TASK TWO: Who is your choice for the unsung hero of the S36 playoffs up to this point? Must be at least 150 words and include at least two statistics in support.

In my eyes, the unsung hero of the S36 playoffs has to be Jasper Clayton. This may seem like and odd choice for a "hero" for the playoffs, but you are going to have to hear me out. During the playoffs, people have been talking about great scorers on the Wolfpack such as forwards and Silverwing, but defensemen Jasper Clayton most definetly has his place on this stacked Wolfpack roster. People do not talk about Clayton because of his minimal point production, only having 1 goals and 1 assist for a total of two point, but that is unfair because that simply is not his game. Clayton is a stay at home guy who will free up the forawrds and the offensive players to focus on scoring points. Clayton is willing to put his body on the line, as he is leading the Wolfpack in shots blocked with 28. He is also logging a large amount of penalty kill minutes, t keep the stars off the ice and well rested. Without Clayton's responsible defensive play, the Wolfpack's stars would not be able to do what they do, and that is why Jasper Clayton is my unsung hero of the playoffs


TASK THREE: Who has the edge, New England or Texas? What (or who) will be the biggest factor for one team to triumph over the other? Must be at least 150 words.

In the finals, I think that New England has a slight edge. Not a huge one, but enough to win the series in 7. The Wolfpack and the Renagades are both very close in talent across their rosters, but the factor that I think that will let the Wolfpack lift the Challenge cup is their three rookies. Brett Kennedy, who is leading all rookies in playoff points, along with Xander Green, and Spitfire, will come through in the finals, and give them that important depth scoring that every championship team needs. The Renegades do not have the type of depth that the Wolfpack have. The Renegades arguably have the best star power in this series, with players like Jack Dunsen and Geoffrey Allen, but I believe that they do not have enough solid players at every position to keep up with the Wolfpack roster that is filled with great role players for their third and fourth line.

TASK FOUR: The SHL is hosting a charity event including members of both teams from a series during this postseason. Describe how this teamwork event would go in a minimum of 150 words. Must include three player names from each team, the name of a charity and at least one activity.

This week, the SHL has decided to team up with the American Red Cross to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma. They have brought out players from the Minnesota Chiefs and the Buffalo Stampede, the only series with two American teams. While there will be many activities to raise money, the one that I will be talking about is a team rowing race across an area in the Great Lakes, since it is what connects the two areas of Minneota and Buffalo together. Both teams will send 5 players from their roster to compete in this short rowing race. The Chiefs choose to send Lord Pretty Flacko, Alonzo Garbanzo, Terrence Nova, Ivan Koroviev, and Halfdan Thorstien. The Stampede have chosen to send out Max Wachter, Alexis, Metzler, Ludwig Koch Schroder, Nicolas Winter, and Vlad McZehrl. The teams get into their boats and wait at the stating line... and they're off! Both teams are very close, but it seems that the Chiefs are working better as a team to row that boat! Oh the Chiefs are pulling ahead! Not much more to go and the Stampede are falling behind... and the Chiefs win it!

TASK SIX: The Wolfpack and the Renegades are giving the first 5000 fans in the building a random rookie card from a player on the roster! Rookie card must include one player render, player name, team name, and team logo.