1. Who would you select for any of the Awards below?
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- John McBride Award (Best goalie)

Early favourite is 100% Michael McFadden for Toronto. This kid is having a great season and is currently the top of the leaderboard for save %, shutouts, wins and goals against average. He's a huge part of Toronto's success this year, and has them tied for first in their conference. If he keeps this up the rest of the season, Toronto will be looking very strong going into the playoffs.

2. Who would you say is the surprise team in the standings? (for good or bad)

It's got to be the Winnipeg Jets. We have a team here who looked very strong coming into the season after a cup appearance last year. Many people were expecting them to repeat their success, but at the halfway point of the season, their out of the playoffs. Some definite changes will need to be made on the ice for this team if they want to get back up to the level they were last year.

3. What player on the Individual leaderboard is most surprising?

the San Francisco rookies placement on the rookie leaderboard is a big surprise. Here we have 3 Pride players (King in 1st, Muerto in 3rd, and Stevenson Jr. in 8th) in rookie point scoring. While these rookies were expected to make impacts for their team, they are outscoring players who have had seasons on them to develop and earn that TPE. It's a bright spot for the future of the Pride that their prospects are already turning into what they need them to be if they hope to have a successful future and get the franchise their first cup.

4. What is your strongest 2nd half Prediction/Hot take?

Winnipeg makes the climb and finishes in the top of their conference. They have a very strong team who has all the capabilities of getting right back into their cup contention ways. I think that they'll find their flow in the second half of the season and take it all the way to the top of their conference, and into a deep playoff run.