TASK ONE: Decorate your teammates car for the big game! Can be written or graphic. If written, tell us how you plan on "decorating" your teammates ride before leaving for the viewing party and must be 150 words.

This is going to be a fun one. Most of my teammates drive these shitty ass econoboxes; admittedly something you would expect (I guess) from an earth-loving hippie who can call themselves a "Buffalo." Top of the car has a front-to-back mohawk type deal made out of long grass/grains. Based on my limited (zero) experience with buffalo's, I see that they eat that stuff. Next up is imparting the beautiful Buffalo team colors on to this ugly car. So no one can accuse me of not being stylistically gifted. I like a basecoat of Stampede Green over the entirety of the car. The trim will, of course, be the yellow that we all know and love. The mirrors will be removed and be replaced with Buffalo Horns (do they have horns? I think so?). Last, but not least, the entire trunk of the car will be gutted to include a massive yeti cooler open to everyone! Only beers that are either green or yellow are allowed. Also, green and yellow (lol) ice cubes. All in all, hideous but also the perfect car to bring to any viewing party involving the Buffalo Stampede.


TASK THREE: Write a script for the game day preview for Game One of the Finals. Must be at least 150 words.

Game 1 of the Season 35 SHL Finals is going to be full of emotion. Both teams are coming off of beating the heavily favorited Calgary Dragons and New England Wolfpack and will need to quickly recover from what had to be a raucous celebration. Portland knows this feeling all too well as they was here last year. Toronto has been here before as well. Neither team has been able to go the distance, however, and take the title of SHL Champion. What's really, really awesome about these finals is that some team and some fan base is going to experience winning the whole she-bang for the very first time. That's a very special feeling. It also signals a certain level of the "changing of the guard" if you will. The two teams who were bested in order for Portland and Toronto to reach this point are perennial cup contenders so to see neither team reach the finals is surprising. Ultimately, this series is going to be a fun one to watch from a neutral perspective but a stressful one for the players, management and fans of these two budding SHL franchises. Expect a hard-hitting, fast, and skilled showing from both of these teams.

TASK FOUR: Who is your choice for the S35 Playoff MVP to this point? Must be 150 words.

I firmly believe that getting to the finals is a pre-requisite for this award (unless someone scores 30 pointsin 7 games or something completely ridiculous) so with that in mind, my MVP so far is Kristian Eriksson of the Toronto North Stars. The long-time captain of Toronto has brought his team back to the promised land by doing what a good leader does and leading by example. He is tied for 2nd in the league (1st on his team) with 6 goals in 9 games. He's also racked up 6 assists giving him 12 points in 9 games. Now, the SHL see's a ton of players go over a PPG but Eriksson is doing that with a fairly average amount of ice-time. As such, his PP/20 is off the charts at 1.21 (top 5 in the league). He's an impact player whenever he steps on the ice and he'll need to continue as such going forward if Toronto is going to break the curse and win their first Challenge Cup.

TASK FIVE: Media Day once again! Create three questions, one for three different players in the Challenge Cup and tag them! Playing in the Challenge Cup? Feel free to answer questions for your task or ask three of your own!

<a href='index.php?showuser=2236' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-13'>Wally</a> Last year was the Mark Harter show (which didn't end up how you guys would have hoped). Now it's time for Wahlgren to shine. Any nervousness going into your first Challenge Cup Finals now that you've taken the reigns as the undisputed #1? You've performed great in the playoffs thusfar so I'm sure that has to help ease some nerves.

<a href='index.php?showuser=2458' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-10'>Symmetrik</a> With rumors swirling that you might be on the move this offseason, does the result of these finals have any sort of bearing on what happens/where you go? Also, go PGF

<a href='index.php?showuser=9' rel='nofollow' alt='profile link' class='user-tagged mgroup-54'>raymond3000</a> What would it mean to yourself, the team, and the fans back in Toronto for you to bring the Challenge Cup home? Specifically, what would it mean to you to be the CAPTAIN of the FIRST ever Toronto team to win a cup?