

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4. Written, 3 TPE, League vs. League (150 words min.)

Could any SMJHL team in history (if they were NOT capped at their usual 350/425 builds) have beaten any SHL team in history a 7 game series? Why or why not? What historical teams do you think are good candidates for this trial? Who do you think is the best team in SMJHL history and the worst team in SHL history? Would the J team have a chance? Make your case!

The worst team in SHL history is relatively easy to figure out and I don't even have to look very long. Which season was that one bad Tampa team again? Season 54, right? They have to be the one representing the SHL here, simply because they haven't won a single game that season. And then I'll pick Newfoundland, any of the seasons where they've won the Cup, doesn't matter which one. There might've been better teams, but I'm going with them anyway. On top of that we're talking historical teams so that means FHM6 in this case which allowed testing. I'm pretty sure the NL GMs would've been able to figure something out. I have no idea what exactly they would've done, but I know they know/knew their way around FHM6 well enough to find a way to beat S54 Tampa. Even if they didn't win every game against Tampa, they should have had a chance hypothetically.

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6. Written, 3 TPE, Curse (150 words min.)

We’ve heard of the “President’s Trophy Curse” in which the top team of the regular season has a very hard time closing the deal in the playoffs and often ends up losing. If you could invent a curse and attach it to any other league event– what would it be and why? No Challenge Cup winner shall ever repeat? Anyone who wins the goal scoring title is doomed to 4% shooting next season? Get creative and give your curse a fun name!

Oh, I have a great idea for this. Let's call it the "FHM ex-Great Lakes Curse". Any team in the FHM-era(!) that used to be part of the SHL's Great Lakes division (RIP) and has won the Cup before, won't win it again. That would dramatically raise my team's chances to finally get past Hamilton and Buffalo for once (well, Chicago found another way out). It's not really attached to an event, but to a historical position they were in before the league realigned divisions. If you're not familiar with the Great Lakes, because you're new or simply never paid attention: back in the day when the Great Lakes division existed we had a different playoff format and the top 3 teams out of 4 in this division made the playoffs. No wildcard. Toronto was always screwed. I'm especially referring to S59, Toronto was the 5th best team in the league with 44 wins and missed the playoffs. I'll never not be upset about that.

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20. Written, 3 TPE, Jumble Up (150 words min.)

Take your SHL/SMJHL team’s name and enter it into an anagram generator (like this one: https://ingesanagram.com/) and generate a new team name! Choose one of the mixed-up results and tell me why it would be a fun choice for your franchise to rebrand to! Give me some jersey and logo ideas as well!

First option:
Horst Norton Tarots

I have no idea who Horst Norton is, but it must've been some famous player in league history and he was really obsessed with tarot cards. It could also be just some kind of sponsor or brand. In Europe there are teams named after sponsors sometimes. With the name "Tarots" you could create a cool logo with a tarot card or objects used on those (and that totally reminds me of Persona 5 now, but I digress).

Second option:
North Rotator Snots

We do keep the "North" in here from the old name. What's new are the Rotator Snots. I don't even want to know what the logo would look like. A rotator full of snot? Okay, perhaps not the best choice.

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Toronto Thorn Tsars

We're keeping Toronto this time and this is probably the most serious of the three options I found. Thorn Tsars. That might not be the easiest team name to say out loud, but I can imagine a logo with some kind of evil-looking emperor and thorns around his head and I'm sure you could incorporate thorns nicely into a jersey-design too (similar to the blood I used on the Berserkers jerseys).

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22. Written / Graphic, 3 TPE, Animal Rescue (150 words min.)

Your player has been asked to use some of their immense pro-athlete wealth to open up an animal rescue! Lucky for you, the type of animal was not specified, so it’s your call! What kind of animal does your player want to protect and why? Is it something you find cute? Something that actually needs help? Or do you just want a herd of llamas on hand to threaten your enemies with? As a graphic task, show me your player hard at work tending to whatever animals you’ve chosen.

Immense pro-athlete wealth? Check. Animal rescue? Check! Helping cute and endangered animals with lots of pro-athlete money? Big check! When Harry Carpet was asked to open up an animal rescue, he didn't think twice. Of course, the animal of choice was a red panda because seriously, is there any (endangered) animal cuter than a red panda? I don't know about you, but I can't think of any. After different talks with animal rescue organizations and finding out the best way to bring the money exactly to the place where it would help, Carpet even got to meet some of the red pandas in a zoo. The species is endangered and the total population has decreased a lot, so it's important to do something. Obviously, they're cute, but they also shouldn't be kept as pets. Red pandas love snow and cold weather so if they had a favorite sport, it likely would be hockey - if you were looking for a connection.

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WildfireMicro · 08-24-2022, 02:27 PM

Task 1

Hope

+3 TPE

Task 2.b

Willie Miller will certainly be a problem for Atlanta to solve, and I think the secret to beating him is to somehow get constant pressure on him. Of course, this is easier said then done, and on the flip side of that the key for Seattle to keep up Willie's performance is to take the pressure off of him and don't make him have to stand on his head as much.

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Task 3

I think one cool thing a commercial advertising the S66 Playoffs could do is to highlight the quick pace of the game and the intense overtimes of the playoffs. You could call the commercial "Everything Changes in an Instant" and have it start like this: a nameless hockey skater is trying his best to skate through various other nameless hockey players trying to get to the goal while his teammate have the puck. He throws a great cross check to one of his opponents then asks for the pass as he heads towards the goal. He is passed the puck and everything pauses as he prefers to shoot his shot.

"Everything Changes in an Instant in this game" a voice over says as various highlights of overtime game winners and goalie saves plays. "You never know who the person behind the net truly is in the heat of the moment" the voice over continues as they unpause as the shot just barely gets past the goalie "but one moment can be the difference between success and failure" the commercial ends with the player being mobbed and hugged by his teammates as the playoffs logo appears.

+3 TPE

Task 5

With Sir Devoir coming up to the Baltimore Platoon, they have fome up with a unique way of training that will suit Devoir's unique Pokémon body and hopefully help the rest of the team as well: VR training! Using Devoir's intelligence as a half psychic type, they link up to his mind and create a virtual hockey rink that all the team can play on and test thier abilities with on various skill tests and challenges. This is great for all of them, because it means they can get better without getting tired or having the risk of injury.

How it works is that Sir Devoir is put into a sleeping chamber and has wires put onto his head with suction attachments on the ends. Then the team puts on VR helmets and they are linked into Devoir's mind who has created a hockey rink for them all to play in. Of course, as good as this is, they still have to do real life training to get used to the pain of that as well.

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Task 6

With the IIHF starting, the players have no idea the terrible curse the winners of the gold medal will have afflicted on them. Years ago, a witch doctor had lost a lot of money on a bet involving the IIHF, and ended up losing his house. Now living out of a van in the woods, he decided to put this curse on the IIHF gold medal: The Retirement Home Curse. Basically, what this curse is that whichever teams captain wins the gold will be forced to retire under bizarre circumstances within two years. The curse started out rather quietly, with the first one to fall under it having to retire due to a lingering injury.

The next curse event would be more crazy, with that captain having to retire after a severe career ending injury on his very next game. Now, it is said that a lot of the teams have player competing to not win the captaincy, and the league itself is doing a lot of research so they can figure out how to break the curse.

+3 TPE

ISFL Affiliate PT +3 TPE
3+1+3+3+3+3 = 16

***Citizen of Adraa*** · 08-24-2022, 02:29 PM

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*sköldpaddor* · 08-24-2022, 02:32 PM

SMJHL GM CW Pass

Z0REM · 08-24-2022, 03:00 PM

1. CW TRIVIA, 3 TPE max - 1.5 TPE for participation, 0.5 TPE for each correct answer. This is completed through a Google form linked below. Make sure to spell your answers correctly or you will not get credit. Post your verification word in your CW post.
Chill

2. Written, up to 4 TPE - Grab Bag: Pick up to 4 Challenge Cup related topics to write about! Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50+ words.
a. So the two teams only played each other twice early in the season with both games going to Atlanta. While the first game was no contest with most of the stats going the way of Atlanta, the second game saw a much closer game where seattle forced a shootout win by the inferno. With the way Seattle has been playing, it seems like their players have bought into the cup mentality.
b. A mediocre team can ride a hot goalie all the way to the finish line. Now that Seattle has made it to the final game they need to work on making sure their goalie only sees easily blocked shots. Keep his confidence up and play a defensive game to stifle the red hot goal scores of atlanta and you might squeeze out that cup on the miracle run.
c. When a team has depth that means their compatibility is through the roof. Seattle needs to up their physical game. Knock atlanta around and you will break up pass timings. Points on the board doesnt necessarily mean goals in the net. Its the third line that has the most goals. Look to offset your lines. You might be double shifting your top D but make sure they are out there. For atlanta, its business as usual. Make sure the other team cant be too intrusive. Keep the puck moving and seattle guessing.
d.Power play goals are double edged swords. On one hand a goal is a goal, but on the other it requires the other team to create the situation for you. If we take the other prompts and talk about upping seattles physical game and agitation tactics. The more they can get key players off the ice for making mistakes the better off they are. This Atlanta team has given up 25 power plays in the playoffs. Use that energy and get scoring chances.

6. Written, 3 TPE, Curse (150 words min.)
We’ve heard of the “President’s Trophy Curse” in which the top team of the regular season has a very hard time closing the deal in the playoffs and often ends up losing. If you could invent a curse and attach it to any other league event– what would it be and why? No Challenge Cup winner shall ever repeat? Anyone who wins the goal scoring title is doomed to 4% shooting next season? Get creative and give your curse a fun name!
The Expansion Curse. When two teams that joined the league at the same time face off against each other in the finals, be that juniors or majors, the team that did better in the regular season will have an uphill battle regardless of how they did in said regular season. We have a chance to see this twice this season and so we will be able to verify if this curse is true. If Seattle win again the Inferno, and Quebec prevails against St. Louis to battle Nevada, we will see if this curse actually comes to light. We have had several expansion throughout the years here at SHL and each has brought in around two teams to act as natural rivals. Some teams end up being better managed or just have good luck in the draft. What is eternal is the sentiment that the teams are young are tied together in some way. In my thoughts, these are the ultimate showdowns that could possibly happen between any teams out there.

5. Written, 3 TPE, Secret Weapon (150 words min)
It’s never too early to start thinking about how you’re going to gain a competitive edge next season! How is your team going to go the extra mile to get wins next season? Is it a secret training regimen? Sneaky equipment modifications? Booby trapping the visiting teams’ locker room? Anything goes.
The team is going to show up late to every single match they are away for. Both to make the fans on the other team angry as well as throw off the opposing players and their rhythm. Have a pre-game ritual? smashed. Have sponsors that like things a different times? Gone. It will force the league to have to make new rules based on timing just because one team is creating such dissonance. Then as soon as the ruling comes down you start showing up every where early. Where before you were throwing games so it looked like you had a .500 win rate, now you start asking players to play at the top of their abilities. Teams that you face will be cowed by the fact that you are facing down strict guidelines set by the league and rise to the glory of the cup. It will be the ultimate intimidation tactic that will sure to give victory to your team.

Milestones - 3 TPE
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