Task 2: My choice for the unsung hero of the S38 SHL playoffs, thus far, is Calgary Dragons defenceman Michael Boychuk. From what I remember, he's been an about average player over his career. During these playoffs, however, he has been able to accumulate the second most points on an always dangerous Dragons team, with 15. With his play as a puck moving defenceman, he has been able to contribute 13 assists so far. However, unlike most puck moving defencemen, Boychuk has been able to be a solid defensive presence for the Dragons. He has the highest number of shots blocked on the team (25). To put this in perspective, he almost has the sum of the next two highest shot block totals on his team (two players with 14, for a combined 28 compared to his 25). With Boychuk leading the charge for the Albertans, Dragon fans can rest assured their team has a decent chance at winning another championship.


Task 6: The first thing I would have done is to remove Mike Izzy from the line up. He is not a player that is going to bring anything positive to the ice, or even the locker room for that matter. I feel like with him out of the picture, everyone can be happier and there would be a greater amount of training and a closer group feeling. The next thing I would do is to spread out the ice time on defence more than it is. Right now, there are two lines that are given 40 percent ice time each. That would be a very big burden on those four players, and the wear and tear on them would be immense. I think I would also move Pedersen down to line two and bring Gagner up to the first line, so that the most firepower would be available to take on Manhattan's top players.