Task 1: In an effort to excite the millennials and urban street youth, the SHL wants a hip/hop promotion for this years challenge cup! Using the youtube beat above, create a 150 word or more Rap/R&B jam about the championship series!  The song must have at least 1 verse and 1 chorus and include players from either or both teams.

A Winnipeg State of Mind (The Chicken Hip Hop)
By Savage

Yeah, yeah
Ayo, Dani Forsberg, it's time.
It's time, Dani Forsberg (aight, Dani Forsberg, begin).
Straight out the sweaty dungeons of rap.

The Bearss drops deep as does my Biscuit.
I never shoot, 'cause to shoot is the brother of brisket.
Beyond the walls of pucks, life is defined.
I think of The Cup when I'm in a Winnipeg state of mind.

Hope the universe got some converse.
My traverse don't like no dirty reverse.
Run up to the curse and get the nurse.
In a Winnipeg state of mind.

What more could you ask for? The smelly Bearss?
You complain about Head Office.
I gotta love it though - somebody still speaks for the nurse.

I'm rappin' to the chicken,
And I'm gonna move your ficken.

Itchy, scratchy, seeping, like a Grease
Boy, I tell you, I thought you were a police.

I can't take the Head Office, can't take the Light.
I woulda tried to hit I guess I got no right.

I'm rappin' to the ficken,
And I'm gonna move your chicken.

Yea, yaz, in a Winnipeg state of mind.

When I was young my brother had a police.
I waz kicked out without no piece.
I never thought I'd see that release.
Ain't a soul alive that could take my brother's peace.

A bloody parmesan is quite the liaison.

Thinking of The Cup. Yaz, thinking of The Cup (The Cup).


Task 2: Oh no! scandal has hit championship week here on day 2! as a beat reporter from TMZ obtained the police reports of a highly embarrasing arrest made from one of the players in the challenge cup series!.. In 150 words or more, create an official SHL press report to release to the media with a picture related to the incident, the details of this incident, what player or players were involved and the official reponse of the league.


AP: Breaking news out of West Kendall as the SHL is shocked by the behavior of one of it's most beloved members. At 6:45am local time a man was spotted entering a Burger King in a Platoon jersey. Not only is it against team policy to deviate from the team meals but it turns out to be even worse for the young Platoon fans. Their favorite Biscuit man, none other than Beaujeaux himself was recorded eating 6 double sausage egg and cheese croissanwiches. It turns out that he actually despises biscuits and won't eat them at all. All the young boys and girls who eat their biscuits every morning will now have to find a new hero to look up to. Word from team management is that Beaujeaux will be facing a $100,000 fine for each croissanwich he was seen eating. That's quite an expensive breakfast indeed. The league has commented that although they are disappointed since West Kendall took action there will be no further action from the league at this time. His teammates in an effort to snap him out of his behavior have obtained a special hat he must wear for the duration of the series to keep reminding him of what's important. Here is the photo of the forever shamed Biscuit:
@.bojo




Task 3: The SHL Network is in need of an interview to broadcast during the challenge cup finals and you have been assigned the task!  Contact a player in the upcoming series and have them answer 3 questions (player or series related) Let them know that each answer must be a minimum of 20 words for you to get credit. The player you interview must also be tagged.


@JR95

1. Do you feel like your team was a huge underdog against the arguably top team in the SHL?

Honestly not really. We've been a top team in the east pretty much Since I took over the Platoon and we are only 1 season removed from our last cup. We discovered at the trade deadline that only 4 sit strat points were being used instead of 5, as was intended. Since the Mistake has been caught and fixed the Platoon have been performing to expectation as one of the top teams in the league.

2. What strategies were implemented to try and counter Winnipeg's seeming advantages?

There really wasnt much "seeming advantages" on either side unless you are strictly looking at regular season results which we know are skewed by strat mistakes in sim (for multiple teams). On paper the matchup was fairly even and it could have been anyone's game. We just knew that if we played our brand of hockey we had just as good a shot as any other team at winning.

3. Were you surprised at the outcome of the series?

You never really "expect" to win, especially when up against a tough opponent like Winnipeg so to be able to win 4 in a row was absolutely a genuine shock to me. It's easy for me to say I knew my team had it in them but I'd be lying if I said I thought there was any chance at all at a sweep.



Task 5: Newspapers and bloggers are covering the event all across the globe and they are looking for information to post to their readers!  Pick 3 of the topics below to write about!  Each topic is worth 1 TPE. Each answer must be 50 words or more.

- Which player on either team is most deserving of winning a championship?
 I would say the answer to this is Pietra Volkova for Winnipeg. Pris was one of the best members of the site and did a pretty good job as PT director. It is a massive shame that the trolls ended up driving another respected member from the site. This has been happening with ever more increasing frequency and something should be done to make it so this doesn't happen in the future. It would be a fitting accomplishment for her career if her player would be able to raise the cup. It would almost be a vindication for all the bullshit that she put up with. I'm not the biggest Winnipeg fan but I will be rooting for Volkova.

- Who is the favorite and who is the underdog of this series and why?
 It's blatantly obvious that Winnipeg is a huge favorite in their series with West Kendall. The winners of the champion's trophy versus the number 4 seed from the East. Winnipeg pretty much dominated the league this season as they have quite a few times in the past few seasons. They have an amazing offense though it wasn't quite clicking as much as in the past. I don't think anyone expects West Kendall to have much of a shot in this series

- Which organization needs this championship more in terms of legacy?
   I think Winnipeg really needs to win the cup for their legacy. They have dominated the past few seasons but seem to have an achilles heel in the Calgary Dragons who always seem to take the promise of Winnipeg's great seasons away from them. I think the Jets need a win badly not only for their own piece of mind but to disabuse the notion that they are regular season warriors and post seasons disappointments.



Task 9: We are just an hour away from the start of the challenge cup finals and you have been informed that Katy Perry has the gout and can not perform during the 1st intermission... YIKES!!!!!! ... to make matters worse Eggy and HO are not around to approve more money for a differant act!  You have been chosen to take on the unenviable task of putting together something which the whole world is about to watch ...with nothing but the 11 dollars in your pocket.

In 150 words or more, explain what you came up with and how will it be implamented. The Plan must include a diagram or picture.

Well with not much time left I think back to what always fires up a crowd. I remember the Red Wings fan tradition of tossing octopi onto the ice and the crowd going crazy as the zamboni driver would twirl them around his head. I know there's Gimli Fish Market in Winnipeg so I head over there, not sure what I can get for 11 bucks. I find the manager and explain my desperate situation. He tells me there's no way I can get even one octopus for 11 bucks. I have to fall back on the old tried and true. I tell him that I am the son of Randy Macho Man Savage and I'd be happy to do some promo work for them if they can let me have 6 octopi. He finally relents and I get a bag full of the slimy creatures and head back to the arena. I tell the public address announcer that at intermission to call 6 seat numbers at random for an octopus toss on the ice. We got quite a variety of people, including a 87 year old woman who has never missed a Winnipeg game. The crowd was going crazy as they all twirled the octopi and let them fly. Somehow all the contestants were having trouble except the old lady who let one hell of a toss go and won. She got to sit in the little space between the benches usually reserved for the CBC rinkside broadcaster for the rest of the game. All in all I think i pulled it off as you can see.









Bonus: Ludwig Koch Schroder and Jon Ross