Vancouver had a rough and streaky season, we were almost the bottom seed for the playoffs until our last big losing streak hit. I recall part way of the season, the marketing team was passing around some ideas of things they were going to do for a playoff run, but they might be held off for next season.

Task #1
First thing that I recall was these plastic little harpoons with "Vancouver Whalers" written down the side. They were blue and green, team colours, and the arrow part had a little red on the top of it which I recall was under a bit of debate among management if that would be kid friendly enough. They were actually a lot of fun, they handed them around to us in the locker room and they shot little plastic harpoons with spring action. We had a number of harpoon battles in the locker room, and occasionally would all turn and shoot them at the Captain together to surprise him.

Task #2
So, obviously we didn’t make the playoffs, but due to a recent change in the league rules we did have a series between us and the Halifax Raiders for the first overall draft pick next season. We swept them, but that was no surprise since right before the trade deadline they traded off most of their biggest talent for more picks next season. The Vancouver Whalers fans had a hay-day with the series, but I can tell you from the perspective inside the locker room, we felt pretty bad for the rookies on the Halifax Raiders roster. Easily the biggest impact in that series was our team Captain, Spitfire. He pulled off a hat-trick in the second game, here on home ice, and that really set the tone for the rest of the series. He ended the series with 5 goals and 5 points and really stole the show for the Vancouver crowd. The last game we played in that series, I think the coaching staff told them to focus on him since they were all over him that entire night. Even though we eventually won that game, he ended that game with -1 and no points, which was obviously disappointing for him. Overall, that trick really pumped us up and is in my view the reason we swept the series.

Task #3
We swept the Halifax Raiders, which I think most people thought would be a given. But, in the 4th game of the series, Jordin FourFour Jr. really came alive for them and fought hard to keep them in the series. He ended the night with a save percentage of 0.838 on 37 shots, that’s no weak performance. The Raiders made game 4 memorable, and a much more exciting game than the previous three in the series. Who knows how the series would have ended had they played that way every game, but it was tough after they traded most of their top players right before the trade deadline. On the Whalers side, we certainly gave up a lot more shots than usual for the rest of the series.

After Spitfire’s explosive hat-trick in game 2, it seemed that FourFour Jr. was able to shut him down this game. During this game, the win was on the backs of a number of players. Firstly, Shirou, he was MVP last season, but this season he’d been missing practice and while he played well, just seemed to have cooled off. Not this game, Shirou setup 4, count them, 1, 2, 3, 4 amazing goals this game. We’re hoping to see more of that from him next season. Second, was rookie defender Hoid Wit, who signed with us after the draft as a free agent. I heard not a lot of teams had even considered contracting him, but Kaiser took a chance and it really paid off. He got a goal and two assists over this game, and really shut down the Raiders on defense, stellar performance. Third, not last since she got the first star, was Sophia Bennett. 3 goals and 1 assist, the last of the goals the game winning goal in overtime. Bennett has been a star power player all season long, and clinching this series with that amazing shot in overtime was just the icing on the cake.

Task #4
Because our series was for first overall draft pick, the unofficial slogan in the locker room was: Harpoon a pick! But our slogan we would have used for an actual playoff run was “I bleed green.” I saw a few hashtag suggestions, my favorites were #OnFireSpitfire, #Magar4President, and my personal favorite #AngeloOfDeath.

Task #5
We've had a fun year here in Vancouver, and have developed a regular fan base who we love and love us. Some of our season ticket holders might surprise you. Here are the top 5 season ticket holders who come to all of our games and we see in the stands:

• 5: Pamela Anderson - Most well known for her role on the TV series Baywatch and her sex tape with Tommy Lee. She's often seen wearing a Phelps jersey.
  
• 4: Michael Bublé - Well known jazz singer and all-around nice guy. Often comes by the locker room to congradulate us, he sang for us once, but I think he was mostly singing to Bennett.
  
• 3: Tommy Chong - Everyone knows Tommy, actor, comedian, pot-head. Pretty chill dude, he's hung out with a few of the guys, but I don't want to name any names. A couple of them starting showing up late to practice once they started hanging with him.
  
• 2: Colin Mochrie - Actor, comedian, improv guy, hilariously funny. He's always in the stands, always comes by to shake our hands after games, even if we lost. His jokes helped us get through some of our losses and get back on track. Great guy and great fan.
  
• 1: Ashleigh Ball - You might not know her to see her, but you'd recognise the voice once you speak to her. She's a voice actor, most well known for MLP roles such as Rainbow Dash. She's usually in the stands, wearing her Spitfire jersey. I wonder if she's more a fan of the character or our captain, either way she's a great fan.